25th National Science Olympiad (NSO)

Every year, the Science Olympiad Foundation conducts the National Science Olympiad (NSO). The aim of the Science Olympiad is to enhance the interest of students towards the subject of science. Interested and eligible candidates who want to apply need to fill and submit the registration form before the last date.

The registration form will be made available through the school. NSO is a two-level test. However, the test will be conducted only in 1 level for class 1^st and 2^nd. In this article, we are going to provide all the necessary details related to the 25^th National Science Olympiad (NSO) 2024.

National Science Olympiad 2024 Important Dates

The tentative dates for 25^th National Science Olympiad (NSO) 2024 are given in the table below.

Main Events	Tentative Dates
First exam date	October 2024
Second exam date	November 2024
Third exam date	December 2024

Eligibility Criteria

The eligibility criteria for 25^th National Science Olympiad (NSO) 2024 are given below.

• Students who are studying in class 1^st to 12^th are eligible to take part in 24^th National Science Olympiad (NSO).
• Please note that there are no other eligibility criteria like minimum marks etc. that to be fulfilled.
• National Science Olympiad is a two level examination. Only following candidates will be shortlisted for the 2^nd
  • Class toppers from each participating school where at least 10 students from a class appear in the exam & scores 50% qualifying marks.
  • Top 5% of students’ class wise, who appear for the 1st level exam,
  • Zone wise top 25 rank holders class wise

Note: Students from class 1^st and 2^nd need not appear for the 2^nd level. They will be ranked based on their performance on the first level.

National Science Olympiad (NSO) 2024 Application Form (Registration Process)

Interested and eligible candidates who want to apply need to apply through their schools only. The SOF doesn’t accept individual applications from the students. The complete details related to the 25^th National Science Olympiad are as follows.

• The school needs to contact the Science Olympiad Foundation in order to get registered.
• After that, registered schools will receive a prospectus and registration forms from the SOF
• It is mandatory for the school to have a minimum of 10 interested students in order to get registered.
• In case any school wants to get the prospectus without getting registered then it can get it by sending an email at info@sofworld.org or by giving a call at 0124-4951200.
• After getting the registration form, the school needs to get the registration form filled by their students.
• Please note that the details entered in the registration form must be accurate. In case of incorrect or fabricated details, the registration form might get rejected.
• Finally, the school has to submit the duly filled registration forms along with the student’s registration sheet to the SOF’s office before the last date.

Application Fee

• The registration fee for the students of schools in India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, & Nepal is Rs. 125/- (including GST) per student/ Olympiad.
• There is no fee applicable for students suffering from any major physical disability.
• The Indian students whose parent was martyred during defence operations also need not pay the application fee.
• The application fee for other countries is US$9.

Admit Card

• The school will provide the admit card or roll numbers to the students who are going to appear for the 25^th National Science Olympiad 2024.
• To receive the admit card for their students, the school’s coordinating teacher should fill the School registration form (SRF) and student’s registration sheet (SRS).
• In order to get the roll number, the schools should ensure that they send both SRS and SRF before the last date.
• SOF will generate the admit card/ roll numbers for all the students based on the data received from the school.
• All the students will be allowed to appear for the examination need to have a valid admit card or roll number.

Exam Pattern

The pattern of 25^th National Science Olympiad (NSO) 2024 exam is given below.

Level – 1:

• The duration of the exam is 60 minutes.
• The level 1 exam consists of 35 objective multiple choice questions for class 1^st to 4^th. For Class 5^th to 12^th students need to answer 50 objective multiple choice questions.
• Questions in the examination will be asked in English language only.
• There are separate question papers for each class.

Section wise exam pattern for class 1^st to 4^th

Class 1^st to 4^th

Topics/ Sections	No. of questions	Marks per questions	Total marks
Logical Reasoning	5	1	5
Science	25	1	25
Achievers Section	5	2	10
Grand Total	35		40

Class 5^th to 10^th

Topics/ Sections	No. of questions	Marks per questions	Total marks
Logical Reasoning	10	1	10
Science	35	1	35
Achievers Section	5	3	15
Grand Total	50		60

Class 11^th and 12^th

Topics/ Sections	No. of questions	Marks per questions	Total marks
Physics and Chemistry	25	1	25
Achievers Section	5	3	15
Mathematics/ Biology	20	1	20
Grand Total	50		60

Level 2: The level 2 is conducted for class 3^rd to 12^th students. The qualifiers to 2^nd round includes the following.

• At School Level: Class topper where at least 10 students from a class appear in the exam & scores at least 50% qualifying marks.
• At Zone/State Level: Top 25 rank holders from each Zone and each class
• At International Level: Top 5% of candidates, class wise, who appear in the 1st level exam internationally

25^th National Science Olympiad (NSO) 2024 Syllabus

The syllabus of NSO is different for the various classes. Given below is the syllabus for class 1^st to 4^th.

1^st Class: Spatial Understanding, Grouping, Measuring Units, Analogy, Geometrical Shapes, Patterns, Odd One Out, Ranking Test, Living and Non-living things, Plants, Animals, Human Beings and Their Needs, Good Habits and Safety Rules, Air and Water, Weather and The Sky.

2^nd Class: Patterns, Measuring Units, Odd One Out, Series Completion, Geometrical Shapes, Analogy, Ranking Test, Grouping of Figures, Coding-Decoding, Embedded Figures, Plants, Animals, Human Body, Food, Housing and Clothing, Family and Festivals, Good Habits and Safety Rules, Transport and Communication, Air, Water and Rocks, Earth and Universe

3^rd Class: 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, Plants and Animals, Birds, Food, Housing, Clothing and Occupation, Transport, Communication and Safety Rules, Human Body, Earth and Universe, Matter and Materials, Light, Sound and Force, Our Environment

4^th Class: 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, Plants, Animals, Food and Digestion, Human Needs, Matter and Materials, Force, Work and Energy, Our Environment, Earth and Universe.

Result

• The authorities will declare the 25^th National Science Olympiad (NSO) result within 8 weeks after the examination date.
• Students may contact their school in order to check their result.
• Apart from this, the result will also be made available on the official website of the Science Olympiad Foundation.
• Authorities will release the Student Performance Report (SPR) at the time of declaration of the result. This report will help in analyzing the strong and weak areas of the students.

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