NATIONAL ASTRONOMY OLYMPIAD PROGRAMME
The National Astronomy Olympiad Programme is designed to encourage students with good foundations in Physics and Mathematics and an interest in Astronomy to pursue further studies in this field. This programme is carried out only at Senior Level and follows 5 stages :- STAGE- I : National Standard Examination in Astronomy (NSEA) NSEA is the first stage of selection of students in the Astronomy Olympiad Programme which is organized by the Indian Association of Physics Teachers (IAPT). Every student aspiring to go through successive stages of the programme must enroll for NSEA. NSEA held at a large number of centres in the country in the month of November every year. ELIGIBILITY : All Indian students who are born on or after January 1, 1993 and, in addition, are in Class XII or lower as of November 30, 2011, are eligible to appear for NSEA 2011 – 2012. If they qualify in the NSEA they will be eligible for subsequent stages leading to participation in Internatio...