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 May 05, 2025

Vidyasagar Science Olympiad for Class IX

Vidyasagar Science Olympiad 2025 identifying talented students of class IX, West Bengal an initiative of School Education Department, Government of West Bengal and organized by the JBNSTS, details of Eligibility criteria of the students, Syllabus and Examination procedure of Vidyasagar Science Olympiad (VSO) 2025.

• 1st layer Examination of Vidyasagar Science Olympiad 2025 will be held on 15th June 2025 (Sunday)

• Application Mode: Online through School

• Application Date: 25th April to 15th May 2025

• Model Question Papers & Previous Question Papers

• How to Apply for Vidyasagar Science Olympiad 2025

• Registration Portal & Contact Details of Vidyasagar Science Olympiad 

• Updated news of VOS 2025

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Government Of West Bengal

Directorate of School Education

Bikash Bhavan, 7th Floor,

Salt Lake City, Kolkata 91

Memo No. 257/SCHKMC/156/VSO/Exam/2025  Date: 17.04.2025

Guidelines for conduct of Vidyasagar Science Olympiad 2025

                 With reference to the subject mentioned above, the undersigned would like to inform him/her that as in last year the tri-layered Vidyasagar Science Olympiad 2025 is going to be held in this year also to extract and identify the Pre-Madhyamik science talents (Students of Class 9) from all corners of West Bengal. It is an initiative from the Department of School Education, Government of West Bengal and Jagadis Bose National Science Talent Search (JBNSTS). The Layer I Vidyasagar Science Olympiad 2025 is schedule to be held on 15th June 2025. The dates of Layer II and III Vidyasagar Science Olympiad 2025 will be informed in due course of time. The criteria for appearing Vidyasagar Science Olympiad 2025 is as follows:

            Top five students of class IX of ant recognized Government/Government Sponsored/Non-Government aided/DA getting school of West Bengal (nominated by Headmaster/Headmistress (HM) /Additional Headmaster/Headmistress (AHM) /Teacher in Charge (TIC) of a school based on the performance (Total % of marks obtained) in the Annual Examination of Class VIII are eligible to apply for Vidyasagar Science Olympiad 2025 (Layer-I)

                The examination will be based up to Class VIII Science and mathematics syllabus of West Bengal Board of Secondary Education, Model Question can be download from www.jbnsts.ac.in.

The detailed information of Layer I, II, III Vidyasagar Science Olympiad 2025 is as follows:

First layer Examination : Intra Unit Competition

Layer	Date	Time	Subject & Marks	Question Type
1st	15th June 2025 (Sunday)	12:00 noon to 3:00 pm  (3 Hrs)	Full Marks:100 Physical Science:40 Life Science: 30 Mathematics : 30	MCQ : 50 nos (Negative marking of 1/2 marks for each wrong answer).

Examination Centers:

One examination center in each of the Units (Blocks/Borough/Municipal corporations) or merging more than one units (if necessary).

Outcome of 1st Layer:

• Top 3 candidates of each Unit will be awarded a Book Grant of Rs.1,000/- (One thousand only) provided they have to score at least 40% of the total marks in Layer I. For selecting top 3 students, if there is a tie in the last position, number of the recipients of Book Grant may be increased accordingly.

• Top 10% students from each Unit will qualify for Second Layer of Examination and will be recognized by participation certificate provided they have to score at least 30% of the total marks in Layer I. For selecting top 10% students, if there is a tie in the position of the last qualified students, number of selected students for second layer of examination may be increased accordingly.

• For each unit, students who have scored 50% of the total marks in Layer-1, will qualify for the Second level irrespective of his/her rank and will be recognized by participation certificate.

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Second layer Examination : Intra District Competition

•  This test will be conducted for the qualified students from first level of all unit of a district

Layer	Date	Time	Subject & Marks	Question Type
2nd	To be scheduled in August 2025  (Sunday)	12:00 noon to 3:00 pm (3 Hrs)	Full Marks:100 Physical Science:40 Life Science: 30 Mathematics : 30	MCQ: 50 nos (Negative marking of 1 marks for each wrong answer).

Examination Centers:

At least one examination center in each academic District

Outcome of 2nd Layer:

• Top 10 candidates of each district will be awarded a Book Grant of Rs.2,000/- (Two thousand only) provided they score at least 40% of the total marks in Layer II. For selecting top 10 students, if there is a tie in the last position number of the recipients of Book Grant may by increased accordingly.

• Top 20% students from each district will qualify for Third Layer of Examination provided they score at least 40% of the total marks in Layer II. For selecting to 20 students, if there is a tie in the last position, number of the recipients of Book Grant may be increased accordingly.

• For each district, students who have scored 60% of the total marks, will qualify for the Third level irrespective of his/her rank and will be recognized by participation certificate.

Third layer Examination : Intra State Competition

 

•  This test will be conducted among top 20% qualified students from Second level of all Districts of our State provided they have to score at least 40% of the total marks in Layer II and students who will score 60% of the total marks in Layer II

Layer	Date	Time	Subject & Marks	Question Type
3rd	To be scheduled (Sunday)	12:00 noon to 2:00 pm  (2 Hrs)	Full Marks:60 Physical Science:20 Life Science: 20 Mathematics : 20	Short answer type (No negative marking)

Examination Centers:

One examination centers in each Educational District = 25 centers across West Bengal

Outcome of 3rd Layer:

• Finally, top One hundred (100) students from all over West Bengal will be selected as scholarship awardees.

• Scholarship (for 2 years) of Rs.1000/- per month during class 9 and class 10 and annual book grant of Rs.2500/- for two years and certificate.

• Each of the selected students will get the opportunity to participate two science workshops and there will be training session for individual subject wise National Olympiad Examination.

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Vidyasagar Science Olympiad 2025

Layer-I

Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)

Sl No	Activity	Responsible Authority	Time Line	Status
1.	Sanction for Layer I Examination (Scheduled on 15th June 2025)	SE, Directorate	11th April 2025
2.	Notification to DI/s about the Vidyasagar Science Olympiad 2025 (Layer-I)	SE, Directorate	11th April 2025
3.	Updated Schools Data including Name, Block/Borough of Municipal Corporations/Municipality, District and UDISE Code (under Separate Column) to be provided to JBNSTS.	SE, Directorate	11th April 2025
4.	Selection of the- A. Examination Centre (School): At least 01 Examination Centre in each Unit (Block/Borough of Municipal Corporations/Municipality) across the sate. For large municipalities 02 or more centers may be allotted B. Centre Superintendent: Head of Institution (HOI) of the School will act as the Centre Superintendent C. Custodian: OC of the Police Station or the Treasury Officer of the Treasury, nearby to each examination Centre will act as the Custodian of the Confidential Papers for the Examination. D. Officer In-charge: AI/s or SI/s of the respective district may be assigned the role of Officer-in Charge of the Examination Centers for overall monitoring and smooth implementation of this process for each examination Centre E. District Coordinator: DI/s or SI/s or AI/s to act as District Coordinator at each district level for overall monitoring and smooth implementation of all activities.	SE, Directorate will select in consultation with the district administration & Communicate details to JBNSTS (Google Sheet)	11th to 21st April 2025
5.	Model Question uploading at the website	JBNSTS	16th April 2025
6.	Finalization of Data Sheet regarding the details of District Authorities and Associated members (DI, District Coordinator, Custodians, Officer in Charge, Centre Superintendent)	SE, Directorate & District Authorities  (Name, full postal address with PIN Code, office phone no, mobile & email ID) & Communicate the details to JBNSTS	22nd April 2025
7.	Online Meeting with District authorities and authorities from SE, Directorate regarding the details of online application and examination procedure	SE, Directorate & JBNTST	24th April 2025
8.	Online Application	JBNSTS Total Applications….	25th April to 15th May 2025
9.	Question Paper Setting Moderation and Finalization	JBNSTS	25th April to 15th May 2025
10.	Issuance of Admit Card along with ”Examination Centre”	System generated Download from the Website	25th May to 15th June 2025
11.	Printing Question Booklet and OMR Sheet (including proof checking)	JBNSTS & Printing Press (WBTBCL)	2nd to 5th June 2025
12.	Packaging instruction to Printing Press along with Name of the Examination Centre Custodian details Attendance Sheet Letter to Custodian Letter to Centre Superintendent	Extra 5 no.s QB & OMR in each examination Centre where allotted numbers of students 1.149 Extra 10 nos QB & OMR in each examination Centre where allotted numbers of students 150 & more JBNSTS	5th June 2025 (Soft Copy & Hard Copy)
13.	Online Meeting regarding the details of examination procedure & follow up on the current status with District authorities, JBNSTS Personnel authorities from SED.	SE, Directorate & JBNSTS	2nd, 3rd June 2025
14.	Letter to the Centre Superintendent & Officer in Charge Custodian & District Coordinator	JBNSTS	9th-10th June 2025
15.	Onward Movement of Confidential Examination Materials (Step:1) Printing Press –> Custodian Question Booklets (Sealed) OMR Sheets (Sealed) Attendance Sheet (Sealed) Letter to Custodian Letter to Centre Superintendent	Printing Press	9th -12th June 2025

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Language of Question for Vidyasagar Science Olympiad

Bengali and English

Pdf of Model Question for Vidyasagar Science Olympiad

Model Question Papers (Click here)

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Previous Question Papers for Vidyasagar Science Olympiad

Sl. No	Question Papers/Keys	Download PDF
1.	1st Layer Examination Question Paper for Class-IX : 2022	Question Paper
2.	Answer Keys for Vidyasagar Science Olympiad	Answer Keys
3.	1st Layer Examination Question Paper for Class-X : 2022	Question Paper
4.	Answer Keys for Vidyasagar Science Olympiad	Answer Keys
5.	1st Layer Question Paper 2022 for VSO	Question 2022

Sl. No	Question Papers/Keys	Download PDF
6.	2nd Layer Examination Paper 2022 for VSO	Question 2022
7.	1st Layer Question Paper 2023 for VSO	Question 2023
8.	2nd Layer Question Paper 2023 for VSO	Question 2023
9.	Layer-I Question Paper 2024 for VSO	Question 2024
10.	Answer Keys for VSO 2024	Answer Keys

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Application for Vidyasagar Science Olympiad 2025

1st layer examination of Vidyasagar Science Olympiad 2025 will be held 

on 15th June 2025 (Sunday)

Application Mode: Online through School

Application Date: 25th April to 15th May 2025

How to Apply for Vidyasagar Science Olympiad 2025

Only Headmaster (H.M.) / Assistant Headmaster (A.H.M.) / Teacher in Charge (T.I.C.) of a school can apply for their students for Vidyasagar Science Olympiad 2025

Please read all the instructions below, before starting the application process :

Part-I

School’s Registration

by Headmaster (H.M.) / Assistant Headmaster (A.H.M.) / Teacher in Charge (T.I.C.) of the school 

• Fill up the School UDISE Code as per Banglar Shiksha Portal in the specified box and click on Submit button.

• School’s Name, Block /Municipality / Borough of a Municipal Corporation and District will automatically appeared in respective places (if UDISE Code is correctly provided).

• Fill up the boxes of School’s Address, PIN Code, Name, Mobile no. and E-mail ID of Headmaster (H.M.) / Assistant Headmaster (A.H.M.) / Teacher in Charge (T.I.C.) of the school.

• Upload the scanned copy (in a PDF file) of the Recommendation letter (format given) of Headmaster (H.M.) / Assistant Headmaster (A.H.M.) / Teacher in Charge (T.I.C.) of the school in School’s Letter head containing top 05 (Maximum) Students’ Name, Guardians’ Name, and their Percentage (%) of marks in Final Examination of Class-VIII and the Signature of the individual student.

• Please check once again to verify that all the boxes are filled properly before uploading the scan copy. You cannot edit any information after submission.

• Click on the “Please Proceed for Students‘ Registration” button.

• A new page will appear which shows the message – “Your School Record is successfully uploaded“. Then you have to click on the “Please click here to proceed for registration of students“.

• Student registration page will be opened.

Part-II Student’s Registration

Responsibility has to be Headmaster (H.M.) / Assistant Headmaster (A.H.M.) / 

Teacher in Charge (T.I.C.) of the school

• School Code, School’s Name, Block/ Municipal Corporation and District will automatically appeared in respective places.

• Fill up the 1st Student’s Name, Guardian’s Name, Gender, Student code / ID number as per Banglar Siksha Portal.

• Fill up the contact number and E-mail ID of the student (if any).

• Fill up the percentage (%) of Marks (in aggregate) of the student obtained in the Final Examination of Class VIII.

• Upload the scanned copy of recent Passport size photograph of the student in JPG format in the specified place for that particular student.

• Upload the scanned copy of full Signature of the student in JPG format in the specified place for that particular student.

• Fill up the Capcha Code properly, appeared in the adjacent box.

• Click on the Register Button.

• A message “Student Record Successfully Updated” will be shown and then it will automatically back to the page for registration of the next student. At the bottom of the page the list of the already registered students for the same school will be displayed in a table.

Part-III

• Please repeat the same (Sl. No. 2 to 9 of Part-II) procedure for 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Students one after another.

• After submission of the information of the 5th candidate, “Already 5 (five) students (Maximum number) have Registered their name from (respective School’s Name)” – message will be displayed and Registration of further students cannot be made.

• Please take a Print out the list of all recommended candidates and please note their respective registration numbers for your future reference.

How to apply through Online (Click here)

Recommendation Letter by HOI (Click here)

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Please click here for registration (for school wise application by the Headmaster (H.M.) / Assistant Headmaster (A.H.M.) / Teacher in Charge (T.I.C.) of the school

Registration Now (Click here)

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Contact Details for Vidyasagar Science Olympiad 2025

If required, please contact:

Help Lines: 

                                  033 2442 8270

                                  033 2442 8267

                                  033 4062 5174

OR

Dr. Smarajit Manna: 7980342494

Mr. Dipankar Sarkar: 8240967281

(For all other queries regarding Vidyasagar Science Olympiad)

OR

E-mail ID: vso@jbnsts.ac.in

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Updated News of Vidyasagar Science Olympiad 2025

Sl. No	Notification/Circular	Download PDF
1.	Summary of Vidyasagar Science Olympiad 2025, PPT of VSO	VSO 2025 Summary
2.	List of the Schools applied for VSO 2025	List of Schools Murshidabad

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Details of Previous Year for Vidyasagar Science Olympiad

Sl. No	Notification/Circular	Go to Detail
1.	Vidyasagar Science Olympiad 2022	VSO 2022
2.	Vidyasagar Science Olympiad 2023	VSO 2023
3.	Vidyasagar Science Olympiad 2024	VSO 2024
4.	Vidyasagar Science Olympiad 2025	VSO 2025

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