Olympiad · All-India

Indian National Science Olympiads

Usually called Science Olympiads

A staged programme in physics, chemistry, biology, astronomy and junior science, running from a school-level screening test up to the national camp and the Indian teams.

What kind of thing this is

A staged subject competition. Doing well can lead to national camps, training and international teams. Open across India.

Who can apply

Stages and eligible classes differ by subject; the junior science route starts earlier than the others.

Where it leads

Science & researchResearch-track degrees at institutions built around laboratories.

Entrance examAll-India
Common University Entrance Test (Undergraduate)
A single test used for undergraduate admission across central and many state and private universities, in arts, commerce, science and agriculture.
Run by
National Testing Agency
Open to
Class 12
Entrance examAll-India
National Entrance Screening Test
Entrance to the five-year integrated MSc at NISER Bhubaneswar and UM-DAE CEBS Mumbai — a research career entered straight from school.
Run by
NISER Bhubaneswar and UM-DAE CEBS Mumbai
Open to
Class 12
Entrance examAll-India
IISER Aptitude Test
Entrance to the BS-MS dual degree at the Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research.
Run by
Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research
Open to
Class 12

Indian National Science Olympiads

What kind of thing this is

Who can apply

Where it leads

Other routes into the same fields

Common University Entrance Test (Undergraduate)

National Entrance Screening Test

IISER Aptitude Test