NCO 2020 Exam Date

The NCO or National cyber Olympiad Examination is one of the most renowned exams organized by the Science Olympiad Foundation (SOF). It is an exam that aims to nourish the cyber talent among the school going students. The main goal of NSO is to  motivate the young generation to enhance their knowledge and awareness of issues related to the computers as about evaluating their aptitude in these streams. This National Level competition focuses on Mental ability, Logical and Analytical, Reasoning in computers and IT.

DUE TO THE CORONA VIRUS PANDEMIC LEADING TO HEALTH CONCERNS AND UNCERTAIN SCHEDULE OF SCHOOLS, THE SOF NCO WILL NOT BE CONDUCTED DURING 2020-21.

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NCO Exam Pattern

Although the NCO 2020-21 exam has been canceled by the SOF, the general NCO exam pattern followed by the SOF each year is discussed below.

• The SOF NCO is a single-level exam. There is no level 2 for NCO exams.

• The NCO exam is organized in the respective schools of the participants during the school hours. The medium of the NCO exam is English. 

• The NCO exam duration is 60 minutes. The questions paper includes 35 objective types( multiple-choice questions) for classes 1 to 4 and 35 objective types( multiple-choice questions) for classes 5 to 12.

• The NCO question paper includes 3 sections

1. Logical Reasoning

2. Computers and Information Technology

3. Achievers Section

• CBSE, ICSE/ISC,  and State board patterns are followed for setting the NCO exam papers.

How Do Students Generally Register Themselves for the NCO Exam?

Interested students generally register themselves for the NCO exam from their respective schools. SOF doesn't accept individual registration of students. A minimum of 5 students is needed to register from each school of SOF NCO.

Any school can be registered as a center for the SOF NCO exam. Schools do not have to pay any registration fees for becoming a registered examination center.

Prospectus along with the registration forms are sent to all schools registered with SOF. Schools that are not registered with SOF can also ask for prospectus by contacting the SOF through phone or email.

Roll Number - School concern teachers have to fill Student’s Registration Sheet and School Registration Form according to the guideline mentioned by SOF and send it to the SOF before the due date of the submission of forms. The SOF will further register the applicant school and students. The student’s roll numbers are generated by the SOF as per the Student’s Registration Sheet sent by the schools.

NCO Application Fees

An amount of Rs.125 ( including GST) per student is imposed as the cost of examination which should be paid by each registered student for schools in India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Nepal.

No application fees are imposed on physical disability students or the Indian students whose parents were martyred during defense operations.

Furthermore, the Indian school can collect additional Rs.25 from individual students for the expenses done by them such as remuneration to teachers, guidance to students using the study material provided by SOF, and other expenses.

Benefits of NCO Exam

Some of the benefits enjoyed by the students participated in the NCO exam are:

• Students get opportunities to enhance their logical and analytical thinking.

• Create awareness about computer education among students. 

• Provide early exposure of the computer world among students.