SOF is proud to announce the launch of the Academic Excellence Scholarship (SOF-AES) for 2024-25 to encourage overall academic growth among students. This scholarship aims to recognize outstanding students who excel in Olympiad exams across various subjects.

Selection Criteria:

• The scholarship will be awarded to students with the highest cumulative scores in any four Olympiad exams conducted during the year.
• For IEO, NSO, and IMO, marks from the 2nd level Olympiad will be considered.
• For IGKO, ISSO, IHO, and ICSO, marks from the 1st level Olympiad will be taken into account.
• If the 2nd level exam is not conducted, marks from the 1st level exam will be used.

Scholarship Distribution:

• One student from each class (1 to 10) will be selected from every state/zone.
• A total of 10 students per state/zone will receive the scholarship.
• From 26 zones, 260 students will be awarded.

Scholarship Rewards:

Each SOF-AES winner will receive:
✔ A Trophy
✔ A Cash Award/Scholarship of ₹5,000
✔ A Citation

Tie-Breaking Criteria:

If multiple students achieve the same score, the following factors will be considered in order:

1. Higher cumulative marks in 1st level exams.
2. Higher marks in Mathematics, Science, English, General Knowledge, Computers, Social Studies, and Hindi (in this order) at the 1st level.
3. Higher ranks in Mathematics, Science, and English (in this order) at the 2nd level.

Results Announcement:

The AES winners will be announced by the end of March 2025.