Following the protocol of NEP (2020), NCF (2023), NCERT and CBSE guidelines, National and various State Boards for the convenience of schools and students, any change/reduction in the syllabi will be reflected in actual question papers.
Total Questions: 35
Time: 1 hr.
Syllabus
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 : Fundamentals of Computer (Parts of Computer, I/O Devices, Memory and Storage Devices and General Information about Computers), Evolution of Computers, Hardware, Software, MS-Word (Formatting a Word document, Font group, Format Painter, Search using Find and Replace option, Checking Spelling and Grammar using Thesaurus), Using Windows 11, Introduction to Internet and Its Uses, Computer Networks, MS-Paint.
Section – 3 : Introduction to AI, Robotics, IT Gadgets, Devices, Apps, Computerization, and other Developments in the Field of IT.
Section – 4 : Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Sections 2 and 3.
Questions are based on Windows 11 and MS-Office 2016.
PATTERN OF SOF INTERNATIONAL COMPUTER SCIENCE OLYMPIAD (ICSO) (LEVEL1)
| SOF IcsO | |||||
CLASS | PRIORITY | SECTION | NO. OF QUESTIONS | MARKS per QUESTION | TOTAL MARKS |
1st & 2nd | 1 | M4- Achievers Section | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | M2- Computer Science | 20 | 1 | 20 | |
| 3 | M3- Information Technology | 5 | 1 | 5 | |
| 4 | M1- Logical Reasoning | 5 | 1 | 5 | |
GRAND TOTAL | 35 | 40 | |||
3rd & 4th | 1 | M4- Achievers Section | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | M2- Computer Science | 20 | 1 | 20 | |
| 3 | M3- AI, Robotics and Information Technology | 5 | 1 | 5 | |
| 4 | M1- Logical Reasoning | 5 | 2 | 10 | |
GRAND TOTAL | 35 | 40 | |||
5th to 10th | 1 | M4- Achievers Section | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| 2 | M2- Computer Science | 30 | 1 | 30 | |
| 3 | M3- AI, Robotics and Information Technology | 5 | 1 | 5 | |
| 4 | M1- Logical Reasoning | 10 | 1 | 10 | |
| GRAND TOTAL | 50 |
| 60 | |
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 ICSO exam will have 60% questions from class-7 syllabus and 40% questions from class 6 syllabus.
- Questions in ACHIEVERS SECTION will be from current class syllabus only.
