Olympiad · In person
The pathway by which the National Council of Science Museums (NCSM), India's authorised body for the junior astronomy olympiad, selects India's team for the International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics for Juniors (IOAA-Jr.). It runs through NSEJS, INJSO, a selection camp at BITM Kolkata and team training.
NCSM, under the Ministry of Culture, is the Authorized National Representative Astronomical Organization for the Junior Astronomy Olympiad programme in India and selects the Indian team for IOAA-Jr. through five stages: NSEJS, INJSO, OCSC at BITM, team training at an NCSM science centre, and the international olympiad. The first two stages need no special coaching outside regular school.