Science Olympiad Foundation
| Formation | 1996 |
|---|---|
| Type | Non profit organization |
Official language | English |
Secretary General | Mahabir Singh (Director) |
| Affiliations | CBSE, British Council, Institute of Company Secretaries of India, Techfest, TCS Star Sports (formerly) |
The Science Olympiad Foundation (SOF) is an educational foundation and a non-profit organisation, established in 1996, based in New Delhi, India which promotes science, mathematics, general knowledge, introductory computer education and English language skills among school children in India through various Olympiad exams.
Olympiads
SOF organizes 6 olympiads each year.
Current
About 5 lakh student take part in each of the following Olympiads:
International General Knowledge Olympiad (IGKO)
The IGKO is a single level exam. Students from class I-X may participate in the examination.This olympiad has been introduced in 2017-2018.
International English Olympiad (IEO)
- The IEO used to be a single level exam each year, but in 2017-2018 it was conducted on two levels. Students from class I-XII can participate in this olympiad. It is conducted in partnership with the British Council.
National Science Olympiad (NSO)
- The NSO is conducted on two levels each year. It was the first Olympiad to be conducted by SOF. It has been conducted since 1996. Students from class I-XII may participate in the examination. It is conducted in partnership with Techfest.
International Mathematics Olympiad (IMO)
- The IMO is conducted on two levels each year. Students from class I-XII may participate in the examination.
International Company Secretaries Olympiad Olympiad (ICSO)
- The ICSO is a single level exam. Students from classes XI & XII may participate in the examination. It is conducted in partnership with ICSI.
National Cyber Olympiad (NCO)
- The NCO is a single level exam. It was the second olympiad to be conducted by SOF. It has been conducted since 2000. Students from class I-XII may participate in the examination. It is conducted in partnership with TCS iON, a branch of TCS.
Former
National Cyber Olympiad Level-2 (NCO)
- The NCO was formerly a two level exam however since, the 2017-2018 session the NCO level-2 has been removed due to less popularity and replaced by IEO level-2 due to increasing popularity.
International Sports Knowledge Olympiad (ISKO)
- Conducted only once, during the 2016-2017 session. It was a single level exam conducted in partnership with Star Sports in which students of classes I-X could participate.
Eligibility and Pattern
Students from class I to XII can participate. There is a different exam paper for each class. The question paper consists of 35 multiple choice questions of 40 marks, for classes I to IV, and 50 multiple choice questions, for classes V to XII of 60 marks, to be answered in one hour. Five questions that are part of the 'Achievers' section' carry 3 marks each whereas the remaining questions carry one mark each. Students are required to mark their answers on an OMR sheet. Results are announced for every student and it includes the student's overall rank, state rank, school rank, etc. From among 200000 students that participate in each of these Olympiads every year, the top 500 students, top 10 students in each state, as well as school toppers from schools having a participation of more than 10 students in the exam, are selected for the second level. SOF also generates a performance report for all participating schools, as well as awards teachers and principals whose pupils excelled in the exam.[1] Three school toppers who got more than 50% which is 30 out of 60 or more than 30 marks get medals {gold, silver, bronze} and are selected for the second level of the examination.
In NSO,IMO and IEO(2nd level) the awarding system is as follows:
International rank 1- ₹50,000
International rank 2- ₹25,000
International rank 3- ₹10,000
State rank 1- ₹5,000
State rank 2- ₹2,500
State rank 3- ₹1,000