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Homi Bhabha Exams

Dr. Homi Bhabha Balvaidnyanik Competition is conducted by Greater Bombay Science Teachers' Association since 1981. This unique four stage competition aims at arousing curiosity, problem solving attitude along with development of precision in observational and motor skills in young scientists. Through the competition GBSTA also aims at sensitizing students towards their immediate environment and dare to take rational initiatives whenever needed.

  1. Who can participate: - Students studying only in 6th std. and 9th std.
  2. Medium :- English and Marathi
    ( Note :- Students from Semi-English section can go for English or Marathi medium as per their comfort level. Selected medium will remain the same for ALL further stages of the competition. NO CHANGE IN THE SELECTED MEDIUM IS PERMITTED BY GBSTA).
  3. Boards :- All Boards ( Maharashtra SSC / CBSE / ICSE / IB / OTHER STATE boards )
  4. Regions :-
    1. MUMBAI : Mumbai and Mumbai Suburban.
    2. THANE : Thane, Palghar, Raigad.
    3. PUNE : Pune, Solapur, Ahmadnagar.
    4. NASHIK : Nashik, Dhule, Jalgaon, Nandurbar.
    5. KOLHAPUR : Kolhapur, Satara, Sangli, Ratnagiri & Sindhudurg.
    6. AURANGABAD : Aurangabad, Jalna, Beed, Latur, Osmanabad, Nanded, Hingoli, Parbhani.
    7. VIDHARBH : Akola, Buldhana, Amravati, Washim, Yavatmal, Wardha, Nagpur, Bhandara, Gondia, Gadchiroli, Chandrapur
    8. OTHER THAN MAHARASHTRA : All states in India.

DR. HOMI BHABHA BALVAIDNYANIK COMPETITION SCHEDULE 2021-22

Sr. no Description Details
1 Accepting online entry forms (Registration) Tuesday. 17th Aug. 2021 to
Tuesday 28 th Sep. 2021
2 Extension in accepting online entry forms without late fee. Wednesday 29 th Sep 2021 to Monday 25 th Oct 2021 @ 5 pm.
3 Online Theory competition Std: 9th (Tentative) Sun. 21st Nov.2021(Slot wise) (Tentative)
Std: 6th (Tentative) Sun. 28th Nov.2021(Slot wise) (Tentative)
4 Result of theory competition Tentative 2nd week of December 2021
5 Online practical competition Std: 9th(Tentative) Sun. 9th Jan. 2022
Std: 6th(Tentative) Sun. 16th Jan. 2022
6 Result of practical competition Tentative 1st week of Feb. 2022
7 Submission of action research project report Tuesday15th March 2022
8 General Interview Tentative Sun. 20th March 2022 (Tentative)
9 Action Research Project Interview Tentative Sun. 27th March 2022 (Tentative)
10 Online Prize Distribution Ceremony Tentative Sun. 10th April 2022 (Tentative)

Please Note :  In view of pandemic situation (Covid -19), Organizer’s reserve the rights to make changes in schedule at any stage of the competition.

Contacts : For any query regarding REGISTRATION process

Call only between 9.00 a.m. To 06.00 p.m

1) Shri. Kailas Chavan 9029197211                 2) Shri. Pratap Thorat 9004255387
3)Shri Govind Gunjal 9969418890                   4)Shri. Achutrao Mane 9869634858
5)Shri. Shrikant Shingare 9869634765            6) Dr.Sanjay Mohite 8169025026
7)Smt. Nayana Thorat 9867809686                 8)Shri Suresh Jadhav 9221047057

Syllabus

Less emphasis will be given for knowledge based questions and more emphasis for understanding, reasoning, correlation, application etc. Majority of the questions will be from Maharashtra state board science text books and Content related to the above from ICSE,IB and CBSE science textbooks. The questions related to general knowledge in science and science around day to day life.

    1. For 6th std.- Textbooks of 4th ,5th and 6th std. of Maharashtra State Board and Content related to the above from ICSE, IB and CBSE books

a) Approximately 10 % questions on 4th std. syllabus,
b) Approximately 20 % questions on 5th std. syllabus,
c) Approximately 60 % questions on 6th std. syllabus,
d) Approximately 10 % questions on General knowledge in science.

    1. For 9th std. - Textbooks of VII ,VIII and IX std of Maharashtra State Board  and Content related to the above from ICSE,IB and CBSE books.

a) Approximately 10 % questions on 7th std. syllabus
b) Approximately 20 % questions on 8th std. syllabus,
c) Approximately 60 % questions on 9th std. syllabus,
d) Approximately 10 % questions on General knowledge in science

Date of Online Theory Competition

a) Std IX: Sunday 21st NOV.2021 ( Tentative )
b) Std VI: Sunday 28th NOV.2021 ( Tentative )

Fees

  1. For All regions & All types of schools (With Regular Fee)  Rs. 250 /-
  2. For Individual student registration ( Students who are not able to register his /her name through school.)  Rs. 400 /-

 

  1. Stages of Competition :-

    1. Online theory competition
    2. Online practical competition
    3. Online General interview
    4. Online Evaluation and interview on action research project

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 & General Knowledge in science as per standard

100

90-min.
  1. Selection for phase II - Merit wise Top 7.5% students per region per medium will be selected for phase II. They will get Merit Certificate.
  2. Remaining passed students will get Passing certificate.

Phase II

 Practical Test:
  1. Selection for phase III - 30% of the marks obtained in phase I + marks obtained in phase II will be considered.
  2. Merit wise Top 10 % students will be selected for phase III and IV
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

 General interview

30

5 to 10 min.

Selection for Medal : Considering 30% marks of Phase I, + Marks score of (Phase II + Phase III + Phase IV)

  1. Merit wise Top 10% candidates will get Gold Medal, certificate and scholarship of Rs. 3000/-.
  2. Next 60% candidates will get Silver Medal, certificate and scholarship of Rs. 2000/-
  3. Remaining all candidates will get Bronze Medal, certificate and scholarship of Rs. 1000/-

Phase IV

 Evaluation of action research project and interview on action research work. 30 5 to 10 min.

 

Other Prizes (Separate trophy in following categories for each region)

 

  • Dr. Vikram Sarabhai Trophy (Lakshvedhi Gunvatta Puraskar ) To School, - For remarkable performance which bags maximum medals.
  • Vidnyan Jattha Trophy ( Kamal Sahbhag Puraskar ) – To School, For maximum participation.

 

Registration Process:

Registration Process

  • A student can Register for the competition ONLINE; through school or individually.
  • Registration through private classes or academy is STRICTLY PROHIBITED.
  • Students from Semi-English section can go for English or Marathi medium as per their comfort level. Selected medium will remain the same for ALL further stages of the competition. NO CHANGE IN THE SELECTED MEDIUM IS PERMITTED BY GBSTA).

At the time of registration

  • New school registration: (school not registered previously)
  • Regular school registration: (school registered previously)
  • Individual student registration

New School Registration

 If your School is registered before

  1. Go to www.msta.in and Click on ‘Apply online’.
  2. Click on ‘New School Registration.’ It is mandatory to register your school.
  3. Fill up all the details of school correctly. Don’t use any short form and signs.
  4. While filing above information write complete postal address of school with pincode. In case of incomplete address GBSTA will not responsible for the delay of correspondence.[ Note: certificates will be dispatched on this address only]
  5. After filing all the details correctly click on ‘AGREE AND SUBMIT’
  6. Your login id and password will display on your screen and same will be send to you by sms on incharge teachers mobile number and mailed to school through email.
  7. This login Id and password is unique for each school. But it will be common for all the students (6th and 9th std.) of same school. Save this login id and passed for further communication.

(school is registered previously)

  1. Go to www.msta.in and Click on ‘Apply online’ to Login your School.
  2. Use your last year’s login ID & password in ‘School Login’ which will be sent by GBSTA on your registered school E-mail ID & by SMS. Dont register your School again clicking on ‘New School Registration’.
  3. Click on Edit profile. Your School information will be displayed on screen. Make sure and confirm school details. Make necessary changes if required. And click on ‘AGREE AND SUBMIT’.
  4. Click on Pay Students Fees. Enter no of students. Amount will be calculated automatically.
  5. You can order our authentic book for Dr. Homi Bhabha Balvaidnyanik Competition (Price of each book is Rs 200).Put no of books in appropriate box. The amount will be calculated automatically.
  6. Click on PAY NOW.
  7. You will directed for payment . Choose your payment mode.
  8. After paying fees Click on Add Students to register the students.

Once you get the Login Id and password you have to keep the students list ready in the following format

Also your need to have with student's passport size photo (Maximum 2 MB jpg, png, jpeg), student's e-mail address and mobile number (Whatsapp) for quick and hassle-free registration process.

Sr.No. Name of candidate (in capital letter) Gender Std. Medium Date of Birth Mob. No. (Whatsapp) Email Address Photo Image of Student
Surname First Name Middle Name  M/F 6/9 Mar/Eng
1
2

You are requested to pay the competition fee online using following instructions & then register your students.

How to pay the competition fee online

  1. Collect the fee Rs. 250 /- per student t. Keep Rs. 20/- per student for School as processing fee of entire competition.
  2. Pay remaining fees amount Rs. 230 /- per student online using payment gateway only.
  3. Log on and Click on ‘Apply online’ to Login your School.
  4. Use your login ID & password in ‘School Login’ and Click on Pay Students Fees.
  5. Enter no of students. Amount will be calculated automatically.
  6. You can order our authentic book for Dr. Homi Bhabha Balvaidnyanik Competition (Price of each book is Rs 200). Put no of books in appropriate box. The amount will be calculated automatically.
  7. Click on PAY NOW.
  8. You will directed to Payment Gateway.
  9. Choose your payment mode
  10. Fill up the details and click on pay now .
  11. For INDIVIDUAL REGISTRATION competition fees amount is Rs. 400 per student. Payment process is same as above.

 

Student Registration through school

  1. Go on to www.msta.in
  2. Click on school Login and enter your Login Id and password.
  3. Now you can enter the student details one by one by clicking on ‘Add student’.
  4. Remember that you can fill information of 10 students and submit it at a time by clicking on bulk registration.

3) Individual Registration

  1. Go on to www.msta.in and Click on ‘Apply online’.
  2. Click on New Individual Registration.
  3. Fill your details.
  4. Upload students passport size photo and students school ID or Aadhar Card by clicking on button provided Size of the Photo: Maximum 2 MB jpg, png & jpeg) ( If you are fail to upload your photo and school Id/ aadhar card your registration will be considered as incomplete)
  5. You can order our authentic book for Dr. Homi Bhabha Balvaidnyanik Competition. (Price of each book is Rs 200) If you click in the box,  the amount will be calculated automatically with courier charges Rs 50.
  6. Click on pay now, you will be directed to Gateway of payment.
  7. Choose your payment mode
  8. Fill your A/C details and click on pay now.
  9. If your registration is successful you will receive sms and email.

IMPORTANT

  1. No replacement is allowed in case, if any candidate does not appear (remains absent) for the competition. Fees once paid is nonrefundable.
  2. ‘On the spot entries’ will not be allowed at any center at any circumstances.
  3. We ensure that no injustice is done to any student. Please note that no rechecking will be entertained at any stage of the competition.
  4. Link for mock test will be provided a week before actual online theory competition. We recommend that students to give mock test as many as times so that student can get familiar with interface of the competition. Mock test is mandatory.

 

Contact: The incharge allotted to your region ¼ Call only between 9 am to 6 pm½

Contact Numbers of incharge with region
1) Mumbai region
¡) Smt. Amruta Sawant 9167335197 ii) Shri.Mahadev Yadav 9221350354

2) Thane region
¡) Shri.Jayant Ghadge 9867906129  ¡¡) Shri.Satish Gholap 9222444171

3) Pune region
¡) Shri. Vivek Chavan 9892752824 ¡¡) Shri.Deelip Satpute 9082951645

4) Nashik Region
¡) Smt.Nayana Thorat 9867809686 ¡¡) Shri. Sanjay Kanse. 9819176904

5) Kolhapur region
¡) Shri. Suresh Jadhav 9221047057 ¡¡) Shri. Vilas Manjalkar 9867359652

6) Aurangabad region
i) Shri. Santram Pawar 7506274117 ¡¡) Shri. Narayan Gite 8108177131

7) Vidarbh region
¡)Smt.Meenakshi Mane 9326956498 ¡¡) Shri.Sandeep Shinde 9594161578

8) Other than Maharastra region
i) Shri. Shrikant Shingare 9869634765 ii ) Dr.Nilima Mulgund 9819872361

Office land line Number: 022-28806995

Incharge of competition: Dr.Sanjay Mohite 8169025026

Shri.Kailas Chavan      Shri.Govind Gunjal      Shri.Achutrao Mane

President                    Secretary                 Treasurer