NSO by SOF Olympiad details for Class 10

by | 23 May, 2022 | Exam Preparation, Olympiads

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Science Olympiad Foundation’s (SOF) National Science Olympiad (NSO) Class 10 is taken at two different levels

Level 1: Test taken at the schools of the participants during the regular school hours. Schools get an option of 3 dates which they can choose as per their convenience. 

Level 2: This level is conducted for the qualifiers of level 1, for class 3 to 12. These include:

  • The top 25 rankers: zone as well class wise.
  • The toppers, ie. top 5% class wise, of level 1 test. 
  • A class topper, from a class with at least 10 registrations, who scores a minimum of 50% qualifying marks.

NSO Dates for 2022 for Class 10

DATE ONE – 18th October 2022
DATE TWO – 3rd November 2022
DATE THREE – 1st December 2022

NSO Exam Pattern

For Class 5 to 10:

( Source: https://sofworld.org/nso/class-10/nso-syllabus/nso-syllabus-class-10 )

NSO Syllabus for Class-10

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.

Achievers Section: Higher Order Thinking Questions – Syllabus as per Science Section. 

Awards:

( Source: https://sofworld.org/nso/about-nso-exam/awards )

( Source: https://sofworld.org/nso/about-nso-exam/awards )

Reference Books:

MTG Class wise Workbooks (For Class 1 to 12)

Olympiad Prep-Guides (For Class 1 to 8)

SOF Olympiad Trainer’ Mobile Apps

OSDS (Olympiad Skill Development System)

Previous Years’ Papers 

Olympiads’ Books of Reasoning

The 100 Percent Real Test Papers

E-Quiz

Author: Anshul Rathod

Author: Anshul Rathod

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