Tuesday, December 15, 2009

INTERNATIONAL EARTH SCIENCE OLYMPIAD

Geological Society of India

INTERNATIONAL EARTH SCIENCE OLYMPIAD – Entrance Test

 

The Geological Society of India will be conducting an objective-type Entrance Test (ET) to select about 20 students to attend a Training Camp in Earth Sciences at Bengalooru during May 2010. Four students will be finally chosen from among the Training Camp participants who will represent India at the 4th International Earth Science Olympiad (IESO), September 19-28, 2010, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

 

TEST DETAILS:

Date and Time                 : January 24 , 2010 at 10.30 A.M.

Duration                           : ~ 1½ hours

Language                         : English.

Type of questions            : Mainly objective, but some may require 1 – 2 sentence answers.

Syllabus with weightage : Geosphere (45), Atmosphere (20), Hydrosphere (15) and Astronomy (20)

Syllabus available at        : http://www.ieso2009.tw/home/2a_scient.html

Centres                             : Ahmedabad, Bengalooru, Bhubaneshwar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Dharwad, Goa, Guwahati, Hissar (Punjab), Hyderabad, Kolkota, Lucknow, Mangalore, Mumbai, New Delhi, Patna, Pune, Shillong, Thiruvananthapuram, Varanasi and Vishakhapatnam.

Eligibility                          : Students of X and XI standards who were born between 15th September 1992 and 15th September 1995, and who have not participated and won a prize in an earlier IESO.

Application format          : Name; Date of birth; Sex; School address; Address for correspondence; Email address; Phone no.; Test centre opted: 1st preference, 2nd preference; Applicant’s signature.

                                             Enclsoures: Two passport size photos and a certificate from the Principal/ Head Master stating that the candidate is studying in X/XI standard.

Applications should be sent to Dr R. Shankar, Foreign Secretary, Geological Society of India, C/O Department of Marine Geology, Mangalore University, MANGALAGANGOTRI (DK)  574 199 [Email: rshankar_1@yahoo.com; Phone: 0824-2284465; 0-9916823885]

Last date to receive         : December 20, 2009.

      applications

Certificates and Awards: The 20 students selected for the Training Camp in Earth Sciences will be awarded Certificates of Merit. The four students selected for competing at the IESO will be awarded Certificates of Merit and Cash Prizes.

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