Dr. Homi Bhabha Balvaidnyanik Competition is conducted by The Mumbai Science Teachers' Association since 1981 to encourage students to take interest in science, to inculcate scientific attitude and to search science talent in students and motive them towords basic sciences as well as to clear the scientific concepts among students. This competition is conducted for the students studying only in VIth and IXth Std. of English and Marathi Medium of all boards
Structure of the Competition
Phase No. |
Description of the phase |
Max Marks |
Duration of exams |
Selection Procedure |
Phase I |
Written test :
100 multiple choice questions based on science & G.K.in science |
100 |
90-min. |
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Phase II |
Practical Test: |
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For VI std.: There will be 5 experiments of 6 marks each based on general science. | 30 | 30 min. (6 min per experiment) | ||
For IX std. : a) Physics: 1 experiment | 10 | 10 min | ||
b) Chemistry: 1 experiment | 10 | 10 min | ||
c) Biology: 10 questions based on 10 specimens | 10 | 10 min | ||
Phase III |
Interview- a) General interview |
30 |
5 to 10 min. |
Considering 30% marks of Phase I, + Marks of Phase II & Phase III
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Homi Bhabha Balvaidnyanik Competition Schedule for the year 2017-18
Sr. no |
Description |
Details |
1 |
Accepting online entry forms |
1st July to 16th July 2017 (with regular fees)
17th July to 25th July 2017 (with regular fees) |
2 |
Meeting of the Centres’ In - charge Venue (only for Mumbai & Thane Regain) |
Wednesday 23rd August 2017 (11.00 a.m.) D. S. High School, Sion, Mumbai - 22. |
3 |
Supply of competition material to the centers’ in charge |
Saturday, 16th September 2017 (10.00 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.) |
4 |
Dr. Homi Bhabha Bal- Vaidnyanik competition - Written Test |
Saturday, 16th September 2017 (Tentative) (3.30 p.m. to 5.30 p.m.) |
5 |
Returning of sealed answer books to the distribution center |
Saturday, 16th September 2017 (6.30 p.m. to 8.30 p.m.) |
6 |
Result - Written Test |
2nd week of November 2017 (Tentative) |
7 |
Practical Competition |
VI - std. Sunday, 10th Dec. 2017 IX - std. Sunday, 17th Dec. 2017 |
8 |
Practical Competition Result |
2nd week of January 2018 |
9 |
Interview (for VI and IX Std. students) |
Sunday, 18th Feb. 2018 Social Service League high School, Parel |
10 |
Prize Distributition |
Sunday, 4th March 2018. Yashwant Natyamandir, Matunga |
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Textbooks of IV, V and VI std of SSC syllabus and Content related to the above from ICSE and CBSEbooks for 6th std.
Textbooks of VII ,VIII and IX std of SSC syllabus and Content related to the above from ICSE and CBSE books for 9th std.
*Marathi medium students should refer the English medium textbooks and the ICSE, CBSE books for examples.
*Majority of the questions will be from SSS board text books.
*Less emphasis will be given for knowledge based questions and more emphasis for understanding, reasoning, correlation, etc.
*The questions related to general knowledge in science will be based on the topics like happenings of the last year and science around day to day life.
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Conducted By | : | THE MUMBAI SCIENCE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION |
Official Website | : | http://msta.in/students-corner/ |