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: 50
Time: 1 hr.
Syllabus*
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, Diversity in Living Organisms, Human Health and Diseases, Improvement in Food Resources.
Section – 3 : Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section – 2.
*For latest syllabus, keep visiting www.sofworld.org
PATTERN OF SOF INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE OLYMPIAD (ISO) (LEVEL1)
| SOF ISO | ||||
Class | SECTION | NO. OF QUESTIONS | MARKS/QUESTION | TOTAL MARKS |
| 1st to 4th | Section – 1: Logical Reasoning | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Section – 2: Science | 25 | 1 | 25 | |
| Section – 3: Achievers Section | 5 | 2 | 10 | |
| Grand Total | 35 | 40 | ||
| 5th to 10th | Section – 1: Logical Reasoning | 10 | 1 | 10 |
| Section – 2: Science | 35 | 1 | 35 | |
| Section – 3: Achievers Section | 5 | 3 | 15 | |
| Grand Total | 50 | 60 | ||
| 11t & 12th | Section – 1: Physics & Chemistry | 25 | 1 | 25 |
| Section – 2: Achievers Section | 5 | 3 | 15 | |
| Section – 3: Mathematics/Biology | 20 | 1 | 20 | |
| Grand Total | 50 | 60 | ||
PATTERN OF SOF INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE OLYMPIAD (ISO) (LEVEL2)
| SOF ISO | ||||
| CLASS | Section | No. of questions | Marks per Question | TOTAL Marks |
| 3rd & 4th | Science | 30 | 1 | 30 |
| Achievers Section | 5 | 2 | 10 | |
| GRAND TOTAL | 35 | 40 | ||
| 5th to 10th | ||||
| Science | 45 | 1 | 45 | |
| Achievers Section | 5 | 3 | 15 | |
| GRAND TOTAL | 50 | 60 | ||
| 11th & 12th | Physics & Chemistry | 25 | 1 | 25 |
| Achievers Section | 5 | 3 | 15 | |
| Mathematics/Biology | 20 | 1 | 20 | |
| 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 ISO 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.
