National Space Olympiad
The National Space Olympiad (NSO) is a science competition conducted in India.[1][2]The competition is conducted at the Department of Physics, Cochin University of science and Technology. Students from class 8 to class 10 can participate in the competition. The National Space Olympiad is conducted in remembrance of Indian astronaut Kalpana Chawla.[3] All students participating in NSO are given a Certificate of Participation.
Competition Pattern
There are 4 levels in NSO, an online examination conducted on the website, a written examination and two level of Quiz competition related to astrophysics, space science etc. The online examination and written examination consists of multiple choice questions. Students must pass the online examination to attend the event. The written examination and the quiz competition are conducted at CUSAT.
National Space Olympiad 2014
In 2014 the event was conducted on 8 February 2014 by The Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics Resource Centre (IUCAA Resource Centre), Department of Physics, Cochin University of Science and Technology [4][5]. The Session on space Science was done by Prof. P R Madhava Panicker A veteran with Mtech from IISC, had associated with ISRO from 1971 -2005, and now engaged as Professor at RSET, Kochi[6]. A life member of INSARM “Indian National Society for Aerospace and Related Mechanisms” and ISOI “Instrument Society of India”.[citation needed]. The NSO Finals round quiz was mastered by Mr. Sreejith K R, he Completed his M. Tech in Instrumentation and Applied Physics from Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore. Currently working as Asst. Prof. Electronics and Instrumentation dept., FISAT, Angamaly.[7].
Winners
In NSO 2013-2014 Govind S. Shankar of Bhavans Varuna Vidyalaya, Thrikkakkara was the winner. S. Harikrishnan (Government Higher Secondary School, Valayanchirangara) and K.E. Ajayakrishnan (Bhavans Vidyamandir, Iringalakkuda) shared second prizes. Johan Cheriyan (Indian School, Muscat) got third, S. Aswin (Government Higher Secondary School, Koyilandi) got fourth and Richard Sibi (St. Kuriakose Public School) got fifth positions[8][9].[10]
National Space Olympiad 2015
In 2015 the event is announced on 11th January 2015. The venue is at Dept of Physics, CUSAT. The event is organized by Department of Physics, Cochin University of Science and Technology and Edumithra Intellectual Services Pvt Ltd[11][12][13][14]. A technical talk by Prof. P.S Nair, former deputy director of ISRO [15][16]and a telescope making session by IUCCA Resource Centre, CUSAT are included in the event after the quiz[17]. The Online Examination is on 30th November 2014.[18]
Gallery
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National Space Olympiad 2014 Quiz -
National Space Olympiad 2014 Closing ceremony -
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National Space Olympiad 2014 Prize
See Also
Cochin University of Science and Technology
References
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