National Science Concours 2015 NSC Contest

Organisation : National Science Concours
Announcement : National Science Concours 2015 NSC Contest

Home Page : http://www.nationalscienceconcours.com/nsc2015.html

Update : National Science Concours NSC 2016-17 :   www.contest.net.in/17074.html

National Science Concours :

The National Science Concours or NSC, is one its kind experience for students of class VI to XI. Started in 2013, it has been gaining momentum at a very rapid rate with over 200 schools participating last year. This year NSC 2015 is a special mega event with prizes galore.

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Participants can register FREE for this national level contest and give this online test on their chosen time and date. An opportunity to assess the knowledge and also experience the science like never before. Our Summer Science Camp is an experience par excellence. Register now for NSC 2015.

This year’s event will test, reward and benchmark the standards of success for students of Classes VI till XI. These classes will be divided into three categories
1. Class VI & VII Pegasus
2. Class VIII & IX Phoenix
3. Class X & XI Unicorn

Students will have to schedule a one hour slot for their test anytime during the given test dates. It will be an online test and students can take the test from anywhere. This pan-India contest will give the students a National exposure. This year, students will be divided into four zones based on the state they participate from. There will be one Summer Science Camp for each zone.

There will be three stages in the contest:
Stage I :
Participate
Students are required to register on our website. This registration is Free and very simple.

Schedule test
The Student, after registration, will have the option of scheduling the test at any convenient time between the dates. For this year, the exam dates are from 15th Oct 2015 to 15th Nov 2015

Take Test
Take the test at the scheduled time.

Stage II :
Conceptualize
Based on the results, We will publish a list of students who qualify for Level II.
Qualified students can participate in Level II by paying a nominal fee.
In Level II, student will research on a topic and will prepare a Project.
Project can be presented in a Powerpoint or Video.

Stage III:
Create
Based on the score of test and the idea/project, top 15 students from each category from each zone will participate in Summer Science Camp.
Here, students will work on the best of the ideas, generated during conceptualize stage.

If you have doubts or questions, please call us on 9910223442.

Frequently Asked Questions :

Is NSC 2015 really free?
Yes, round one of the contest is absolutely free of cost.

When will the Summer camp be held and where?
The Science Summer Camp will in the end of May 2016 and there will be four location in India. The details will be communicated and published on the website.

Can I reschedule my date and time of the test?
Yes, even after you have scheduled a test and not taken it, you are free to change it to any available slot.

Can I take the test from my home?
Yes you can take the test from anywhere. The only requisite is that you have a decent net connection.

Any other pre-requisite for the test?
Yes, if on a desktop, you will need a webcam. All laptops now have a camera.

Who will do the online registration, students or school?
The students have the option to go to NSC2015.in and register themselves. but the ideal way that we are proposing to the schools is for them to share the list with us and we do a bulk registration from our side. This is a very simple process where we need just the name class and section of the student. After we do the bulk registration, we will send that sheet back to you and you can distribute it to the students. This sheet would have the username and password for each student. Download Template.

Online test taken by the students would be held at school or they can do on their own from home?
The online tests can be taken anywhere. The process is, after registration, the student has to choose a time slot for the test. Any time between 15th Oct and 15th Nov 2015. The test can be taken in school or at home. The only requirement is an internet connection. We have had schools conduct it in labs also last year where each class would go and take it sequentially.

How the teacher will be nominated for NSC?
No teacher nomination is required for the test. The monitoring of the student happens online. We have teachers as NSC Champs who are people who nominate all the students from class VI to XI and are interested in promoting the NSC around them. They get a certificate for their efforts.

How To Find Us :
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Telephone:+91 9910223442, 9873217440, 8750017246
E-mail: nsc@pivotalindia.com