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Olympiad prep, explained clearly

Syllabus breakdowns, exam-pattern comparisons and study guides for Classes 6–8 — grounded in the same taxonomy data that powers the app, not generic advice.

SOFIEO

SOF IEO vs SilverZone iOEL: which English olympiad to pick

Both English olympiads give exactly half their marks to word and grammar knowledge, and exactly a quarter to a higher-order section. Where they part company is the other quarter: SOF IEO spends it on reading, SilverZone iOEL spends almost the same amount on writing and speaking instead. Here is the side-by-side for Classes 6, 7 and 8, the two registration dates that matter this week, and how to tell which paper suits your child.

25 Sept 2026 · 7 min readRead
SOFSilverZone

SOF ISO vs SilverZone iOS: which science olympiad to pick

Two science olympiads, and their registration windows close on the same day — 30 September 2026. But one of those dates is published and the other is worked out from a rule, and the two papers reward opposite habits. Here is the side-by-side for Classes 6, 7 and 8, and what to do if your school offers neither.

24 Sept 2026 · 7 min readRead
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SOF IMO vs SilverZone iOM: Classes 7 and 8 compared

At Class 7 and Class 8 these two maths olympiads stop resembling each other. SOF IMO is the same 50-question, 60-mark paper it is at Class 6. SilverZone iOM is not: half its 100 marks now sit outside the named syllabus sections, and its reasoning load doubles. Here is the side-by-side, and what it means for how your child should prepare.

18 Sept 2026 · 6 min readRead
SOFSilverZone

SOF and SilverZone registration last dates 2026-27, explained for parents

Four school-route registration dates fall between 23 and 30 September 2026: if your school picks those sittings, SOF’s 30-day rule gives 23 September for a 23 October IMO, 27 September for a 27 October IEO and 30 September for a 30 October ISO, and SilverZone publishes 30 September 2026 for every paper. None of them is a form a parent fills in. Here is what each date means, what to ask the school, and where to go if the school is not entering your child.

17 Sept 2026 · 5 min readRead
class 8SOF

Which olympiad should my Class 8 child take?

The Class 8 paper list is the same 25 papers offered at Class 6 and Class 7. What changes is that the bodies stop agreeing on what Class 8 means — one paper we mapped chapter by chapter is roughly half last year’s book. The routes, the dates and the syllabus catch, read off each body on 8 September 2026.

8 Sept 2026 · 6 min readRead
class 6SOF

Which olympiad should my Class 6 child take?

Class 6 opens no doors that Class 7 and 8 do not — the paper list is identical at all three. What changes is that starting here costs least. The routes, the fees and the dates, read off each body on 7 September 2026.

7 Sept 2026 · 6 min readRead
class 7SOF

Which olympiad should my Class 7 child take?

Most Class 7 olympiad advice compares exams. The question that actually decides it is who can enter your child — the school, or you. Here is the route first, then the subjects, then the dates.

6 Sept 2026 · 5 min readRead
olympiad registrationSOF

The registration deadline has passed — can my child still sit an olympiad?

A closed olympiad deadline is almost never the season closing. Of the three routes due to close on 31 August 2026, only SOF’s actually did — SilverZone moved its cutoff to 30 September and Indian Talent Olympiad extended Set A twice, to 10 September. Twelve of SOF’s thirteen sittings in Maths, Science, English, Hindi and Social Science were never on that clock at all, and some bodies take a registration straight from a family. Here is what is still open, subject by subject, with the date each route closes on.

29 Aug 2026 · 8 min readRead
SOFIMO

Your child qualified for Level 2 — what that actually means

Level 2 means four different things at four different olympiad bodies. At CREST it is the top 55.56% of the class. At SOF it is roughly the top 5%. Here is each body’s published rule, the score it took at SOF last year for Classes 6 to 8, and the two things SOF says about Level 2 that most parents never see.

21 Aug 2026 · 7 min readRead
CRESTIndian Talent Olympiad

Which olympiads can you register for without the school?

Most olympiad bodies register students through the school — but some take a family directly: CREST, Indian Talent Olympiad’s individual online route, Unified Council’s NSTSE and Humming Bird, and SilverZone runs an individual form of its own. Here is exactly how each one works, what it costs, and the deadline that applies to each.

18 Aug 2026 · 6 min readRead
SOFSilverZone

SOF IMO vs SilverZone iOM: which should your Class 6 child take?

SOF IMO and SilverZone iOM both test Class 6 maths, but the exam pattern, syllabus split, and scoring are different enough to matter. Here is a side-by-side comparison to help you choose — or why most families end up doing both.

8 Aug 2026 · 6 min readRead
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