Stage I:

NSEC is the stepping stone for all the INOs (Indian National Olympiads). NSEC is conducted in order to reach out the maximum number of deserving students from across the country. The selection to INO, however is based on the fulfilment of the following criteria-

 

Eligibility Clause: there is Minimum Admissible Score (MAS) to be attained in the NSEC so as to be eligible for any of the INO examinations (INChO here). Usually the MAS is 40% of the maximum score in any of the subjects under consideration (in this case- chemistry).

 

Proportional Representation Clause (PRC): The number of students selected for Stage II (INO) in each subject is around 300.

 

Minimum Representation Clause (MPC): Anyhow the proportional representation clause the number of students selected for INO from each State and UT must be at least one, given that the eligibility clause is satisfied.

 

Merit Clause: Provided the eligibility clause, it is conceivable that 300 students may not qualify for Stage II in a subject. In case this occurs, the shortfall from 300 will be selected based purely on merit without further consideration to any proportional representation or minimum representation clauses. And in the event of a tie at the last position in the list all students with the same marks at this position will qualify to appear for the INOs.

 

Apart from this, will be no other criterion or provision for selection to the Indian National Olympiad Examinations (i.e., the INOs).

 

Stage II:

Eligibility: 

1) Students selected from Stage I examination- NSEC are eligible to appear for INChO.

2) In addition, those students who have represented India in International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) in the previous year, need not appear for the first stage NSEC examination in chemistry. They may be allowed on special request to the National Coordinator for the respective subject, to directly appear for the second stage- Indian National Chemistry Olympiad (INChO) examination, provided they satisfy other eligibility criteria like as age, class, etc. applicable for the chemistry olympiad. 

 

Stage III: 

Eligibility

OCSC in chemistry is organized by HBCSE somewhere betweenApril to June for 2-3 weeks each year. The exact dates are put up on the HBCSE site prior to or along with the announcement of the selection list of candidates for the OCSC.

 

Stage V: 

Eligibility

1) Students must be under the age of 20,

2) They must not be enrolled as regular students in any post-secondary education institution.