The National Social Studies Olympiad (NSSO) is a standardised test that assesses students’ understanding of history, geography, and civics. Once a year, the Indian Talent Olympiad holds a national competition. The exam takes place at the school level. The NSSO syllabus is divided into classes and contains the foundation for all boards. The Social Studies test is open to students from all boards, including State, CBSE, ICSE, and International.
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The Indian Talent Olympiad holds the Social Studies Olympiad for all Classes from 1 to 10. This exam ensures that students are assessed on various social studies courses, including civics, geography, history, and politics, all grouped together as a social science. In this article, we discuss the NSSO 2022-23 in detail.
Indian Talent Olympiad
The Indian Talent Olympiad was founded in 2012 by the country’s top academics and scientists to discover and foster student talent and improve academic achievement. It aids in assessing students’ knowledge, comprehension, and reasoning abilities across India (Classes I to X). Presently, 31,573 schools have registered for the Indian Talent Olympiad Examinations, with millions of children participating in competitions across the country. Over 1 crore parents have put their trust in the organisation over the years. More than 7 lakh teachers throughout the country have pledged their support to the Indian Talent Olympiad.
Exam Schedule for Olympiads
Students in grades 1 to 10 can now register for the 2022-23 olympiad exam either individually or through their schools. The dates for online and offline Olympiad exams are different. Individually, participating students must adhere to the slot-1 and slot-2 online exam dates. The school can choose between online and offline exam modes and exam dates.
Registration Deadline
The registration deadline for the Olympiad exam in 2022-23 is listed below. Individual students and schools can enrol for this academic year before the deadline.
| LAST DATE FOR SCHOOL REGISTRATION | 10 September 2022 |
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| LAST DATE FOR REGISTRATION BY INDIVIDUAL STUDENT | 30 November 2022 |
Round 1 Dates of the Annual Olympiad Exams (Individual Student Registration)
Schools that choose the online exam mode will take the exam according to the schedule below. For all of the participating students, the school must choose one slot.
Round 1: The annual Olympiad exam is held in two sessions. Students can choose their preferred slot. The slot cannot be changed once it has been chosen.
| OLYMPIAD EXAM SUBJECTS | SLOT 1 OF
ROUND 1 |
SLOT 2 OF
ROUND 1 |
|---|---|---|
| NSSO – National Social Studies Olympiad | 06 Dec 2022 | 10 Jan 2023 |
(B) Round 1 Dates of the Annual Olympiad Exams (School Registration)
Round 1: In each school, an offline Annual Olympiad Exam is held. Students who have registered through the school must attend the tests on the dates listed below.
| OLYMPIAD EXAM SUBJECTS | DATE | DAY |
|---|---|---|
| NSSO – National Social Studies Olympiad | 06 Dec 2022 | Tuesday |
NSSO Registration
The registration process for the Social Studies Olympiad is very simple. The registration procedure includes both school and student registration. Only schools can register with the ITO. As a result, a school’s registration with ITO is critical. Students from various schools can only apply for ITO exams if the school has been successfully registered. Students should register for the Indian Talent Olympiad by giving their name and roll number to their school’s organiser.
NSSO Exam Pattern
CLASS 1 – 4
| Sections | Section 1
Subjective |
Section 2
Logical |
Section 3
Hot’s |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Questions | 20 | 10 | 5 | 35 |
| Marks Per Questions | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total Marks | 20 | 10 | 5 | 35 |
CLASS 5 – 10
| Sections | Section 1
Subjective |
Section 2
Logical |
Section 3
Hot’s |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Questions | 35 | 10 | 5 | 50 |
| Marks Per Questions | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total Marks | 35 | 10 | 5 | 50 |
Syllabus for NSSO
The NSSO syllabus covers all topics covered in school. Students are not required to study from other sources. The NSSO curriculum relies on chapters established by standard education boards like CBSE/ICSE.
Class 1 Syllabus
| Chapter 1: Family, Neighbours and Society
Chapter 2: Social Helpers Chapter 3: Earth Chapter 4: Landforms Chapter 5: Religion, Culture and Traditions Chapter 6: Seasons Chapter 7: Transport and Communication Chapter 8: Our Duties Towards Family and Society Chapter 9: Water Bodies Chapter 10: Manners Chapter 11: Map- States |
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Class 2 Syllabus
| Chapter 1: Family, Neighbours and Society
Chapter 2: Basic Needs Chapter 3: Our Ancient men Chapter 4: Our Country Chapter 5: Our Great leaders Chapter 6: Social Helpers Chapter 7: Places of worship Chapter 8: Public Places Chapter 9: Good Habits Chapter 10: Hobbies for recreation Chapter 11: Road Safety Chapter 12: Natural Resources Chapter 13: Our Festivals Chapter 14: Transport and Communication Chapter 15: Map- States and Capitals |
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Class 3 Syllabus
| Chapter 1: Direction and Maps
Chapter 2: Understanding time Chapter 3: Our Village, Our city Chapter 4: Basic Needs Chapter 5: Our Community life Chapter 6: Public Services for Community Life Chapter 7: Earth- Continents and Oceans Chapter 8: Our Country and National Symbol Chapter 9: Religion, Culture and Tradition Chapter 10: Occupation Chapter 11: Local Governing Bodies Chapter 12: Metropolises Chapter 13: Our Early People Chapter 14: Transport and Communication Chapter 15: Maps- State, Capital and metropolises |
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Class 4 Syllabus
| Chapter 1: Rights and Duties
Chapter 2: Our Rich heritage Chapter 3: National Symbol Chapter 4: Our country and its states Chapter 5: The legends of India Chapter 6: The Freedom Struggle Chapter 7: Natural Resource Chapter 8: Climate of India Chapter 9: Agriculture and Industries (Occupations) Chapter 10: Landforms in India Chapter 11: Local Governing bodies Chapter 12: Earth – Continents and Ocean Chapter 13: Religion, Culture and Tradition Chapter 14: Transport and Communication Chapter 15: Maps- States, Capitals and River |
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Class 5 Syllabus
| Chapter 1: Introduction History and Geography
Chapter 2: Evolution Chapter 3: Stone age Chapter 4: Settled Life and Urban Civilisation (World) Chapter 5: Earth and Solar system Chapter 6: Living world on earth Chapter 7: Family and Society Chapter 8: States and Important cities Chapter 9: Agriculture and Industries Chapter 10: Forest cover of India Chapter 11: Natural Resource- Soil and minerals Chapter 12: Physical Features of India Chapter 13: Religion, Culture and Tradition Chapter 14: Democracy and Local Governing Bodies Chapter 15: Natural Disasters Chapter 16: Maps- Crops |
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Class 6 Syllabus
| Chapter 1: Sources of History
Chapter 2: Life and Early Humans Chapter 3: Civilisation Chapter 4: Vedic Age Chapter 5: Religion and Culture of ancients India Chapter 6: Kings and Kingdoms Chapter 7: Architecture and Literature Chapter 8: Towards Gender Equality Chapter 9: Ancients Traders- India and the world Chapter 10: Community life Chapter 11: Government – Nations, States, City, Village Chapter 12: Citizenship and Human Rights Chapter 13: Globes and Maps Chapter 14: Asia, Europe and Africa Chapter 15: Natural Resources and Energy Chapter 16: Maps- Asia, Europe and Africa |
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Class 7 Syllabus
| Chapter 1: Vijyanagra and Bahamani Kingdoms
Chapter 2: Bhakti and Sufi movements Chapter 3: New Kings and Kingdom a: Nayakas, Palegaras, Naada Prabhus b: Wodeyars of Mysuru, Kakatiyas, Rajputas, Marathas, Deccan Kingdoms Chapter 4: Sultans of Delhi Chapter 5: Mughal Empire Chapter 6: Arabs and Turkish Invasions Chapter 7: Establishment and impact of the British Empire Chapter 8: Freedom Struggle Chapter 9: Social and Religion Reforms Chapter 10: Industrial Revolutions Chapter 11: Asia, Africa and Europe Chapter 12: America (North and South), Australia and Antarctica Chapter 13: Weather and Climate Chapter 14: Natural Vegetation and Wildlife Chapter 15: Structure of Earth Chapter 16: Human Environment- Settlement, Transport and Communication Chapter 17: Air and Water Chapter 18: Natural Resources- Soil Minerals Chapter 19: Naturals Regions Chapter 20: Tribes, Nomads and Settled Communities Chapter 21: Democracy Chapter 22: Fundamental Rights of Duties Chapter 23: Our Defence Forces Chapter 24: Factors of Production Chapter 25: Tax and Its Importance Chapter 26: Our Constitutions Chapter 27: Map |
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Class 8 Syllabus
| Chapter 1: Geographical Features and Pre-historic India
Chapter 2: Ancient Civilisation of India and World Chapter 3: British Rule Chapter 4: Freedom Movement Chapter 5: India Gains Independence Chapter 6: Wars a. The Carnatic Wars b. Battle of Panipat c. Battle of Plassey d. Dual Government in Bengal e. Anglo Maratha War f. Anglo Mysore War g. Anglo Sikh War Chapter 7: Colonialism Chapter 9: Rise of Jainism and Buddhism Chapter 10: Mauryas, Kushans, Guptans, Vardhanas Chapter 11: South India a. Satavahanas, Kadambas, Gangas b. Chalukyas of Badami, Pallavas of Kanchi c. Rashtrakutas of Manyakheta d. Chalukyas of kalyana e. Cholas, Hoysalas of Dwarasamudra Chapter 12: Our Constitution and Parliament Chapter 13: Human Rights and UNO Chapter 14: Judiciary System of India Chapter 15: Caste System Chapter 16: Natural Resources Chapter 17: Economic Activities Chapter 18: Vegetation and Wildlife Chapter 19: Inside and Outside of the Earth Chapter 20: Population Chapter 21: Structure of Ocean Floor Chapter 22: Money- Saving and Investment Chapter 23: National Income and Sectoral Aspects Chapter 24: Maps |
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Class 9 Syllabus
| Chapter 1: Harappan Civilisation
Chapter 2: Events after 1960 Chapter 3: Vedic Period and 6th century BC Chapter 4: Mauryan, Sangam, Guptas, Cholas, South, Delhi Sultanate, Mughals Chapter 5: Indo-Islamic Culture Chapter 6: The Renaissance Chapter 7: French Revolution Russian Revolution Chapter 8: Nazism and Hitler Chapter 9: Colonialism Chapter 10: Naxalism, Communalism, Regionalism Chapter 11: Human Rights and Fundamental Rights Chapter 12: Our constitution Chapter 13: Union and State Govt Chapter 14: Defence System Chapter 15: Election and Political Parties Chapter 16: National Integrations Chapter 17: Legislature Judiciary executive Chapter 18: Physical Features of India Chapter 19: India- Climate, Natural resources, Population, Tourism, Trade Chapter 20: Earth (Motion, Structure, Landforms and Disasters) Chapter 21: Weathering of rocks Chapter 22: Hydrosphere and atmosphere Chapter 23: Natural Regions Chapter 24: Internal forces of Earth Chapter 25: Economic Development Chapter 26: Education Chapter 27: Empowerment of Women Chapter 28: Income and Tax Chapter 29: Electoral Politics Chapter 30: Maps |
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Class 10 Syllabus
| Chapter 1: British Rule in India
Chapter 2: National Movement and Era of Gandhi Chapter 3: Post Independent India Chapter 4: Political development of 20th Century Chapter 5: Imperialism Chapter 6: World war – 1 Chapter 7: Post-war-Economic depression Chapter 8: Fascism, Nazism Chapter 9: World War-2 Chapter 10: UNO Chapter 11: European Union Chapter 12: Great Revolt of 1857 Chapter 13: Social and reform movement-19th century Chapter 14: Cold War Chapter 15: Partition of Bengal Chapter 16: Muslim League Chapter 17: Towards Independence and partition Chapter 18: Constitution Chapter 19: India and world peace Chapter 20: Consumers Rights Chapter 21: Democracy and diversity, Political Chapter 22: Gender, Religion and Caste Chapter 23: Legislature, Judiciary Executive Chapter 24: Challenges to Democracy Chapter 25: Sectors of Indian economy Chapter 26: Money and Credit Chapter 27: Globalisation Chapter 28: Federalism Chapter 29: India Chapter 30: World- Continents Chapter 31: Earth Chapter 32: Waste Management Chapter 33: Naturals Resources, Regions, Climate Chapter 34: Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, Lithosphere Chapter 35: Map |
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NSSO Results
Any competitive exam relies heavily on the results. Within two to three weeks of the examination, the ITO announces the Olympiad results. So, the results of the NSSO 2021 will be announced in the last week of February 2021. Students must have their NSSO admit card in order to check the NSSO results.
NSSO Honours
The goal of offering prizes and scholarships to students is to motivate them to participate and learn more. Most importantly, awards and prizes add excitement to olympiad exams. The students’ efforts in studying for the test will not be in vain, as there are various ITO prizes. Cash prizes, computers, and tablets are among the ITO prizes.
Preparing for the NSSO Olympiad
Students can use their school texts and read extensively to prepare for the Social Studies Olympiad. The annual Olympiad exam questions are all based on the school curriculum. It serves all of the boards, including CBSE, ICSE, and other state boards. Social studies is the study of humans and their surroundings at its most basic level. The physical, social, political, social, economic, and cultural environments are all part of this environment. It is concerned with the advancement of humans and humankind. It’s all about how a person influences his environment and how the environment influences the person in turn. The following are some exam preparation tips:
- NSSO uses the MCQ question format. As a result, students should be aware of all of the topics as well as relevant dates and events.
- ITO social workbooks provide opportunities for students to practise. Under each social theme, there are several sets of questions.
- Olympiad is a forum for students to learn and improve their performance in high-level competitive tests.
- Since the syllabus is very similar to what is taught in school, pupils will be able to solve difficult questions.
Read more: Olympiad Exam Preparation Advice
Other Indian Talent Olympiad Exams
| International Science Olympiad(ISO) |
| International Computer Olympiad(ICO) |
| International Drawing Olympiad(IDO) |
| National Essay Olympiad(NESO) |
| International Spell E(ISEO) |
