Announcements

The following applicants have been selected for participation in Astronomy Olympiad Exposure Camp 2026 (16-19 November) and Physics Olympiad Exposure Camp 2026 (26-30 October) at HBCSE, Mumbai.

Selected applicants will soon receive their invitation letters by email. They may already proceed with their travel bookings. Travel allowance and accommodation will be provided as per conditions stated in the announcement of the camps.

Sr. no.	Astronomy		Sr. no.	Physics
1	Abdul Hameed O P		1	Ab Mateen Tantray
2	Abida		2	Abhishek Kumar
3	Akshay Dubey		3	Aditya Chourasia
4	Aman Kumar Rahi		4	Albert Bernardshaw K
5	Amar Pal Singh		5	Amir Rai
6	Amit Yadav		6	Anil Kumar
7	Anilkumar Kodali		7	Anju A
8	Anirvan Gupta		8	Anuj Nehra
9	Anjan Banik		9	Ashokkumar N
10	Ankit Singh Chouhan		10	Ashutosh Kumawat
11	Arockia Jency D		11	Asweel Ahmed A Jaleel
12	Arundathi M		12	Atul Kumar
13	Bari Maqbool		13	Avinash Rajendra Kachere
14	Bhakti Shashikant Mithagri		14	Chittaranjan Kanneganti
15	Chandran M		15	Daljit Singh
16	Chandrashekhar Bhoj		16	Dattatray Ware
17	Chob Singh		17	Dedhila Devadathan
18	Debojoti Kuzur		18	Deepa Malviya
19	Deepa G		19	Devi Harsha
20	Devanarayanan V		20	Gopal Mandal
21	Dinesh Kumar		21	Gouri Shankar Bhor
22	Ekramul Kabir		22	Harirasan M
23	Ganesh Jaiswal		23	Infant Francita Fonseka C
24	Gh Mohi Ud Din Tali		24	Ishack S
25	Gnanavel		25	Jaseera C P
26	Haresh R Jadav		26	Jayashree Ramesh Patil
27	Harpreet Singh		27	Josephine Gladiya M
28	Haseena Kalliyath		28	Jyothi P
29	Hemant Surendra Gohad		29	Kalpesh Shripat Tiwari
30	Himanshi Tiwari		30	Kamil Katil Veetil
31	Javeed Ahmad Hajam		31	Kavita Tiwari
32	Jenowin Mary J		32	Kumaravel S
33	Jooni Nauriyal		33	Kunjal Sureshchandra Patel
34	Kalidoss Rajendran		34	Mahesh
35	Kalpana G		35	Malikarjun Wakade
36	Kamalee Purushothaman		36	Manish Anand
37	Kamlesh Kumar		37	Md Tanweer Ashraf
38	Karthick Kumar Reddy Guddeti		38	Midhun Shah
39	Mamataj Khatun		39	Mistry Digna R.
40	Mangesh Nayak		40	Muhammed Aboobacker K
41	Mathesh Karukkuvel M		41	Muheed Yousuf Kelam
42	Mayank Kumar		42	Muzamil Ahmad Bhat
43	Midhun K Thankachan		43	Narayan Balasheb Kapure
44	Mohammed Shafi Thalthodi		44	Navin Kumar
45	Muhammad Faisal M		45	Neha Bhatnagar
46	Nandkishor Shamrao Meshram		46	Nidhi Pandey
47	Niharika Saraswat		47	Niravbhai Yogeshkumar Pandya
48	Packia Selvan C		48	Nita Bharat Shinde
49	Palash Chatterjee		49	Niyaz Rather
50	Panakaj Kumar		50	Noor Khan
51	Partha		51	Pardeep Kumar
52	Parvez Ahmad Dar		52	Pardeep Vats
53	Pinky		53	Pavan Kumar Bijalwan
54	Prakash Bhimrao Chikte		54	Rajashekar Reddy Varkuti
55	Priya Rani		55	Rajasree S
56	Rahul Kumar Chandrawanshi		56	Rajat Saini
57	Rajat Kr Khara		57	Rajguru
58	Rajendrn S P		58	Riju
59	Rashmi Ranjan		59	Rupali Parag Chouthai
60	Rohit Kawlani		60	Rupesh Roshan
61	Rutika Raut		61	Sandeep Kumar Prasad
62	Sagar Pramodkumar Pastagiya		62	Sandeep Mishra
63	Sanket Suhas Sohani		63	Sangita De Sarkar
64	Santosh Kamble		64	Sanjay Bhateja
65	Sarbananda Maibram		65	Sansar Chand
66	Sathya Narayanan K		66	Santanu Samanta
67	Satish Ramesh Saraf		67	Santosh Huidrom
68	Saurav Kumar		68	Saranya Babu
69	Shankar		69	Satish
70	Shashi Gupta		70	Saurav Chatterjee
71	Sheikh		71	Sayanjit Biswas
72	Shilpa Rajeshbhai Ranpura		72	Shailendra Kantak
73	Shital Sukumar Upadhye		73	Sheikh Jehangir Ahmad
74	Shivam Mishra		74	Shridhar Puranik
75	Shraddha Pande		75	Shubham Agrahari
76	Siddheshwar Rajendra Nilakhe		76	Sreedevi T
77	Sofia Earni		77	Sudipta Moshat
78	Sreenivas Bachchewal		78	Suman Kumari
79	Thoyyib Aboobacker T P		79	Sunita Singh
80	Udayjyoti Borah		80	Swapnil G Dhole
81	Vandana Dhanyakumar Kholkumbe		81	Ujjal Kumar Mandal
82	Vignesh N R		82	Umakanta Sahu
83	Vijaykumar Jadhav		83	Vaishnavi
84	Yash Sharma		84	Vijaya Kumar S
85	Yogesh Singh		85	Vishwajit Sinh Rathod

HOMI BHABHA CENTRE FOR SCIENCE EDUCATION
TATA INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH

Introduction:

Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE) is a national centre of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai. The broad goals of the centre are to promote equity and excellence in science and mathematics education from primary school to undergraduate college level. It is India’s nodal centre for Olympiad programmes in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Astronomy.

Applications are invited (Click here) from teachers and educators for Olympiad Exposure Camps in Physics and Astronomy which will be held at HBCSE. These camps are not intended for students and they need not apply.

Camp Objective:

The primary objective of these camps is to spread awareness about the national and international Olympiad programme, in particular, in Physics and Astronomy. An orientation towards the academic and organizational aspects of the Physics and Astronomy Olympiads will be provided. The camps also serve as platforms for productive interaction within the teacher community.

Special opportunity: A few high school teachers from these Exposure Camps may be selected for additional training to qualify for Olympiad Teacher Fellowships. Under this programme, these fellows will be required to conduct student workshops at their own schools, with academic and material support from HBCSE. Financial assistance in the form of reimbursement of organisational costs, purchase of laboratory equipment, and honoraria will be made available.

Camp Structure:

In Astronomy, typical topics covered will be celestial mechanics, optics, positional astronomy, stellar physics etc. The camp will consist of multiple lecture and tutorial sessions, educational visits, night sky observation and telescope handling sessions. 

In Physics, the participants will be provided a flavour of theoretical and experimental problems in national and international Olympiads. The camp will consist of a number of lectures, tutorials, and laboratory sessions on the theoretical and experimental components of the Physics Olympiad programme. A special focus will be on misconceptions and different areas in Physics Education Research (PER).

Dates:

Physics:        26 to 30 October 2026.

Astronomy:   16 to 20 November 2026.

Travel and Accommodation:

Participants will be reimbursed to and fro travel fare as per their entitlement (maximum II-AC train fare). If you choose to travel by air, only the corresponding train fare will be reimbursed. Regular attendance in the camp for the entire duration is mandatory for travel support. Food and shared accommodation at HBCSE will be provided for all participants. Kindly note that due to the limited availability, accommodation is provided only for the duration of the camp, and only for the participants and not for any accompanying family members. 

Who can apply?

• Educators from different sectors, i.e.,
  – High school science teachers with background in physics/mathematics (strongly encouraged to apply)
  – University/College teachers of Physics or Astronomy
  – Astronomy outreach personnel from scientific institutions, staff of planetaria and science museums as well as active amateur astronomers are encouraged to apply for the Astronomy Exposure Camp.
• Educational qualification (B.Sc/M.Sc./PhD) in Physics, and/or allied subjects (Astronomy, Applied Physics, Mathematics, etc.) or B.Tech./B.E. is required.
• Students and applicants below the age of 23 years will not be considered.
  
• Applicants may apply in both subjects with an indicated preference of selection. Applicants will be selected for the exposure camp in one of the subjects only.
  
• Previous participants of Astronomy or Physics Olympiad Exposure Camps will not be considered again for the same subject. Previous participants of Olympiad Exposure Camps in one subject may be considered for the other subject.

Rules and Regulations regarding application:

• Click here to fill the online application form. This is a common form for both the subjects.
  
• Last date of application: 20 September 2026 27 September 2026 (extended).
  
• Intimation regarding selection will be put on the HBCSE website by 30 September 2026.
  
• Selected participants will also be invited through an official letter sent over email.
  
• The list of selected participants for each of the camps will be displayed separately.
  
• Any queries regarding the camp can be sent to olyexp@hbcse.tifr.res.in

November 16 – 19, 2026

Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE) is a National Centre of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai. The broad goals of the Centre are to promote equity and excellence in science and mathematics education from primary school to undergraduate college level. It is India’s nodal centre for Olympiad programmes in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Astronomy.

We are happy to invite applications from Junior college/High school teachers (teaching chemistry from class X to XII) for the Chemistry Olympiad Exposure Camp to be held from November 16-19, 2026 at HBCSE, Mumbai. Teachers employed in schools/junior college recognized by state or central government education boards are eligible to apply.

The International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) has been a movement for pre-university students. By presenting challenging problems in experimental and theoretical areas, it engages learners in problem solving culture and thus, excites them about the domain of chemistry. The science (and chemistry) Olympiad program is equally challenging for the teaching community. For designing unconventional problems as well as guiding students in engaging with these problems, it requires engagement with the subject at historical, philosophical, practical, and conceptual levels. Such an engagement not only enriches one’s conceptual understanding of the subject but also its pedagogy.

The forthcoming exposure camp is aimed at sharing our learnings from the Olympiad program. The exposure camp will consist of pedagogical sessions related to concepts in chemistry both in the experimental and theoretical areas related to the chemistry Olympiad.

The participating teachers will be sent some of the past Olympiad problems set for the Indian programme. It is important that participants go through the problems sent and each participant should try to solve at least one problem prior to the camp. It is equally important that participants reflect about the pedagogical aspects of the problem. During the camp, we would discuss participants’ reflections about the problems, both from content and pedagogical perspectives. With learning from the camp, teachers may want to adapt similar approach, for the teaching learning process and assessment in their classrooms.

Interested teachers can apply here by filling in the application form latest by September 11, 2026.

New applications would be given priority over past participants of Chemistry Olympiad Exposure Camps at HBCSE who are applying again.

The list of selected teacher participants will be uploaded on the Olympiad and HBCSE websites by September 18, 2026.

Selected participants will be reimbursed to and fro travel fare as per their entitlement (maximum II-AC train fare).

If you are travelling by air, kindly purchase air tickets only directly from via IRCTC or through M/s Balmer & Lawrie. Please DO NOT use other travel portals like makemytrip, cleartrip, yatra, goibibo, ixigo etc. Even if you are travelling by air, only II-AC fare would be reimbursed, but only on producing travel ticket by appropriate agency and boarding passes.

Food and accommodation in the HBCSE Guest House will be provided to all participants. Kindly note that due to the limited availability, accommodation is provided only for the duration of the camp, and only for the participants and not for any accompanying family members.

In case of any query related to this camp, you can email us at: hbcsechemistryworkshops@gmail.com

October 6 – 10, 2026

Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE) is a National Centre of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai. The Centre is India’s nodal centre for Olympiad programmes in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Astronomy.

We are happy to announce a Biology Olympiad Exposure Camp for teachers. The camp will be held from 6^th – 10^th October, 2026 at HBCSE. The camp will include various exposure sessions in the theoretical and experimental components of the Biology Olympiad Program. Eminent speakers/scientists will interact with participants on various interesting topics, giving them a flavor of the biology olympiad activity.

Who can apply?
Junior and degree college biology teachers are invited to participate in this camp.

Please do not re-apply if you have already attended the camp once.

How to Apply?
Online application form is available at https://forms.gle/2zCfDydkcHpR78LR7

You are required to upload a jpeg file of your latest photograph and a pdf of the recommendation letter* by the Principal of your School/College

• The recommendation letter should be typed on the letterhead of the school/college with the stamp/seal of the Institute and the name & signature of the Principal. The letter should specify your job position (eg. Teacher/Lecturer/Assistant Professor, etc.) and also the classes that you teach (eg. Class X, Class XI, etc.) If the recommendation letter does not include the specified details then your application will be noted as incomplete and hence will not be considered for selection.

Last date of application is 27^th August, 2026. All queries regarding the camp may be sent to olybio@hbcse.tifr.res.in

The list of selected participants will be uploaded on this website by the evening of 8^th September, 2026.

Venue of the camp:
Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE),
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research,
V. N. Purav Marg,
Mankhurd, Mumbai 400 088.

Travel and Accommodation:
All the selected participants will be eligible for to and fro travel fare as per the norms of our Institute. Details regarding the same will be included in the invitation letter that will be sent to the selected participants. Local hospitality will be provided to participants during all the days of the workshop. Accommodation will be provided only to the participants in the HBCSE guest house for the duration of the camp.

 

 

HOMI BHABHA CENTRE FOR SCIENCE EDUCATION

TATA INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH

Introduction:

Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE) is a national centre of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai. The broad goals of the centre are to promote equity and excellence in science and mathematics education from primary school to undergraduate college level. It is India’s nodal centre for Olympiad programmes in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Astronomy, and Junior Science.

Applications are invited (Click here) from teachers and educators for Olympiad Exposure Camps in Physics and Astronomy which will be held at HBCSE. These camps are not intended for students and they need not apply.

Camp Objective:

The primary objective of these camps is to spread awareness about the national and international Olympiad programme, in particular, in Physics and Astronomy. An orientation towards the academic and organizational aspects of the Physics and Astronomy Olympiads will be provided. The camps also serve as platforms for productive interaction within the teacher community.

Camp Structure:

In Astronomy, typical topics covered will be celestial mechanics, optics, positional astronomy, stellar physics etc. The camp will consist of multiple lecture and tutorial sessions, educational visits, night sky observation and telescope handling sessions. 

In Physics, the participants will be provided a flavour of theoretical and experimental problems in national and international Olympiads. The camp will consist of a number of lectures, tutorials, and laboratory sessions on the theoretical and experimental components of the Physics Olympiad programme. A special focus will be on misconceptions and different areas in Physics Education Research (PER).

Dates:

Astronomy:   17 to 21 November 2025.

Physics:        10 to 14 November 2025.

Travel and Accommodation:

Participants will be reimbursed to and fro travel fare as per their entitlement (maximum II-AC train fare). If you choose to travel by air, only the corresponding train fare will be reimbursed. Regular attendance in the camp for the entire duration is mandatory for travel support. Food and shared accommodation at HBCSE will be provided for all participants. Kindly note that due to the limited availability, accommodation is provided only for the duration of the camp, and only for the participants and not for any accompanying family members. 

Who can apply?

• Educators from different sectors, i.e.,

  • university/college teachers of physics or astronomy

  • High school science teachers (with background in physics/mathematics)

  • Astronomy outreach personnel from scientific institutions, staff of planetaria and science museums as well as active amateur astronomers are encouraged to apply

• Educational qualification (B.Sc/M.Sc./PhD) in Physics, and/or allied subjects (Astronomy, Applied Physics, Mathematics, etc.) or B.Tech./B.E. is required

• Students and applicants below the age of 23 years will not be considered

• It is preferred that the participants have a background in Physics and/or Mathematics

• Applicants may apply in both subjects with an indicated preference of selection. Applicants will be selected for the exposure camp in one of the subjects only

• Previous participants of Astronomy or Physics Olympiad Exposure Camps will not be considered again for the same subject. Previous participants of Olympiad Exposure Camps in other subjects may be considered subject to availability of seats.

Rules and Regulations regarding application:

• Click here to fill the online application form. This is a common form for both the subjects.

• Last date of application: 23 September 2025.

• Intimation regarding selection will be put on the HBCSE website by 03 October 2025 30 September 2025.

• Selected participants will also be invited through an official letter sent over email.

• The list of selected participants for each of the camps will be displayed separately. 

• Any queries regarding the camp can be sent to olyexp@hbcse.tifr.res.in