SOF NSO — last-minute checklist
Built from the SOF National Science Olympiad records on our exam tracker. Every date carries its source tier: official (the conducting body's own site), reported (a secondary source — verify it) or expected (a typical-cycle estimate, not an announcement). Your admit card and the official notice always win.
🎯 Exam day
Next exam day: 30 Oct (official) — 46 days to go. Official notice ↗
Tracker row: Level 1 exam - Set A
- 🕘 Timings / reporting, tracker row for 30 Oct (official): Date One option. Schools choose one of three dates. · no key published for this stage
🎒 What to carry
- Admit card or centre letter, if your olympiad issues one — many olympiads held at your own school do not; check your school notice
- Identity proof: a school identity card or the photo ID your admit card or school notice names — ask the school if unsure
- Phones, smartwatches and calculators are generally not allowed in the exam room — follow your admit card or school notice
- Reporting time: it is on your admit card or school notice — reach before it
- Pen or pencil: the OMR sheet's instructions say which (ballpoint pen or HB pencil) — check your admit card or school notice
- Transparent water bottle, sanitiser or a simple wrist watch: allowed at some exams and banned at others — check your admit card before you pack
🔎 varies by exam — check your admit card or notice. The night before: no new topics, and sleep.
🎫 Admit card
Admit card: not announced yet on our tracker. It is published on Science Olympiad Foundation (SOF) ↗.
📝 Exam pattern on our records
SOF National Science Olympiad
50 questions, 60 marks, 60 minutes
Marking: On our records +1 per question over 50 scored questions does not add up to the paper's 60 marks — different papers or sections of SOF NSO score differently.
Subjects on our syllabus
- Logical Reasoning
- Science
- Achievers Section
Languages: English
School-level science olympiad conducted by SOF. 35 questions for Class 1–4, 50 questions for Class 5–12 in Logical Reasoning, Science, and Achievers Section.
Patterns can change between cycles — this cycle's official notice is final.
🔑 After the paper
- Answer key: not announced yet
- Result: 15 Jan 2027 (expected)
- Next stage — Level 1 exam - Set B: 19 Nov (official) Official notice ↗
🔗 Official portal and useful links
Official portal: Science Olympiad Foundation (SOF) ↗
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