As the Science Olympiad Foundation (SOF) is all set to conduct its Level-2 exams for IMO, IEO, and NSO on 9th February 2025, we feel it essential to motivate the Level-2 aspirants with the inspiring success stories of previous year’s Level-2 toppers and medallists. These students competed with thousands of brilliant minds in SOF Level-1 exams and beat them with conceptual clarity and strong determination. Many of the students had been appearing every year for SOF Olympiad for many years. However, they never lost hope and kept giving their best shots. Ultimately, they tasted success this time in the form of international ranks.
Students need to understand that it’s not about achieving rank rather it’s about learning great things that prepare them for the future. Therefore, they need to learn from the experience of all those competitors who never called it quits despite failing to secure a rank after multiple attempts. Despite this, they kept going and endured all the hardships that came their way and finally emerged successful. Their stories will surely rejuvenate and pump the Level-2 aspirants to give their best shot. Let’s have a look at the success stories of SOF 2024 toppers.
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Atharv Garg | Delhi Public School, Noida | SOF NCO (ICSO) International Rank 3 | Class7
SOF provided Atharv a great base to enhance his skills academically as well in participating in competitive exams. He feels SOF’s MCQ-based style along with various difficulty levels place it apart from other Olympiads.
Hrishitaa | R N Podar School, Mumbai | SOF ICO International Rank 4 | Class 12
Hrishitaa feels that the level of questions that SOF has are at a very high level and it pushes students to think. Besides, the level of questions is not at all bookish and forces you to put on your thinking cap and think out of the box. The Achievers’ section along with the Accounts and Business Studies sections were really challenging and that’s what sets SOF apart from other Olympiads.
Shubhayu Banerjee | Delhi Public School | SOF NCO (ICSO) International Rank 2 | Class 8
Shubhayu feels that the atmosphere of the SOF award ceremony invokes positivity and inspires students. Besides, the icons whom SOF invites to the award-winning ceremony are inspiring. He further says that when he practices for the SOF Olympiad, he is able to build a strong foundation for himself. The strong foundation helps in preparation for other aspects and knowledge.
Prateek Garnayak | D.A.V Public School | SOF NCO International Rank 1 | Class 10
Prateek has been consistently achieving top rank in Olympiad due to early exposure to SOF Olympiad since grade 3. His consistency drove him to aim for nationals. From SOF Olympiad, he has learnt to compete with full potential and get the results.
Ritarko Mondol | Podar International School | SOF NCO International Rank 1 | Class 4
Ritarko feels happy to meet so many renowned personalities and a Scientist. He aspires to become an ISRO scientist. So, getting his reward from a Scientist was one-of-its-kind experience for him. He prepares for Olympiad exam to get more and more knowledge. It also helps in clarity of concepts.
Ritisha Jain | Delhi Public School | SOF IMO International Rank 1 | Class 6
Ritisha has been appearing in the SOF Olympiad since Class 1. She never gave up after her unsuccessful attempts and kept high spirits. Ultimately, she achieved rank 1 in Class 6. She says when we prepare for SOF Olympiads, we become capable enough to prepare for other Olympiads as well.
Sanvi Chaturvedi | K.R. Mangalam World School | SOF NCO and IGKO International Rank1 | Class7
SOF Olympiad helped Sanvi study not only her grades but higher grades as well. Preparing SOF Olympiad helps her get extra information apart from her studies.
Armaan Guha | Akshara International School | SOF NCO International Rank 2 | SOF IMO International Rank 3 | Class 6
Armaan has been participating in SOF Olympiad since Class 1. He never learnt to give up and his attempts finally bore fruits when he achieved rank 2 in NCO (now ICSO) and rank 3 in IMO in Class 6. SOF Olympiad improved the basic concepts taught in schools.
Adhiraj Sarkar |Don Bosco School, Kolkata | SOF NCO International Rank 2 | Class 9
Adhiraj is finding new ways to improve himself and SOF has helped build strong foundation for his future. He has been participating since 2nd grade and his consistency helped him achieve second rank in NCO (now ICSO).
AMAY ASHOK | Delhi Public School, Bengaluru | SOF NSO International Rank 1 | Class 4
SOF is helping Amay by clearing concepts and its highly advanced level of curriculum. SOF has helped in clearing concepts and enhancing basic knowledge about all subjects and exams.
Pritam Saha | Presidency School, Bengaluru | SOF NSO International Rank 1 | Class 6
Pritam feels elated meeting iconic personalities during the award ceremony. He has been participating since 1st grade and achieved rank 1 in NSO without ever thinking of calling it quits after 5 years of continuous attempts.
PARI GOYAL | R.P.S Public School, Haryana | SOF ICO International Rank 2 | Class 11
Pari believes SOF has helped her by giving exposure to a great platform which built her confidence ultimately helping her achieve rank 2 in ICO.
Sachi Pasricha | Ryan International School | SOF IGKO International Rank 1 | Class 7
Sachi thanks Mr Mahavir Sir for giving a wonderful platform to showcase knowledge. She encourages everyone to appear for this Olympiad because SOF also helps to prepare for entrance exams, which students are meant to crack after +2.
Kanak | Delhi Public School, Greater Noida | SOF ISSO International Rank 3 | Class 4
Kanak feels that the SOF Olympiad gives students a competitive exam feel. It gives us some new knowledge that comes in higher grades.
SaraDindu Nath | Kendriya Vidyalaya, Kolkata | SOF NSO International Rank 3 | Class5
SaraDindu Nath believes SOF can make students good in studies and in school exams and other Olympiads.
Satya Das | Sri Krishna Mission School | SOF IEO International Rank 1 | Class 4
Satya believes that SOF points out areas that he is weak in and helps him to develop the required skills.
Conclusion
While competing and achieving international rank in the SOF Olympiad is definitely a tough nut to crack, many hardworking and strong-willed students make it a cakewalk every year with the right study materials, a strong command of concepts, and a positive attitude to tackle the competition head-on. We are sure that you have all the prerequisites required to make a mark in the Level-2 exam. You just need the right study companion to ace Level-2 exams. Therefore, trust SOF’s official academic partner – MTG.
MTG has been at the forefront of providing ideal preparation material for Level-2 exams – Previous Years’ Papers, Mock Test Papers, and OSDS. These books are perfect to familiarize with the exam pattern and difficulty level of questions. Also, these books comprise highly probable questions to appear in SOF Level-2 exams. So, don’t miss out on making the most out of these study materials. Good luck with the Level-2 exams!
