International General Knowledge Olympiad (IGKO Exam) by Science Olympiad Foundation (SOF)

by | 16 Jun, 2022 | Exam Preparation, Olympiads

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Every year, more than 5 lakh students participate in Science Olympiad Foundation (SOF) Olympiad exams. SOF organizes various olympiads annually covering subjects like Science, Mathematics, English, computer science, General Knowledge and many more. SOF Olympiads encourage students to go beyond academics and to focus on building conceptual knowledge. Top scholars get awards worth lakhs which motivates them to broaden their knowledge on the latest trends in the world of Science and Technology. SOF IGKO Olympiad exam focuses on testing General Knowledge and Current Affairs. It is one of the highly anticipated Olympiad exams by SOF. 

The IGKO exam is conducted for the students of class 1 to 10. There are multiple levels on which the performance of the students is tested: School level, Zone level, State level and international level. The IGKO Olympiad exam is conducted once a year and is usually an hour long.

IGKO Olympiad Dates 2022

DATE ONE – 15th September 2022

DATE TWO – 11th October 2022

From the above two dates, schools can select any one date to conduct IGKO as per their convenience.

IGKO Olympiad Pattern 

(Source: https://sofworld.org/igko/class-1/igko-syllabus/igko-syllabus-class-1 )

IGKO Olympiad Exam Syllabus

The IGKO exam is for class 1 to 10 and the syllabus is distributed class wise. A detailed class-wise syllabus for the same can be found here.

Awards:

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

( Souce: https://sofworld.org/igko/about-igko-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

Know more about other Olympiad exams here.

Author: Anshul Rathod

Author: Anshul Rathod

Being an avid reader, you can find me surfing blogs and articles about life skills building, traveling, marketing campaigns and adventure activities. My passion is to guide students towards a holistic career decision and development. My interests lie in the fields of science and technology, and I have tutored students to excel in them.