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ICSO Syllabus
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The syllabus for International Computer Science Olympiad is divided into three sections for each class starting from class 1 st to class 12 th . This has been done in order to ensure that it is represented in an easy-to- find way. The sub- topics are given strictly according to the class in which the student is and the Mock Tests and Sample Papers are also provided. All the Questions are based on Windows 7 and MS Office 2010.
Upto class 5 th the Section 1 contains questions related to Patterns, classifications, analogies etc. Class 6 th onwards, it contains questions related to Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning.
Section 2 contains questions related to the topics and sub-topics relevant to the class in which the student is. Some topics which could be found here are Fundamentals of Computers, Hardware, Evolution of Computers etc.
Section 3 consists of the questions of Higher Order Thinking. The topics are same as those of Section 2 for each class but the level of the questions gets raised a few notches up. This section should be started only after the previous sections are completed as it tests the students differently.
Section – 1 : Patterns, Odd One Out, Measuring Units, Geometrical Shapes, Spatial Understanding, Grouping of Figures, Analogy, Ranking Test, Problems based on Figures.
Section – 2 : Introduction to Computers, Parts of Computer, Uses of Computer, Keys and Keyboard, Computer Mouse, Starting and Shutting Down the Computer, Introduction to MS-Paint.
Section – 3 : 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 11.
Class 2
Section – 1 : Patterns, Odd One Out, Measuring Units, Geometrical Shapes, Analogy, Ranking Test, Grouping of Figures, Embedded Figures, Coding-Decoding.
Section – 2 : Computer-a Smart Machine, General Information about Computers, Parts of Computer, Uses of Computer, Learning to use Keyboard and Mouse, MS-Paint.
Section – 3 : 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 11.
Class 3
Section – 1 : Patterns, Analogy and Classification, Alphabet Test, Coding-Decoding, Ranking Test, Grouping of Figures and Figure Matrix, Mirror Images, Geometrical Shapes, Embedded Figures, Possible Combinations, Clock and Calendar.
Section – 2 : Fundamentals of Computer (Features and Characteristics of Computer, Memory and Storage Devices, Parts of Computer, Uses of Computer), Input and Output Devices, Introduction to Internet, MS-Paint, Introduction to MS-Word (Opening, Closing, Saving and Printing a Word document, Components of MS-Word window, Editing commands like Cut, Copy, Paste, Undo and Redo, Moving in a document using Home and End Keys).
Section – 3 : 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 11 and MS-Office 2016.
Class 4
Section – 1 : Patterns, Alphabet Test, Coding-Decoding, Ranking Test, Mirror Images, Geometrical Shapes and Solids, Embedded Figures, Direction Sense Test, Possible Combinations, Analogy and Classification, Clock and Calendar.
Section – 2 : Fundamentals of Computer (Parts of Computer, I/O Devices, Memory and Storage Devices and General Information about Computers), Evolution of Computers, Hardware, Software, MS-Word (Formatting a Word document, Font group, Format Painter, Search using Find and Replace option, Checking Spelling and Grammar using Thesaurus), Using Windows 11, Introduction to Internet and Its Uses, Computer Networks, MS-Paint.
Section – 3 : 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 11 and MS-Office 2016.
Class 5
Section – 1 : Patterns, Analogy and Classification, Geometrical Shapes, Mirror and Water Images, Direction Sense Test, Ranking Test, Alphabet Test, Logical Sequence of Words, Puzzle Test, Coding-Decoding, Clock and Calendar.
Section – 2 : Fundamentals of Computer (Input and Output Devices, Hardware, Software), Storage Devices, Memory -Primary & Secondary Memory, MS-Paint, Introduction to Multimedia, MS-Word (Paragraph formatting Using Paragraph group, Drop Cap, Document Views, Inserting Graphics-Pictures and Shapes, Screenshots, Symbols, SmartArt, Multimedia Objects, Text Box, Inserting Header and Footer in a document and exploring its features), Introduction to MS-PowerPoint (Component of MS-PowerPoint window and its features, Inserting Graphics-Pictures and Shapes, Screenshots, Symbols, SmartArt, Multimedia Objects, Text Box, Inserting Header & Footer and exploring its features, Running slide shows, Presentation Views), Internet, Computer Networks, Using Windows 11.
Section – 3 : 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 11 and MS-Office 2016.
Class 6
Section – 1 : Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning.
Section – 2 : Fundamentals of Computer (Types of Computers, Hardware, Software and I/O Devices), History and Generation of Computers, Using Windows 11, MS-Word(Working with Charts and Tables, Using Layout tab, Arranging multiple windows of a document), MS-PowerPoint(Creating presentation using Animation, Working with Animations and Transitions, Creating new slides using Slides pane, Working with Handouts and Notes Master, Arranging multiple windows of a presentations, Working with Charts and Tables), Networking and Cyber Safety, Introduction to HTML & CSS (Html, Head, Title, Body, Comment tag (< !-- -- >), H1--H6, B, I, U, P and Some More Basic Tags), Introduction to Scratch, Memory & Storage Devices.
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 11 and MS-Office 2016.
Class 7
Section – 1 : Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning.
Section – 2 : Fundamentals of Computer (Hardware, Software, I/O Devices, Introduction to Algorithm & Flow Chart and Its Uses and General Information About Computers), Evolution of Computers, Memory & Storage Devices, Using Windows 11, MS-Word (Links, Mail Merge, Macros, Exploring Styles group), MS-PowerPoint (Working with Slides Master and Themes, Advancing slides using Hyperlink and Actions, Customizing Slide Shows), MS-Excel (Components of MS-Excel window, Editing and formatting cells in a worksheet, Introduction to Formulas, Sorting and filtering data, Macros, Features of Insert and Page layout tabs), Networking and Cyber Safety, HTML & CSS (HTML, Head, Title, Body (Attributes: Background, Bgcolor, Text, Link, Alink, Vlink), Font (Attributes: Color, Size, Face), Center, BR, HR (Attributes: Size, Width, Align, Noshade, Color)), Basic Programming in Scratch.
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 11 and MS-Office 2016.
Class 8
Section – 1 : Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning.
Section – 2 : Fundamentals of Computer (Hardware, Software, Algorithms & Flowcharts (Advanced symbols) and Introduction to Number System), Using Windows 11, HTML & CSS (Html Elements: A, Ul and Ol (Attributes: Type, Start), Li and Some More Advanced Tags and Attributes), Programming in Scratch, MS-Access, Networking, MS-Word (Exploring File tab, Language and Translate options, Tracking features -Comments, Reviewing Pane, Tracking Changes, Comparing, Combining and Protecting documents, Working with References), MS-PowerPoint (Exploring File tab and Slide Show tab, Comparing, Combining and Protecting presentations), MS-Excel (Exploring File tab, Useful Formulas and Functions - IF, Even, Odd, LCM, GCD, Power, Product, Round, Sqrt, Sum, Min, Max, Average, Count, Upper, Lower And Replace, Cell referencing, Using Defined Names group), Memory & Storage Devices, Cyber Safety, Operating System (Introduction, Features, Types-single user and multi-user).
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 11 and MS-Office 2016.
Class 9
Section – 1 : Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning.
Section – 2 : Fundamentals of Computer (Hardware, Software, I/O Devices, Animation & Multimedia, Memory and Storage Devices, Number System(binary to decimal and decimal to binary conversion)), Introduction to Visual Basic, HTML & CSS (Links, Anchors and Table tags and Some More Advanced Tags), MS-Word, MS-Excel (Formula Auditing, Data Tools, Protecting and Sharing workbooks/worksheets, Working with cell range), MS-Access, MS-PowerPoint, Networking, Cyber Safety,Operating Systems (Types-Interactive (GUI based), Real Time and Distributed, Commonly used OS), Using Windows 11, Programming in Scratch, Introduction to Python 3.13 (as of December 2024).
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 11 and MS-Office 2016.
Class 10
Section – 1 : Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning.
Section – 2 : Fundamentals of Computer (Hardware, Software, I/O Devices, Memory and Storage Devices, Basics of IT and Number System), Operating System, MS-Word, Networking, MS-PowerPoint, MS-Excel, HTML & CSS, Cyber Safety, Database Management System (Functions, Types, MS-Access), Using Windows 11, Programming in Scratch, Programming in Python 3.13 (as of December 2024), Programming in Visual Basic.
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 11 and MS-Office 2016.
ICSO Preparatory Content
International Computer Science Olympiad (ICSO) Level-1 Pattern
| CLASS | Topic/ Section | No. of questions | Marks per Question | TOTAL Marks |
| 1st to 4th | Logical Reasoning | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Computer Science | 20 | 1 | 20 | |
| Information Technology | 5 | 1 | 5 | |
| Achievers Section | 5 | 2 | 10 | |
| GRAND TOTAL | 35 | 40 | ||
| 5th | Logical Reasoning | 10 | 1 | 10 |
| Computer Science | 30 | 1 | 30 | |
| Information Technology | 5 | 1 | 5 | |
| Achievers Section | 5 | 3 | 15 | |
| GRAND TOTAL | 50 | 60 | ||
| 6th to 10th | Logical Reasoning | 10 | 1 | 10 |
| Computer Science | 30 | 1 | 30 | |
| AI, Robotics and Information Technology | 5 | 1 | 5 | |
| Achievers Section | 5 | 3 | 15 | |
| GRAND TOTAL | 50 | 60 |