City’s Joy bags silver in International Astronomy and Astrophysics contest

 

 

 

Joy Agrawal, a Std X student of Centre Point School, Amravati Bypass, has bagged Silver Honour in The International Astronomy and Astrophysics Competition (IAAC), one of the biggest Astronomy competitions for students from all around the world. He is among the top 15% students around the world. There are two age categories: Junior, under 18 and Youth category for over 18. Joy has won Silver Honour among the participants of 98 countries in Under 18 category. Joy Agrawal achieved outstanding results throughout the tournament despite very fierce competition. He has been thus honoured with a Silver Honour. The International Astronomy and Astrophysics Competition is an international science competition.

 

The International Astronomy and Astrophysics Competition gives the unique opportunity to participants to showcase their knowledge and astronomy skills! The IAAC is an online astronomy competition for students from all countries. There are three rounds in the competition. The qualification round is the first stage and consists of five astronomy problems that have been published online. The problems vary in topic and difficulty. Some of the problems test students’ astronomy knowledge, others require calculations. The qualification round will not only sharpen the mind but participants can also learn more about astronomy and astrophysics. It enables students from all countries to prove their skills and to unleash their creativity in the fields of astronomy and astrophysics. Participants that have solved the qualification round successfully are qualified to participate in the pre-final round. The problems will be more challenging, but even more interesting!

 

The pre-final round consists of 10 different problems that vary in difficulty, 4x basic problems (four points), 4x advanced problems (six points), 2x research problems (ten points). It is possible to reach up to 60 points in total. Participants have to reach at least 30 points (junior) or 40 points (youth) to qualify for the final round. Participants that have solved the pre-final round successfully are qualified to participate in the final round. The final round consists of a single online exam with 30 multiple-choice questions. The questions require knowledge about astronomy and astrophysics. In April 2021 Joy was declared Third in ‘NASA Scientist’ for a day competition, in 9th Grade to 12th Grade category. He is a Life member of Lunar Society. Last year Joy Agrawal gave Science classes to underprivileged students on Zoom. He has started a community for Space Enthusiast by the name Community Space1. He was interviewed by Founder of “The Circle of Legends” Darshan Patel.