NSO 2024 Cut Off: Check Category-wise Cutoff Marks

Exam On - 13 Nov '25

Updated on Feb 3, 2025 13:59 IST

By Salviya Antony, Senior Executive - Content

NSO Cutoff 2024: The Science Foundation will release the NSO Cutoff 2024 for Round 1 on the official website. The NSO 2024-25 level 2 exam dates are not yet out. Only the students who achieve the cutoff marks will be called to appear for NSO Level 2 exam. Students will need to check their probable scores from the NSO answer key first and then tally them from the expected NSO Cut off 2024. The NSO cut off 2024-25 will be released on the official website sofworld.org

Q: When will be NSO SOF cutoff 2024 released?

The Science Foundation will release the NSO Cutoff 2024 for Round 1 in January 2025. NSO Cutoff 2024 will be released on the official website - sofworld.org.

Q: Can we appear for more than one Olympiad exam?

Students can register for all the olympiads in a year as per eligibility. There are exams like SOF NCO, SOF NSO, SOF IMO, SOF IEO, SOF ICO, SOF IGKO, etc.. Students can apply for any exam.

Q: Can I check my NSO SOF result 2025 before it is officially announced?

Students are keen to know their NSO SOF results before it is released officially. This eagerness is specifically seen in students who have done well in SOF NSO exams. So, if you're the one searching for the result, congratulations, know that you have really performed well. However, please note that it isn't possible to know your marks before the result is announced officially by the SOF.

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Factors determining NSO Cut off
NSO 2025 Exam Dates & Schedule
FAQs on NSO Cut Off 2024

Factors determining NSO Cut off

The NSO cutoff marks vary due to various factors listed below:

Total number of applications received
Total number of students who appeared in the examination
The difficulty level of question paper
Total number of seats available

NSO Cutoff 2024-25 - Top 5%

Once released, we will update NSO cutoff 2024-25 below. Students can now check NSO cutoff 2023-24.

Class	Total Marks	Achievers Section (M3)	Science (M2)	Logical Reasoning (M1)	Science (Math/Bio) (M4)
3	31	6	22	3	-
4	30	6	20	4	-
5	40	9	24	7	-
6	40	9	21	10	-
7	39	12	20	7	-
8	37	6	26	5	-
9	38	12	23	3	-
10	40	12	22	6	-
11	32	12	-	9	11
12	33	9	-	12	14

NSO 2025 Exam Dates & Schedule

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

Dates	Upcoming Exam Dates
Jan ' 26	Release of NSO Result 2025-26 Level 1 TENTATIVE

FAQs on NSO Cut Off 2024

Check FAQs on NSO cutoff 2024.

Commonly asked questions

Q: How to score high for NSO SOF exam?

Students have to understand the NSO syllabus 2025 and prepare accordingly. They should also learn from the workbooks provided by NSO. Solving the NSO workbooks will help students to know the pattern of the exam. It will also help them to improve their speed of solving problems.

Q: Is there any negative marking in NSO?

No, there is no negative marking in NSO exam. Students need not worry for negative marking.

Q: How many levels are there in NSO?

There are two levels in NSO. Science Olympiad Foundation (SOF) will conduct the National Science Olympiad (NSO) level 1 exam in October, November and December 2024. NSO Level 2 exam will be conducted in February 2025.