Following the protocol of NEP (2020), NCF (2023), NCERT and CBSE guidelines, National and various State Boards for the convenience of schools and students, any change/reduction in the syllabi will be reflected in actual question papers.
Total Questions: 50
Time: 1 hr.
Section – 1 : Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning.
Section – 2 : Food and its Components, Materials Around Us, States of Water, Methods of Separation, The World of Living (Parts of Plants, Grouping of Plants and Animals, Adaptations in Plants and Animals, Characteristics of Living Beings, Life Cycle of Plants and Animals), Exploring Magnets, Measurement of Length and Motion, Temperature and its Measurement, Beyond Earth, Natural Resources (Air, Water, Forests, Sun: The Source of Energy, Soil, Rocks and Minerals, Fossil Fuels, Renewable and Non-Renewable Resources).
Section – 3 : Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section–2.
PATTERN OF SOF NATIONAL SCIENCE OLYMPIAD (NSO) (LEVEL1)
| SOF NSO | ||||
Class | SECTION | NO. OF QUESTIONS | MARKS/QUESTION | TOTAL MARKS |
| 1st to 4th | Section – 1: Logical Reasoning | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Section – 2: Science | 25 | 1 | 25 | |
| Section – 3: Achievers Section | 5 | 2 | 10 | |
| Grand Total | 35 | 40 | ||
| 5th to 10th | Section – 1: Logical Reasoning | 10 | 1 | 10 |
| Section – 2: Science | 35 | 1 | 35 | |
| Section – 3: Achievers Section | 5 | 3 | 15 | |
| Grand Total | 50 | 60 | ||
| 11th & 12th | Section – 1: Physics & Chemistry | 25 | 1 | 25 |
| Section – 2: Achievers Section | 5 | 3 | 15 | |
| Section – 3: Mathematics/Biology | 20 | 1 | 20 | |
| Grand Total | 50 | 60 | ||
PATTERN OF SOF NATIONAL SCIENCE OLYMPIAD (NSO) (LEVEL2)
| SOF NSO | ||||
| CLASS | Topic/ Section | No. of questions | Marks per Question | TOTAL Marks |
| 3rd & 4th | Science | 30 | 1 | 30 |
| Achievers Section | 5 | 2 | 10 | |
| GRAND TOTAL | 35 | 40 | ||
| 5th to 10th | ||||
| Science | 45 | 1 | 45 | |
| Achievers Section | 5 | 3 | 15 | |
| GRAND TOTAL | 50 | 60 | ||
| 11th & 12th | Physics & Chemistry | 25 | 1 | 25 |
| Achievers Section | 5 | 3 | 15 | |
| Mathematics/Biology | 20 | 1 | 20 | |
| GRAND TOTAL | 50 | 60 | ||
NOTE:
- Questions of level-I Olympiad exams will be 60% from the current class syllabus and 40% from the previous class syllabus, e.g. Class-7 NSO exam will have 60% questions from class-7 syllabus and 40% questions from class 6 syllabus.
- Questions of level-II Olympiad exams will be from current class syllabus only.
- Questions in ACHIEVERS SECTION will be from current class syllabus only.
