The 6th National Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics
by: Aslan NoorghasemiAug. 8, 2010
last update: March 2, 2021
Young Scholars' Club (YSC) is the official organization that manages the National Science Olympiads in Iran.
(update: a few years later, Young Scholars' Club (YSC) was merged with the National Organization of Development of Exceptional Talents (NODET))
There are different criteria for the olympiad, like mathematics, chemistry, physics, literature, and of course, astronomy and astrophysics.
All the olympiads start with a test, and the people who pass it will attend the second exam. About 40 students will pass this second phase. Then, they will attend a summer school in YSC. After that, the 3rd exam will be held. Only 8-10 (depends on the field) will be awarded a gold medal. During the consequent year, these gold medal owners will get educated heavily and after the 4th phase of exams, half of them will be eligible to be a member of official Iran's team for the international competition. (my blog post about the International Olympiad of Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA))
Students who get the opportunity to gain a gold medal, are able to enter any Iranian university, in any major they want. The other students who have gotten a silver or bronze medal would have special extra points in the Iranian university entrance exam, named "Konkour".
My medal had a great impact on me and my life. I was free to choose my academic path without any hesitation or distress.
I've recieved a number of appreciation letters as follows:
