Following the protocol of NEP (2020), NCF (2023), NCERT and CBSE guidelines, National and various State Boards for the convenience of schools and students, any change/reduction in the syllabi will be reflected in actual question papers.
Total Questions: 50
Time: 1 hr.
Section – 1 : Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning.
Section – 2 : Algorithms and Flowcharts in Programming, Number System (Binary to decimal and decimal to binary conversion), Visual Basic, Animations, HTML & CSS (Links, Anchors and Table tags), MS-Word, MS-Excel(Formula Auditing, Data Tools, Protecting and Sharing workbooks/worksheets, Working with cell range), MS-PowerPoint, Hardware, Software, Input & Output Devices, Memory & Storage Devices, Flash CS6, Multimedia, Networking, Cyber Safety, Operating Systems (Types-Interactive (GUI based), Real Time and Distributed, Commonly used OS), Using Windows 10, Introduction to Scratch, Introduction to Python 3.11 (as of December 2022).
Section – 3 : AI, Robotics, IT Gadgets, Devices, Apps, Computerization, and other Developments in the Field of IT.
Section – 4 : Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Sections 2 and 3.
Questions are based on Windows 10 and MS-Office 2016.
PATTERN OF SOF INTERNATIONAL COMPUTER SCIENCE OLYMPIAD (ICSO) (LEVEL1)
SOF ICSO | ||||
Class | TOPIC / SECTION | NO. OF QUESTIONS | MARKS/QUESTION | TOTAL MARKS |
1st to 4th | Section – 1: Logical Reasoning | 5 | 1 | 5 |
Section – 2: Computer Science | 20 | 1 | 20 | |
Section – 3: Information Technology | 5 | 1 | 5 | |
Section – 4: Achievers Section | 5 | 2 | 10 | |
Grand Total | 35 | 40 | ||
5th | Section – 1: Logical Reasoning | 10 | 1 | 10 |
Section – 2: Computer Science | 30 | 1 | 30 | |
Section – 3: Information Technology | 5 | 1 | 5 | |
Section – 4: Achievers Section | 5 | 3 | 15 | |
Grand Total | 50 | 60 | ||
6th to 10th | Section – 1: Logical Reasoning | 10 | 1 | 10 |
Section – 2: Computer Science | 30 | 1 | 30 | |
Section – 3: AI, Robotics and Information Technology | 5 | 1 | 5 | |
Section – 4: Achievers Section | 5 | 3 | 15 | |
Grand Total | 50 | 60 |