SOF ISSO Syllabus for Class 3 to 10
SOF has released the ISSO Syllabus for Grades 3 to 10 for the academic year 2024-25. It is essential for ISSO exam aspirants to acquaint themselves with the syllabus and exam format.
The number of questions and difficulty levels vary according to the students' respective classes. Candidates can access the exam pattern detailed below or on the SOF ISSO platform.
Exam Pattern & Syllabus for SOF ISSO 2024-2025
Exam Pattern
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Exam Duration: The exam will last for 1 hr.
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Exam Mode: The school along with SOF personnel, administers the exam in a paper-and-pencil format.
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Type of questions: MCQ (Multiple-choice questions.)
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Sections: The exam has two sections: Social Studies and Achiever's section.
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Exam Medium: English
Students wanting to excel in the ISSO exam should be familiar with its syllabus. The Science Olympiad foundation (SOF) has published the ISSO syllabus on its official website.
Class 3 Syllabus
Section 1 (Social Studies) : Basic Needs, Festivals and Celebrations, People Who Help Us, Solar System and Our Earth, Our Environment, India – Our Motherland, India – Our Heritage, Our Ancestors – Early Life and Civilisation, Connecting People.
Section 2 (Achiever's Section): Higher Order Thinking (HOT) questions based on above
No of questions: Section 1 - Thirty, Section 2 - Five. Total questions - Thirty five
Marks per question: Section 1 - One, Section 2 - Two. Total marks - Forty
Class 4 Syllabus
Section 1 (Social Studies) : Our Country – Physical and Political Divisions, India – Resources and Climate, Our Rich Heritage, People Who Made a Difference, Our Constitution and Government, Our History, Earth and Environment, Transport and Communication.
Section 2 (Achiever's Section): Higher Order Thinking (HOT) questions based on above
No of questions: Section 1 - Thirty, Section 2 - Five. Total questions - Thirty five
Marks per question: Section 1 - One, Section 2 - Two. Total marks - Forty
Class 5 Syllabus
Section 1 (Social Studies) : Our Earth, Our Environment, Weather and Climate, Our Country, Our Freedom Struggle, Great Achievers, The United Nations, Inventions and Discoveries, Agriculture and Industries, Transport and Communication, Evolution of Mankind.
Section 2 (Achiever's Section): Higher Order Thinking (HOT) questions based on above
No of questions: Section 1 - Forty five, Section 2 - Five. Total questions - Thirty five
Marks per question: Section 1 - One, Section 2 - Three. Total marks - Sixty
Class 6 Syllabus
Section 1 (History) : Studying the Past, The Early Humans, The First Cities and the Vedic Age, The Early Kingdoms and New Ideas, The First Empire – The Maurya, Life in Towns and Villages, New Empires and Kingdoms, Culture and Science.
Section 2 (Geography) : Planet Earth, its Major Domains and Landforms, Globes and Maps, Our Country – India .
Section 3 (Political and Social life) : Diversity and Discrimination, Government and Key Elements of a Democratic Government, Local Government and Administration, Livelihoods – Rural and Urban.
Section 4 (Achiever's Section): Higher Order Thinking (HOT) questions based on all the above sections.
No of questions: Section 1 - Twenty, Section 2 - Fifteen, Section 3 - Ten, Section 4 - Five. Total questions - Fifty
Marks per question: Section 1 to Section 3 - One, Section 2 - Three. Total marks - Sixty
Class 7 Syllabus
Section 1 (History) : Sources of Medieval Indian History, New Kings and Kingdoms, The Delhi Sultanate and the Mughal Empire, Mobile and Settled Communities, Bhakti Movement, Sufism and Regional Cultures, New Political Formations in the Eighteenth Century.
Section 2 (Geography) : Earth and Our Environment, Air and Water, Human-Environment Interactions - Life in the Tropical and the Sub-tropical Regions, Deserts.
Section 3 (Political and Social life) : Democracy and Equality, State Government, Unpacking Gender, Understanding Media, Markets Around us.
Section 4 (Achiever's Section): Higher Order Thinking (HOT) questions based on all the above sections.
No of questions: Section 1 - Twenty, Section 2 - Fifteen, Section 3 - Ten, Section 4 - Five. Total questions - Fifty
Marks per question: Section 1 to Section 3 - One, Section 2 - Three. Total marks - Sixty
Class 8 Syllabus
Section 1 (History) : Modern India-Sources and Significance, The Establishment of Company Power, Rural Life and Tribal Societies, The Revolt of 1857-58, Education and British Rule, Women, Caste and Reforms, Freedom Struggle in India.
Section 2 (Geography) : Resources (Natural, Man-made and Human Resources), Land, Soil, Water, Natural Vegetation and Wildlife Resources, Agriculture and Industries.
Section 3 (Political and Social life) : The Indian Constitution and Secularism, Parliamentary Government and the Judiciary, Social Justice and the Marginalised, Economic Presence of the Government.
Section 4 (Achiever's Section): Higher Order Thinking (HOT) questions based on all the above sections.
No of questions: Section 1 - Twenty, Section 2 - Fifteen, Section 3 - Ten, Section 4 - Five. Total questions - Fifty
Marks per question: Section 1 to Section 3 - One, Section 2 - Three. Total marks - Sixty
Class 9 Syllabus
Section 1 (History) :The French Revolution, Socialism In Europe and the Russian Revolution, Nazism and the Rise of Hitler, Forest Society and Pastoralists in the Modern World.
Section 2 (Geography) : India – Physical Features and Climate, Drainage, Natural Vegetation and Wildlife, Population.
Section 3 (Political Science) : What Is Democracy? Why Democracy?, Constitutional Design and Democratic Rights, Elections and Working of Institutions.
Section 4 (Economics) : The Story of Village Palampur, People as Resource, Poverty and Food Security in India.
Section 5 (Achiever's Section): Higher Order Thinking (HOT) questions based on all the above sections.
No of questions: Section 1 - Fifteen, Section 2 - ten, Section 3 - Ten, Section 4 - ten, Section 5 - Five. Total questions - Fifty
Marks per question: Section 1 to Section 4 - One, Section 5 - Three. Total marks - Sixty
Class 10 Syllabus
Section 1 (History) : Nationalism in Europe and India, Globalisation and Industrialisation, Print Culture and the Modern World
Section 2 (Geography) : Resources and Development, Forest, Wildlife and Water Resources, Agriculture and Industries, Minerals and Energy Resources, Lifelines of National Economy.
Section 3 (Political Science) : Power Sharing and Federalism, Gender, Religion and Caste, Political Parties, Outcomes of Democracy.
Section 4 (Economics) : Development and Sectors of the Indian Economy, Money and Credit, Globalisation and Consumer Rights.
Section 5 (Achiever's Section): Higher Order Thinking (HOT) questions based on all the above sections.
No of questions: Section 1 - Fifteen, Section 2 - ten, Section 3 - Ten, Section 4 - ten, Section 5 - Five. Total questions - Fifty
Marks per question: Section 1 to Section 4 - One, Section 5 - Three. Total marks - Sixty
ISSO Sample papers
Students aspiring to get good national and international ranks in the upcoming ISSO exam should solve the sample papers of Olympiadtester and the ones issued by SOF. Our sample papers are designed based on the previous year question papers.