NSO Exam Pattern 2023
Students must go through the entire NSO exam pattern and also the NSO Syllabus 2022-23 and make a time table. They must divide enough time for each section for effective studying. Students can also refer to the NSO Preparation to know the right approach on how to tackle the science olympiad.
For classes 5 to 12, a total of 50 questions are asked and the total time duration remains the same, that is one hour. The medium of the NSO exam is English. NSO is conducted during school hours only.
For Class 1 to Class 10th
- Section 1: Logical Reasoning
- Section 2: Science
- Section 3: Achievers Section
NSO Exam Pattern Level 1
Class | Topic/Section | Number of questions | Marks per question | Total Marks |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
NSO Exam Pattern Level 2
CLASS | Topic/Section | Number of questions | Marks per question | Total Marks |
5th to 10th | ||||
Science | 45 | 1 | 45 | |
Achievers Section | 5 | 3 | 15 | |
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 current class syllabus only.
- Questions in ACHIEVERS SECTION will be from current class syllabus only.