Vidyasagar Science Olympiad for Class IX
Vidyasagar Science Olympiad 2024 identifying talented students of class IX, West Bengal an initiative of School Education Department, Government of West Bengal and organized by the JBNSTS, details of Eligibility criteria of the students, Syllabus and Examination procedure of Vidyasagar Science Olympiad (VSO) 2024.
- 1st layer Examination of Vidyasagar Science Olympiad 2024 will be held on 23rd June 2024 (Sunday)
- Application Mode: Online through School
- Application Date: 20th April to 5th May 2024, Extended of last date:19th May 2024
- Admit Card for the 1st Layer of Examination will be download from 7th to 23rd June 2024
- Updated news for Vidyasagar Science Olympiad 2024
- Previous Question Papers & Model Question Papers for Vidyasagar Science Olympiad
- Download Admit Card for the 1st Layer of Examination for VSO.
- Download Question Papers for the 1st Layer of Examination for VSO 2024.
- Final Answer Keys for Layer-1 Examination of Vidyasagar Science Olympiad 2024
- Result of Vidyasagar Science Olympiad 2024, Layer-1 Examination held on 23rd June 2024
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Vidyasagar Science Olympiad 2024
Identifying talented students of class IX, West Bengal
an initiative of
School Education Department, Government of West Bengal
organized by
Jagadis Bose National Science Talent Search (JBNSTS), Kolkata
Background of Vidyasagar Science Olympiad
- Vidyasagar Science Olympiad is a great initiative from the Department of School Education, Government of West Bengal and Jagadis Bose National Science Talent Search, Kolkata for identifying and nurturing Science talents of our state when they are very young.
- The students of class IX are of special significance as it is the period when students get preliminary exposure to the advanced level of every spectrum of Science.
- Enrich their in-depth scientific understanding which in turn will be beneficial to strengthen the pool of human resource of our state in the field of science and technology.
Objectives of Vidyasagar Science Olympiad
- Identification of talented science students of West Bengal.
- To expose the young minds to the diverse fields of Science and Technology and motivate them for studying science.
- Capacity building through science Workshops, seminers and by hands on activities.
- To motivate for inventions and innovations by encouraging and developing their creative aptitude.
- To nurture the talented students to face the challenges of national and international science Olympiads.
- To strengthen the contribution from our State in National and International Olympiad platform.
Eligibility Criteria of Vidyasagar Science Olympiad
School Category:
- All government schools under West Bengal Board of Secondary Education.
- All Non-government recognised Aided and Sponsored schools.
- All D.A getting school under West Bengal Board of Secondary Education.
Students' Category:
For students of Class-IX:
Top five (05) students of Class IX of a school (nominated by Headmaster/Assistant Headmaster/ Teacher in Charge of a school) based on the performance in the Annual Examination of class VIII.
Syllabus of Vidyasagar Science Olympiad
For students of Class-IX:
The examination will be based up to Class VIII Science and Mathematics syllabus of West Bengal State Board. Model questions can be downloaded from website.
Examination Details of Vidyasagar Science Olympiad
1st Layer, 2nd Layer and 3rd Layer Examination of Vidyasagar Science Olympiad 2024 for class IX will be take in OMR sheet (for answer) and Question paper.
Vidyasagar Science Olympiad Examination 2023 at a glance
Layer | Date | Time | Subject & Marks |
1st | 23rd June 2024 (Sunday) | 12:00 noon to 3:00 pm (3 Hrs) | Full Marks:100 Physical Science:40 Life Science: 30 Mathematics : 30 |
2nd | To be scheduled (Sunday) | 12:00 noon to 3:00 pm (3 Hrs) | Full Marks: 100 Physical Science:40 Life Science : 30 Mathematics: 30 |
3rd | To be scheduled (Sunday) | 12:00 noon to 2:00 pm (2 Hrs) | Full Marks:60 Physical Science:20 Life Science: 20 Mathematics : 20 |
Language of Question for Vidyasagar Science Olympiad
Bengali and English
Pdf of Model Question for Vidyasagar Science Olympiad
Model Question Papers (Click here)
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Previous Question Papers for Vidyasagar Science Olympiad
1st Layer Examination Question Paper for Class-X : 2022 1st Layer Question Paper 2022 for VSO Question 2022
1st Layer Question Paper 2023 for VSO Question 2023 2nd Layer Question Paper 2023 for VSO
Vidyasagar Science Olympiad 2024 at a glance
Top 100 Scholars will be selected as West Bengal State Science Olympiad WinnerLayer-3
State Level Competition
Participants: Top 20% students of each district selected through Layer-2 provided they have to score at least 40% of the total marks in Layer-2. Apart from these, students who will score 60% of the total marks in Layer-2, will qualify for the Layer-3.
Layer-2
Competition among the students under district of West Bengal
Participants: Top 10% students of each unit selected through Layer-1 provided they have to score at least 30% of the total marks in Layer-1. Apart from these, students who will score 50% of the total marks in Layer-1, will qualify for the Layer-2.
Layer-1
Competition among the students under each demo graphical unit
(Block/Municipality/ Borough of Municipal Corporations) of our State
Participants: Top 05 (five) students of Class IX each school of a unit based on the performance in the Annual Examination of Class VIII.
First layer Examination : Intra Unit Competition
Layer | Date | Time | Subject & Marks | Question Type |
1st | 23rd June 2023 (Sunday) | 12:00 noon to 3:00 pm (3 Hrs) | Full Marks:100 Physical Science:40 Life Science: 30 Mathematics : 30 | MCQ : 50 nos (Negative marking of ¼ marks for each wrong answer). |
Examination Centers:
One examination center in each of the Units (Blocks/Borough/Municipal corporations)-across the state.
Outcome of 1st Layer:
- Top 3 candidates of each Unit will be awarded a Book Grant of Rs.1,000/- (One thousand only) provided they have to score at least 40% of the total marks in Layer I.
- Top 10% students from each Unit will qualify for Second Layer of Examination and will be acknowledged by participation certificate provided they have to score at least 30% of the total marks in Layer I.
- For each unit, students who have scored 50% of the total marks in Layer-1, will qualify for the Second level irrespective of his/her rank and will be recognized by participation certificate.
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Second layer Examination : Intra District Competition
- This test will be conducted for the top 10% qualified students from first level of all unit of a district provided they have to score at least 30% of the total marks in Layer-1 and students who will score 50% of the total marks in Layer-1.
Layer | Date | Time | Subject & Marks | Question Type |
2nd | To be scheduled (Sunday) | 12:00 noon to 3:00 pm (3 Hrs) | Full Marks:100 Physical Science:40 Life Science: 30 Mathematics : 30 | MCQ: 50 nos (Negative marking of 1 marks for each wrong answer). |
Examination Centers:
One examination center in each Education District
Outcome of 2nd Layer:
- Top 10 candidates of each district will be awarded a Book Grant of Rs.2,000/- (Two thousand only) provided they have to score at least 40% of the total marks in Layer II.
- Top 20% students from each district will qualify for Third Layer of Examination provided they have to score at least 40% of the total marks in Layer II.
- For each district, students who have scored 60% of the total marks, will qualify for the Third level irrespective of his/her rank and will be recognized by participation certificate.
Third layer Examination : Intra State Competition
- This test will be conducted among top 20% qualified students from Second level of all Districts of our State provided they have to score at least 40% of the total marks in Layer II and students who will score 60% of the total marks in Layer II
Layer | Date | Time | Subject & Marks | Question Type |
3rd | To be scheduled (Sunday) | 12:00 noon to 2:00 pm (2 Hrs) | Full Marks:60 Physical Science:20 Life Science: 20 Mathematics : 20 | Short answer type (No negative marking) |
Examination Centers:
One examination centers in each Educational District = 25 centers across West Bengal
Outcome of 3rd Layer:
- Finally, top One hundred (100) students from all over West Bengal will be selected as scholarship awardees.
- Scholarship (for 2 years) of Rs.1000/- per month during class 9 and class 10 and annual book grant of Rs.2500/- for two years and certificate.
- Each of the selected students will get the opportunity to participate two science workshops and there will be training session for individual subject wise National Olympiad Examination.
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Application for Vidyasagar Science Olympiad 2024
1st layer examination of Vidyasagar Science Olympiad 2024 will be held
on 23rd June 2024 (Sunday)
Application Mode: Online through School
Application Date: 20th April to 19th May 2024
How to Apply for Vidyasagar Science Olympiad 2024
Only Headmaster (H.M.) / Assistant Headmaster (A.H.M.) / Teacher in Charge (T.I.C.) of a school can apply for their students for Vidyasagar Science Olympiad 2024Please read all the instructions below, before starting the application process :
Part-I
School's Registration
by Headmaster (H.M.) / Assistant Headmaster (A.H.M.) / Teacher in Charge (T.I.C.) of the school
- Fill up the School UDISE Code as per Banglar Shiksha Portal in the specified box and click on Submit button.
- School's Name, Block /Municipality / Borough of a Municipal Corporation and District will automatically appeared in respective places (if UDISE Code is correctly provided).
- Fill up the boxes of School's Address, PIN Code, Name, Mobile no. and E-mail ID of Headmaster (H.M.) / Assistant Headmaster (A.H.M.) / Teacher in Charge (T.I.C.) of the school.
- Upload the scanned copy (in a PDF file) of the Recommendation letter (format given) of Headmaster (H.M.) / Assistant Headmaster (A.H.M.) / Teacher in Charge (T.I.C.) of the school in School's Letter head containing top 05 (Maximum) Students' Name, Guardians' Name, and their Percentage (%) of marks in Final Examination of Class-VIII and the Signature of the individual student.
- Please check once again to verify that all the boxes are filled properly before uploading the scan copy. You cannot edit any information after submission.
- Click on the "Please Proceed for Students' Registration" button.
- A new page will appear which shows the message - "Your School Record is successfully uploaded". Then you have to click on the "Please click here to proceed for registration of students".
- Student registration page will be opened.
Part-II
Student's Registration
Responsibility has to be Headmaster (H.M.) / Assistant Headmaster (A.H.M.) /
Teacher in Charge (T.I.C.) of the school
- School Code, School's Name, Block/ Municipal Corporation and District will automatically appeared in respective places.
- Fill up the 1st Student's Name, Guardian's Name, Gender, Student code / ID number as per Banglar Siksha Portal.
- Fill up the contact number and E-mail ID of the student (if any).
- Fill up the percentage (%) of Marks (in aggregate) of the student obtained in the Final Examination of Class VIII.
- Upload the scanned copy of recent Passport size photograph of the student in JPG format in the specified place for that particular student.
- Upload the scanned copy of full Signature of the student in JPG format in the specified place for that particular student.
- Fill up the Capcha Code properly, appeared in the adjacent box.
- Click on the Register Button.
- A message "Student Record Successfully Updated" will be shown and then it will automatically back to the page for registration of the next student. At the bottom of the page the list of the already registered students for the same school will be displayed in a table.
- Part-III
- Please repeat the same (Sl.No 2 to 9 of Part-II) procedure for 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Students one after another.
- After submission of the information of the 5th candidate, "Already 5 (five) students (Maximum number) have Registered their name from (respective School's Name)" - message will be displayed and Registration of further students cannot be made.
- Please take a Print out the list of all recommended candidates and please note their respective registration numbers for your future reference.
How to apply through Online (Click here)
Recommendation Letter by HOI (Click here)
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Please click here for registration (for school wise application by the Headmaster (H.M.) / Assistant Headmaster (A.H.M.) / Teacher in Charge (T.I.C.) of the school
Registration Now (Click here)
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Admit Card for Vidyasagar Science Olympiad 2024
Admit Card for the 1st Layer of Examination will be download from 7th to 23rd June 2024
To download school wise Admit card HM / AHM/ TIC of the school are requested to insert UDISE Code (as per Banglar Shiksha portal) of their school and find the list of the students (applied). Then click on the download Admit Card button in the right column of the list for downloading Admit Card of each individual candidate of the school.
Admit Download (Click here)
Examination : 23.06.2024 (Sunday)
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Question Paper 2024
Download Layer-I Question paper for Vidyasagar Science Olympiad 2024
Examination Date: 23rd June 2024 (Sunday)
➤Question Paper 2024 (Click here)
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Final Answer Keys for Layer-1 Examination of Vidyasagar Science Olympiad
Vidyasagar Science Olympiad 2024 have been uploaded
On the basis of students' feedback and related rigorous discussions among the experts, the above mentioned answer keys have been finalized for Layer-1 examination of Vidyasagar Science Olympiad 2024. Correct answer option of all questions have been finalized with unanimous decisions of the experts depending on the possibilities of answers of all questions.
➤Final Answer Keys (Click here)
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Result of Vidyasagar Science Olympiad 2024
Layer-1 Examination held on 23rd June, 2024
Selection Criteria
Based on the performances in the Layer-1 Examination, top 10% of the appeared candidates OR top 3 candidates (whichever is maximum) of every individual Unit [Block/ Municipality/Borough (for Municipal Corporations)] have been selected for Layer-2 examination, provided they have scored at least 30% of the total marks.
Irrespective of the number of appeared candidates of a Unit, the students who have scored 50% or more of the total marks have been selected directly for Layer-2 examination of Vidyasagar Science Olympiad 2024.
Top 3 (three) candidates of each Unit [Block/ Municipality/Borough (for Municipal Corporations)] have been selected for Book Grant of Rs.1000/- provided they have scored at least 40% of the total marks.
In both of the above selection processes, if there is a TIE between the last position of the selected candidate with its immediate next candidate(s) for a particular Unit, they have been included in the list for the respective unit.
Important Instructions
To get the List of selected candidates for Layer-2 and select the name of the District from the dropdown menu and then select the name of the Unit from the dropdown menu in the appropriate place. A list of selected candidates for the Layer-2 Examination of individual Unit [Block/ Municipality/Borough (for Municipal Corporations)] including the Unit wise Rank of the candidate will be displayed.
To obtain the Book Grant, eligible candidate should have a Bank Account in his/ her name or jointly with parents/ guardians. HM / TIC/ School Authority are required to provide the Bank Account Details of the candidates who are eligible for Book Grant by Clicking on the 'YES' hyperlink (in the same row of his/her name, Vidyasagar Science Olympiad Registration No) in the Column 'Book Grant Eligibility' on his/her behalf.
Requirements for submission of Bank Account Details
- UDISE code of the Present Institution (Candidate's School)
- Name of the Bank, Bank Account Number and Bank's IFSC Code
- One scanned copy of either Front page of Bank Pass Book (Where necessary Bank details are printed) or Cancelled Cheque.
The Layer-2 Examination will be held on 25th August 2024 and the Admit Card for Layer-2 Examination will available from the same portal during 10th August to 20th August 2024.
Disclaimer
The selection has been made based on the knowledge that the candidate is currently studying in Class IX. Violation of which at any point of time during the selection procedure and scholarship disbursement period the candidature of the selected candidate will be cancelled.
➤Result of VSO 2024 (Click here)
Layer-1 Examination held on 23rd June 2024
Contact Details for Vidyasagar Science Olympiad 2024
If required, please contact:
Help Lines: 9123637746 (M)
033 2442 8270
033 2442 8267
033 4062 5174
OR
Dr. Smarajit Manna: 7980342494
Mr. Dipankar Sarkar: 8240967281
Mr. Prasenjit Chakraborty : 6290494862
OR
E-mail ID: vso@jbnsts.ac.in
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