The last date for Registration of participation in ” IGNOU-UNESCO Olympiad 2010″ has been extended till August 1,2010. No registration will be possible beyond this date.

The day, date and time for the Tier I test for the Olympiad is Sunday, August 22, 2010 at 10 AM. IGNOU and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) are organizing the Science Olympiad for students of SAARC countries.

The Olympiad is being organized by the Raman Chair of IGNOU with two important objectives, one being to develop a real base for scientific cooperation between the SAARC counties by utilizing the ‘prime movers of tomorrow’s science’ and secondly to bring back the interest in basic sciences. Science stream students from any school of the SAARC countries with Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and / or computer science currently (2010-2011 academic year) enrolled at the 11th standard or class in a higher Secondary School in India or its equivalent are eligible to participate. The participant must have passed in the science branch (Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology or their equivalent) at their 10th grade (or its equivalent) final Examination with a minimum of 70% or corresponding grade where the mark system does not prevail.