Geological Society INESO 2021 Indian National Earth Science Olympiad : geosocindia.org

Organisation : MOES Ministry of Earth Sciences, Geological Society of India
Contest Name : INESO 2021 Indian National Earth Science Olympiad
Applicable For : Students of 9th, 10th and 11th
Application Last Date : 05.03.2021
Exam Date : 20.03.2021
Website : https://www.geosocindia.org/GSI/

Geological Society INESO

“INDIAN NATIONAL EARTH SCIENCE OLYMPIAD (INESO) – 2021 on 20th MARCH 2021 at 10.30 am – 12.00 noon”

Entrance Test

An entrance test will be held on 20 March, 2021 at over 150 centers. The 1½ hour test at 10.30 am will be in English & comprise objective type questions spanning the Geosphere, Atmosphere, Hydrosphere& Planetary Sciences.

For syllabus & limited reading materials, visit www.geosocindia.org/index.php/ieso. Students should register Online.

The candidate should carry the school identity card and SHOULD NOT CARRY ANY MOBILE PHONE on the day of the test. About Twenty students chosen in order of merit will attend a Virtual Training Camp.

Training Camp

The 11-day Virtual Training Camp in mid-June 2021 will comprise lectures, discussions, data mining and poster presentation. The Indian National Earth Science Olympiad will be th held at the end of the Camp.

The top four students will be declared as winners of 15 INESO.If the International Committee, IESO decides to organise virtual IESO, the four winners of INESO will participate in the Virtual International Earth Science Olympiad.

Application Form

Application form can be downloaded from the above website.

About IESO

The International Earth Science Olympiad – IESO, was founded as one of the major activities of the International Geoscience Education Organization (IGEO). It is an annual competition for secondary school students.

The main aims of the IESO are to encourage students interest and public awareness of Earth Science and to enhance Earth Sciences learning and to enhance Earth Science teaching/learning at school level.

The IESO aims further to foster friendly relationships among young learners from different countries and promoting international cooperation in exchanging ideas and materials on Earth sciences and Earth sciences education.

The Geological Society of India is the body responsible for selecting the Indian Team for the International Earth Science Olympiad. So far, the Earth Science Olympiad program in the country involved four stages:

(i) National level Entrance Test,
(ii) Training Camp culminating in the Indian National Earth Science Olympiad,
(iii) Pre-departure training camp and
(iv) International Earth Science Olympiad.

The Earth Science Olympiad (ESO) is conducted by the ESO Cell at the Geological Society of India constituted by the President, Geological Society of India.

The IESO is supported by the Ministry of Earth Science (MoES), Government of India as one of its outreach programme for promotion of Earth Science.

Last Date

Last Date For Registration Of INESO/IESO-2021 Entrance Exam: 5th March 2021

Contact Us

Technical querries on registration
Email : helpdesk.INESO2021 [AT] gmail.com
Help desk – 080-4908 7030

Timings :
Monday to Friday : 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM and 2:00 PM to 5:00PM
Saturday : 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Not operational on sundays and other public holidays.