Olympiad Exams for Class 9: Full List of National & International Olympiads

Olympiad Exams for Class 9: Full List of National & International Olympiads

Garima SihagUpdated on 15 Jul 2025, 11:15 AM IST

Class 9 Olympiad exams are competitions that are meant to test and reinforce their proficiency in subjects outside the school syllabus. The Olympiad exams for Class 9 are centred on problem-solving skills, critical thinking, and logical reasoning, shifting away from rote memorisation. Class 9 students have an array of subjects to choose from, normally corresponding to their curriculum but set at a higher level with an emphasis on application in real life

Olympiad Exams for Class 9: Full List of National & International Olympiads
Olympiad exam for class 9

List of Olympiad Exams for Class 9

Different organisations conduct the Olympiad exam for class 9. We have provided the list of top Olympiad exams for Class 9.

Science Olympiad Foundation (SOF) Olympiads

The Science Olympiad Foundation (SOF) was founded by a group of leading academicians, scientists, and media personalities to promote core subjects like Science, Mathematics, Computer Education, English, Social Studies, General Knowledge, and Hindi. The SOF Olympiad is open to all Class 9 students, and participation is through school registration.

Exams Offered by SOF

  • National Science Olympiad (NSO)

  • International Mathematics Olympiad (IMO)

  • International English Olympiad (IEO)

  • International General Knowledge Olympiad (IGKO)

Indian Association of Physics Teachers (IAPT) & HBCSE Olympiads

The Physics Olympiad in India is a collaborative effort between the Indian Association of Physics Teachers (IAPT) and the Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE). IAPT is responsible for organising the initial stage, known as the National Standard Examination in Physics (NSEP). Following this, HBCSE takes charge of the subsequent stages, including the Indian National Physics Olympiad (INPhO) and further selections.

Exams Offered:

  • IOQM for Mathematics

  • NSEJS (National Standard Exam in Junior Science)

Unified Council Olympiads

The Unified Council Olympiads are a series of national and international-level competitive examinations organised by the Unified Council, a Hyderabad, India-based organisation established in 2002. The Olympiad is open to Class 9 students from any recognised school, with registration available in either online or offline modes through their respective schools.

Exams Offered:

  • Unified Cyber Olympiad (UCO)

  • Unified International English Olympiad (UIEO)

  • National Level Science Talent Search Exam (NSTSE)

SilverZone Olympiads

SilverZone Olympiads are a series of competitive examinations conducted by the SilverZone Foundation, a non-profit organisation established in 2002. Most of these exams offer school registration or can be taken online, and are conducted in 2-3 levels.

Exams Offered:

Humming Bird Education Olympiads

These Humming Bird Education Olympiads cover subjects such as Maths, Science, English, Reasoning, GK, and Cyber, offering participants detailed performance analysis, scholarships, and national recognition.

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Questions related to IMO

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Have a question related to IMO ?

Dear Student,

Level 1 SOF admit card can be collected from their respective school authority. Online, it can be found on sofworld.org, once link is activated.

HELLO,

The SOF IMO Level 1 results for the 2025 2026 session are expected to be released in January 2026 , typically around second week of January. You can check the results directly on the official SOF website that is results.sofworld.org (//results.sofworld.org) .

Here you can visit the link to

Hello,
I have attached the link for IMO Exam results 2025 - 2026 in which you can get your Math Olympiad results, including section - by - section scores and qualifying IMO class. Kindly check the below link and find your results.
https://school.careers360.com/articles/imo-result
I hope this helps you.

Hello

You can download it from the official SOF website once it becomes available.

The IMO 2025–26 Set C official answer key hasn’t been released yet because SOF usually uploads it a few weeks after the exam

Here I am attaching a link, you can access the answersheet directly by

Hello,

You can get the IMO Set-B Answer Key 2025-26 from the Careers360 website. This website also provides previous years papers, exam patterns, marking schemes, question paper analysis, question papers along with answer keys, syllabus, important dates, preparation tips.

LINK: https://school.careers360.com/articles/imo-answer-key

I hope it helps!