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NATIONAL SCIENCE OLYMPIAD (NSO)

NSO Exam Syllabus

CLASS 2
Section – I (Mental ability) : Numerals and number name, Addition, Subtraction, multiplication, division, time, calendar, measurement of weight and capacity, geometrical shapes, money.
Section – II (Science) : The human body, The family, The home, The school, The neighbourhood, Important places, Transport, Life around us, Plants, Animals, Water, The earth.
 

CLASS 3
Section – I (Mental ability) : Numerals and number name, Addition, Subtraction, fractional numbers, multiplication, division, time, straight and curved lines, calendar, measurement of weight and capacity, geometrical shapes, money.
Section – II (Science) : Plant and Animal Life, Matter, Earth & its Surroundings, Human Body, Place to Live, Means of Transport.
 

CLASS 4
Section – I (Mental ability) : Numerals and number name, Addition, Subtraction, fractional numbers, multiplication, division, time, straight and curved lines, calendar, measurement of weight and capacity, geometrical shapes, money.
Section – II (Science) : Plant and Animal Life, Human Body, Environment, Matter, General Science, Universe.
 

CLASS 5
Section – I (Mental ability) : Numerals and number name, Addition, Subtraction, fractional numbers, multiplication, division, time, straight and curved lines, calendar, measurement of weight and capacity, geometrical shapes, money.
Section – II (Science) : Living Science, Health and diseases, Earth and Universe, Matter, Physical Science, General Science.
 

CLASS 6
Section – I (Mental ability) : Numerals and number name, Addition, Subtraction, fractional numbers, multiplication, division, time, straight and curved lines, calendar, measurement of weight and capacity, geometrical shapes, money.
Section – II (Science) : Motion and Measurement, Light, Electricity & Magnetism, Water, Sorting Materials into Groups, Separation of Substances, Changes Around Us, Living Organism: Food Health & Hygiene, Fibres to Fabrics, Life Processes.
 

CLASS 7
Section – I (Mental ability) : Integers, Fractions and Decimals, Data Handling, Simple Equations, Lines and Angles, The Triangle and its Properties, Congruence of Triangles, Comparing Quantities, Rational Numbers, Practical Geometry, Perimeter and Area, Algebraic Expressions, Exponents and Powers, Symmetry, Visualising Solid Shapes.
Section – II (Science) : Heat, Motion and Time, Electric Current, Light, Water, Acids, Bases and Salts, Physical and Chemical Changes, Life Processes, Earth and Environment, Fibres to Fabrics
 

CLASS 8
Section – I (Mental ability) : Rational Numbers, Linear Equations in One Variable, Understanding Quadrilaterals, Practical Geometry, Data Handling, Squares and Square Roots, Cubes and Cube Roots, Comparing Quantities, Algebraic Expressions and Indentities, Visualising Solid Shapes, Mensuration, Exponents and Powers, Direct and Inverse Proportions, Factorisation, Introduction to Graphs, Playing with Numbers.
Section – II (Science) : Light, Electricity & Magnetism, Universe, Sources of Energy & Energy Changes, Transformation of Substances, Structure of Atom, Metals and Non-Metals, Carbon, Soil and Air, Biological Science, Food Production and Diseases.

CLASS 9
Section – I (Mental ability) : Number Systems, Polynomials, Coordinate Geometry, Linear Equations in Two Variables, Introduction to Euclid’s Geometry, Lines and Angles, Triangles, Quadrilaterals, Areas of Parallelograms and Triangles, Circles, Constructions, Heron’s Formula, Surface Areas and Volumes, Statistics, Probability.
Section – II (Science) : Motion, Force and Laws of Motion, Gravitation, Work, Power & Energy, Sound, Matter, Atoms, Molecules and Bonding, Structure of the Atom, Diversity & Biological Science, Ecology & Biology in Human Welfare, Diseases
 

CLASS 10
Section – I (Mental ability) : Real Numbers, Polynomials, Pair of Linear Equations in Two Variables, Quadratic Equations, Arithmetic Progressions, Triangles, Coordinate Geometry, Introduction to Trigonometry, Some Applications of Trigonometry, Circles, Constructions, Areas Related to Circles, Surface Areas and Volumes, Statistics, Probability.
Section – II (Science) : Light, Eye and Colourful World, Electricity & Magnetism, Sources of Energy, Chemical Reactions, Acid, Bases and Salts, Metals and Non-Metals, Carbon and its Compounds, Periodic Classification of Elements, Physiology and Reproduction, Genetics and Evolution, Ecology and Environment.

CLASS 11 medical
Section – I (Biology) : Living world, Diversity of life, Cell & cell division, Genetics, Morphology of plants & animals.
Section – II (Physics & Chemistry) : Physics: Units & measurements, Mechanics, Properties of matter, Heat & thermodynamics, Oscillation, Waves.
Chemistry: Basic concepts of chemistry, States of matter, Atomic structure & chemical bonding, Classification of element & periodicity, Equilibrium, Extraction of elements, Hydrogen, s & p block elements, Carbon & its compounds, Hydrocarbons.
 

CLASS 11 engineering
Section – I (Mathematics) : Linear equations in two variables, Polynomials, Rational expressions, Quadratic equations, Arithmetic progressions (A.P), Installments, Income tax, Similar triangles, Circles, Constructions, Mean, Probability, Pictorial representation of data, Coordinate geometry, Sets, Relations and functions logarithms, Geometrical progressions, Trigonometry, Binomial theorem & permutation combination.
Section – II (Physics & Chemistry) : Physics: Units & measurements, Mechanics, Properties of matter, Heat & thermodynamics, Oscillation, Waves.
Chemistry: Basic concepts of chemistry, States of matter, Atomic structure & chemical bonding, Classification of element & periodicity, Equilibrium, Extraction of elements, Hydrogen, s & p block elements, Carbon & its compounds, Hydrocarbons.

CLASS 12 medical
Section – I (Biology) : Physiology of plants, Physiology of animals, Reproduction, Development & Growth in plants & animals, Ecology & environment, Biology in human welfare.
Section – II (Physics & Chemistry) : Physics: Electricity and Magnetism, Electromagnetic induction, AC, E.M. waves, Optics, Modern physics, Solids & semiconductor devices.
Chemistry: Solid state, Solutions, Thermodynamics, Electrochemistry & Redox reactions, Chemical kinetics, Surface chemistry, p, d & f block elements, Coordination compound, Nuclear chemistry, Stereo chemistry, Organic compounds containing functional groups, Polymers, Biomolecules.


CLASS 12 ENGINEERING
Section – I (Mathematics) : Sets, Relations and functions, Mathematical induction, Logarithms, Complex numbers, Linear in equation, Quadratic equation, Sequences and series, Trigonometry, Cartesian system of rectangular coordinates, Straight line and family of straight lines, Circles, Conic section, Permutations and combinations, Binomial theorem, Exponential and logarithmic series, Mathematical logic, Statistics, Introduction to three dimensional geometry, Vectors, Stocks, Shares and debentures, Average and partition values, Index numbers, Matrices and determinants, Limits, Differential calculus, Integral calculus.

Section – II (Physics & Chemistry) : Physics: Electricity and Magnetism, Electromagnetic induction, AC, E.M. waves, Optics, Modern physics, Solids & semiconductor devices.
Chemistry: Solid state, Solutions, Thermodynamics, Electrochemistry & Redox reactions, Chemical kinetics, Surface chemistry, p, d & f block elements, Coordination compound, Nuclear chemistry, Stereo chemistry, Organic compounds containing functional groups, Polymers, Biomolecules.


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