لیگ علمی بین المللی پیشگامان ایران اسلامی (پایا)

IN THE NAME OF GOD

Registration Announcement

Introduction

PAYA League used to be a national competition in the first 4 years. But since 2012 on, the other countries were encouraged to participate in the competition. So far students from 16 different countries have participated in PAYA.

This year, the 4^th International scientific league of PAYA will be held on June, 2015.

Divisions of the Competition

The International Scientific League of PAYA is composed of 3 divisions:

Participation and Application

·Participation in the competition is by invitation.

·Any invited country may apply to participate in one division with only one team.

·Each team may comprise a maximum of 5 members a team leader, and 4 students.

Selection Procedure

A selection exam will be conducted for the PAYA league 2015. It will be administered online or paper-based and to complete the exam, applicants require Internet access. The list of final candidates will be published soon after the exam.

Objectives

·To motivate students to improve their knowledge and higher-order thinking skills in Mathematics and Physics.

·To motivate teachers to improve their knowledge and teaching abilities in Mathematics and Physics.

·To establish international cooperation networks to improve the level of Mathematics and Physics knowledge, and problem solving strategies.

·To share their cultural experiences with each other in order to raise the scientific level of students, their creativity and entrepreneurship abilities.

Contests

Primacy Contest

The primary contest is a team contest

·Each team member must individually read and memorize his own materials.

·The participants answer the 5-multiple-choise questions which are extracted from the textbooks, in their own teams.

·The participants study some materials then they share their understandings and answer the 5-multiple-choise questions which are extracted from the given materials, in their own teams.

Please be noted that:

·Each member of a team must read his own material which is different from that of their team-mates.

·All teams receive the same material and must answer the questions of the highestgrade for example is a team consist of students of 8,9,and 10th grade the students must answer the question of the 10th grade.

·If a team is made of 4 students, one student is must read material No. 5 in addition his material

·If a team is made of 3 students, one student is can read material No. 4 and is not allowed to read material No. 5

·By the end of the reading time, the students answer the questions

Secondary Contest

The Secondary contest is a team contest and the procedure is the same as the primary contest.

 Final Contest

PAYA League is a team competition and each team consists of 5 members

Essay contest: This contest contains 6 questions. The members of each team have 5 minutes to decide who will answer which question. And then the team members answer the 6th question all together.

Individual contest: This contest consists of 10 short-answer questions and the members must answer them individually.

Relay contest: 5 short-answer questions which the answer of each question provide some data for the next question. Each member has 10 minutes to answer his question, if he solves his question in less than 10 minutes or he does not answer the question, he should pass the question paper to the next person.

Additional Information

·The complaints which are received late will not be accepted.

·The complaints will be studied and the result will be told to the complainant.

·There is no negative score for the wrong answers.

·Questions of the primary and secondary schools students consist of Mathematics and Physics.

·Questions of the high school students will be in special field (Mathematics and Physics).

·In order to make the participants familiar with the questions, samples and syllabus will be provided.

·The questions are in 2 languages: English and Arabic.

·In case of any complaint visit the committee one hour after the contest.

·The answer sheets (except the relay contest) will not be collected until the end of the exam.

·The members of a team cannot be replaced.

·The final score is the sum of the 3 best scores of the essay and individual contests.

·If a member of a team is absent and cannot take part in relay contest, another member of the team can be replaced

·The scores of Essay, Individual and Relay contests are 400, 300, and 300 respectively.The scores of the questions of the relay contest from 1 to 5 are 20, 40, 60, 80, and 100 respectively.

·If a team has less than 5 members, in the essay contest, only 2 members of the team can answer an additional question.

·If the students are caught cheating the score of the contest is eliminated.

·If a member is absent in the individual contest his score will be zero.

·The participants must be punctual.

·Calculators are permitted in physics and chemistry contests.

·The participants must carry their ID cards to enter to the examination hall.

·The participants are not allowed to leave the examination hall when the contest is going on.

Awards and Prizes

Individual Award: Gold, Silver, Bronze medals

Approximately one-thirds of the contestants will receive individual Awards, in form of Gold, Silver and Bronze medals.

Team Award:Champion, Silver , Bronze trophies,

The total score of the each team is the sum of individual, relay and team contest scores.

Certificate: Every participant will receive a PAYA 2015 certificate.

Application Procedure and Deadline

To register for the PAYA LEAGUE 2015, fill in this form or download and fill in the registration form.

Students must submit the completed application form via e-mail to admin@payaleague.ir before -------, 2015.
All participants will receive the Letter of Confirmation within 24 hours after the submission of their registration form.

Registration forms received after ------, 2015 will not be accepted.

Expenses

Each participating team is responsible for the travel expenses from its homeland to Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA), including visa fees and other expenses for its entry to IRAN.

The organizer will be in charge of all official expenses including meals, accommodation, and internal transportation of the teams.

Participants who intend to stay in IRAN beyond the official duration (early arrival or late departure) are responsible for their own accommodation arrangements and food expenses.

If you have any question, feel free to contact us
admin@payaleague.ir 

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