Start with the official sources
IAPT exam portal
Registration, student login and first-stage examination support.
Open guideHBCSE programme
The current science Olympiad cycle and later-stage instructions.
Open guideDetailed syllabus
The official topic list for planning and checking coverage.
Open guideOlympiad books
HBCSE’s theory-problem collections and experimental resources.
Open guideChoose resources for a purpose.
- Concept building: use your Class XI–XII physics texts and worked examples to understand definitions, assumptions and derivations.
- Exam familiarity: use official NSEP papers and their matching final keys.
- Deeper reasoning: use HBCSE’s INPhO model solutions to learn how a full solution is developed.
- Experimental thinking: explore HBCSE-listed experimental physics collections and school laboratory work.
These are suggested learning uses. A book or course is not required simply because it is promoted as “Olympiad preparation”.
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