INAO 2020 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 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 that 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 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 who are born between 1st July 2001 and June 30, 2006, both days inclusive and in addition, are in Class XII or lower are eligible to appear for INAO 2020 – 2021 examination. Those students who are Class XII pass out are not eligible to enroll for INAO.

• He must be residing and studying in the Indian school system since November 30, 2018, or earlier.

• Must not have planning to commence studies in universities or equivalent institution by June 1, 2021

• Must not have passed class XII  board examination or equivalent earlier than November 30, 2020

• Must not appear in NSEJS 2020.

• Candidates must be eligible to hold an Indian passport. As per the High Court order of Madras, the OCI candidates will not be eligible for the selection to the Indian team in the International Olympiads. But such candidates are eligible for selection to all the prior stages up to and including OCSC (stage III) providing that they fulfill all the other eligibility criteria.

What is the Procedure For Selection In Astronomy Stage II? (INAO 2020)

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

• Group A: Consists of students of class XII from November 30, 2019.

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

• The question paper of NSEA 2019 and INAO 2020 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.