NSO Class 3 Syllabus (2022) | National Science Olympiad

The National Science Olympiad (NSO) is a competitive exam for students studying between grades 1 and 12. The Olympiad exam is conducted by the Science Olympiad Foundation (SOF). SOF is an educational organization that focuses on academic competition. The main aim of conducting these exams is to develop a competitive spirit among school children. The NSO examination helps the students to understand their interest in a branch of Science and also guides them in pursuing their career in that field.

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Overview of Examination

The NSO is a scholarship exam conducted annually by the Science Olympiad Foundation (SOF) with the objective of encouraging scientific thought and logical ability among students in Classes 1 to 12 through examinations.

There are two levels for the examination. The first is level 1, and the student who qualifies in this level will be eligible to write the Level 2 examination. The two levels of the NSO Olympiad exam start from Grade 3.

The candidates are ranked based on marks obtained in the Level 1 examination. After taking the first level of the test, students can evaluate themselves academically at four different levels – within the school, at the city level, at the state level and finally, at the international level.
To attempt the second level of NSO examination, the following eligibility criteria are needed.

(a) The top 5% of students class-wise, who appear for the 1st level exam will qualify for the next level.

(b) The top 25 rank holders class-wise of each state.

(c) The class topper from each participating school, also a minimum of 10 students from a class must take the exam and score 50% qualifying marks.

The Pattern of Examination

The exam is an objective-type test consisting of 35 multiple-choice questions for Classes 1 to 4. The examination is divided into three sections.

Section 1 aims at Logical Reasoning
Section 2 aims at Science section
Section 3 aims at the Achievers section

The marks distribution for the three sections is shown below.

Class / Grade	Section	Number of questions	Marks per question	Total marks
Grade 3	Section 1	5	1	5
	Section 2	25	1	25
	Section 3	5	2	10
	Grand Total	35		40

Class 3 Syllabus National Science Olympiad

The syllabus of NSO is completely based on the academic boards of CBSE, ICSE and various state boards. Students who study in any of these boards can take the examination. The NSO syllabus is framed, based on the concepts and theories that the candidate is going to study in the academic year of that particular grade.

The NSO syllabus for Class 3 is tabulated below.

Section of the exam	Name of the section	Topics included in the section
Section 1	Logical Reasoning	Verbal and Non-verbal reasoning 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	Science Section	The concepts and topics related to Science Subject Plants and Animals Birds Food Housing Clothing and Occupation Transport Communication and Safety Rules Human Body Earth and Universe Matter and Materials Light and Sound Force Our Environment
Section 3	Achievers Section	This section deals with Higher- Order Thinking Questions. The topics for this section are the same as section 2, but the difficulty level would be a little more.

Textbooks of the prescribed academic curriculum are the best books that the student can use to prepare for the exam. Also, solving NSO sample papers for Class 3, available on the official website, would be helpful to the candidate. By doing this, students will understand the concepts better and their problem-solving skills and time management skills will develop.

Class-wise Syllabus list

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