Science Olympiad Foundation
| Formation | 1996 |
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| Type | Non profit organization |
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Official language
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English |
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Secretary General
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Mahabir Singh (Director) |
| Affiliations | CBSE, British Council, Institute of Company Secretaries of India, Star Sports(formerly) |
| Slogan | Inspiring young minds through knowledge Olympiads |
The Science Olympiad Foundation (SOF) is an educational foundation and a non-profit organisation 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 Olympiads.
SOF organizes 6 olympiads each year.
About 4 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.
International English Olympiad (IEO)
National Science Olympiad (NSO)
International Mathematics Olympiad (IMO)
International Company Secretaries Olympiad Olympiad (ICSO)
National Cyber Olympiad (NCO)
National Cyber Olympiad Level-2 (NCO)
International Sports Knowledge Olympiad (ISKO)
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. Three school toppers who got more than 50% means 30 out of 60 or more than 30 marks get medals {gold, silver, bronze} and are selected for the second level of the examination.
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