ICO Eligibility
FAQs on ICO 2023-24 Eligibility Criteria
1. How Does a Student Benefit by Taking Olympiad Exams?
Students pursuing 11th / 12th are at the threshold of making the most crucial decision about their career. The ICO assists the student’s in the self-realization of his / her potential and aptitude. Besides self-realization, SOF also recognizes the potential of the student by conferring upon them awards on Merit Basis.
The participants of Olympiads are ranked according to the marks obtained. Hence, after taking the exam, students can judge themselves academically at four different levels - within the school, at the city level, at the Zonal level, at the regional level, and above all at the International level.
Each of the students is provided with 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, City, Zonal and International level. Analysis of the student’s past 3 years’ performance is also provided.
The students are suitably awarded based on the International, Zonal, and School ranking obtained. Prizes are announced annually and include cash awards, gifts, medals, certificates, etc. The International toppers from each class are awarded at a grand prize distribution ceremony held in Delhi, presided over by eminent personalities. The prize for the Zonal winners as well as the school winners is sent to their respective schools. For the year 2023-24, a sum of Rs. 20 crores will be spent towards felicitations, awards, scholarships, etc.
2. Who all are Eligible to Sit for the Olympiads?
Students of classes 11th & 12th are eligible to appear for the SOF ICO. There is no other ICO exam eligibility criterion like minimum marks that need to be secured. SOF ICO is a single level exam. ICO olympiad eligibility is also for the students from Commerce & Humanities as well as Science.
3. When are the Results of the Olympiad Declared?
Results of Olympiads are declared within 8 weeks of the last date of examination. The results are sent to the schools concerned. The results of the Olympiad are also made available on our website.
4. Is it Possible for a Student to Compete in Multiple Olympiads?
ICO, NCO, NSO, IMO, IEO, IGKO, and ICO are all separate competitions, despite the fact that they are all run by the same foundation.
Students can register for all Olympiads in a year based on their ICO exam eligibility.
5. Is an admit card for ICO required in order to be eligible for the exam?
ICO admit card is an exam admit card that will allow the eligible candidates to take part in the examination. It is essential to get this admit card in order to be eligible for the ICO exam 2023-24. This admit card for ICO shall either be provided to the students via the school offices, or they can also access it via an online method. All you need to do is visit the official site of SOF and make sure you enter the registration number through which you have registered for the exams. No candidates shall be allowed to enter the exam hall without both the admit card and the school ID card.
6. What are the steps involved in the application of the ICO 2023-24 exam?
There are a number of steps that are involved in order to complete the application for ICO 2023-24, and they are given as follows:
Schools receive a prospectus from SOF that will contain the entire information regarding the ICO 2023-24 exam. If some schools have not yet registered but wish to participate in this event, they can email the SOF coordinator to look into it.
Once the prospectus is received, the school will have to hand it over to the students, who will then look at the details of the ICO 2023-24 exam mentioned.
The interested students then fill in the die application form, which is sent back to the SOF before the said deadline.
The coordinating teachers will then set up the students' roll numbers that will be used during exam time.
This list of student roll numbers is then sent along with the Student registration sheet and Student registration form to the ICO coordinators.
As per the guidelines mentioned, any school is eligible to register for the exam as long as there are more than five participants from each school.
7. Am I eligible to give ICO 2023-24 if I am a student of the Science stream?
All the streams, including the students from Humanity, Science, Commerce, and other such backgrounds, can take part in ICO 2023-24. The details of SOF ICO 2023-24 can be given as follows:
All the students who belong to Class 11 and 12 are eligible for the ICO exam 2023-24.
ICO exam is a single-level exam, and hence the rankings are based on only the exam taken at this level.
The ICO was first conducted in 2016 by Science Olympiad Foundation.
As soon as the results for ICO are released, the SPR also called the Student’s Performance Report, is provided to each student, which helps the students prepare better for the upcoming competitive exams.
ICO has spent nearly 18 crores of gifts for the students who show excellent calibre in these competitive exams.
8. What are the languages in which the ICO exam is conducted?
English is the only allowed language in which the students can attempt the exam. While it is impossible for other students to attempt this exam, they can always aim for other Olympiad exams conducted in multiple languages. Those students, who are ready to take up a challenge can also learn the English language to attempt the exam. Provided that you understand English fluently, you can score well in the ICO 2023-24 exam without any problem. Vedantu also aims at helping children who are highly interested but could not attempt due to the language barrier to help them out by providing them proper English lessons and classes on how to crack ICO 2023-24 exam.
9. If my school has not yet received the prospectus for ICO, how can I apply in such a case?
If the school has not yet received the prospectus, you can ask the school officials to add in an email that will help the SOF officials know whether they can send the prospectus. The application for ICO 2023-24 can only be made through schools. This is why most students cannot apply for the ICO exam. But if you are highly interested in participating in these competitive exams, you can request your school administrative officials to get the school registered. You can also ask your friends to accompany you during the competition as it is also mandatory that at least five students from each school participate in the contest due to feasibility reasons.
10. How do I register for ICO Olympiad?
Students of class 11 and 12 can register for the ICO Olympiad 2023-24 easily through their school. Their school must be registered with the Science Olympiad Foundation for the same.
These schools receive registration forms that students must submit along with a nominal fee of INR 125. The schools return these filled forms with the registration fee to the SOF to confirm the registration of the students.