Description

Junior Science Olympiad is the most reputed competition at the School level.

International Junior Science Olympiad (IJSO) is a competition in science for students who are fifteen years or younger on 31^st December of the competition year. IJSO aims to promote interest in science among school students, exposing them to problem solving, critical thinking and experimentation. Over the years IJSO aims to positively impact science and mathematics education at school level.

IJSO is held in the first week of December of every year, in different countries. Currently around 50 member countries participate every year.

The academic competitions of the IJSO includes challenging tests in topics of science, both as theory questions and practical tasks. The tests are designed to address students’ understanding of concepts, and their ability to apply concepts to the situations described in the tests.

An important aim of the Olympiads is for young people to experience different cultures and to bring about interactions between students from across the world. The Olympiads thus have a potential to promote global peace and understanding.

There are three stages of Junior Science Olympiad Program in India – [1] National Standard Examination in Junior Science (NSEJS), [2] Indian National Junior Science Olympiad (INJSO), [3] Orientation-Cum-Selection Camp (OCSC). A team to represent our Nation in IJSO is selected from OCSC.