Stage III: Orientation Cum Selection Camp (OCSC) in Junior Science
OCSC in Junior Science will be organized by HBCSE sometime in April to June 2017 for 2-3 weeks. The precise dates will be announced prior to or along with the announcement of the selection list for the OCSC.Eligibility for OCSC : Only the students selected from the merit list of Stage II (INJSO 2017) will be eligible for OCSC, 2017 in Junior Science. There will be no other criterion or provision.
The dates of OCSC 2017 will be announced later.
The camp will include several theoretical and experimental tests. Orientation will be provided to students especially in experiments. The camp will conclude with a valedictory function where distinguished scientists will be invited to speak to the students.
The merit list of OCSC in Junior Science will be prepared on the basis of the combined theoretical and experimental score aggregated over all the tests in the camp, with 60% weightage for theory and 40% weightage for experiment. Performance in previous stages (NSEJS and INJSO) will not be a consideration for the merit list and awards of the OCSC.
The top 6 in the OCSC Junior Science merit list will be declared to be special merit awardees. These special merit awardees will be given Rs. 5,000 each in the form of books and cash. In addition, there will be special prizes to recognize meritorious performance in theory and experiments.
The 6 special merit awardees in Junior Science selected at the end of the OCSC will constitute student team for the International Junior Science Olympiad (IJSO), provided they satisfy required criteria such as age limit, holding valid Indian passport, medical fitness, parental consent, etc.
