ITO ISO Class 8 sample paper, 2026–27
What is actually on the ITO ISO Class 8 paper for 2026–27: the sections the body itself publishes, how many questions each one carries and what each is worth — read off the body's own site, and stamped with the date we last checked it.
Last verified against Indian Talent Olympiad (ITO)’s own site on 28 September 2026.
Where this stands
Is there a paper to download?
OlympAI has not published a practice paper for this exam yet. When one is ready, this page is where it will appear — nothing to sign up for and no phone number to hand over.
The paper
What the body's own paper looks like
| Section | Questions | Marks each |
|---|---|---|
| Section 1 — Subjective (syllabus) | 35 | 1 |
| Section 2 — Logical Reasoning | 10 | 1 |
| Section 3 — Higher Order Thinking (HOTs) | 5 | 1 |
| Total | 50 | 50 marks · 65 minutes |
The 65 minutes above is the school route. Indian Talent Olympiad gives the individual online route 45 minutes for the same 50 questions — both figures are the body's own, in identically worded rows on its two schedule pages, and neither page mentions the other. If you are registering your child directly rather than through the school, plan for 54 seconds a question instead of 78.
What it covers: Science for Class 8
Ch 1. Exploring the Investigative World of Science
Olympiad syllabus label: Not named on ITO's list — the book's new investigation-and-inquiry framing has no olympiad-syllabus equivalent yet
Ch 2. The Invisible Living World: Beyond Our Naked Eye
Olympiad syllabus label: Biological Diversity is the nearest entry on ITO's list, but its Class 8 list names neither microorganisms nor the cell directly — this mapping is ours
Ch 3. Health: The Ultimate Treasure
Olympiad syllabus label: Human Health and Disease
Ch 4. Electricity: Magnetic and Heating Effects
Olympiad syllabus label: Electricity
Ch 5. Exploring Forces
Olympiad syllabus label: Not named on ITO's published Class 8 science list
Ch 6. Pressure, Winds, Storms and Cyclones
Olympiad syllabus label: Not named on ITO's published Class 8 science list
Ch 7. Particulate Nature of Matter
Olympiad syllabus label: Matter In Our Surroundings
Ch 8. Nature of Matter: Elements, Compounds and Mixtures
Olympiad syllabus label: Properties Of Substance
Ch 9. The Amazing World of Solutes, Solvents and Solutions
Olympiad syllabus label: Properties Of Substance (the solutions half)
Ch 10. Light: Mirrors and Lenses
Olympiad syllabus label: Light
Ch 11. Keeping Time with the Skies
Olympiad syllabus label: Not named on ITO's Class 8 science list — astronomy is a separate ITO paper (ASO), not part of ISO
Ch 12. How Nature Works in Harmony
Olympiad syllabus label: Ecosystem; Biological Diversity (the conservation half)
Ch 13. Our Home: Earth, A Unique Life Sustaining Planet
Olympiad syllabus label: Pollution (the ozone, greenhouse and threats half)
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