SOF National Cyber Olympiad (NCO) 2024: Exam Date, Application Form, Exam Pattern, Eligibility

Science Olympiad Foundation is the authority that holds the responsibility of conducting the National Cyber Olympiad (NCO). The aim of this Olympiad is to develop the interest of school students toward computers and applications. Those interested candidates who want to apply for this Olympiad need to fill and submit the application form through the school. It is a single level Olympiad. The exam is most likely to be conducted in November 2024.

SOF National Cyber Olympiad (NCO) 2024 Important Dates

The tentative schedule of SOF National Cyber Olympiad (NCO) is given in the table below.

Main Events	Tentative Dates
Last date for the registration form submission	To be updated
Date of examination	To be updated
Result	To be updated

Eligibility Criteria

The eligibility criteria to be fulfilled in order to appear for the SOF National Cyber Olympiad (NCO) 2024 are given below.

• Students who are currently studying in classes 1st to 10th are eligible to appear for the SOF NCO.
• Please note that there is no other eligibility criterion like minimum marks SOF NCO is a single level exam.

SOF National Cyber Olympiad (NCO) 2024 Application Form

Those students who want to apply for SOF National Cyber Olympiad (NCO) 2024 need to contact their school. Please note that it is not possible to apply for the examination in online mode. Given below are the complete details related to the SOF National Cyber Olympiad (NCO) application process.

• In order to get registered, the school needs to contact the Science Olympiad Foundation.
• Then, SOF will send the prospectus along with registration forms to all schools registered.
• Please note that the school should have at least 10 interested students in order to get registered.
• Those schools which are not registered may get the prospectus by sending an email at info@sofworld.org or by calling 0124-4951200.
• After getting the registration form, the schools need to get them filled by their students.
• The details entered in the registration form must be accurate. Otherwise, the application form might get rejected.
• The school then need to submit the registration form and Student’s registration sheet to the SOF’s office.

Application Fee

The application fee is different for the candidates from different countries as given below.

• For Schools in India, Bangladesh, Bhutan & Nepal: Rs. 125/- per students
• Students suffering from any major physical disability: Nil
• Indian student whose parent was martyred during defence operation: Nil
• Students from other countries: US $ 9

Note: The schools may also charge Rs. 25/- per student addition towards honorarium of incharge, remuneration to teachers to teach and guide, and for other expenses.

Admit card

• Those students who will apply will be able to get their roll number or admit card from the school.
• To get roll numbers for their students, school’s coordinating teacher must fill the SRF (School registration form) and SRS (Student’s Registration Sheet).
• Both SRS and SRF must be sent by the school to the SOF’s office before the last date.
• From the data received from the school, SOF will generate the roll numbers for all the students.
• Students will be allowed to take the exam only if he/she has a valid roll number or admit card.

SOF National Cyber Olympiad (NCO) 2024 Exam Pattern

The SOF National Cyber Olympiad is a single level examination. The pattern of this exam is given below.

• Students from class 1^st to 4^th need to answer 35 objective type multiple choice questions
• On the other hand, students from class 5^th to 12^th need to answer 50 objective type multiple choice questions.
• The duration of the examination will be 60 minutes.
• Questions will be asked in English language only.
• The exam will be conducted during school hours only.
• The question paper will consist of the following three sections.
  • Logical Reasoning
  • Computers & IT
  • Achievers Section

For Class 1^st to 4^th

Topic	Number of questions	Marks per question	Total Marks
Logical Reasoning	5	1	5
Computers & IT	25	1	25
Achievers Section	5	2	10
Grand Total	35 questions		40 marks

For Class 5^th to 10^th

Topic	Number of questions	Marks per question	Total Marks
Logical Reasoning	10	1	10
Computers & IT	35	1	35
Achievers Section	5	3	15
Grand Total	50 questions		60 marks

Syllabus

The syllabus of SOF NCO 2024 is different for various classes as given below.

• 1^st Class: Patterns, Completion of Figure Pattern, Measuring Units (Length, Weight, Time and Money), Geometrical Shapes, Odd One Out, Spatial Understanding, Grouping of Figures, Analogy, Ranking Test, Introduction to Computers, Parts of Computer, Uses of Computer, Keys and Keyboard, Computer Mouse, Starting and Shutting Down the Computer, Introduction to MS-Paint, Latest Developments in the Field of IT.
• 2^nd Class: Computer-a Smart Machine, General Information about Computers, Parts of Computer, Uses of Computer, Learning to use Keyboard and Mouse, MS-Paint, Latest Developments in the field of IT.
• 3^rd Class: Fundamentals of Computer, General Information about Computers, Storage Devices, Parts of Computer, Uses of Computer, Input and Output Devices, Introduction to Internet, MS-Paint, Introduction to MS-Word (Opening, Closing, Saving and Printing a Word document, Components of MS-Word window, Editing commands like Cut, Copy, Paste, Undo and Redo, Moving in a document using Home and End Keys), Latest Developments in the field of IT.
• 4^th Class: About Computers (General Information), Evolution of Computers, Parts of Computer, Input and Output Devices, Hardware, Software, MS-Word(Formatting a Word document, Font group, Format Painter, Search using Find and Replace option, Checking Spelling and Grammar using Thesaurus), Using Windows 7, Introduction to Internet and Its Uses, Computer Networks, MS-Paint, Latest Developments in the field of IT.
• 5^th Class: Input and Output Devices, Hardware, Software, Storage Devices, Memory –Primary & Secondary Memory, MS-Paint, Introduction to Multimedia, MS-Word (Paragraph formatting Using Paragraph group, Drop Cap, Document Views, Inserting Graphics-Pictures and Shapes, Clip Arts, Symbols, SmartArt, Multimedia Objects, Text Box, Inserting Header and Footer in a document and exploring its features), Introduction to MS-PowerPoint(Component of MS-PowerPoint window and its features, etc.

Note: The syllabus for the rest of the classes can be obtained from the SOF’s website.

SOF National Cyber Olympiad (NCO) 2024 Result

• The result of the Olympiad will be made available about 8 weeks after the date of exam.
• Authorities will send the result of the candidates to the school. Students will be able to know about their result through the school.
• In addition to this, authorities will also upload the result on the official website.
• The result card which is also known as Student performance Report (SPR) can be very helpful in analyzing the strong and weak areas of the student.

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