IAPT - NSE Indian Association of Physics Teachers - National Standard Examinations http://QuestionPaper.in/EntranceExam318-IAPT-NSE.aspx IAPT - NSE Indian Association of Physics Teachers - National Standard Examinations en-us About Exam http://QuestionPaper.in/EntranceExam318-IAPT-NSE.aspx#About-Exam
What is IAPT?
IAPT (Indian Association of Physics Teachers) is an association of Physics Teachers spread through out the country. It was started by Late Dr. D. P. Khandelwal in 1984 and today it has 5300 life members. All the work of this (our) organization is voluntary in character-thus NOBODY is paid any Honorarium or remuneration for ANY WORK of IAPT.

What is NSEP? NSEC? NSEB? NSEA? or NSEJS ?
National Standard Examinations ( NSEP in Physics, NSEC in Chemistry, NSEB in Biology, NSEA in Astronomy and NSEJS in Junior Science ) are nationwide examinations organized by IAPT. We have been conducting NSEP for last 26 years by now. NSEP,NSEC,NSEB and NSEA are at CBSE class XII level while NSEJS is at CBSE class X level. These NSEs are the FIRST
and THE ONLY SCREENING TESTS leading towards International Olympiads in the respective subjects.

What are Science Olympiads?
Olympiads are internationally recognized competitions in various fields of knowledge. They are the highest level examinations and are hosted by different countries every year. Participation in any of the Olympiads has worldwide recognition and is considered as a great achievement.

International Olympiads are held every year in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Astronomy and Junior Science.
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Scheme of Examination http://QuestionPaper.in/EntranceExam318-IAPT-NSE.aspx#Scheme-of-Examination NSEP, NSEC, NSEB and NSEA are at CBSE class XII level while NSEJS is at CBSE class X level


Details of Question Paper


NSEP: Part A :Multiple Choice Questions : Part A 1 :40 questions with only single correct option (negative marks for wrong answer) + Part A2: 10 questions with any number ( 1,2,3 or 4) options may be correct All the correct options must be marked to get the credit +
Part B : 5 or 6 Problems or Short Answer Questions.


NSEC/NSEB/NSEA/NSEJS : Part A only (i.e.) 80 Multiple Choice questions.


Negative marks for incorrect answers

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Eligibility http://QuestionPaper.in/EntranceExam318-IAPT-NSE.aspx#Eligibility NSEP, NSEC,NSEB
Indian Students born on or after 1st July 1993 AND studying in std XII or lower as on 30th Nov. 2012

NSEA
Indian Students born on or after 1st July 1994 AND studying in std XII or lower as on 30th Nov. 2011

NSEJS
Indian Students born on or after 1st January 1998 AND studying in std X or lower as on 30th Nov. 2011

A candidate must secure a score equal to or greater than a minimum admissible score (MAS) to be eligible for the Stage-II INO exam leading to the International Olympiad

The MAS for a given subject will be 40% of the maximum score in that subject


Proportional Representation Clause: The number of students selected for Stage-II (INO) in each subject is around 300


The number of candidates who appeared for NSE in 2011-12 in a subject from centers in each State or Union Territory (UT) will be considered the baseline for calculating the number qualifying from centers in that State or UT for that subject


Suppose this number in 2011-12 for centers in a given State in a given subject is S, and the total number that appeared in 2011-12 in that subject for the country is T, then the number selected to Stage-II in that subject from that State would be S/T times 300, rounded off to the nearest higher integer


In the event of a tie at the last position in the list all students with the same marks at this position will qualify to appear for the Stage-II examination


The selected students must nevertheless satisfy the eligibility clause laid out above


The total number to be selected from centers in each State for each subject will be displayed on the IAPT and HBCSE websites


Minimum Representation Clause: Notwithstanding the proportional representation clause the number of students selected for INO from each State and UT must be at least one, provided that the eligibility clause is satisfied


Merit Clause: Given the eligibility clause, it is conceivable that 300 students may not qualify for Stage-II in a subject


Should this occur, the shortfall (from 300) will be selected based purely on merit without further consideration to Proportional Representation and Minimum Representation Clauses


In the event of a tie at the last position in the list all students with the same marks at this position will qualify to appear for the Stage-II examination


Individual letters will be sent to these students informing that they have to appear for Indian National Olympiads (INOs)

All these INOs are organized by Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE) Mumbai

Top 35 students are chosen on the basis of their performance at these INOs

These 35 students in each subject attend Orientation cum Selection Camp (OCSC) in respective discipline for about 2 weeks at Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE) Mumbai

Indian team to participate in International Olympiad is selected from the OCSC in respective subject
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