National Astronomy & Space Olympiad (NASO)

This is India's first Astronomy & Science Olympiad aimed at creating awareness among School Students towards Astro Science. This is The best platform for students to explore themselves into concepts of Astro Science.

NASO comes up with a concept called ' Explore NASA with NASO '. Where children who perform top in this competition gets an opportunity to visit for Kennedy space station NASA(Houston) and runners will have an opportunity to attend exposure camp at Singapore Science City". We make sure that our exams are well organized and competitive enough to enable our students to come out top in any international competition they venture into.

Eligibility

Students of Class II to X

Salient features of NASO:

Every enrolled student will get complimentary:

e-Books worth Rs. 120, (Mock Tests & Previous Question papers)

Online Quiz Session by Ex-NASA Astronomer worth Rs. 29/-

Astronomy Board Game Worth Rs. 100

Each participating student gets a Participation Certificate & a subject wise Performance Report analyzing his/her performance, strengths & weaknesses and comparison of performance with students across the city, state and country.

Awards to school toppers, state toppers and international toppers.

Recognition, mementos, gifts and certificate-of-appreciation for school Principals and Teachers.

Theme	Month	Events	Possible Dates
Astronomy	August	Meet an Astronomer (Talk by an eminent ISRO Scientist) Robotic telescopes (Operate the NASA telescope from your home) Virtual Observation Session	First Week  of Aug Last Week  of Aug
Aerospace	September	Fly Mars Helicopter (Design and make the Helicopter) Virtual hands-on Session Rocket by Skyroot Aerospace (Launch your own Rocket) Virtual hands-on Session	First Week of Sep   Last Week of Sep
Space Science	October	World Space Week (Asteroid Defender Contest) Virtual Contest Build App for NASA (Guided learning for app for space)  Virtual Coding Session	First Week  of Oct Last Week of Oct
Astronomy	November	Asteroid search Campaign (A guide into finding and reporting asteroids) Virtual Citizen Science Session Meteor Observation Campaign (Observe and submit to IMO)  Virtual Astronomy Session	First Week  of Nov   Last Week  of Nov
Space Science	December	Space Settlement Design (The life beyond earth)  Virtual Contest Preparation Session Satellite Making (Talk by an eminent Scientist) Virtual Talk	First Week  of Dec   Last Week  of Dec

Schedule of NASO Exam:

31st Aug 2022	Closing date for contest registration
1st Sep 2022	School can download student contest packs Free (Question Banks / E-books)
30th Nov 2022	Receipt of Question Paper sets & OMR sheets at schools OR Online Mode IDs
17th Dec 2022	NASO Level-1 in India/International
6th Jan 2023	NASO Level-1 in  India/International
30th Jan 2023	Announcement of Level-1 results on www.naso.in
20th Feb 2023	NASO Level-2 Examination
27th Feb 2023	Receipt of Level-1 Certificates & Medals to schools
1st March 2023	Announcement of results Level-2 results on www.naso.in

REGISTRATION FEE

For Indian Schools: Rs. 250 Per Student

For International schools: 12 USD Per Student 

Awards

 1st Prize Winners be a part of Navars’ SATELLITE program

 2nd Prize Winners will be sponsored to the ISRO Education Trip for 3 days.

 3rd Prize Winners will get Navars Online Astronomy Course worth Rs. 15,000.   

 4th Prize Telescopes

 5th Prize DIY Hands on Activity Kit Packs

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