SOF National Science Olympiad (NSO) Syllabus
Class 3:
Total Questions: 35
Time: 1 hr.
Section – 1 : Patterns, Analogy and Classification, Alphabet Test, Coding-Decoding, Ranking
Test, Grouping of Figures and Figure Matrix, Mirror Images, Geometrical Shapes, Embedded
Figures, Possible Combinations, Clock and Calendar.
Section – 2 : 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.
Section – 3 : Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section–2.
NOTE:
• Questions of level-I Olympiad exams will be 60% from the current class syllabus and
40% from the previous class syllabus, e.g. Class-7 NSO exam will have 60% questions
from class-7 syllabus and 40% questions from class 6 syllabus.
• Questions of level-II Olympiad exams will be from current class syllabus only.
• Questions in ACHIEVERS SECTION will be from current class syllabus only.
Class 4:
Total Questions: 35
Time: 1 hr.
Section – 1 : Patterns, Alphabet Test, Coding-Decoding, Ranking Test, Mirror Images,
Geometrical Shapes and Solids, Embedded Figures, Direction Sense Test, Possible
Combinations, Analogy and Classification, Clock and Calendar.
Section – 2 : Plants, Animals, Food and Digestion, Human Needs, Matter and Materials,
Force, Work and Energy, Our Environment, Earth and Universe.
Section – 3 : Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section–2.
NOTE:
• Questions of level-I Olympiad exams will be 60% from the current class syllabus and
40% from the previous class syllabus, e.g. Class-7 NSO exam will have 60% questions
from class-7 syllabus and 40% questions from class 6 syllabus.
• Questions of level-II Olympiad exams will be from current class syllabus only.
• Questions in ACHIEVERS SECTION will be from current class syllabus only.
Class 5:
Total Questions: 50
Time: 1 hr.
Section – 1 : Patterns, Analogy and Classification, Geometrical Shapes, Mirror and Water
Images, Direction Sense Test, Ranking Test, Alphabet Test, Logical Sequence of Words, Puzzle
Test, Coding-Decoding, Clock and Calendar.
Section – 2 : Animals, Human Body and Health, Plants, Natural Resources and Indian
Heritage, Pollution and Calamities, Earth and Universe, Matter and Materials, Force and
Energy.
Section – 3 : Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section–2.
NOTE:
• Questions of level-I Olympiad exams will be 60% from the current class syllabus and
40% from the previous class syllabus, e.g. Class-7 NSO exam will have 60% questions
from class-7 syllabus and 40% questions from class 6 syllabus.
• Questions of level-II Olympiad exams will be from current class syllabus only.
• Questions in ACHIEVERS SECTION will be from current class syllabus only.
Class 6:
Total Questions: 50
Time: 1 hr.
Section – 1 : Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning.
Section – 2 : Food and its Components, Materials Around Us, States of Water, Methods of
Separation, The World of Living (Parts of Plants, Grouping of Plants and Animals, Adaptations
in Plants and Animals, Characteristics of Living Beings, Life Cycle of Plants and Animals),
Exploring Magnets, Measurement of Length and Motion, Temperature and its Measurement,
Beyond Earth, Natural Resources (Air, Water, Forests, Sun: The Source of Energy, Soil, Rocks
and Minerals, Fossil Fuels, Renewable and Non-Renewable Resources).
Section – 3 : Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section–2.
NOTE:
• Questions of level-I Olympiad exams will be 60% from the current class syllabus and
40% from the previous class syllabus, e.g. Class-7 NSO exam will have 60% questions
from class-7 syllabus and 40% questions from class 6 syllabus.
• Questions of level-II Olympiad exams will be from current class syllabus only.
• Questions in ACHIEVERS SECTION will be from current class syllabus only.
Class 7:
Total Questions: 50
Time: 1 hr.
Section – 1 : Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning.
Section – 2 : Heat, Motion and Time, Electric Current and its Effects, Light, Acids, Bases and
Salts, Physical and Chemical Changes, Nutrition in Plants and Animals, Respiration in
Organisms, Transportation in Plants and Animals, Reproduction in Plants, Natural Resources
and Their Conservation (Forests: Our Lifeline, Wastewater Story).
Section – 3 : Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section–2.
NOTE:
• Questions of level-I Olympiad exams will be 60% from the current class syllabus and
40% from the previous class syllabus, e.g. Class-7 NSO exam will have 60% questions
from class-7 syllabus and 40% questions from class 6 syllabus.
• Questions of level-II Olympiad exams will be from current class syllabus only.
• Questions in ACHIEVERS SECTION will be from current class syllabus only.
Class 8:
Total Questions: 50
Time: 1 hr.
Section – 1 : Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning.
Section – 2 : Crop Production and Management, Microorganisms, Coal and Petroleum,
Combustion and Flame, Conservation of Plants and Animals, Reproduction and Endocrine
System, Force and Pressure, Friction, Sound, Chemical Effects of Electric Current, Some
Natural Phenomena, Light.
Section – 3 : Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section–2.
NOTE:
• Questions of level-I Olympiad exams will be 60% from the current class syllabus and
40% from the previous class syllabus, e.g. Class-7 NSO exam will have 60% questions
from class-7 syllabus and 40% questions from class 6 syllabus.
• Questions of level-II Olympiad exams will be from current class syllabus only.
• Questions in ACHIEVERS SECTION will be from current class syllabus only.
Class 9:
Total Questions: 50
Time: 1 hr.
Section – 1 : Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning.
Section – 2 : Motion, Force and Laws of Motion, Gravitation, Work and Energy, Sound, Matter
in Our Surroundings, Is Matter Around Us Pure, Atoms and Molecules, Structure of the Atom,
Cell-The Fundamental Unit of Life, Tissues, Natural Resources, Improvement in Food
Resources.
Section – 3 : Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section–2.
NOTE:
• Questions of level-I Olympiad exams will be 60% from the current class syllabus and
40% from the previous class syllabus, e.g. Class-7 NSO exam will have 60% questions
from class-7 syllabus and 40% questions from class 6 syllabus.
• Questions of level-II Olympiad exams will be from current class syllabus only.
• Questions in ACHIEVERS SECTION will be from current class syllabus only.
Class 10:
Total Questions: 50
Time: 1 hr.
Section – 1 : Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning.
Section – 2 : Chemical Reactions and Equations, Acids, Bases and Salts, Metals and
Non-metals, Carbon and Its Compounds, Life Processes, Control and Coordination,
Reproduction in Organisms, Heredity, Light-Reflection and Refraction, The Human Eye and
the Colourful World, Electricity, Magnetic Effects of Electric Current, Our Environment and Its
Management.
Section – 3 : Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section–2.
NOTE:
• Questions of level-I Olympiad exams will be 60% from the current class syllabus and
40% from the previous class syllabus, e.g. Class-7 NSO exam will have 60% questions
from class-7 syllabus and 40% questions from class 6 syllabus.
• Questions of level-II Olympiad exams will be from current class syllabus only.
• Questions in ACHIEVERS SECTION will be from current class syllabus only.
