International General Knowledge Olympiad

The eligibility criteria for the International General Knowledge Olympiad examination is set by the Science Olympiad Foundation. The criterion sets the allowance of attendance for the school students from grade 1 to grade 10th. The eligibility criteria also extend to students from grade 1 to 10, from all backgrounds whether they are studying the State Boards syllabus, Central Board Of Secondary Education (CBSE) or Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE).

IGKO Registration Process

• The registration centres for the International General Knowledge Olympiad examination are the schools across the country. The Science Olympiad Foundation or the SOF sends the prospectus for registration of students to all the schools that are already registered with SOF. 

• Other schools can also associate with SOF through registration. The unregistered schools can get themselves registered free of charge by sending an email at info@sofworld.org or by calling 0124-4951200. 

• The SOF must receive all the filled registration forms by the schools before the due date.

•  SOF (Science Olympiad Foundation) generates roll numbers for all students that are willing to attend the exam via the  School Registration Form (SRF) and Students' Registration Sheet (SRS) that should be filled by the school's coordinating teacher as per the guidelines and submitted before the due date. 

• If a student is interested to write the exam and his/her school is unregistered, then they can individually register with a 125 rupee fee per student, the fee is the same for other students in India and can attend the exam in any registered school as their examination centre.  

• Fee payment is exempted from the students’ whose parents were martyred during any defence operations and also from the students who suffer from a physical disability. 
  
  

IGKO Admit Card

• Visit the official website of the organization when the admit card release date is due.

• Click on the admit card button that appears on the right side.

• Then select the "IGKO Level 1 Admit Card" option that appears.

• And enter the details asked, enter the respective roll number, class code, and school code that you will be informed beforehand by your teachers at school after registering for the International General Knowledge Olympiad exam.

• After you enter the details and submit it, the admit card will appear, you can download and take a print out of the admit card that you need to bring to your exam centre on the exam day. 

• If the candidate finds any information on their hall ticket to be incorrect, he/she must immediately contact the school coordinator.
  
  

IGKO Syllabus

The International General Knowledge Olympiad exam is divided into four sections and the syllabus for the exam revolves around these section topics for the grade 1st to 10th. 

A wide variety of questions of varying difficulty levels has been given to ensure proper practice for students and the topics within the same category are also different from students in class 1-4 and 5-10. 

From the chart, the students can clearly note the syllabus of the IGKO Exam 2021. The detailed course plan is given below;

For Class 1-4:

General Awareness

• Me and My Surroundings

• Our Body and Health 

• Plants and Animals

• India and the World

• Environment and Its Conservation

• Science and Technology

• Language and Literature

• Transport and Communication

• Entertainment, Sports

• Maths Fun
  
  

Current Affairs

• News

• Research and Development

• Updates of New Happenings From Around The world
  
  

Life Skills

• Kindness, Soft skills

• Social Skills

• Do’s and Don'ts

• Moral Values

• Teamwork

• Communication

• Flexibility

• Emotional Intelligence

• Decision Making

• Leadership

• Time Management
  
  

Achiever’s Section

• From the Above Syllabus High Order Thinking Questions.

This gives an idea about how the students of classes 1-4 should prepare themselves to tackle the questions that can come in the IGKO exam effectively. The General Awareness section has topics that require the student to have an overall knowledge in science, mental maths, English literature and language, history, geography, etc. to skillfully attempt the questions. The Current Affairs section requires the student to have an overall knowledge of the current whereabouts of the society. This can be greatly improved by reading newspapers and articles from news websites to keep up with the latest developments of the world. The Life Skills section deals with issues that improve the emotional and behavioural skills of students. These skills are necessary for the development of the student’s personality and body language. The Achievers Section requires the student to critically think and analyze the questions that will be presented to them in this section. 

For Class 5-10:

General Awareness

• Plants and Animals

• India and the world

• Science and Technology

• Earth and its environment school

• Universe

• Language and Literature

• Media and Entertainment

• Social studies

• Sports

• Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning
  
  

Current Affairs

• News

• Research and Development

• Updates of New Happenings From Around The World (Difficulty level is higher as than those in classes 1-4)
  
  

Life Skills

• Empathy

• Effective Communication

• Critical Thinking

• Creative Thinking

• Coping With Stress

• Decision Making

• Problem Solving

• Interpersonal Skills

• Managing Emotions

• Self Awareness
  
  

Achievers Section

• From the Above Syllabus High Order Thinking Questions.

This gives an idea about how the students of classes 5-10 should prepare themselves to tackle the questions that can come in the IGKO exam effectively. The General Awareness section has topics that require the student to have an overall knowledge in the fields of science, mathematics, English literature and language, ancient and modern history, geography, along with the latest developments in the field of technology and media and entertainment in order to skillfully attempt the questions. The Current Affairs section requires the student to have an overall knowledge of the current whereabouts of the society. This can be greatly improved by thoroughly reading newspapers and articles from news websites to keep up with the latest developments of the world. The developments in our country is also an important field. The Life Skills section deals with issues that improve the creative and critical thinking and also emotional and behavioural skills of students. These skills are necessary for the development of the student’s personality and body language. The Achiever’s Section requires the student to critically think and analyze the questions that will be presented to them in this section. 

IGKO Examination Pattern

From the table, it can be clearly noted by students who are appearing for the IGKO exam that the IGKO exam question paper in which students from classes 1-10 are eligible to participate is divided into four sections. The total number of questions for students from classes 1-4 who are appearing for the exam is 35. The total mark that can be scored is 50. Whereas, the case of students from classes 5-10 who are appearing for the IGKO exam have a total number of 50 questions. The total mark is 60. For students of both groups, i.e. students from 1-4 and students from 5-10, the four sections in which the question paper is divided is the same i.e. General Awareness, Current Affairs, Life Skills, Achiever’s Section. However, it has to be kept in mind by students that the number of questions and mark distribution of each group is different. 

For the group of Class 1-4, there are 20 questions in General Awareness of 1 mark each awarding a total of 20 marks, there are 5 questions in Current Affairs of 1 mark each awarding a total of 5 marks, there are 5 questions in Life Skills of 1 mark each awarding a total of 5 marks, and there are 5 questions in Achiever’s Section of 2 marks each awarding a total of 10 marks, amounting to a total of 50 marks.

For the group of Class 5-10, there are 30 questions in General Awareness of 1 mark each awarding a total of 30 marks, there are 10 questions in Current Affairs of 1 mark each awarding a total of 10 marks, there are 5 questions in Life Skills of 1 mark each awarding a total of 5 marks, and there are 5 questions in Achiever’s Section of 3 marks each awarding a total of 15 marks, amounting to a total of 60 marks.

IGKO Reference Books

The reference books that are helpful for students who intend to write the International General Knowledge Olympiad (IGKO) are provided by the Science Olympiad Foundation (SOF). The books are designed respectively for students in specific grades for 1-10. The books include:

• Workbook and reasoning book combo for International General Knowledge Olympiad

• International General Knowledge Olympiad daily online practice sets class 1-10

• International General Knowledge Olympiad 2 years e-book download

• Learning and knowing class 1-10

• International General Knowledge Olympiad Workbook- Class 1-10
  
  

IGKO Olympiad Exam Process

IGKO Results

The results for the IGKO exam are announced by the parent organization SOF on their official website and any third party is not trusted with this information and responsibility. Go to the official website link where the student just needs to enter the roll number and the results will be displayed on the screen. 

The details of the results that are displayed on the Science Olympiad Foundation website is very detailed and specific, it includes, the candidate’s name, the candidates’ parents name, the registration number of the student, total marks obtained by the candidate, their International rank, state rank, and zone rank and the school rank is also mentioned in it. The qualifying status for the further round or level 2 of the examination that only the students from classes 3-10 are eligible for is also mentioned clearly in the result sheet. 

Along with all the aforementioned details, the school name and the school address are mentioned which makes it very easy to spot the schools of which students have performed exceedingly well so that the principal and the teachers of such schools can be presented with an award they are deserving of. 

IGKO Awards

There are many awards and scholarship merits and medals to many students and schools around the world at diverse levels such as the international level, zonal level and the school level. 

Awards for Students

Awards for Schools

The authorities who work behind the scenes and encourage the students’ participation in the exam who are the principal of the school and the teachers are also recognized and awarded for their tireless efforts.