Updated on : May 07th, 2025
NSO Level-2 Results 2025-26 to be declared
- You can check the answer keys for NSO here Check Answer Keys
- You can check the cut-off for NSO here Check Cut-off
- This year NSO dates are 13th November, 27th November and 11th December 2024.
- We'll update the page with NSO Results link as soon as the results will be out.
- NSO results are declared generally 4-6 weeks after the last NSO Paper.
Explanation of answers with all IMO & NSO Level-2 Previous Year Papers and NSO Level-2 Mock Tests only at SOF OLYMPIAD TRAINER
NSO Olympiad
Science Olympiad Foundation conducts NSO every year.
National Science Olympiad (NSO) is generally conducted somewhere in November.
NSO (Class 3-12) is a two level exam. Level 2 of NSO exam will be on February 2026 at the SOF designated centres.
SOF NSO Results :
The processing of the result takes about 4-6 weeks time. The result is declared 4-6 weeks after the second date of exam. The results are sent to the schools concerned. The results are also made available on official website of SOF - www.sofworld.org.
All the important information regarding Olympiads like date, time and venue is available on our website. So it is beneficial for you to register to our website www.sofolympiadtrainer.com or www.facebook.com/revisewise.
SOF NSO Ranking and Eligibility Criteria :
Students fulfilling either of the following 3 criteria will qualify for 2nd level Olympiads exams:
- Top 5% of students, class wise who appear for the 1st level exam. Due priority to marks scored in different sections will be given.
- Zone wise/State wise top 25 rank holders from each class.
- Class topper, where at least 10 students from a class appear in the exam, & scores at least 50% marks. In case of section wise registrations, Class toppers will be from each section where participation in each section exceed 25 nos.
2nd level exam will be held for English, Science & Mathematics Olympiads (IEO, NSO & IMO) for students from class 3 onwards. In case two or more students score same total marks, ranks will be awarded to student scoring higher marks in sections accorded higher priority, as under.
| PRIORITY | SECTION |
| 1 | Achiever's Section |
| 2 | Science |
| For Class 11th & 12th | |
| 1 | Achiever's Section |
| 2 | Physics |
| 3 | Chemistry |
| 4 | Mathematics/Biology |
In case two or more students score equally in all sections, they will be accorded same rank.
CRITERIA FOR RANKING IN 2ND LEVEL NSO OLYMPIAD:
In case of level 2 exams, ranks will be accorded on the following criteria:
Total Marks scored in level 2 exam.
In case two or more students score same number of marks, ranks will be determined on following criteria:
- Marks scored in sections in level two exam accorded higher priority.
- Total marks scored in Level one exam.
- Marks scored in sections, in level one exam, accorded higher priority.
- In case two or more students score same marks under all the categories above, they will be awarded the same rank.