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NSO Scholarships and Awards

For the academic year 2019-20, SOF spent over Rs. 18 Crores on awards, Scholarships, gifts & felicitations etc.

The following awards will be provided to the winners of SOF National Science Olympiad being held during the academic year 2022-23.

Awards/Scholarships - Students
International, Zonal & Class topper awards will be provided to 2nd level winners from class 3 to class 12. For classes 1 & 2, awards will be provided to 1^st level winners.

Each winner will be entitled to one award for an exam. The winners will be entitled to the higher level award only. For e.g., the international top 3 rank holders will be entitled to awards based on their International ranks. Awards accruing to them for Zonal ranks will be given to the next rank holder. Similarly, class topper award accruing to a Zonal award winner will be given to the next rank holder.

Awards For Level Two Performance & For Classes One & Two

At International Level
Rank	Scholarships	No. Of Award
1st	Rs.50,000/- Each + International Gold Medal*+ Certificate of Outstanding Performance	12
2nd	Rs.25,000/- Each + International Silver Medal*+ Certificate of Outstanding Performance	12
3rd	Rs.10,000/- Each + International Bronze Medal*+ Certificate of Outstanding Performance	12

At Zonal Level

Rank	Scholarships	No. Of Award
1st	Rs 5000/- Each + Zonal Gold Medal*+ Certificate of Zonal Excellence	312
2nd	Rs 2500/- Each + Zonal Silver Medal*+ Certificate of Zonal Excellence	312
3rd	Rs 1000/- Each + Zonal Bronze Medal*+ Certificate of Zonal Excellence	312
4th to 10th	Gifts worth Rs 500/- Each + Certificate of Zonal Excellence	2184
11th to 25th	Certificate of Zonal Excellence	4680
Rank 26+	Merit Certificate	All

For 2 level exams, Medal of Distinction & Certificate of Distinction are awarded for 1^st level performance and Zonal medals & Certificate of Zonal Excellence are awarded for 2^nd level performance.

In case of single level exams, Zonal medals & Certificate of Zonal Excellence only are awarded.

Single level exams are held for SOF IGKO, SOF NCO, SOF ISSO & SOF ICO. For SOF IEO, SOF NSO & SOF IMO, class one and class two exams are single level exams.

Medals are gold /silver/ bronze coloured, as applicable

Awards For Level One Performanc

At Zonal Level
Rank	Scholarships	No. Of Award
1 to 25	Medal of Distinction + Certificate of Distinction + Student Performance Report	7800
Rank 26+	Participation Certificate + Student Performance Report	All

In case two or more students achieve the same rank, cash award will be distributed as under:

For up to 5 students getting same rank, award amount will be distributed equally. In addition, each winner will be awarded a medal (in the applicable category) and a Certificate.
In case 6 & more students get same rank, in lieu of cash award, each winner will be awarded gifts worth Rs.1,000/- each + a medal (in the applicable category) and a Certificate.

At School Level

1. Medals to School/Class Toppers.

All students scoring 100% marks
For 5 to 9 students writing the exam/class – Gold Medal of Excellence to top rank holder in class
For 10 to 25 students writing the exam/class – Gold Medal of Excellence to top 3 rank holders in class
For more than 25 students writing the exam/class – Gold Medal of Excellence to top 10% rank holders in class

2. Student Performance Report (SPR) for each participating student.

Every student who appears in SOF NSO is provided with a Student Performance Report (SPR). An SPR is a detailed analysis of how the student attempted the 1^st level Olympiad exam.
The objective of SPR is to share with the student and her / his parents, analysis of student’s answers. This is expected to enable the student understand her/his strengths and areas requiring improvement in absolute terms and also on a competitive scale consisting of lacs of students of her/his class who appeared for the Olympiad.

Student Performance Report (SPR) consists of five sections:

Section A – provides the student’s marks and rank achieved in School / City / Zone / Region / International level.
Section B – provides a past Year-wise analysis of the student.
Section C – provides a percentage score analysis of the student with a comparison at Class, City, Zone and International level.
Section D – provides a comparison of average marks analysis at the School, City, Zone and International level.
Section E – provides a Topic-wise performance analysis of the student.

3. Participation Certification to each student. Will be shared with participating students in digital format.

4. Merit Certificate to 2nd level participants.

5. Top 25 rank holders from each class & each Olympiad exam will be awarded Medals of Distinction. This will be applicable for winners from 26 Zones for performance in the 1st level Olympiads/ single level Olympiads.

Awards - Schools

At International Level
Category	Awards	No. Of Awards
Best Principal*	Rs 25000/- + Citation + Trophy	20
Best Teacher	Rs 10000/- Citation + Trophy	10

At Zonal Level
Category	Awards	No. Of Award.
Best Principal*	Rs 10000/- + Citation + Trophy	130
Best Teacher	Rs 5000/- Citation + Trophy	78

AT District Level
Category	Awards	No. Of Award
Best Principal*	Rs 2500/- + Citation + Trophy	500
Best Teacher	Rs 1000/- Citation + Trophy	400

*Awards to Principals are based on cumulative performance of schools in all exams, whereas awards to teachers are based on performance of school in SOF NSO.

AT School Level