SOF IHO Exam 2026 – Dates, Registration, Syllabus & Pattern

The Science Olympiad Foundation organises the International Hindi Olympiad (IHO) exam for students studying from classes 3 to 10. It will be conducted on two dates, September 19 and November 19, 2025 and January 22, 2026. Schools can select any one date to conduct the examination. After the exams, SOF will release the IHO answer key 2025-26 on the official website. The IHO answer key 2025-26 for set A, B and C is released on the same day. Students can download the IHO answer key for both sets in a PDF format.

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1. SOF IHO Exam 2026 Important Dates
2. SOF IHO Answer Key 2026
3. SOF IHO Result 2026
4. Who Can Apply for SOF IHO Exam 2026?
5. SOF IHO Exam Date 2026

Later, the foundation will release the SOF International Hindi Olympiad (IHO) result in March 2026 on the official website, results.sofworld.org. Students can check the SOF result by entering their roll number in the required field. Last year, it was released on March 6. Scroll below to learn more about the SOF IHO exam 2025-26, answer key, result etc.

SOF IHO Exam 2026 Important Dates

Students appearing for the IHO exam 2026 can check out the SOF IHO schedule given below to stay updated with the upcoming events.

SOF IHO Answer Key 2026

SOF will release the IHO answer key PDF on the official website. Below, we have provided a direct link to SOF answer key for sets A and B of the previous year. This year's answer keys will be provided once available.

SOF IHO Result 2026

The International Hindi Olympiad result 2026 will be released in March 2026. Students can download the IHO result 2026 online on the official website, sofworld.org. To access the SOF IHO result 2026, they must enter their roll number provided by the SOF in the required field. Students can download the SOF IHO result and print it out for future reference.

SOF IHO Exam 2026 Highlights

Below, we have provided the SOF IHO exam highlights for the students’ general knowledge. It will help them understand more about the SOF IHO examination 2026.

Who Can Apply for SOF IHO Exam 2026?

Schools can register students studying from classes 3 to 10 for the SOF IHO exam 2026. Any school can participate in the SOF IHO examination. It is the responsibility of the school to fill out the School Registration Form (SRF) and Student Registration Sheet (SRS) and submit it to the SOF office before the last submission date. After the registration process, SOF will generate a roll number for all the participating students. They can later use the same roll number to check their SOF result 2026.

SOF IHO Exam Date 2026

The International Hindi Olympiad is conducted for students from classes 3 to 10. The exam is conducted at one level only, however, there are different sets of question papers for different dates.

• The SOF IHO exam will be conducted on three dates:
  • September 19, 2025
  • November 19, 2025
  • January 22, 2026
• The SOF IHO examination will be held in Hindi medium only.

SOF IHO Exam Pattern 2026

The SOF IHO question paper will include multiple-choice questions. The examination will be held for a duration of 60 minutes. For students in classes 3 and 4, the paper will include 35 objective questions, while for classes 5 to 10, it will comprise 50 objective questions. There will be three sections in the SOF IHO question pattern:

• शब्द और व्याकरण बोध

• रचनात्मक बोध

• मेधावी खंड

Check out the SOF IHO exam pattern 2026 below.

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