Nepal Astronomical Society Advances to Second Stage of 13th National Astronomy Olympiad 2026

Kathmandu. The Nepal Astronomical Society has advanced to the second stage of the 13th National Astronomy Olympiad 2026. Excellent students will be selected from the competition to form Nepal's team for the International Astronomy and Astrophysics Olympiad.

According to the Society, the competition has advanced to the second stage following the results of the first stage (provincial level) examination. Competitions were held in Morang, Dhanusha, Kathmandu, Kaski, Rupandehi, Surkhet, and Kailali across the seven provinces.

In Koshi Province (Senior category), Siddhant Parajuli of Shikshadeep Boarding Secondary School ranked first, while in the Junior group, Shahawaz Alam of Bal Kalyan Vidya Mandir secured the top position. In Madhesh Province, Gaurav Gupta of Gyanda Academy ranked first in the Senior group, and the highest number of students selected for the national stage came from Bagmati Province.

Here, Aryan Khadka of Kathmandu Model School, Lalitpur, ranked first in the Senior group, and Sampanna Dahal of Kathmandu Pragya Kunj School ranked first in the Junior group.

Similarly, in Gandaki Province, Shashwat Regmi of Motherland Secondary School ranked first in the Senior category; in Lumbini Province, Bihan Neupane; in Karnali Province, Namuna Shah; and in Sudurpaschim Province, Prashud Pant secured the first position in the Senior group. The Society has received national-level recognition for the Olympiad from the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology.