NSO Syllabus 2020

NSO SYLLABUS 2020

NSO Exam Syllabus 2020
NSO Exam Syllabus 2020

NSO Syllabus 2020 has been released by SOF Olympiad (Science Olympiad Foundation). NSO Exam is one of the most prestigious examinations conducted by the SOF Olympiad (Science Olympiad Foundation) organization. As we know the  Candidates who are going to appear for NSO Exam 2020 must go through the NSO Syllabus for better performance. 

SOF Olympiad (Science Olympiad Foundation) organized the NSO Exam. Candidates can check the syllabus also on SOF official website. NSO Syllabus from class 1 to 12 has been provided below. There are 3 sections for the syllabus as a Logical Reasoning, Science and Achievers. The syllabus will help to improve your knowledge as well as score in the NSO exam. Please refer below syllabus for your reference.

NSO SYLLABUS CLASS 1

Total Questions: 35

Time: 1 hr.

Section 1: Spatial Understanding, Grouping, Measuring Units, Analogy, Geometrical Shapes, Patterns, Odd One Out, Ranking Test.

Section 2: Living and Non-living things, Plants, Animals, Human Beings and Their Needs, Good Habits and Safety Rules, Air and Water, Weather and The Sky.

Section 3: Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section – 2.


NSO SYLLABUS CLASS 2

Total Questions: 35

Time: 1 hr.

Section 1: Patterns, Measuring Units, Odd One Out, Series Completion, Geometrical Shapes, Analogy, Ranking Test, Grouping of Figures, Coding-Decoding, Embedded Figures.

Section 2: Plants, Animals, Human Body, Food, Housing and Clothing, Family and Festivals, Good Habits and Safety Rules, Transport and Communication, Air, Water and Rocks, Earth and Universe.

Section 3: Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section – 2.


NSO SYLLABUS CLASS 3

Total Questions: 35

Time: 1 hr.

Section 1: Patterns, Analogy and Classification, Coding-Decoding, Mirror Images, Embedded Figures, Alphabet Test, Ranking Test, Grouping of Figures, Figure Matrix, Geometrical Shapes, Days and Dates & Possible Combinations.

Section 2: Plants and Animals, Birds, Food, Housing, Clothing and Occupation, Transport, Communication and Safety Rules, Human Body, Earth and Universe, Matter and Materials, Light, Sound and Force, Our Environment.

Section 3: Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section – 2.


NSO SYLLABUS CLASS 4

Total Questions: 35

Time: 1 hr.

Section 1: Patterns, Alphabet Test, Coding-Decoding, Mirror Images, Embedded Figures, Geometrical Shapes and Solids, Ranking Test, Direction Sense Test, Days and Dates & Possible Combinations, Analogy and Classification.

Section 2: Plants, Animals, Food and Digestion, Human Needs, Matter and Materials, Force, Work and Energy, Our Environment, Earth and Universe.

Section 3: Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section – 2.


NSO SYLLABUS CLASS 5

Total Questions: 50

Time: 1 hr.

Section 1: Patterns, Analogy and Classification, Coding-Decoding, Geometrical Shapes, Mirror Images, Water Images, Embedded Figures, Direction Sense Test, Ranking Test, Alphabet Test and Logical Sequence of Words, Puzzle Test.

Section 2: Animals, Human Body and Health, Plants, Natural Resources and Indian Heritage, Pollution and Calamities, Earth and Universe, Matter and Materials, Force and Energy.

Section 3: Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section – 2.


NSO SYLLABUS CLASS 6

Total Questions: 50

Time: 1 hr.

 Section 1: Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning.

Section 2: Motion and Measurement of Distances, Light, Shadows and Reflections, Electricity and Circuits, Fun with Magnets, Our Environment (Water, Air Around us, Garbage in Garbage out), Sorting and Separation of Materials, Changes Around Us, The World of Living (Characteristics of Living Beings, Parts of Plants, Body Movements in Animals and Adaptation),  Food and its Components, Fibre to Fabric.

Section 3: Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section – 2


NSO SYLLABUS CLASS 7

Total Questions: 50

Time: 1 hr.

 Section 1: Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning.

Section 2: Heat, Motion and Time, Electric Current and its Effects, Winds, Storms and Cyclones, Light, Acids, Bases and Salts, Physical and Chemical Changes, Weather, Climate and Adaptations of Animals to Climate, Fibre to Fabric, Nutrition in Plants and Animals, Respiration in Organisms, Transportation in Plants and Animals, Reproduction in Plants, Natural Resources and Their Conservation (Soil, Water: A Precious Resource, Forests our Lifeline, Wastewater Story).

Section 3: Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section – 2.


NSO SYLLABUS CLASS 8

Total Questions: 50

Time: 1 hr.

Section 1: Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning.

Section 2: Crop Production and Management, Microorganisms, Synthetic Fibres and Plastics,  Metals and Non-metals, Coal and Petroleum, Combustion and Flame, Conservation of Plants and Animals, Cell, Reproduction and Endocrine System, Force and Pressure, Friction, Sound, Chemical Effects of Electric Current, Some Natural Phenomena, Light, Stars and the Solar System, Pollution of Air and Water.

Section 3: Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section – 2.


NSO SYLLABUS CLASS 9

Total Questions: 50

Time: 1 hr.

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 Atom, Cell-The Fundamental Unit of Life, Tissues, Diversity in Living Organisms, Why Do We Fall III, Natural Resources, Improvement in Food Resources.

Section 3: Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section – 2.


NSO SYLLABUS CLASS 10

Total Questions: 50

Time: 1 hr.

 Section 1: Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning.

Section 2: Chemical Reactions and Equations, Acids, Bases and Salts, Metals and Non-metals, Carbon and Its Compounds, Periodic Classification of Elements, Life Processes, Control and Coordination, Reproduction in Organisms, Heredity and Evolution, Light-Reflection and Refraction, Human Eye and Colourful World, Electricity, Magnetic Effects of Electric Current, Sources of Energy, Our Environment and Its Management.

Section 3: Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section – 2


NSO SYLLABUS CLASS 11

Total Questions: 50

Time: 1 hr.

Section 1:

Physics: Units and Measurements, Mechanics, Properties of Matter, Heat and Thermodynamics, Oscillations, Waves.


Chemistry: Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry, Structure of Atom, Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties, Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure, States of Matter, Thermodynamics, Equilibrium, Redox Reactions, Hydrogen, The s-Block Elements, The p-Block Elements (Groups 13 and 14), Organic Chemistry - Some Basic Principles and Techniques, Hydrocarbons, Environmental Chemistry.

Section 2: Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section – 1.

Section 3: Sets, Relations and Functions, Principle of Mathematical Induction, Logarithms, Complex Numbers & Quadratic Equations, Linear Inequations, Sequences and Series, Trigonometry, Straight Lines, Conic Sections, Permutations and Combinations, Binomial Theorem, Statistics, Mathematical Reasoning, Limits and Derivatives, Probability, Introduction to 3-D Geometry.

OR

Section 3: Diversity in the Living World, Structural Organisation in Plants and Animals, Cell: Structure and Functions, Plant Physiology, Human Physiology.


NSO SYLLABUS CLASS 12

Total Questions: 50

Time: 1 hr.

Section 1:

Physics: Electricity and Magnetism, Electromagnetic Induction, Alternating current, Electromagnetic waves, Optics, Modern Physics, Semiconductor Electronics, Communication Systems.


Chemistry: Solid State, Solutions, Electrochemistry, Chemical Kinetics, Surface Chemistry, General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Elements, p-Block Elements (Group 15 to 18), d- & f-Block Elements, Coordination Compounds, Haloalkanes and Haloarenes, Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers, Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids, Amines, Biomolecules, Polymers, Chemistry in Everyday Life.

Section 2: Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section – 1.

Section 3: Relations and Functions, Inverse Trigonometric Functions, Matrices and Determinants, Continuity and Differentiability, Application of Derivatives, Integrals, Application of Integrals, Differential Equations, Vector Algebra, Three Dimensional Geometry, Probability, Linear Programming.

OR

Section 3: Reproduction, Genetics and Evolution, Biology in Human Welfare, Biotechnology, Ecology.

NSO Exam 2020 Pattern

CLASS

SECTION

NO. OF QUESTIONS

MARKS/QUESTION

TOTAL MARKS

1st to 4th

Logical Reasoning

5

1

5

Science

25

1

25

Achievers Section

5

2

10

Grand Total

35

40

5th to 10th

Logical Reasoning

10

1

10

Science

35

1

35

Achievers Section

5

3

15

Grand Total

50

60

11th to 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 NSO 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 the current class syllabus only. 
  • Questions in ACHIEVERS SECTION will be from the current class syllabus only.


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