NSO 2025 Registration, Application Form: Know How to Apply Online

Exam On - 11 Dec '25

Updated on Nov 29, 2025 09:36 IST

By Salviya Antony, Senior Executive - Content

SOF NSO 2025 registration: SOF NSO registration 2025-26 was concluded 30 days before the exam date. Students can register through their respective schools only. Individual registrations are not accepted by the Foundation. The NSO Science Olympiad is a national-level science exam for students of Class 1 to 12. Those who want to challenge their scientific knowledge and reasoning skills can appear for the NSO SOF exam. Prospectus containing the Registration forms were sent to all schools registered with SOF. Schools which are not registered can request for prospectus by sending an e-mail at info@ sofworld.org or by phone call. Schools must return the registration forms to SOF, duly filled in and complete in all respects by the due date.

SOF Foundation will register the applicant school and the students. SOF will dispatch question papers and guidelines for conducting the SOF NSO exam. Any school can be registered as a center for SOF NSO. There is no fee needed from the school to become a registered exam centre. A minimum of 10 students needs to be registered from each school for SOF NSO.

Table of contents

NSO Student Registration
NSO 2025 Exam Dates & Schedule
NSO Registration Fee
NSO Roll numbers

NSO Student Registration

Students studying in class 1 to 12 can apply for SOF NSO. The prospectus with registration forms is sent to registered/participating schools. Schools that are not registered can also request for prospectus by sending an e-mail at info@sofworld.org

The duly filled registrations forms need to be sent to SOF before the last date.

NSO 2025 Exam Dates & Schedule

Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of NSO 2025 exam

Dates	Upcoming Exam Dates
11 Dec ' 25	NSO Level 1 Exam 2025 - Date 3

Dates	Past Exam Dates
27 Nov ' 25	NSO Level 1 Exam 2025 - Date 2
13 Nov ' 25	NSO Level 1 Exam 2025 - Date 1

NSO Registration Fee

Each participating student of registered schools in India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Nepal, except a student suffering from any major physical disability or an Indian student whose parent was martyred during defence operations, are required to pay a charge of Rs 125 (including 18% GST) towards the cost of the examination.

However, an additional charge of Rs 25 may be charged by the schools towards honorarium of in-charge, remuneration to teachers to teach and guide, and for other expenses.

NSO Roll numbers

The school's coordinating teacher is required to fill the School Registration Form (SRF) along with the Students' Registration Sheet (SRS) as per the guidelines given to them. A copy of this needs to be sent to the SOF office before the due date. Thereafter, the SOF will register the applicant school and the students. It will then generate roll numbers for all students as per the Students' Registration Sheet (SRS).

As per the information on the official website of NSO, Principals/teachers may note that any school can be registered as a centre for SOF NSO. No fee is required from the institution to become a registered examination centre