Science Olympiad 2015 is here, get ready for NCO!

One of the world’s biggest Science Olympiads is here for all you science enthusiasts! This time the NCO is scheduled to be conducted on September 23 and October 8, 2015. Last day for registration is a month before the date of the exam.

Science Olympiad in India is very popular among students. Almost every scholar dreams of being a part of this prestigious competition and goes through various traditional and online science programs to do well in this competition.

What is NCO?

NCO is one of the Olympiad exams organised by the Science Olympiad Foundation. NCO stands for National Cyber Olympiad and is held for classes 2 – 12.

How does a student benefit by taking Olympiad exams?

Participants of Olympiads are ranked on the basis of marks obtained. Hence, after taking the first level of the test, students can judge themselves academically at four different levels – within the school, at city level, at state level and above all at International level.

Each student is provided a Student Performance Report (SPR). The SPR analyses the strong and weak areas of the student and also gives a detailed performance comparison of the student vis-à-vis other students at school, state and international level. Analysis of the student’s past five years’ performance is also provided.

Students are suitably awarded based on their international, state and school ranking. Prizes are announced annually and include cash awards, medals, gifts, certificates etc. The International toppers from each class are awarded at a grand prize distribution ceremony held in Delhi, presided over by an eminent personality. Prizes for state winners and school winners are sent to their respective schools. For the year 2015-16, a sum of Rs. 10 Crores will be incurred towards awards, felicitations, scholarships etc.

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Who all are eligible to appear for the Olympiads?

Students of classes 1st to 12th are eligible to appear for the 1st level Olympiads. For National Cyber Olympiad, students from class 2 onwards are eligible to appear for the 1st level. There is no other eligibility criterion like minimum marks. Students who qualify for the 2nd level exam include.

(a) Top 5% of students’ class wise, who appear for the 1st level exam,

(b) State wise top 10 rank holders class wise, and

(c) Class toppers from each participating school where at least 25 students from a class appear in the exam & scores 50% qualifying marks. Students from classes 1 and 2 are not required to appear for the 2nd level exam and are ranked based on their performance in the first level exam. IEO is a single level exam.

What is the syllabus for the Olympiads?

The syllabus of the Olympiads is the syllabus as prescribed by the CBSE, ICSE and various state boards. If you sit for the second level and have moved onto the next class, the syllabus will remain the same (i.e. of the previous class).

NCO EXAM SYLLABUS

Syllabus for CLASS 2

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

Section – 2 : Introduction to Computers, General Information about Computers, Parts of Computer, Uses of Computer, Learning to use Keyboard and Mouse, Introduction to MS-Paint, Latest Developments in the field of IT.

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

Questions are based on Windows 7 and MS-Office 2010.

Total Questions : 35   Time : 1 hr.

Syllabus for CLASS 3

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 :Fundamentals of Computer, General Information about Computers, Storage Devices, Parts of Computer, Uses of Computer, Input and Output Devices, Introduction to Internet, MS-Paint, Introduction to MS-Word (Opening, Closing, Saving and Printing a Word document, Components of MS-Word Window, Editing commands like Cut, Copy, Paste, Undo and Redo, Moving in a document using Home and End Keys), Latest Developments in the field of IT.

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

Questions are based on Windows 7 and MS-Office 2010.

Total Questions : 35   Time : 1 hr.

Syllabus for CLASS 4

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 : About Computers (General Information), Evolution of Computers, Parts of Computer, Input and Output Devices, Hardware, Software, MS-Word(Formatting a Word document, Font group, Format Painter, Search using Find and Replace option, Checking Spelling and Grammar using Thesaurus), Using Windows, Introduction to Internet and Its Uses, Computer Networks, MS-Paint, Latest Developments in the field of IT.

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

Questions are based on Windows 7 and MS-Office 2010.

Total Questions : 35   Time : 1 hr.

Syllabus for CLASS 5

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 : Input and Output Devices, Hardware, Software, Storage Devices, Memory –Primary & Secondary Memory, MS-Paint, Introduction to Multimedia, MS-Word (Paragraph formatting Using Paragraph group, Drop Cap, Document views, Inserting Graphics-Pictures and Shapes, Clip Arts, Symbols, SmartArt, Multimedia Objects, Text Box, Inserting Header and Footer in a document and exploring its features), Introduction to MS-PowerPoint(Component of MS-PowerPoint window and its features, Inserting Graphics-Pictures and Shapes, Clip Arts, Symbols, SmartArt, Multimedia Objects, Text Box, Inserting Header & Footer and exploring its features, Running slide shows, Presentation Views), Internet, Computer Networks, Using Windows, Latest Developments in the field of IT.

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

Questions are based on Windows 7 and MS-Office 2010.

Total Questions : 50    Time : 1 hr.

Syllabus for CLASS 6

Section – 1 : Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning.

Section – 2 : History and Generation of Computers, Types of Computers, MS-Windows, MS-Word(Working with Charts and Tables, Using Page Layout tab, Arranging multiple windows of a document), MS-PowerPoint(Creating presentation using Animation, Custom Animation and Transitions, Creating new slides using Slides pane, Outline pane and Slides from Outline, Working with Handouts and Notes Master, Arranging multiple windows of a presentations, Working with Charts and Tables), Internet & E-mail, Introduction to QBasic, Hardware, Software, Input & Output Devices, Memory & Storage Devices, Latest Developments in the field of IT.

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

Questions are based on Windows 7 and MS-Office 2010.

Total Questions : 50   Time : 1 hr.

Syllabus for CLASS 7

Section – 1 :Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning.

Section – 2 : Fundamentals of Computer, Evolution of Computers, Memory & Storage Devices, Using Windows, MS-Word(Links, Mail Merge, Macros, Exploring Styles group), MS-PowerPoint(Working with Slides Master and Themes, Advancing slides using Hyperlink and Actions, Customizing and Broadcasting Slide Shows, Macros), MS-Excel (Components of MS-Excel window, Editing and formatting cells in a worksheet, Introduction to Formulas, Sorting and filtering data, Macros, Features of Insert tab), Programming in QBasic, Internet & Viruses, Networking, Latest Developments in the field of IT.

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

Questions are based on Windows 7 and MS-Office 2010.

Total Questions : 50   Time : 1 hr.

Syllabus for CLASS 8

Section – 1 :Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning.

Section – 2 : Fundamentals of Computers, Internet & Viruses, HTML-[Html, Head, Title, Body (Attributes: Background, Bgcolor, Text, Link, Alink, Vlink), Font (Attributes: Color, Size, Face), Basefont (Attributes: Color, Size,Face), Center, BR, HR (Attributes: Size, Width, Align, No Shade, Color), Comment, ! For Comments, H1..H6, P, B, I, U, IMG, Html Elements: A, Ul and Ol (Attributes: Type, Start), Li], Flash CS6, MS-Access, Networking, MS-Word (Exploring File tab, Language and Translate options, Tracking features -Comments, Reviewing Pane, Tracking Changes, Comparing, Combining and protecting documents, Working with references), MS-PowerPoint (Exploring File tab and Slide Show tab, Comparing, Combining and protecting presentations), MS-Excel(Exploring File tab, Useful Formulas and Functions – IF,Even, Odd, LCM, HCF, Power, Product, Round, Sqrt, Sum, Min, Max, Avg, Count, Upper, Lower And Replace, Cell referencing, Using Defined Names group ), Memory & Storage Devices, Basics of Cyber Crimes, Cyber Laws, Operating Systems(Introduction, Features, Types-single user and multiuser), Latest Developments in the field of IT.

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

Questions are based on Windows 7 and MS-Office 2010.

Total Questions : 50   Time : 1 hr.

Syllabus for CLASS 9

Section – 1 :Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning.

Section – 2 : Algorithms and Flowcharts in Programming, Visual Basic, Animations, HTML(Links, Anchors and Table tags), MS-Word, MS-Excel(Formula Auditing, Data Tools, Protecting and Sharing workbooks/worksheets, Working with cell range),  MS-PowerPoint, Hardware, Software, Input & Output Devices, Memory & Storage Devices, Flash CS6, Communication Technology (Networking, Internet and Multimedia),Operating Systems(Types-Interactive (GUI based), Real Time and Distributed, Commonly used OS), Windows, Latest Developments in the field of IT.

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

Questions are based on Windows 7 and MS-Office 2010.

Total Questions : 50    Time : 1 hr.

Syllabus for CLASS 10

Section – 1 :Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning.

Section – 2 : Fundamentals of Computer, Operating System, Word Processing Tool, Networking, MS-PowerPoint, MS-Excel, HTML, Internet, Database Management System(Functions, Types, MS-Access) , Latest Developments in the field of IT.

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

Questions are based on Windows 7 and MS-Office 2010.

Total Questions : 50    Time : 1 hr.

Syllabus for CLASS 11

Section – 1 :Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning.

Section – 2 : History, Generation and Types of Computers, Working with OS, Input, Output & Memory Devices, Data Representation, Basics of IT, Internet Services and Protocols, HTML, MS-Word, MS-Excel, Networking, Viruses and Antiviruses, Introduction to C++ till Data Structures.

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

Questions are based on Windows 7 and MS-Office 2010.

Total Questions : 50    Time : 1 hr.

Syllabus for CLASS 12

Section – 1 :Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning.

Section – 2 : Programming in C++, Database Concepts, SQL, Boolean Algebra, MS-Word, MS-Excel, HTML, Networking & Topologies, Network Security Concepts, Cyber ethics, Viruses and Antiviruses, Open Source Terminologies.

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

Questions are based on Windows 7 and MS-Office 2010.

Total Questions : 50     Time : 1 hr.

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To enable students to excel in the Science and Maths Olympiads, Meritnation is delighted to offer you special Science & Mathematics Olympiad Practice & Model Test Packs. These are specially designed to help students prepare for the Science and Maths Olympiads and cover over 900 questions in the form of practice tests and model tests for both Math and Science.