List

INAO Problems and Solutions

India's national astronomy olympiad, run by HBCSE, from which the country's IOAA team is chosen. Here are the papers and solutions from 2009 to 2026, without 2013, 2021 and 2022; 2009 and 2010 had separate junior and senior papers.

2026

India

Problems6 problemsProblemsSolutions
  • 1Galileo's Observationsnot published
  • 2Stars in Nashiknot published
  • 3Approximating πnot published
  • 4Blackbody Radiationnot published
  • 5Observing the ISSnot published
  • 6Planet's Orbit around a Binary Starnot published

2025 materialsAnswer sheet

2025

India

Problems12 problemsProblemsSolutions
  • 1Solar Telescopenot published
  • 2Exoplanet Detectionnot published
  • 3Venus Phasesnot published
  • 4Star-Planet-Moon Systemnot published
  • 5HR Diagramnot published
  • 6Doppler Shiftsnot published
  • 7Solar Sailnot published
  • 8Light Isodelay Surfacenot published
  • 9Telluric Phasesnot published
  • 10Sun at Horizonnot published
  • 11Spinning White Dwarfnot published
  • 12Redshift of Sirius Bnot published

2024 materialsAnswer sheet

2024

India

Problems5 problemsProblemsSolutions
  • 1Celestial Observationsnot published
  • 2Binary Planetsnot published
  • 3Liquid Transfer Equilibriumnot published
  • 4Telescope Alignmentnot published
  • 5Celestial Coordinatesnot published

2023

India

Problems6 problemsProblemsSolutions
  • 1Hohmann Transfer Orbitnot published
  • 2Binary Star Resolutionnot published
  • 3Thermal Equilibrium Boxnot published
  • 4Asteroid Belt Collisionnot published
  • 5Earth-Mars Orbital Motionnot published
  • 6Lunar North Polenot published

2020

India

Problems7 problemsProblemsSolutions
  • 1Mars Rise Timenot published
  • 2Rapunzel Hair Growthnot published
  • 3Circle Perimeter Gridnot published
  • 4Stellar Triangle Systemnot published
  • 5Cannonball Orbitnot published
  • 6Pulsar Propertiesnot published
  • 7Moon Crescent Imagenot published

2019

India

Problems7 problemsProblemsSolutions
  • 1Moon Phasesnot published
  • 2Solar System Configurationsnot published
  • 3Light Reduction Lensnot published
  • 4Star Constellationnot published
  • 5Earth Map Projectionsnot published
  • 6Heated Wire Coolingnot published
  • 7Tidal Height Modelingnot published

2018

India

Problems8 problemsProblemsSolutions
  • 1Sun Angular Differencenot published
  • 2Bus Solar Powernot published
  • 3Kepler-13Ab Orbitnot published
  • 4Infinity Corridornot published
  • 5Moon Rise Timenot published
  • 6Planets Observationnot published
  • 7Binary Star Orbitnot published
  • 8Telescope Mirror Segmentsnot published

2017

India

Problems7 problemsProblems and solutions
  • 1Astronomical Phenomenanot published
  • 2Shadow Geometrynot published
  • 3Supernova Fluxnot published
  • 4Bus Station Schedulenot published
  • 5Alternate Refraction Lawsnot published
  • 6Probability Problemsnot published
  • 7Balloon Expansionnot published

2016

India

Problems9 problemsProblemsSolutions
  • 1Constellation Identificationnot published
  • 2Neptune Methane Energynot published
  • 3Math Patternsnot published
  • 4Boat River Signboardnot published
  • 5Triple Lens Systemnot published
  • 6Meter Stick Shadownot published
  • 7Doppler Whistle Rotationnot published
  • 8Ball Container Acousticsnot published
  • 9Stellar Magnitude Devicenot published

2015

India

Problems9 problemsProblemsSolutions
  • 1Wheat Food Staplenot published
  • 2Object Categoriesnot published
  • 3Satellite Orbital Periodsnot published
  • 4True/False Statementsnot published
  • 5Ants Shortest Pathnot published
  • 6Light Ray Mirrorsnot published
  • 7Proton Beam Magneticnot published
  • 8Geostationary Satellitesnot published
  • 9Exoplanet Cataloguenot published

2014

India

Problems8 problemsProblemsSolutions
  • 1Moon Landingnot published
  • 2Comet Distancenot published
  • 3Aircraft Speednot published
  • 4Skymap Markingsnot published
  • 5Gliese-876 Planetnot published
  • 6Lens Mirror Overlapnot published
  • 7Chandrayaan Gold Wirenot published
  • 8Voyager Unknown Objectnot published

2012

India

Problems1 problem

2011

India

Problems1 problem