INChO 2025 : Know about Indian National Chemistry Olympiad

Indian National Chemistry Olympiad INChO 2025: The Indian National Chemistry Olympiad popularly known as INChO is the examination which is conducted by the Indian Association of Chemistry Teachers (IACT).

Every year the exam of this Olympiad is conducted at the end of January or the beginning of Feb. Likewise, another exam such as INAO, INPhO this exam is also conducted by the Homi Bhabha Center for Science Education (HBCSE) and to appear in this exam candidate first need to qualify NSEC exam.

Important Dates of INChO 2025 Exam

The dates of the INChO exam have not been released yet but as per the previous record, the examination of the INChO is conducted in the first week of Feb. We will provide you the INChO Exam Date after it will be announced officially.

Eligibility Criteria For INChO Exam

To give the exam candidate must full-fill the eligibility criteria. The eligibility criteria for INChO are as follows. On the day of the examination if any candidate found defaulters then he/ she will be debarred from the exam. The INChO Eligibility Criteria is as follows.

• Candidate DOB should be in between 1 July 2005 and 30 June 2010 (both days are included).
• All the candidates must be capable to hold the Indian passport.
• Those candidates who are applying must not appear in NSEJS 2024.
• It is mandatory for the candidate that he/ she must be the resident of India and also he/ she studies in India since Nov 30, 2024, and not completed the 12^th board examination earlier than the same date.
• Those candidates who apply not commenced studies in university or institution before 1^st June

Fee For Enrollment

The enrollment fee is Rs. 150/- per student for the per subject and the examination fee must be paid at the center in-charge of the NSE registration center.

Process Of Enrollment in INChO Exam 2025

To do the enrollment in INChO Exam we providing here the steps from which the candidates can do the enrollment. The steps are given below.

• Go to the official site of INChO i.e. hbcse.tifr.res.in
• Search for the option of Olympiad.
• Click on the upcoming events.
• Fill the respective details such as DOB, NSE center code, roll number.
• Choose the exam center at the time of the registration.

Procedure For Selection In Chemistry Stage II (INChO 2025)

• There will be a division of the students batch into two groups i.e. Group- A & Group- B.
• Group A: Consists of students of class XII as of November 30, 2024.
• Group B: Consists of students class XI or lower as of November 30,
• The question paper of NSEC 2024 and INChO 2025 will be the same for two groups.
• Total 250 students will be selected from each group for stage II of INPO and therefore the total of 500 students will be selected.
• Separately Merit Index (MI) and Minimum Admissible Score (MAS) will be calculated for each group.
• All the clauses which are given below will be applied separately for each group. Clauses in given in the official pdf.

Exam Pattern And Syllabus Of INChO

The exam pattern of INChO is given below:

• Question Paper Pattern: 80 MCQs with negative marking.
• Medium Of Paper: English & Hindi (need to choose the option during registration)
• Syllabus: The syllabus of the INChO exam is broadly equivalent to the senior secondary level (up to and including Class XII) of CBSE.

INChO Previous Year Question Paper

We are providing here some of the previous year papers from which candidate is able to get the idea of the examination. The INChO Previous Year Paper is provided below under the table.

INChO Admit Card

Students who will appear in the exam of INChO is required to bring the admit card. The admit card is the gateway for the students to appear at the examination center and give the paper. All the students are capable to download their admit card from the official site of hbcse.

INChO 2025 Result

In order to know the status/ performance of the INChO candidates needs to check the examination result. All the candidates are able to check their result from the official site of HBCSE i.e. secure.hbcse.tifr.res.in/ino/. Also, we will provide you the update of the INChO Result after it will release officially.

We provided here complete information regarding the INChO Exam 2025. If there are any queries please tell us through the comment box given below we will provide you the answer to that query as soon as possible.

INChO 2025: Official Site