SOF International General Knowledge Olympiad 2018

International General Knowledge Olympiad is conducted by Science Olympiad Foundation (SOF) for students studying in Class 1^st to 10^th. The GK Olympiad by SOF is conducted to examine students for their General Awareness as per their level. Students who wish to participate in SOF International General Knowledge Olympiad 2018 can apply with help of their school only i.e. the school must be registered with SOF to participate in the Olympiads.  Students can check here all about IGKO 2018 including exam schedule, eligibility criteria, the application as well as syllabus, test pattern and sample papers provided in this article.

Key facts about International General Knowledge Olympiad (IGKO) 2018:

Exam conducting body – Science Olympiad Foundation

Classes – for Class 1^st to Class 10^th students

Test Medium – English Language only

Rewards – Cash rewards, Scholarships, Medals, Gifts, and Certificates

Exam Schedule of IGKO 2018:

Events	Key dates
Last date of Registration	August 31, 2018
IGKO exam date	September 11 and September 25, 2018
Result announcement	By December 2018

IGKO 2018 Eligibility Criteria:

• Students studying in Class 1^st to Class 10^th are eligible for SOF IGKO 2018
• There is no minimum marks eligibility for appearing in IGKO 2018

IGKO 2018 Registration:

1. The schools interesting in representing their students for providing them with an opportunity to acknowledge their talent can register with Science Olympiad Foundation for participating in the Olympiads.
2. The SOF registration form 2018 is available on the official website in .pdf format for download and Schools need to fill it and submit at the official address by post.
3. The participating schools can fill the registration form of SOF 2018 mentioning participating students’ data along with the fee of Rs. 125 per student.
4. There should be at least 10 students from each participating school as Schools with less than 10 participating students are not eligible

IGKO 2018 Exam Pattern:

Test Pattern for IGKO 2018 Class 1^st to 4^th:

Section	Number of questions	Marks
General Awareness	20	20
Current Affairs	05	05
Life Skills	05	05
Achievers section	05	10
Total	35 MCQs	50 marks
Marking Scheme	For General Awareness, Current Affairs, and Life Skills section each question will carry 01 mark For Achievers section, each question will be carrying 02 marks

Test Pattern for IGKO 2018 Class 5^th to 10^th:

Section	Number of questions	Marks
General Awareness	30	30
Current Affairs	10	10
Life Skills	05	05
Achievers section	05	15
Total	50 MCQs	60 marks
Marking Scheme	For General Awareness, Current Affairs, and Life Skills section each question will carry 01 mark For Achievers section, each question will be carrying 03 marks

Difference between Scholarship and Fellowship programmes

IGKO 2018 Syllabus:

SOF GK Olympiad Syllabus for Class 7^th, 8^th, 9^th and 10^th –

• Plants and Animals,
• India and the World,
• Science and Technology,
• Earth and its Environment,
• Universe,
• Language and Literature,
• Entertainment,
• Social Studies,
• Sports,
• Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning,
• Current Affairs,
• Life Skills (Empathy, Effective Communication, Critical Thinking, Creative Thinking, Coping with Stress, Decision Making, Problem Solving, Interpersonal Skills, Managing Emotions, Self-awareness)

IGKO 2018 Sample Papers:

IGKO level	Sample papers	Study material and reference books
Class 7th	Click here to download	Click here to download
Class 8th	Click here to download	Click here to download
Class 9th	Click here to download	Click here to download
Class 10th	Click here to download	Click here to download

Silverzone Akhil Bhartiya Hindi Olympiad 2018

IGKO 2018 Selection Criteria:

As IGKO is a single level examination, therefore, the selection of students for awarding scholarships will be as under –

• Marks scored by students in International General Knowledge Olympiad 2018
• In case there are ties in marks of two or more students, then their ranks will be decided on the basis of marks scored in sections as under –

1. Higher marks in Achievers section, if the tie in marks still exists, then
2. Higher marks in General Awareness, if the tie still exists
3. Higher marks in Current Affairs
4. If tie in marks still exists, then higher marks of student in their previous class will be taken in to consideration i.e. If tie is there for Class 8^th IGKO then marks of Class 7 annual examinations will be considered to resolve the tie
5. If even after this the tie exists, then the students having tie in marks will be given same rank.

IGKO 2018 Rewards:

Students participating in SOF Olympiads will be rewarded at different levels as under –

IGKO Scholarships at International Level –

IGKO Scholarships at Zonal Level –

IGKO Scholarships at School Level –

Medals: All class toppers will be awarded Medals for qualifying IGKO 2018 as per the below mentioned criteria –

• Top 3 students will be awarded Gold, Silver and Bronze medal respectively (where 10 or more students from a class (1^st to 10^th all sections) appeared for IGKO 2018)
• Topper student will be awarded Gold medal (if only 5 to 9 students from a class including students from all sections appeared for IGKO 2018 )
• Top 3 students will be awarded Gold, Silver and Bronze medal respectively from each section of a class if more than 25 students appear for IGKO 2018 for the class level.

All students will be given Participation Certification for appearing in IGKO 2018 by SOF.