CHEMISTRY OLMPIAD

Stage I:

Exam Pattern and Structure

• The question paper consists of 80 multiple choice questions and each one has four given options with 1 correct answer. The exam language is English. The exam duration is 2 hours. NSEX exam does not emphasize on rote memory, but the comprehension of the structure. 
• NSEC for 2019- 2020 programme was arranged on the November, 2019, Sunday. The last date for enrolment was September, 2019. 
• All students who qualify to appear for the INChO get a certificate of merit from the IAPT.

Stage II:

Exam Pattern and Structure

• The INChO duration is of 3 hours.. The date and time information of the exam is usually given out on HBCSE site in the 1st week of January every year. The confirmed schedule and dateis hosted on the site and also communicated to the eligible students by post, so that no one misses out this crucial information. Students who appear for INChO are eligible for Travel Allowance and Dearness Allowance as per the norms of the programme.

Stage IV:

• This camps includes several experimental as well as theoretical tests. The orientation is provided to students especially for experiments. This camp concludes with a big valedictory function where many distinguished scientists are invited to speak and addressthe student members. 
• OCSC merit list is prepared on the basis of the combined experimental and theoretical score aggregated from all of the tests conducted in the camp. In this, 60% weightage is for theory and 40% weightage is for experiment. In the camp, performance of the previous stages (NSEC and INChO) are not considered for the merit list or awards of the OCSC. 
• Students who are the best 4 of the lot in OCSC chemistry merit list are declared as special merit awardees. The special merit awardees are given Rs.5, 000/- each in the form of books and cash. Apart from this, there are many other special prizes to recognize meritorious performances shown by students in theory and experiments. 
• These 4 special merit awardees in chemistry, who are selected at the end of the OCSC, are the ones who constitute the 4 member student team for the IChO(International Chemistry Olympiad), provided they satisfy the required criteria of age limit, medical fitness, holding a valid Indian passport andparental consent, etc.

Stage V:

Exam Structure and Pattern

• IChO consists of two examinations- a theoretical exam and a practical exam.
• The exams have durations of up to 5 hours inpidually, and are held on different days, with the practical exam usually being before the theoretical exam.
• The theoretical exam has a value of 60 points and the practical examination has a value of 40 points which make the total 100 points.
• Theory and practical, both exams are evaluated independently from each other and the sum of the results of the examinations determines a participant's overall performance.
• A scientific jury, installed by the host country, suggests the tasks for the practical exam.
• An international jury, which consists of the 2 mentors from each of the participating countries, for e.g. India in your case, discusses the competition tasks and translates them into the language of their students' preference.
• The participating students receive the examinations translated into their languages of preference as mentioned prior. The mentors have the duty to translate the examinations from English to preferred language of the participants, before they are given to the participants.
• Once the exams get finished and are evaluated by a committee appointed by the host country, and before awards are presented to the toppers, the mentors discuss the evaluation of the exams with judges of the committee to assure fairness in their evaluation pattern.
• As the mentors review the examinations before they are given to participant students, any communication between the mentors and the students is strictly forbidden prior to the completion of both exams. Also, the students are required to surrender any mobile phones and laptop computers to the organizer.