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INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIAD OF SCIENCE (IOS)

International Olympiad of Science

The International Olympiad of Sciences (IOS) is an annual exam organized by the SilverZone Foundation. It's designed to know how good students are in and understand Science. This large competition is available for students of Science in Indian schools and schools all over the world. It provides them with an opportunity to judge their abilities on an international platform. IOS test covers school board topics such as CBSE, ICSE, and state boards. It wishes to make the students proficient in Science. But aside from winning, the contest wishes to enable a solid foundation in Science. Participation in IOS makes the students more analytical, solve problems, and know Science inside out. All these will serve them well in their studies and careers later.

One of the best things about IOS is that students receive a detailed report after the test. The report informs them where they are good and where they need to improve. It shows them how they can become better at Science. With the knowledge of their strengths and weaknesses, students can strategize how to develop in their studies and life. In the end, the International Olympiad of Science provides young science enthusiasts with the training that they require to excel in school and beyond.

1.0International Olympiad of Science(IOS) - Exam Highlights

Exam Name

International Olympiad of Science (IOS)

Mode of Exam

Online

Medium of Exam

English

Level of Exam

Intermediate

Duration of Exam

40 minutes

Type of Questions

MCQs (Multiple Choice Questions)

Negative Marking

No Negative Marking

Conducting Body

SilverZone Foundation

2.0IOS 2025 Exam Dates

It's essential to stay updated on the latest dates announced by Silverzone for the International Olympiad of Science and related events. There will be two dates for the exam announced by the officials. For your reference, we have provided the following table:

Name of Events

Important Dates (tentative)

Last Date of Registration of the IOS 2025

30th August 2025

First Date of IOS 2025 Olympiad

18th November 2025 (Tuesday)

Second Date of IOS 2025 Olympiad

10th December 2025 (Wednesday)

Result of IOS 2025 Olympiad Level 1

February/ March 2026

Result of IOS 2025 Olympiad Level 2

To be Notified

3.0IOS 2025 Eligibility Criteria

Level 1:

  • Open to all students in grades 1 through 12.

Level 2:

  • Only available to students who participated in Level 1.
  • The top 1,000 ranked students from Level 1, who scored at least 50%, are eligible.
  • Exception for Grade 1: Students who placed first in Grade 1 with a score of at least 75% and whose school had at least 100 other students in that grade level may also qualify for Level 2.

Level 3:

  • The program is only available to students who competed in Level 2 and ranked first in their grade levels (6th-12th).

4.0IOS 2025 Syllabus and Exam Pattern

Concept of the syllabus and pattern of exam plays a very significant role in forming your preparation plan for the SilverZone Olympiads. It not only helps you to focus your studies accordingly but also to get used to the exam pattern.

The new pattern and syllabus of the latest exam have been announced by the authorities, such as the list of key topics, number of questions, and marking schemes.

Yet, it's to be noted that the final marking schema can be different on the basis of the test paper makers' decisions. For class 1 to class 12, the revised IOS 2025 Exam Syllabus and test pattern are given below:

IOS 2025 Class 1

Unit

Chapter

No. of Question

Marks

Total Marks

Living & Non-Living Things

Living & Non-Living Things

2

3.5

7

Plants and Animals

Plants; Animals

5

3.5

17.5

Food and Clothes

Food we eat; Clothes we wear

2

3.5

7

Our Environment

Air; Water & its Resources

2

3.5

7

Our Surroundings

Our Family & Neighbourhood Safety Rules

2

3.5

7

Human Body

Human Body

2

3.5

7

Reasoning and Aptitude

Reasoning and Aptitude

5

4

20

Scholar’s Zone

Scholar’s Zone

5

5.5

27.5

Total:

25


100



IOS 2025 Class 2

Unit

Chapter

No. of Question

Marks

Total Marks

Living & Non-Living Things

Living & Non-Living Things

2

3.5

7

Plants and Animals

Plants; Animals

4

3.5

14

Food and Clothes

Food we eat; Clothes we wear

3

3.5

10.5

Our Environment

Air; Water & its Resources

2

3.5

7

Our Surroundings

Our Family & Neighbourhood Safety Rules

2

3.5

7

Human Body

Human Body

2

3.5

7

Reasoning and Aptitude

Reasoning and Aptitude

5

4

20

Scholar’s Zone

Scholar’s Zone

5

5.5

27.5

Total:


25


100



IOS 2025 Class 3:

Unit

Chapter

No. of Question

Marks

Total Marks

Living & Non-Living Things

Living & Non-Living Things

2

3

6

Plants and Animals

Plant Kingdom

6

3

18

Animal Kingdom

Matter, Motion, and Transport

Matter and Motion

4

3

12

Transport

Communication and Safety Rules

Environment and Universe

Our Environment, Air, Water and Weather, Our Universe

5

3

15

Our Body

Our Body

3

3

9

Reasoning and Aptitude

Reasoning and Aptitude

5

3.5

17.5

Scholar’s Zone

Scholar’s Zone

5

4.5

22.5

Total:


30


100



IOS 2025 Class 4:

Unit

Chapter

No. of Question

Marks

Total Marks

Human Body

Functioning of the Human Body

3

3

9

Rocks and Soil

Rocks

2

3

6

Minerals and Soil

Environment and Universe

Our Environment

4

3

12

Universe

Plants and Animals

Plant Kingdom

6

3

18

Animal Kingdom

Work, Force, and Energy

Work, Force, and Energy

3

3

9

Matter

Matter

2

3

6

Reasoning and Aptitude

Reasoning and Aptitude

5

3.5

27.5

Scholar’s Zone

Scholar’s Zone

5

4.5

22.5

Total:


30


100



IOS 2025 Class 5:

Unit

Chapter

No. of Question

Marks

Total Marks

Matter

Matter

2

3

6

Environment and Natural Calamities

Our Environment

4

3

12

Natural Calamities

Housing

Plants and Animals

Plants

6

3

18

Animals

Light and Sound

Light and Sound

2

3

6

Our Body and Nutrition

Our Body and Nutrition

3

3

9

Work and Energy

Work, Force, Energy, and Simple Machines

3

3

9

Reasoning and Aptitude

Reasoning and Aptitude

5

3.5

17.5

Scholar’s Zone

Scholar’s Zone

54.5

22.5


Total:


30


100


IOS 2025 Class 6:

Unit

Chapter

No. of Question

Marks

Total Marks

Food

Components of Food

2

2.5

5

Materials

Sorting Materials into Groups

4

2.5

10

Living World

Body Movements

6

2.5

15

Getting to Know Plants

The Living Organisms-Characteristics and Habits

Motion and Measurement

Motion and Measurement of distances

2

2.5

5

How Things Works

Electricity and Circuits

7

2.5

17.5

Fun and Magnets

Light

Air

Air Around Us

2

2.5

5

Reasoning and Aptitude

Reasoning and Aptitude

7

3

21

Scholar’s Zone

Scholar’s Zone

5

4.3

21.5

Total:


30


100


IOS 2025 Class 7:

Unit

Chapter

No. of Question

Marks

Total Marks

How Stuff Works

Light

6

2.5

15

Electric Current and its Effects

Living World

Respiration

6

2.5

15

Transportation in Plants and Animals

Reproduction in Plants

Materials

Heat

6

2.5

15

Acid, Bases and Salts

Physical and Chemical Changes

Natural Resources

Wastewater Story

2

2.5

5

Forest

Food

Nutrition in Plants

3

2.5

7.5

Nutrition in Animals

Reasoning and Aptitude

Reasoning and Aptitude

7

3

21

Scholar’s Zone

Scholar’s Zone

5

4.3

21.5

Total:


35


100


IOS 2025 Class 8:

Unit

Chapter

No. of Question

Marks

Total Marks

Food

Crop Production

4

2.5

10

Microorganism

How Stuff Works

Force and Pressure

8

2.5

20

Friction

Light

Sound

Chemical Effects of Electric Current

Living World

Reproduction in Animals

6

2.5

15

Reaching the Age of Adolescence

Conservation of Plants and Animals

Materials

Coal and Petroleum

3

2.5

7.5

Combustion and Flame

Natural Phenomena

Some Natural Phenomena

2

2.5

5

Reasoning and Aptitude

Reasoning and Aptitude

7

3

21

Scholar’s Zone

Scholar’s Zone

5

4.3

21.5

Total:


35


100


IOS 2025 Class 9:

Unit

Chapter

No. of Question

Marks

Total Marks

Matter

Matter in Our Surroundings

3

2

6

Is Matter Around Us Pure

Atoms & Molecules

Atoms and Molecules

5

2

10

Structure of Atom

Living World

Cell

5

2

10

Tissues

Food

Improvement in Food Resources

2

2

4

Force & Motion

Motion

6

2

12

Force and Laws of Motion

Work & Energy

Work and Energy

4

2

8

Sound

Reasoning and Aptitude

Reasoning and Aptitude

10

3

30

Scholar’s Zone

Scholar’s Zone

5

4

20

Total:


40


100


IOS 2025 Class 10:

Unit

Chapter

No. of Question

Marks

Total Marks

Chemical Elements and Their Properties

Chemical Reactions and Equations

8

2

16

Acids, Bases and Salts

Metals and Non-Metals

Carbon and Its Compound

Life Processes

Life Processes

6

2

12

Control and Coordination

Reproduction

Heredity and Evolution

Heredity

2

2

4

Light and Electricity

Reflection of Light

8

2

16

Refraction of Light

Human Eye

Electricity

Magnetic Effect of Electric Current

Environment

Environment

1

2

2

Reasoning and Aptitude

Reasoning and Aptitude

10

3

30

Scholar’s Zone

Scholar’s Zone

5

4

20

Total:


40


100


IOS 2025 Class 11 (PCB):

Subject

Chapter

No. of Question

Marks

Total Marks

Physics

Unit and Measurement

10

2.5

25

Kinematics

Laws of Motion

Work, Energy, and Power

Motion of System of Particles and Rigid Body

Gravitation

Properties of Bulk Matter

Thermodynamics

Behaviour of Perfect Gases and Kinetic Theory

Oscillations and Waves

Chemistry

Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry

10

2.5

25

Structure of Atom

Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties

Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

Thermodynamics

Equilibrium

Redox Reactions

Organic Chemistry – Some Basic Principles and Techniques

Hydrocarbons

Reasoning and Aptitude

Reasoning and Aptitude

10

2.5

25

Biology

Diversity in the Living World

10

2.5

25

Structural Organisation in Plants and Animals

Total:


40


100


IOS 2025 Class 11 (PCM):

Subject

Chapter

No. of Question

Marks

Total Marks

Physics

Unit and Measurement

10

2.5

25

Kinematics

Laws of Motion

Work, Energy, and Power

Motion of System of

Particles and Rigid Body

Gravitation

Properties of Bulk Matter

Thermodynamics

Behaviour of Perfect

Gases and Kinetic Theory

Oscillations and Waves

Chemistry

Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry

10

2.5

25

Structure of Atom

Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties

Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

Equilibrium

Redox Reactions

Organic Chemistry – Some Basic Principles and Techniques

Hydrocarbons

Mathematics

Sets and Function

10

2.5

25

Algebra

Coordinate Geometry

Calculus

Statistics and Probability

Reasoning and Aptitude

Reasoning and Aptitude

10

2.5

25

Total:


40


100


IOS 2025 Class 12 (PCB):

Subject

Chapter

No. of Question

Marks

Total Marks

Physics

Electrostatics

10

2.5

25

Current Electricity

Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism

Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Currents

Electromagnetic Waves

Optics

Dual Nature of Matter and Radiation

Atoms and Nuclei

Electronic Devices

Chemistry

Solutions

10

2.5

25

Electrochemistry

Chemical Kinetics

The d and f Block Elements

Coordination Compounds

Organic Compounds Containing Halogens (Haloalkanes and Haloarenes)

Organic Compounds Containing Oxygen (Alcohols, Phenols, Ethers, Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids)

Organic Compounds Containing Nitrogen (Amines)

Biomolecules

Reasoning and Aptitude

Reasoning and Aptitude

10

2.5

25

Biology

Reproduction

10

2.5

25

Genetics and Evolution

Biology and Human Welfare

Biotechnology

Ecology

Total:


40


100


IOS 2025 Class 12 (PCM):

Subject

Chapter

No. of Question

Marks

Total Marks

Physics

Electrostatics

10

2.5

25

Current Electricity

Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism

Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Currents

Electromagnetic Waves

Optics

Dual Nature of Matter and Radiation

Atoms and Nuclei

Electronic Devices

Chemistry

Solutions

10

2.5

25

Electrochemistry

Chemical Kinetics

The d and f Block Elements

Coordination Compounds

Organic Compounds Containing Halogens (Haloalkanes and Haloarenes)

Organic Compounds Containing Oxygen (Alcohols, Phenols, Ethers, Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids)

Organic Compounds Containing Nitrogen (Amines)

Biomolecules

Mathematics

Relation and Function

10

2.5

25

Algebra

Calculus

Vectors and Three-Dimensional Geometry

Linear Programming

Probability

Reasoning and Aptitude

Reasoning and Aptitude

10

2.5

25

Total:


40


100

5.0IOS 2025 Test Duration

The test will be in English only, and it is for students in first through 12th grade. Here's what you can expect:

  • For Classes 1-2: There will be 25 questions, and you'll have 40 minutes.
  • Classes 3-5: There will be 30 questions and 40 minutes to complete them.
  • For Classes 6-8: There will be 35 questions, and you'll have 40 minutes as well.
  • For Classes 9-12: There will be 40 questions, and you'll get 50 minutes.

Along with the question papers, you'll receive all the specific instructions. From 3rd grade onwards, you will have OMR answer sheets.

There will be multiple-choice answers to the questions. You don't have to worry if you guess wrong - there are no penalties!

6.0Register for the International Olympiad of Science (IOS) 2025

Ready to challenge yourself and compete against the best? Here's how to apply for the International Olympiad in Science (IOS):

  • Visit the IOS Registration Portal.
  • Enter your unique School Code to access your school's dedicated registration page.
  • Provide your school details and basic personal information in the form.
  • Select the Olympiad Exam you want to participate in: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, or Computer Science.
  • Read and accept the Terms & Conditions before proceeding.
  • Make sure all your details are correct before moving on to payment.
  • Securely pay the 10 USD fee online to finalize your registration.

7.0IOS 2025 Result

The online announcement of the IOS 2025-26 Level 1 exam results will be available on the official website. Successful candidates will advance to the IOS 2025-26 Level 2 exam. The Level 3 examination is going to be held in May/June 2025(Tentative), and its results are anticipated to be revealed by August/September 2026(Tentative).

8.0IOS 2025 Rankings and Rewards

Curious about IOS 2025 Rankings and Rewards? Here's what you need to know about the rankings and the exciting rewards awaiting the International Olympiad in Science for 2025 participants.

IOS 2025 Level 3 Rewards:

The top two students from each subject have an exciting opportunity for an educational excursion abroad for the Math & Science Olympiad, including a visit to NASA in the USA.

IOS 2025 Level 2 Rewards:

IOS 2025 Level 2 Rewards

Ranks

Rewards

Rank 1

1 Olympiad rank Holder will be awarded a cash prize of:

Class 12:- Rs. 50,000/-

Class 11:- Rs. 25,000/-

Class 1 to 10:- Rs. 10,000/-

Rank 2

2 Olympiad Rank Holders in each will be awarded a cash prize of:

Class 11 & 12:- Rs. 10,000/-

Class 1 to 10:- Rs. 7,500/-

Rank 3

3 Olympiad Rank Holders in each will be awarded a cash prize of:

Class 11 & 12:- Rs. 7,500/-

Class 1 to 10:- Rs. 5,000/-

IOS 2025 Level 1 Rewards

Ranks

Rewards

Rank 1 to 3

All zonal and state rank holders from each class 1st to 12th will be awarded with Medals of Excellence.

Rank 4 to 10

Rank holders from each class 1st to 12th will be awarded with Gift Certificates of different values.

Rank 11 to 25

Rank holders from each class 1st to 12th will be awarded with Gift Certificates of different values.

Rank 26 to 500

Rank holders from each class 1st to 12th will be awarded a Topper Achievement Certificate.

1st, 2nd 3rd Class Topper

1st, 2nd 3rd rank holders of every class of each school will be awarded with Medals of Excellence, provided the topper obtains at least 50% marks

All

All the participants from each class, 1st to 12th, will be awarded a participation Certificate Reflecting their Class/Zonal/State/Olympic Rank and Marks.

  • Level 1 and Level 2 Prizes will be determined based on results from Level 1 and interviews, whether conducted in person or remotely via audio or video.
  • If up to 10 students achieve the same rank, they will equally split the prize money.
  • Each winner will receive a Gold Medal of Excellence and a Certificate in their respective category.
  • If 11 or more students share the same rank, each winner will be awarded a Medal of Excellence and a Certificate in their category instead of cash prizes.

9.0Preparation Tips for the IOS Exam

To excel in the Olympiad exams, students can follow these helpful tips:

  • Begin your preparations early by creating a study plan and sticking to it.
  • Participate in weekly and monthly Olympiads to become familiar with the exam format.
  • Ensure that all topics are covered by reviewing the syllabus thoroughly.
  • Set daily study goals and maintain consistency in your efforts.
  • Gain a comprehensive understanding of the entire syllabus to start your preparations ahead of time.
  • Practice regular revisions and attempt practice tests to reinforce your knowledge.
  • Solve sample papers from previous years to understand the exam pattern and question types.

Table of Contents


  • 1.0International Olympiad of Science(IOS) - Exam Highlights
  • 2.0IOS 2025 Exam Dates
  • 3.0IOS 2025 Eligibility Criteria
  • 4.0IOS 2025 Syllabus and Exam Pattern
  • 5.0IOS 2025 Test Duration
  • 6.0Register for the International Olympiad of Science (IOS) 2025
  • 7.0IOS 2025 Result
  • 8.0IOS 2025 Rankings and Rewards
  • 8.1IOS 2025 Level 3 Rewards:
  • 8.2IOS 2025 Level 2 Rewards:
  • 9.0Preparation Tips for the IOS Exam

Frequently Asked Questions

Students from classes 1-12 can take the IOS exam.

Level 1 and Level 2 Prizes are based on results and interviews. If up to 10 students achieve the same rank, they equally split the prize. Each winner receives a Gold Medal of Excellence and a Certificate. If 11 or more students share the same rank, they receive a Medal of Excellence and a Certificate instead of cash prizes.

IOS 2025 Level 1 exam results will be announced in February 2026 (Tentative) on the official website.

To prepare for the IOS 2025 exam, students should begin early, participate in practice tests, thoroughly review the syllabus, set daily study goals, gain a comprehensive understanding of the syllabus, practice regular revisions, and solve sample papers from previous years.

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