International Earth Sciences Olympiad

International Earth Sciences Olympiad Latest News

Recently, the union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology felicitated the student winners comprising the Indian team at the 18th “International Earth Science Olympiad” (IESO-2025) held at Jining, China.

About International Earth Sciences Olympiad

• It was established in 2003 by the International Geoscience Education Organization (IGEO).
• It aims to generate awareness of earth sciences through teamwork, collaboration, exchanging ideas, and competition.
• It is an annual competition for secondary school students (Class IX–XII) worldwide.
• India has been participating since 2007 and hosted the 10th edition at Mysore in 2013.

Government of India’s Initiatives

• To encourage the participation of Indian students (of grades 9 to 12) the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) supports the Indian National Earth Science Olympiad (INESO) held in various schools across India.
• The INESO is a national-level prelude to the IESO, which is facilitated annually by the Geological Society of India in collaboration with MoES and select educational bodies in the country.
• Topics for assessment: Geology, Meteorology, Oceanography, and Environmental sciences.
• Top-performing participants from INESO get to represent India at the IESO, which also receives support from the MoES.
• The MoES supports the INESO and IESO as part of the REACHOUT scheme under the PRITHVI (PRITHvi Vigyan) scheme.

Source: PIB

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