Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE) Mumbai has declared the list of students who have been selected for Orientation Cum Selection Camp (OCSC). Selected students will be sent letters for selections and other relevant documents by e-mail on or after 15 March 2019.
OCSC will further train students for the International Olympiads which will see participation from countries across the world. Orientation Cum Selection Camp will be organized by HBCSE from April to June for different Olympiads. In the camp, students will be given special training keeping in mind the International Olympiad. On the basis of performance in the camp, a team of four to six different students will be selected for each Olympiad, who will represent India in the International Olympiad.
OCSC Selection List 2019
OCSC will train the selected students for the following Olympiads
Olympiad | Selected for OCSC | Selection from Allen | Cut off Marks |
International Physics Olympiad | 37 | 15 | 42 |
International Chemistry Olympiad | 42 | 10 | 55 |
International Biology Olympiad | 35 | 15 | 185.5 |
International Junior Science Olympiad | 39 | 19 | 123 |
International Astronomy Olympiad | Group A - 25 Group B - 26 |
13 | 54.5 |
Total Students selected for OCSC | 204 | 72 | - |
IMOTC for International Mathematics Olympiad Result
The Mathematics Olympiad is conducted under the aegis of the National Board for Higher Mathematics (NBHM). The Maths Olympiad students will be trained via IMOTC. The International Mathematical Olympiad Training Camp (IMOTC) will be held at Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, TIFR, Mumbai from 17 April to 15 May 2019 for Junior batch students and from 27 April to 15 May 2019 for senior batch students
IMOTC Batch | Number of Students Selected for IMOTC | Selection from Allen |
IMOTC Senior Batch | 24 | 9 |
IMOTC Junior Batch | - | - |
91 students have been selected from Allen Career Institute
In a press release shared by Allen Career Institute, 91 students have been selected from ALLEN i.e., 72 students for OCSC and 9 for IMOTC, 7 students for IESO training and 3 for IOI Training Camp (IOITC). These students will be trained by various experts to represent India at the International level. 5-6 students will be selected for each of the six olympiads listed above from among the selected students. The students who have been selected for OCSC have competed with lakhs of students across India to reach here.
Sh. Brajesh Maheshwari, Director of Allen Career Institute said that the students of ALLEN are actively participating in the Olympiads and providing their excellence. For the camp, 91 students have been selected, out of which 75 are from classroom programme, 6 students are from Distance Learning Programme and Workshop Programme. There are 15 students selected in the Biology Olympiad, 19 in the Junior Science Olympiad, 15 in Physics Olympiad, 10 in Chemistry Olympiad, 9 in Mathematics Olympiad, and 13 students are selected in Astronomy Olympiad, , 7 in Earth Olympiad, 3 in Informatics Olympiad from Allen Career Institute.
OCSC for various International Science Olympiads
Each science olympiad is a five-stage process and is conducted separately for Astronomy (junior and senior level), Biology, Chemistry, Junior Science and Physics. The first stage for each subject is organized by the Indian Association of Physics Teachers (IAPT) in collaboration with teacher associations in other subjects. All the remaining stages are organized by Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE).
International Olympiad in Informatics Training Camp 2019 will be held from 29 April 2019 to 10 May 2019
More about HBCSE
HBCSE is the premier institution in the country for research and development in Science, Technology and Mathematics education. It is India's nodal centre for Olympiad programmes in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Astronomy and Junior science. The Olympiad aims at promoting excellence in science and Mathematics among pre-university students.