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 from teachers and educators for two Astronomy Olympiad Exposure Camps in Mumbai and Mysuru. (The Mysuru camp is organised in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), Bengaluru and Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement (SVYM), Mysuru.)

The camps are not intended for students and they need not apply.

Camp Objective:

The primary objective of each camp is to spread awareness about the national and international Olympiad programme in Astronomy. An orientation towards the academic and organisational aspects of the Astronomy Olympiad will be provided. The camp also serves as a platform for productive interaction within the teacher community.

Camp Structure:

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

Dates and Venue:

There will be two Astronomy Olympiad Exposure Camps:

• 15 to 18 January 2024 at HBCSE, Mumbai
• 19 to 22 February 2024 at SVYM, Mysuru

There is one common application for both the camps, and participants can attend only one of the two camps. Preference will be given to teachers from Karnataka for the Mysuru camp.

Travel and Accommodation:

Participants will be reimbursed to and fro travel fare subject to 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/Mysuru 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, high school/secondary science teachers (with background in physics/mathematics) can apply.

• Astronomy outreach personnel from scientific institutions, staff of planetaria and science museums as well as active amateur astronomers can also apply.

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

• 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.

• Previous participants of Astronomy Olympiad Exposure Camp will not be considered again. Previous participants of Olympiad Exposure Camps in other subjects may be considered subject to availability of seats.

Application process:

• Click here to fill the online application form.
• Last date of application: 25 November 2023
• Intimation regarding selection will be put on the HBCSE website by 8 December 2023.
• Selected participants will also be invited through an official letter sent over email.
• Any queries regarding the camp can be sent to pritesh@hbcse.tifr.res.in

Chemistry Olympiad Exposure Camp 2023 at Navrachana University, Vadodara

December 4-7, 2023

Sl. no.	Name	State
1	Aadarshi Dave	Gujarat
2	Ajaz Hashim	Jammu and Kashmir
3	Akashi Baruah	Assam
4	Amit Sadhukhan	West Bengal
5	Archana Singh	Gujarat
6	Arihant Jain	Gujarat
7	Asha Kishorbhai Joshi	Gujarat
8	Ashwin Prabhakar Ingle	Gujarat
9	Binay Naik	Odisha
10	Binita Mishra	Odisha
11	Deepa Suthar	Gujarat
12	Deepalika Tewari	Karnataka
13	Dhanashri Dattakumar Pawar	Maharashtra
14	Dhara Darji	Gujarat
15	Gandhi Govindaraj	Tamil nadu
16	Irfan Bashir	Jammu and Kashmir
17	Jaimin Balkrishna Shah	Gujarat
18	Jainy Samuel	Karnataka
19	Javeed Ahmed Hajam	Jammu and Kashmir
20	Jaya Bajpai	Gujarat
21	Jaya Dwivedi	Uttar Pradesh
22	Kalyani S Bhattad	Gujarat
23	Keerti Joshi	Madhya pradesh
24	Khushbu	Dadra and Nagar Haveli
25	Madan Agarwal	Haryana
26	Malini Ramdas Mohod	Maharashtra
27	Manoj Rohni	Chhattisgarh
28	Mitali Das	Gujarat
29	Mohd Iqbal Bhat	Jammu and Kashmir
30	Mohmd Hussain	New Delhi
31	Mrudhula Praveen	Karnataka
32	Muskan Jain	Rajasthan
33	Nairuti Patel	Gujarat
34	Naveed Gull	Jammu and Kashmir
35	Nirmal Kant	Uttarakhand
36	Poonam Dua	Haryana
37	Poonam Sangwan	Haryana
38	Pradeep Gusain	New Delhi
39	Pratibha Hitesh Bhonde	Gujarat
40	Pratiksha Rajadhyaksha	Maharashtra
41	Praveen Kumar Pillamari	Telangana
42	Pravita K Das	Haryana
43	Preeti Karmakar	West Bengal
44	Rajbharath S	Tamil nadu
45	Reshma Sheik	Tamil nadu
46	Ritesh Shinde	Gujarat
47	Roopa Mitra	Rajasthan
48	Sarvesh Kumar Gupta	New Delhi
49	Seema Baloch	Gujarat
50	Shambhu Nath Chatterjee	West Bengal
51	Shital Rajput	Gujarat
52	Shweta Gupta	Karnataka
53	Sumita Dey	West Bengal
54	Tarakanta Mishra	Odisha
55	Trushna Kapadia	Gujarat
56	Vandana	Gujarat
57	Veena Pandit	Gujarat
58	Venkata Mohana Rao Macharla	Gujarat
59	Vivek Gunvantrao Chavan	Maharashtra

 

Selected participants will receive an invitation letter for attending the camp by next week. They must acknowledge the invitation and confirm their participation for the same.

(20 – 24 November, 2023)

Note: The official letter of invitation will be sent to the selected participants. This letter will have the details related to Travel Allowance and accommodation during the camp.

Sr. No.	Name	Name Of Institution	City	State/UT
1	Aasheesh Raturi	Dolphin Pg Institute Of Biomedical And Natural Sciences	Dehradun	Uttarakhand
2	Abhijit Arvind Pisal	Yashavantrao Chavan Institute Of Science	Satara	Maharashtra
3	Anju Adukkath	St Albert’S College	Kochi	Kerala
4	Anju Sebastian	Christ College	Thrissur	Kerala
5	Anmol Dhawan	Atomic Energy Central School 1	Tarapur	Maharashtra
6	Annapoorani K	Dwaraka Doss Goverdhan Doss Vaishnav College	Arumbakkam	Tamilnadu
7	Aparnadevi Natarajan	Ethiraj College For Women	Egmore	Tamilnadu
8	Apra Sancerwal	St. John’S School	Faridabad	Haryana
9	Arivuselvi R	Sri Vidya Mandir Arts And Science College	Krishnagiri	Tamilnadu
10	Arockia Jency. D	Jayaraj Annapackiam College For Women	Theni	Tamilnadu
11	Arti Katoch	Bhagvati Public School	Nadaun	Himachal Pradesh
12	Asha	Jamia Millia Islamia	New Delhi	Delhi
13	Bhagavathiammal G J	Anna University	Chennai	Tamilnadu
14	Biswajit Dalai	Giet University	Rayagada	Odisha
15	Chandra Banarjee	Sri Krishna Mission School	Bholananda Palli	Tripura
16	Chandra Shekhara Shetty T	St Aloysius College	Mangaluru	Karnataka
17	Dinesh Alagh	Scd Govt. College	Ludhiana	Punjab
18	Dipunadas C.N	Christian College	Kattakada	Kerala
19	Ganesh Janardan Navathe	Vivekanand College	Kolhapur	Maharashtra
20	Gh Mohiuddin Tali	Government Senior Secondary School	Chadoora	Jammu And Kashmir
21	Gyaneshwaran Gomathinayagam	The Doon School	Dehradun	Uttarakhand
22	Irfan Ali K E	Govt.College	Wayanad,	Kerala
23	Jafar Meethale Parakkandy	Sir Syed College	Kannur	Kerala
24	Jyoti Prakash Dwivedi	Queens College	Indore	Madhya Pradesh
25	Kamlesh Kumar Sharma	Invertis University	Bareilly	Uttarpradesh
26	Karuna Uday Naik Gaunkar	Government Multipurpose Higher Secondary School	Margao	Goa
27	Kavimani	Cauvery College For Women	Trichy	Tamilnadu
28	Kiruthika M	Nkr Government Arts College For Women	Namakkal	Tamilnadu
29	Komal Agnihotri	Bal Bharati Public School	New Delhi	Delhi
30	Kondal Reddy Nalla	Ts Model Schooland Junior College	Shankarapatnam	Telangana
31	Leela S	Ethiraj College For Women	Egmore	Tamilnadu
32	Leena Gawas	Ses’S Madhavrao Talaulicar Higher Secondary School	Sacorda	Goa
33	M. Meenachi	Muthayammal College Of Arts And Science	Rasipuram	Tamilnadu
34	Madhusudan Ch	Government Degree College	Siddipet	Telangana
35	Mamataben Ashokbhai Soni	Madhav University	Pindwara	Rajasthan
36	Manan Shah	P. D. Patel Institute Of Applied Sciences	Petlad	Gujarat
37	Mandeep Singh	Islamic University Of Science And Technology	Awantipora	Jammu And Kashmir
38	Mohd Jafar Khan	A.S.H.R.M Higher Secondary School	Kargil	Ladakh
39	Mohd Mehkoom	Js University	Shikohabad	Uttarpradesh
40	Muhammed Amir	Maulana Azad University	Jodhpur	Rajasthan
41	Muhammed Ashefas C. H.	Government Brennen College	Kannur	Kerala
42	Mushtaq Vajahat	Govt. Girls Hr. Sec. School	Doda	Jammu And Kashmir
43	Nagarjuna Neella	Vellore Institute Of Technology	Amaravati	Andhra Pradesh
44	Nalini	Yadava College	Thiruppalai	Tamilnadu
45	Niharika Saraswat	Tagore Public School Prayagraj	Allahabad	Uttarpradesh
46	P Shunmuga Sundaram	Loyola College Of Arts And Science	Rasipuram	Tamilnadu
47	Parvinder Kumar	The Doon School	Dehradun	Uttarakhand
48	Pius Augustine	Sacred Heart College	Kochi	Kerala
49	Pooja Ganesh Suryawanshi	Willingdon College	Sangli	Maharashtra
50	Prashanta Kumar Khandai	Ewing Christian College	Allahabad	Uttarpradesh
51	Pritha Rathi	Choithram International	Indore	Madhya Pradesh
52	Priya Sharma	Government Senior Secondary School	Sirsa	Haryana
53	Punith Kumar V.	Acharya Institute Of Graduate Studies	Bangalore	Karnataka
54	Rajesh Ganai	Ambuja Vidya Niketan	Kodinar	Gujarat
55	Rajkumar. N	The American College	Madurai	Tamilnadu
56	Ramgopal Singh	Shri Ramswaroop Memorial (Srm) University	Barabanki	Uttarpradesh
57	Ravi Yogi	Lbs Government College	Kotputli	Rajasthan
58	Rohit Hazra	Gd Goenka Public School Dakshineswar	Baranagar	West Bengal
59	Ruchita Tushar Khare	Modern College Of Arts Science And Commerce	Pune	Maharashtra
60	Rupesh Roshan	Kendriya Vidyalaya	Jamalpur	Bihar
61	Sachin Jagadeo Pawar	Shri Vijaysinha Yadav College	Kolhapur	Maharashtra
62	Safiul Alam Mollick	Rabindra Mahavidyalaya	Hoogly	West Bengal
63	Salim Mohammed M	Tkm College Of Arts And Science	Kollam	Kerala
64	Sambasiva V	A.P. Model School And Junior College	Owk	Andhra Pradesh
65	Sanjib Kumar Baglari	Birjhora Mahavidyalaya	Bongaigaon	Assam
66	Shahnaz Kossar	Gna University	Phagwara	Punjab
67	Shanabhau Damu Bagul	Pratap College	Jalgao	Maharashtra
68	Shashikant Pandey	Bombay Scottish School	Mumbai	Maharashtra
69	Shilpa V Bhandare	Government Womens First Grade College	Kalaburagi	Karnataka
70	Shireen Gangal	University Of Mumbai	Mumbai	Maharashtra
71	Shiv Kumar Tak	Saheed Major James Thomas Govt Senior Secondary School	Bikaner	Rajasthan
72	Shiva Prasad Ng	Government First Grade College	Chamarajanagar	Karnataka
73	Shruti Agnoor	Govt First Grade College	Kalaburagi	Karnataka
74	Shubham Sharma	Gajera Global School	Surat	Gujarat
75	Sindhusha S	Nesamony Memorial Christian College	Kanyakumari	Tamilnadu
76	Smita Chaturvedi	Interdisciplinary School Of Science,Savitribai Phule Pune University	Pune	Maharashtra
77	Srinivasan S	Presidency College	Chennai	Tamilnadu
78	Subha Gaurab Roy	S. S. College	Hailakandi	Assam
79	Sudeshna Dasgupta	Lady Brabourne College	Kolkata	West Bengal
80	Sudip Kumar Saha	Diamond Harbour Women’S University	Parganas	West Bengal
81	Urvashi Korde	Wilson College	Mumbai	Maharashtra
82	Vaishali Dhuri	Podar International School	Navi Mumbai	Maharashtra
83	Vivek Sharma	V.R Sr Sec Public School	Baddi	Himachal Pradesh

 

(17^th – 20^th OCTOBER, 2023)

Note: The official letter of invitation will be sent to the selected participants. This letter will have the details related to Travel Allowance and accommodation during the camp.

NO.	NAME	NAME OF INSTITUTE
1	A. GEJALAKSHMI	ANNAI VIOLET ARTS AND SCIENCE COLLEGE, CHENNAI, TAMIL NADU
2	AJAY KUMAR	H.B. KAPADIA NEW HIGH SCHOOL, GANDHINAGAR, GUJRAT
3	ARCHANA SRIVASTAVA	BHAVANS SHETH RA COLLEGE OF SCIENCE, KHANPUR, AHMEDABAD, GUJRAT
4	ASSADULLAH SHEIKH	GOVT. HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL,HEERPORA SHOPIAN, J & K
5	BHARTI DWIVEDI	GOVT. SUBHASH H.S. SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE, BHOPAL, MADHYA PRADESH
6	DUBA KANAKA LAKSHMI	ATOMIC ENERGY CENTRAL SCHOOL, KARWAR, KARNATAKA
7	EKTA SONI	AMITY INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, GHAZIABAD, UTTAR PRADESH
8	GARIMA TANDON	JAWAHAR NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA, NAFRA, WEST KAMENG, ARUNACHAL PRADESH
9	GAURAV KUMAR	BAREILLY COLLEGE, BAREILLY, UTTAR PRADESH
10	GUNTAMUKKALA SEKHAR	M.S.SWAMINATHAN SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE, ODISHA
11	HILAL AHMAD MALIK	GOVT HIGH SCHOOL, LOSEDANOW, J & K
12	ISHWER LAL JAL	KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA, HANUMANGARH, RAJASTHAN
13	JITENDRA KUMAR DEWANGAN	HIGH SCHOOL BHUMKA, DIST – MANENDRAGARH, CHATTISGARH
14	K. M. A. JEYABHARATHI	GOVERNMENT HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, TAMIL NADU
15	KHURSHEED AHMAD BEG	GOVT HIGH SCHOOL, PAHNOO, J & K
16	KULDEEP GUPTA	GOVERNMENT GIRLS HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, ARNIA, JAMMU
17	MALIK ZAHID	GOVT.MODEL HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, DORU, J & K
18	MANISH KUMAR SHARMA	GOVERNMENT COLLEGE KAYTHA, UJJAIN, MADHYA PRADESH
19	MANJUNATHA S.	GOVT. MINORITY MORARJI DESAI GIRLS RESIDENTIAL PU COLLEGE, KOPPAL, KARNATAKA
20	MANORAMA MISHRA	JAWAHAR NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA NAYAGARH, ORISSA
21	MANSOOR AHMAD KHAN	GOVERNMENT MODEL HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, KUNZER, J & K
22	MIR MOHAMMAD SHAHID	GOVERNMENT SECONDARY SCHOOL, ZEHAMPORA, J & K
23	MOHD ASHRAF	HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL FRISAL KULGAM, J & K
24	MUZAFFAR RASOOL MIR	BOYS HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, JAWAHARNAGAR, SRINAGAR
25	NEETU SURI	AJIT KARAM SINGH INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOL, MOHALI, PUNJAB
26	PREETI MESHRAM	VIRANGANA AWANTI BAI GOVERNMENT COLLEGE CHHATTISGARH
27	PURNIMA SONI	GREEN VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL,VADODARA, GUJRAT
28	R. JOTHI KARUMARI	VIVEKANANDA VIDYA KALA ASHRAM,THIRUVALLUR, TAMIL NADU
29	RAJEEV SADHOTRA	GOVT. HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, CHIRYAI, J & K
30	RATNA KUSHWAHA	OXFORD PUBLIC HR.SEC.ENG. MED. SCHOOL, MARWAHI, CHHATTISGARH
31	RENU JARYAL	JAWAHAR NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA, BHILLOWAL, AMRITSAR, PUNJAB
32	SANGHMITRA P. PRATAPE	ATOMIC ENERGY CENTRAL SCHOOL -4, MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA
33	SANTOSH YADAV	BAIJNATH CHOUDHARY GOVT. COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, NANGAL CHOUDHARY, HARYANA
34	SARITA TRIPATHI	PARVATI RADHAKISHEN FOMRA SCHOOL, MATHURA, UTTAR PRADESH
35	SHALABH BHAN	GOVT HIGH SCHOOL RAMGARH, BHARATPUR DIST., CHHATTISGARH
36	SHALINI ALMADI	VIDYAGYAN SCHOOL, BULANDSHAHR, UTTAR PRADESH
37	SHEIKH SHAHID NAZIR	T.I.A.HR. SECONDARY INSTITUTE, KULGAM, J & K
38	SUSHMA NEMA	CM RISE SCHOOL, KARELI, MADHYA PRADESH
39	UMA RANJAN SONPAROTE	SHRI MATHURADAS MOHOTA COLLEGE OF SCIENCE, NAGPUR, MAHARASHTRA
40	VASIHALI RAMBHAU RAMGUNDE	SHRI MATHURADAS MOHOTA COLLEGE OF SCIENCE, NAGPUR, MAHARASHTRA
41	VIVEK BHANUDAS KAKADE	SCHOOL OF SCHOLARS, NAGPUR, MAHARASHTRA
42	YASHVARDHAN SINGH	TAGORE SIKHSHAN SANSTHAN, RAJASTHAN

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 from teachers and educators for Olympiad Exposure Camp in Physics which will be organised at HBCSE, Mumbai during 20 to 24 November 2023. The camp is not intended for students and they need not apply.

Camp Objective:

The primary objective of the camp is to raise awareness about the national and international Physics Olympiad programme. It will provide insights into both academic and organizational aspects of the Physics Olympiad. A significant part of the camp will focus on Physics Education Research (PER). The camp also encourages meaningful interactions among educators, fostering collaboration and innovation within the teaching community. This camp is one of the gateways to get involved in the activities of the Indian national Physics Olympiad programme.

Camp Dates, Venue and Structure:

The Olympiad Exposure Camp in Physics will be an in-person camp held at HBCSE, Mumbai, from 20 to 24 November 2023. The first part of the camp will consist of a number of lectures, tutorials, and laboratory sessions on the theoretical and experimental components of the Physics Olympiad programme. The latter part of the camp will overlap with a national workshop on Physics Education, held as part of the golden jubilee celebrations of HBCSE. In this workshop, renowned physics teachers and physics education researchers from across the country will discuss innovative teaching approaches and pedagogy, and insights from PER.

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, high school/secondary science teachers can apply.
• Applicants below the age of 23 years will not be considered.
• 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.
• Participants of Physics Olympiad Exposure Camp in the last five years will not be considered again. Other past participants may be considered subject to availability of seats.
• Previous participants of Olympiad Exposure Camps in other subjects may be considered subject to availability of seats.

Application process:

• Click here to fill out the online application form.
• Last date of application: 10 September 2023.
• Intimation regarding selection will be put on the HBCSE website by 25 September 2023.
• Selected participants will also be invited through an official letter sent over email.
• Any queries regarding the camp can be sent to physics@hbcse.tifr.res.in

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 17^th – 20^th October, 2023 at HBCSE. The camp will include various exposure sessions in theory and experimental components of the Biology Olympiad. 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?
An online application form is available at https://forms.gle/F93weck79DTXnsP19

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 (on the letterhead of the School/College with the stamp/seal of the Institute).

The last date of application is 4^th September, 2023. 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 20^th September, 2023.

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 four days of the workshop. Accommodation will be provided only to the participants in the HBCSE guest house.

Department Of Astronomy, Astrophysics And Space Engineering
Indian Institute Of Technology Indore
And
Homi Bhabha Centre For Science Education
Tata Institute Of Fundamental Research

Introduction:
Indian Institute of Technology Indore located in Madhya Pradesh, known as IIT Indore or IITI, is an institute of national importance established by the Government of India in 2009. It caters to the research and development of a wide range of areas in science and technology. The Department of Astronomy, Astrophysics and Space Engineering (DAASE) at IIT Indore was established in December 2015 as an interdisciplinary division at IIT Indore, focusing on a wide range of research topics in the domain of Astronomy and Space weather and navigation studies.
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 from teachers and educators for Olympiad Exposure Camps in Astronomy which will be organised at the Indian Institute of Technology Indore (IIT Indore). The camp is not intended for students and they need not apply.

Camp Objective:
The primary objective of the camp is to spread awareness about the national and international Olympiad programme in Astronomy. An orientation towards the academic and organisational aspects of the Astronomy Olympiad will be provided. The camp also serves as a platform for productive interaction within the teacher community.

Camp Structure:
Olympiad Exposure Camp in Astronomy will be an in-person camp held entirely at IIT Indore, Indore, during 24 to 27 February 2023. The camp will consist of multiple lecture and tutorial sessions, educational visits, night sky observation and telescope handling sessions. Typical topics covered will be celestial mechanics, optics, positional astronomy, stellar physics etc.

Dates and Venue:
• 24 to 27 February 2023 at IIT Indore.

Travel and Accommodation:
Participants will be reimbursed to and fro travel fare as per their entitlement (maximum II-AC train fare). Food and accommodation at IIT Indore will be provided for all participants.

Who can apply?
• University/college teachers of physics or astronomy
• High school science teachers (with a background in physics/mathematics)
• Astronomy outreach personnel from scientific institutions, staff of planetaria and science museums, as well as active amateur astronomers
• 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.
• Previous participants of Astronomy Olympiad Exposure Camps will not be considered again. Previous participants of Olympiad Exposure Camps in other subjects may be considered subject to the availability of seats.

Application process:
• Click here to fill out the online application form.
• Last date of application: 4 February 2023.
• Intimation regarding selection will be communicated by 10 February 2023.
• Selected participants will be invited through an official letter sent over email.
• Any queries regarding the camp can be sent to outreach_daase@iiti.ac.in .