Bangladesh National Earth Science Olympiad (NEO) 2014 [Registration]

National Earth Olympiad 2014, the third Earth and Environmental Science Olympiad in Bangladesh, has started. 

National Earth Olympiad is mainly designed to challenge student's knowledge on Geology, Meteorology, Terrestrial Astronomy and Environmental Sciences. This will be the national level selection competition of Bangladesh Team for the forthcoming 8th International Earth Science Olympiad to be held at Spain in September. Any currently enrolled student from class 8 to class 12 is eligible to participate in the Olympiad.

For Registration, please visit www.byei.org/neo2014
For Latest Updates and Schedule, Keep your eyes on the National Earth Olympiad Facebook Page and Webpage.

Preparation

•  High School Earth Science

It's nearly impossible to complete this huge book within this short time, so read properly the Important and Unknown topics like Rocks, Minerals, Volcanoes etc. And if possible, you should take a look at the whole book for gaining basic knowledge in Earth Science. 

• National Earth Olympiad Syllabus

Though it seems huge, the topics are really interesting and easy. Especially read about the Environmental Topics, Different Conference, Congress, as these are the excluding parts of Earth Science.

• National Earth Olympiad Question 2012

Above all try to keep basic knowledge about all parts of Earth Science, especially Geology, Hydrology and Environment. General Knowledge about Bangladesh, especially Renewable Energy, Natural Resources will be worthwhile. 

• International Earth Science Olympiad Papers 

• National Earth Olympiad 2014 Sample Paper

More resource about preparation can be found here. These are not much necessary for the Divisional Rounds, but will really help you to learn more about Earth Science.

Bangladesh Science Olympiad (BSO) 2014 [Registration]

Chittagong Division
Bangladesh Academy of Sciences is going to organize “Science Olympiad-2014” in different center of Bangladesh. International Islamic University Chittagong (IIUC) is the center in Chittagong Division. The Olympiad will be held on 14th March, 2014 at IIUC Permanentcampus, Kumira, Chittagong.
For registration, follow this LINK.

Rajshahi Division
Rajshahi University School is the center in Rajshahi Division. The Olympiad will be held on 14th March, 2014.
For registration, call 01716296339, 01716509351. 

Dhaka Division
Notre Dame College and St. Joseph Higher Secondary School are the center in Dhaka Division. The Olympiad will be held on 14th March, 2014.
For registration, call 01552368703 (Sudeb Paul, St. Joseph) / 01711181616 (Titas Rojario, NDC). 

Sylhet Division
Shahjalal University of Science and Technology is the center in Sylhet Division. The Olympiad will be held on 14th March, 2014.

For registration, call 01711736177. 

Bangladesh Informatics Olympiad (BdIO) 2014 [Registration]

Regional Selection test of Bangladesh Informatics Olympiad 2014 will take place on 28th February, 2014. 

This year Regional Contest will be held in 5 Divisions (Dhaka, Sylhet, Chittagong, Rajshahi, Khulna) across the country. The winners of Regional Selection test will get the opportunity to compete in National Round of BdIO 2014. From the National Contest, this year's IOI team will be selected, who will represent Bangladesh in the International Olympiad in Informatics 2014, Taiwan. 

The registration process has already started. For registration, follow this LINK.

For more information about the competition and preparation, keep your eyes on the Bangladesh Informatics Olympiad Facebook Group and Progক্রিয়া website.

Bangladesh Informatics Olympiad Facebook Group.
Progক্রিয়া Website.

Happy Coding!

Bangladesh Astronomy Olympiad (BdAO) 2014 [Registration]

9th Bangladesh Astro-Olympiad 2014

Bangladesh Astronomical Association is going to organize 9^th National Astronomy Olympiad. After holding a district-level selection process on January 24, 2014, the best contenders will take to the final stage on February 8 to showcase their knowledge of astronomy through various contests in the Olympiad. The qualifiers will be held in Barisal, Khulna, Rajshahi, Sylhet, Chittagong, Rangpur, Mymensingh, Narayanganj, Bogra, Feni, Moulvibazar and Dhaka.

Fourteen-nineteen year olds from all over the country can register for the Olympiad free of charge, and all participants will be given a certificate. This year, Bangladesh Astronomy Association will sponsor air tickets to Romania for the 3 winners of the National Olympiad.

The national round will take place on 8^th February, 2014. 

Bangladesh Mathematical Olympiad (BdMO) 2014 [Registration]

REGISTRATION

Bangladesh Mathematical Olympiad 2014 is knocking at the door. The registration for the Olympiad will start from 10th January, 2014.
If you want to prove your mathematical ability and bring glory from the prestigious 55th International Mathematics Olympiad (IMO) to be held in Cape Town, South Africa, then grab the opportunity.

For the latest updates, Keep your eyes on BdMO website, Facebook page and PROTHOM-ALO.

Website: http://www.matholympiad.org.bd/

Facebook Group : https://www.facebook.com/groups/BdMOC/

Facebook Page : https://www.facebook.com/BdMOC

Prothom-Alo : https://www.facebook.com/DailyProthomAlo

Best Wishes!

Junior Science Olympiad: Preparation

The International Junior Science Olympiad (IJSO) is a major international academical competition held annually and the only international academical competition that covers physics, chemistry and biology at the same time. For the competition, each country may only send a team of up to 6 students, 15 or younger, and 3 official team leaders. Bangladesh has recently received the membership of IJSO.

This article is for the future IJSO participants. 

IJSO Preparation

Book Suggestion

1. Biology by EP Solomon, LR Berg and DW Martin

2. General Chemistry by Ebbing

3. College Physics by Alan Giambattista, Betty McCarthy Richardson, and Robert C. Richardson

4. Physics by by John D. Cutnell, Kenneth W. Johnson

Resources

1. IJSO Past Papers

    Check out the solutions carefully.

2. Hong Kong IJSO Training Manual 

   Check out each of the training manual carefully. This is extremely helpful.

3. Indian Junior Science Olympiad Papers

    INJSO Question Papers and Model Solutions.

4. IJSO Syllabus

Science Skills and Safety:

·         Understanding scientific methods and working in the laboratory.

·         Identify and use basic laboratory equipment

·         Draw scientific diagrams of apparatus

·         Follow instructions in the laboratory

·         Follow safety techniques when using equipment

·         Measure temperature and volume

·         Make observations using the five senses

·         Make inferences based on observations

·         Describe the scientific method

·         Record a science experiment using standard headings

·         Collect, represent and interpret data in tables and graphs

·         Use scientific language

How to win a Gold Medal at International Physics Olympiad (IPhO)?

What is required to be able to grasp the ideas of physics and solve problems so well that you could get a gold medal at IPhO? Do you need just to be gifted? Of course not, there are other students, who have solved a lot of problems – while you are thinking hard trying to "invent a bicycle", they are already writing the solution, because they had solved a similar problem earlier. Is it enough to solve a lot of problems and read a lot of problem solutions? Most often, no. Just solving or reading solutions, of course, will increase your technical skills, but you also need to think over, what were the main ideas which made it possible to solve the problem, and take these ideas into your permanent arsenal; if you solve too many problems, you don't have time to think over. Is it possible to learn "the art of problem solving" and if yes then how? Well, 99% of the Olympiad problems are solved using a rather limited set of ideas (for mathematics, that set is somewhat larger). So, if you acquire those ideas well enough – so that you can recognize them even if they are carefully hidden – then the IPhO gold will be yours! Do not worry, no-one expects you to discover a solving technique which has been never seen before, because that would be an achievement worth of a Nobel Prize!

300+ Scientific Olympiad Paper Links [Past Olympiad Papers]

Based On Country

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• British Informatics Olympiad
• British Biology Olympiad

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• Sri Lankan Astronomy and Astrophysics Olympiad

Bangladesh Physics Olympiad (BdPhO) 2014 [Registration]

Bangladesh Physics Olympiad 2014 is going to take place soon. 

In the preliminary stage, the competition will held across the 7 divisions (Dhaka, Chittagong, Rajshahi, Rangpur, Sylhet, Barishal, Khulna) and 3 regions (Mymensingh, Kushtia, Comilla).

The competition is divided into three categories
1. Category A : Class 7 and 8.
2. Category B : Class 9 and 10.
3. Category C : Class 11, 12 and Pre-University.

Top scorers from Divisional Olympiad will be selected for National Round to be held in Dhaka.

Divisional Physics Olympiad 2014 registrations for Rajshahi, Rangpur, Khulna, Barisal, Sylhet,Chittagong and Mymensingh are in progress.

For Registration, Follow this Link.
For Preparation, Follow this Link.
For Recent Updates, Follow this Facebook Group of Bangladesh Physics Olympiad.

World Physics Olympiad (WoPhO)

World Physics Olympiad – Beat the Champion, a secondary school level individual physics competition, started in 2011. It is a unique competition.

This competition lasts for a full year in three rounds:

1. Selection round
2. Discussion round
3. Final round

Each round has its respective mission, i.e.:
1.      Selection round:  provides an opportunity for as many students as possible to participate in this physics competition based on internet technology.  Problems presented in the selection round will encourage students to study high-level physics.  Indirectly, the students will enhance their knowledge on physics. 
-> This round will run from February 1st to July 31st of each year. 
-> Participants solve the problems and submit the solutions via the internet.
-> Students not yet at university level by June 30th of the competition year.
-> Students under 20 years old by June 30th of the competition year.