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Science Olympiad Foundation Source: sofworld.org/icso World's Biggest Olympiads SOF International Computer Science Olympiad (ICSO) Syllabus — Class 5 (Exam Year 2026–27) Total Questions: 50 Duration: 1 hr. Following the protocol of NEP (2020), NCF (2023), NCERT and CBSE guidelines, National and various State Boards for the convenience of schools and students, any change/reduction in the syllabi will be reflected in actual question papers. Syllabus 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 : Introduction to 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. Marks Distribution — Class 5th to 10th Section No. of Questions Marks per Question Total Marks M4- Achievers Section 5 3 15 M2- Computer Science 30 1 30 M3- AI, Robotics and Information Technology 5 1 5
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M1- Logical Reasoning 10 1 10 Grand Total 50 60 Science Olympiad Foundation — sofworld.org ICSO Syllabus · Class 5