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The National Science Olympiad (NSO), organized by the Science Olympiad Foundation (SOF), is a yearly competitive exam conducted for school students. The exam aims at cultivating scientific reasoning and logical ability among the students through a rigorous test and helps them know where they stand academically within the school, city, zonal and international level.
Students are given a Student Performance Report (SPR) to analyze the strong and weak areas and detailed performance comparison at School, City, Zonal and International level
The primary aim of the Science Olympiad Foundation is to instill scientific curiosity and vigor in young students through competitive exams.
NSO Eligibility
Students of classes 1-12 are eligible to appear in the examination.
NSO Registration
- Fill the Registration form sent to school registered with Science Olympiad Foundation
- Schools not registered may also request for prospectus by sending an e-mail at info@sofworld.org/phone-call/fax-0124-4951200.
- A minimum of 10 students needs to be registered from each school for feasibility reasons
- A nominal fee for participation is charged from each student
- Completed forms are to be sent by the school to SOF before the due date
Roll Number
- The roll number is generated by the school’s coordinating teacher as per the guidelines
- Before the due date of submission of forms, a copy of these roll numbers along with the Students’ Registration Sheet (SRS) and School Registration Form (SRF) must be sent to the Foundation’s office
NSO Exam Pattern
- The test is conducted during school hours in the respective school
- The examination will be conducted on two dates; each school will select any date as per their convenience.
- The medium of the question paper is in English
- Foundation will dispatch question papers and guidelines to registered schools for conducting the examination
- The paper is an objective-type test of 60 minutes duration comprising 35 objective-type (Multiple Choice) questions for class 1 to class 4 and 50 objective-type (Multiple Choice) questions for class 5 to class 12
- The question paper is divided into three sections:
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- Section-1: Logical Reasoning
- Section-2: Computers and Information Technology
- Section-3: Achievers Section
- The duration of NSO examination is 1 hour.
NSO EXAM DATES
The examination will be held on 20th December 2019 and 31st January 2020.
| RANK |
AWARDS |
| 1st |
- Rs.50,000/- each
- Gold Medal
- Certificate of Outstanding Performance
|
| 2nd |
- Rs.25,000/- each
- Silver Medal
- Certificate of Outstanding Performance
|
| 3rd |
- Rs.10,000/- each
- Bronze Medal
- Certificate of Outstanding Performance
|
NSO AWARDS/SCHOLARSHIPS
Each winner will be entitled to one award for an exam.
AT ZONAL LEVEL
| RANK |
AWARDS |
|
1st
|
- Rs5000/- Each
- Gold Medal
- Certificate of Zonal Excellence.
|
|
2nd
|
- Rs2500/- Each
- Silver Medal
- Certificate of Zonal Excellence.
|
|
3rd
|
- Rs1000/- Each
- Bronze Medal
- Certificate of Zonal Excellence.
|
|
Rank 4 to 10
|
- Gifts Worth Rs.1000/- Each
- Medal of Distinction
- Certificate of Distinction
- Certificate of Zonal Excellence
|
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Rank 11 to 25
|
- Certificate of Zonal Excellence
- Medal of Distinction
- Certificate of Distinction
|
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Rank 26+
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- Participation Certificate
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In case two or more students achieve the same rank, cash award in the applicable category will be distributed as under:
INTERNATIONAL WINNERS
| CATEGORY FOR the SAME RANK |
AWARDS |
- up to 9 students
|
- the award amount will be distributed equally
- medal in the applicable category
- Certificate
|
- case 10 & more students
|
- gifts worth Rs.1,000/- each
- medal
- Certificate.
|
NSO Zonal Winners
| CATEGORY FOR the SAME RANK |
AWARDS |
- Up to 4 students
|
- The award amount will be distributed equally.
- medal (in the applicable category).
- Certificate.
|
- Case 5 & more students
|
- gifts worth Rs.1,000/- each.
- medal (in the applicable category).
- Certificate.
|
AT SCHOOL LEVEL
| CATEGORY |
AWARDS |
- 1st rank holder
|
- Gold medal
|
- 2nd rank holder
|
- Silver medal
|
- 3rd rank holder
|
- Bronze medal
|
- Classes 5-9 top-ranked
|
- Gold medal
|
NSO AWARDS - SCHOOLS
| CATEGORY |
AWARDS |
|
Best Principal
|
- Rs.25,000/- Each
- Citation
- Trophy
|
|
Best Teacher
|
- Rs.10,000/- Each
- Citation
- Trophy
|
| CATEGORY |
AWARDS |
|
Best Principal*
|
- Rs.10,000/- Each
- Citation
- Trophy
|
|
Best Teacher
|
- Rs.5,000/- Each
- Citation
- Trophy
|
| CATEGORY |
AWARDS |
|
Best Principal*
|
- Rs. 2,500/- Each
- Citation
- Trophy
|
|
Best Teacher
|
- Rs. 1,000/- Each
- Citation
- Trophy
|
NSO SYLLABUS
CLASS 1
| SECTIONS |
TOPICS |
|
Logical Reasoning
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Spatial Understanding, Grouping, Measuring Units, Analogy, Geometrical Shapes, Patterns, Odd One Out,
Ranking Test.
|
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Science
|
Living and Non-living things, Plants, Animals, Human Beings and Their Needs, Good Habits and Safety Rules, Air and Water, Weather and The Sky.
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Achievers Section
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Higher Order Thinking Questions
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CLASS 2
| SECTIONS |
TOPICS |
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Logical Reasoning
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Patterns, Measuring Units, Odd One Out, Series Completion, Geometrical Shapes, Analogy, Ranking Test, Grouping of Figures, Coding-Decoding, Embedded Figures.
|
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Science
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Plants, Animals, Human Body, Food, Housing and Clothing, Family and Festivals, Occupations, Good Habits, and Safety Rules, Transport, and Communication, Air, Water and Rocks, Earth and Universe.
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Achievers Section
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Higher Order Thinking Questions
|
NSO CLASS 3
| SECTIONS |
TOPICS |
|
Logical Reasoning
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Patterns, Analogy, and Classification, Coding-Decoding, Mirror Images, Embedded Figures, Alphabet Test, Ranking Test, Grouping of Figures, Figure Matrix, Geometrical Shapes, Days and Dates & Possible Combinations.
|
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Science
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Plants and Animals, Birds, Food, Housing and Clothing, Transport and Communication, Human Body, Earth and Universe, Matter and Materials, Light, Sound and Force, Our Environment.
|
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Achievers Section
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Higher Order Thinking Questions
|
NSO CLASS 4
| SECTIONS |
TOPICS |
|
Logical Reasoning
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Patterns, Alphabet Test, Coding-Decoding, Mirror Images, Embedded Figures, Geometrical Shapes and Solids, Ranking Test, Direction Sense Test, Days and Dates & Possible Combinations, Analogy and Classification.
|
|
Science
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Plants, Animals, Food and Digestion, Clothing, Matter and Materials, Force, Work and Energy, Our Environment, Earth, and Universe.
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Achievers Section
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Higher Order Thinking Questions
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CLASS 5
| SECTIONS |
TOPICS |
|
Logical Reasoning
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Patterns, Analogy and Classification, Coding-Decoding, Geometrical Shapes, Mirror Images, Water Images, Embedded Figures, Direction Sense Test, Ranking Test, Alphabet Test and Logical Sequence of Words, Puzzle Test.
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Science
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Animals, Human Body and Health, Plants, Natural Resources, Pollution and Calamities, Earth and Universe, Matter, Force, Work, and Energy.
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Achievers Section
|
Higher Order Thinking Questions
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CLASS 6
| SECTIONS |
TOPICS |
|
Logical Reasoning
|
Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning.
|
|
Science
|
Motion and Measurement of Distances, Light, Shadows and Reflections, Electricity and Circuits, Fun with Magnets, Our Environment (Water, Air Around us, Garbage in Garbage out), Sorting and Separation of Materials, Changes Around Us, The World of Living (Characteristics of Living Beings, Parts of Plants, Body Movements in Animals and Adaptation), Food and its Components, Fibre to Fabric
|
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Achievers Section
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Higher Order Thinking Questions
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CLASS 7
| SECTIONS |
TOPICS |
|
Logical Reasoning
|
Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning.
|
|
Science
|
Heat, Motion and Time, Electric Current and its Effects, Winds, Storms and Cyclones, Light, Acids, Bases and Salts, Physical and Chemical Changes, Weather, Climate and Adaptations of Animals to Climate, Fibre to Fabric, Nutrition in Plants and Animals, Respiration in Organisms, Transportation in Plants and Animals, Reproduction in Plants, Natural Resources and Their Conservation (Soil, Water: A Precious Resource, Forests our Lifeline, Wastewater Story).
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Achievers Section
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Higher Order Thinking Questions
|
CLASS 8
| SECTIONS |
TOPICS |
|
Logical Reasoning
|
Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning
|
|
Science
|
Crop Production and Management, Microorganisms, Synthetic Fibres and Plastics, Metals and Non-metals, Coal and Petroleum, Combustion and Flame, Conservation of Plants and Animals, Cell, Reproduction and Endocrine System, Force and Pressure, Friction, Sound, Chemical Effects of Electric Current, Some Natural Phenomena, Light, Stars and the Solar System, Pollution of Air and Water.
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Achievers Section
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Higher Order Thinking Questions
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NSO CLASS 9
| SECTIONS |
TOPICS |
|
Logical Reasoning
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Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning
|
|
Science
|
Motion, Force and Laws of Motion, Gravitation, Work and Energy, Sound, Matter in Our Surroundings, Is Matter Around Us Pure, Atoms and Molecules, Structure of Atom, Cell-The Fundamental Unit of Life, Tissues, Diversity in Living Organisms, Why Do We Fall III, Natural Resources, Improvement in Food Resources.
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Achievers Section
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Higher Order Thinking Questions
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CLASS 10
| SECTIONS |
TOPICS |
|
Logical Reasoning
|
Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning
|
|
Science
|
Chemical Reactions and Equations, Acids, Bases and Salts, Metals and Non-metals, Carbon and Its Compounds, Periodic Classification of Elements, Life Processes, Control and Coordination, Reproduction in Organisms, Heredity and Evolution, Light-Reflection and Refraction, Human Eye and Colourful World, Electricity, Magnetic Effects of Electric Current, Sources of Energy, Our Environment and Its Management.
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Achievers Section
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Higher Order Thinking Questions
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CLASS 11
| SECTIONS |
TOPICS |
|
Physics and chemistry
|
: Physics: Units and Measurements, Mechanics, Properties of Matter, Heat and Thermodynamics, Oscillations, Waves.
Chemistry : Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry, Structure of Atom, Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties, Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure, States of Matter, Thermodynamics, Equilibrium, Redox Reactions, Hydrogen, The s-Block Elements, The p-Block Elements (Groups 13 and 14), Organic Chemistry - Some Basic Principles and Techniques, Hydrocarbons, Environmental Chemistry.
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Mathematics/biology
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Mathematics: Sets, Relations and Functions, Principle of Mathematical Induction, Logarithms, Complex Numbers & Quadratic Equations, Linear Inequations, Sequences and Series, Trigonometry, Straight Lines, Conic Sections, Permutations and Combinations, Binomial Theorem, Statistics, Mathematical Reasoning, Limits and Derivatives, Probability, Introduction to 3-D Geometry.
OR
Biology: Diversity in the Living World, Structural Organization in Plants and Animals, Cell: Structure and Functions, Plant Physiology, Human Physiology.
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Achievers Section
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Higher Order Thinking Questions
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CLASS 12
| SECTIONS |
TOPICS |
|
Physics and chemistry
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Physics: Electricity and Magnetism, Electromagnetic Induction, Alternating current, Electromagnetic waves, Optics, Modern Physics, Semiconductor Electronics, Communication Systems.
Chemistry : Solid State, Solutions, Electrochemistry, Chemical Kinetics, Surface Chemistry, General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Elements, p-Block Elements (Group 15 to 18), d- & f-Block Elements, Coordination Compounds, Haloalkanes and Haloarenes, Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers, Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids, Amines, Biomolecules, Polymers, Chemistry in Everyday Life.
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Mathematics/biology
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Mathematics: Relations and Functions, Inverse Trigonometric Functions, Matrices and Determinants, Continuity and Differentiability, Application of Derivatives, Integrals, Application of Integrals, Differential Equations, Vector Algebra, Three Dimensional Geometry, Probability, Linear Programming.
OR
Biology: Reproduction, Genetics, and Evolution, Biology in Human Welfare, Biotechnology, Ecology
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Achievers Section
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Higher Order Thinking Questions
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