INAO 2021 Previous Year Question Paper

The Astronomy Olympiad program undergoes the following 5 stages:

Stage 1: National Standard Examination in Astronomy (NSEA).

Stage 2: Indian National Astronomy Olympiad (INAO),

Stage 3: Orientation cum Selection Camp in astronomy(OCSC),

Stage 4: Pre-departure Training Camp (PDT) for IOAA,

Stage 5: International Olympiad in Astronomy and Astrophysics (that is IOAA).

The candidates are eligible for INO ‘s Astronomy Examination (INAO) after qualifying for the National Standard Examination in Astronomy (NSEA) which is conducted by the HBCSE (Homi Bhabha Centre For Science Education). This exam is usually conducted at the end of November. It is the second stage and only those candidates will appear in the exam who clear the stage one NSEA examination of Astronomy.

INAO Previous Year Question Paper

Previous year’s question paper is the key to scoring good marks. Students can use it is a map that will provide guidance to them on how to prepare for the exam in a proper way. Solving the previous year’s question paper not only helps the student to know the examination pattern but also reveals the area they should focus on. The Indian National Astronomy Olympiad (INAO) is a challenging exam where students from different parts of the country participate and only a few of them get selected for the next stage. Students are selected for all the five stages of the Olympiad based on their performance and the top students who get selected for the International Astronomy Olympiad represent India on an international level. Therefore, no student would like to go unprepared or leave a stone unturned. Previous year’s questions give them a concrete foundation on which to base their preparation. It builds a confidence level students require to face other participating students. They can download the previous year’s question prepared by Vedantu for a better understanding and easy access.

What is the Eligibility Criteria for INAO?

Eligibility Criteria for INAO

The eligibility criteria for the Astronomy Olympiad of INAO are as follows:

• All Indian students born between July 1, 2002, and June 30, 2007, inclusive, and who are in Class XII or below, are entitled to take the INAO 2021 – 2022 test. Students who have completed Class XII are not entitled to enrol in INAO.

• He must have been a resident of and enrolled in the Indian school system since November 30, 2019, or earlier.

• You must not be preparing to begin studies at a university or a comparable institution by June 1, 2021.

• Must not have taken the class XII board exam or its counterpart prior to November 30, 2020.

• NSEJS 2021 must not appear.

• Candidates must be in possession of an Indian passport. According to a Madras High Court order, OCI applicants would not be available for inclusion to the Indian team in International Olympiads. However, those applicants are eligible for appointment to all preceding levels, like OCSC (stage III), if they meet all other eligibility requirements.

What is the Procedure For Selection In Astronomy Stage II? (INAO 2021)

• There will be the division of the students batch into two groups i.e. Group- A & Group - B.

• Group A: Consists of students of class XII from November 30, 2020.

• Group B: Consists of students of class XI or lower as of November 30, 2019

• The question paper of NSEA 2020 and INAO 2021 will be the same for both groups.

• A total of 250 students will be selected from each group for stage II of INAO and therefore a total of 500 students will be selected.

• Separately Merit Index (MI) and Minimum Admissible Score (MAS) are calculated for each group.