AWARDS/SCHOLARSHIPS/RECOGNITIONS
For the academic year 2019-20, SOF spent over Rs. 18 Crores on awards, Scholarships, gifts & felicitations etc.
The following awards will be provided to the winners of SOF National Science Olympiad being held during the academic year 2020-21.
AWARDS/SCHOLARSHIPS - STUDENTS
International, Zonal & Class topper awards will be provided to 2nd level winners from class 3 to class 12. For classes 1 & 2, awards will be provided to 1st level winners.
Second level Exams - may be conducted based on the prevalent conditions due to Corona virus at that time leading to feasibility of conducting 2nd level exams in all states. In case 2nd level exams are not conducted, results of 1st level exams will be treated as final results.
Each winner will be entitled to one award for an exam. The winners will be entitled to the higher level award only. For e.g., the international top 3 rank holders will be entitled to awards based on their International ranks. Awards accruing to them for Zonal ranks will be given to the next rank holder. Similarly, class award accruing to a Zonal award winner will be given to the next rank holder.
AWARDS FOR LEVEL TWO PERFORMANCE & FOR CLASSES ONE & TWO
| AT INTERNATIONAL LEVEL | ||
| RANK | SCHOLARSHIPS | NO. OF AWARDS |
| 1st | Rs.50,000/- Each + Gold Medal*#+ Certificate of Outstanding Performance | 12 |
| 2nd | Rs.25,000/- Each + Silver Medal*#+ Certificate of Outstanding Performance | 12 |
| 3rd | Rs.10,000/- Each + Bronze Medal*#+ Certificate of Outstanding Performance | 12 |
| AT ZONAL LEVEL | ||
| RANK | SCHOLARSHIPS | NO. OF AWARDS |
| 1st | Gifts worth Rs 1000/- Each + Gold Medal*+ Certificate of Zonal Excellence | 312 |
| 2nd | Gifts worth Rs 1000/- Each + Silver Medal*+ Certificate of Zonal Excellence | 312 |
| 3rd | Gifts worth Rs 1000/- Each + Bronze Medal*+ Certificate of Zonal Excellence | 312 |
| 4th to 10th | Gifts worth Rs 500/- Each + *Medal of Distinction + *Certificate of Distinction | 2184 |
| 11th to 25th | *Medal of Distinction + *Certificate of Distinction | 4680 |
| Rank 26+ | Merit Certificate | All |
# All Medals are Gold / Silver / Bronze color plated as applicable
**For classes one & two only
AWARDS FOR LEVEL ONE PERFORMANCE
| AT ZONAL LEVEL | ||
| RANK | SCHOLARSHIPS | NO. OF AWARDS |
| 1 to 25 | Medal of Distinction** + Certificate of Distinction | 7800 |
| Rank 26+ | Participation Certificate | All |
**For classes three to twelve
In case two or more students achieve the same rank, cash award will be distributed as under:
- For up to 5 students getting same rank, award amount will be distributed equally. In addition, each winner will be awarded a medal (in the applicable category) and a Certificate.
- In case 6 & more students get same rank, in lieu of cash award, each winner will be awarded gifts worth Rs.1,000/- each + a medal (in the applicable category) and a Certificate.
AT SCHOOL LEVEL
1. Medals to School/Class Toppers.
- School “Gold Medal of Excellence" will be awarded as under:
- For 5 to 9 registrations/class – Gold Medal of Excellence to top rank holder in class
- For 10 to 25 registrations/class – Gold Medal of Excellence to top 3 rank holders in class
For registrations exceeding 25/class – Gold Medal of Excellence to top 10% rank holders in class
2. Student Performance Report (SPR) for each participating student. SPR will be shared with students in digital format.
- Every student who appears in SOF NSO is provided with a Student Performance Report (SPR). An SPR is a detailed analysis of how the student attempted the 1st level Olympiad exam.
- The objective of SPR is to share with the student and her / his parents, analysis of student’s answers. This is expected to enable the student understand her/his strengths and areas requiring improvement in absolute terms and also on a competitive scale consisting of lacs of students of her/his class who appeared for the Olympiad.
Student Performance Report (SPR) consists of five sections:
- Section A – provides the student’s marks and rank achieved in School / City / Zone / Region at international level.
- Section B – provides a past Year-wise analysis of the student.
- Section C – provides a percentage score analysis of the student with a comparison at Class, City, Zone, region level.
- Section D – provides a comparison of average marks analysis at the School, City, Zone, region and international level.
- Section E – provides a Topic-wise performance analysis of the student.
3. Participation Certification to each student. Will be shared with participating students in digital format.
4. Merit Certificate to 2nd level participants.
5. Top 25 rank holders from each class & each Olympiad exam will be awarded Medals of Distinction. This will be applicable for winners from 26 Zones for performance in the 1st level Olympiads/ single level Olympiads.
AWARDS - SCHOOLS
| AT INTERNATIONAL LEVEL | ||
| CATEGORY | AWARDS | NO. OF AWARDS. |
| Best International Principal* | Rs.25,000/- Each + Citation + Trophy | 20 |
| Best International Teacher | Rs.10,000/- Each + Citation + Trophy | 10 |
