AWARDS/SCHOLARSHIPS/RECOGNITIONS

For the academic year 2018-19, SOF will spend over Rs. 16 Crores on awards, Scholarships, gifts &
felicitations etc.

The following awards will be provided to the winners of SOF International Mathematics Olympiad
being held during the academic year 2018-19.

AWARDS/SCHOLARSHIPS - STUDENTS

International & Zonal topper awards will be provided to 2nd level winners. For classes 1 & 2, awards
will be provided to 1st level winners.

Each winner will be entitled to one award for an exam. The winners will be entitled to the higher
level award only. For e.g., the international top 3 rank holders will be entitled to awards based on
their International ranks. Awards accruing to them for Zonal ranks will be given to the next rank
holder. Similarly, class award accruing to a Zonal award winner will be given to the next rank holder.

AWARDS FOR LEVEL TWO PERFORMANCE & FOR CLASSES ONE & TWO

AT INTERNATIONAL LEVEL

RANK SCHOLARSHIPS NO. OF AWARDS

1st Rs.50,000/- Each + Gold Medal*+ Certificate of Outstanding Performance 12

2nd Rs.25,000/- Each + Silver Medal*+ Certificate of Outstanding Performance 12

3rd Rs.10,000/- Each + Bronze Medal*+ Certificate of Outstanding Performance 12

AT ZONAL LEVEL

RANK SCHOLARSHIPS NO. OF AWARDS

1st Rs.5,000/- Each + Gold Medal*+ Certificate of Zonal Excellence 240

2nd Rs.2,500/- Each + Silver Medal*+ Certificate of Zonal Excellence 240

3rd Rs.1,000/- Each + Bronze Medal*+ Certificate of Zonal Excellence 240

4th to 10th Gifts Worth Rs.1000/- Each + *Medal of Distinction + *Certificate of Distinction +
**Certificate of Zonal Excellence 1680

11th to 25th **Certificate of Zonal Excellence + *Medal of Distinction + *Certificate of Distinction

3600
Rank 26+ Merit Certificate All

*Medal of Distinction + Certificate of Distinction will be awarded for 1st level Ranks.

**Certificate of Zonal Excellence will be awarded for final Ranks.

*Medals are Gold / Silver / Bronze color plated as applicable

**For classes one & two only

AWARDS FOR LEVEL ONE PERFORMANCE

AT ZONAL LEVEL

RANK SCHOLARSHIPS NO. OF AWARDS

1 to 25 Medal of Distinction** + Certificate of Distinction 240

Rank 26+ Participation CertificateAll

**For classes three to twelve

In case two or more students achieve the same rank, cash award in the applicable category will be
distributed as under:

International Winners -

For up to 9 students getting same rank, award amount will be distributed equally. In addition, each
winner will be awarded a medal (in the applicable category) and a Certificate.

In case 10 & more students get same rank, in lieu of cash award, each winner will be awarded gifts
worth Rs.1,000/- each + a medal ( in the applicable category) and a Certificate.

Zonal Winners -

For up to 4 students getting same rank, award amount will be distributed equally. In addition, each
winner will be awarded a medal (in the applicable category) and a Certificate.

In case 5 & more students get same rank, in lieu of cash award, each winner will be awarded gifts
worth Rs.1,000/- each + a medal (in the applicable category) and a Certificate.
AT SCHOOL LEVEL

1. Medals to Class Toppers.

Where 10 or more students from a class (including all sections) write an exam – the top three rank
holders will be awarded a gold, silver and bronze medal respectively.

Where between 5 to 9 students from a class (including all sections) write an exam – the topper
awarded a gold medal.

In addition to above, for each section from a class, from where 25 or more students write an exam –
the top three rank holders will be awarded a gold, silver and bronze medal respectively.

All students whose sections are not indicated will be allocated section “X” by default.

2. Student Performance Report (SPR) for each participating student.

Every student who appears in SOF IMO is provided with a Student Performance Report (SPR). An SPR
is a detailed analysis of how the student attempted the 1st level Olympiad exam.

The objective of SPR is to share with the student and her / his parents, analysis of student’s answers.
This is expected to enable the student understand her/his strengths and areas requiring
improvement in absolute terms and also on a competitive scale consisting of lacs of students of
her/his class who appeared for the Olympiad.

The SPR consists of six sections:

Section A – provides the student’s marks and rank achieved in School / City / Zone / at international
level.

Section B – provides a section wise performance score of the student.

Section C – provides correct answers to questions asked in the Olympiad exam, the answers given by
the student and performance comparison of the student’s answers vs other students in the Zone and
at the international level.

Section D – provides a percentage score analysis of the student with a comparison with the Class,
City, Zone and international level.

Section E – provides a comparison of average marks analysis at the School, City, Zone and
international level.

Section F – provides a comparison of the student’s performance in the Olympiad exams during the
past 8 years.

3. Participation Certification to each student.

4. Merit Certificate to 2nd level participants

5. Top 25 rank holders from each class & each Olympiad exam will be awarded Medals of Distinction.
This will be applicable for winners from 20 Zones for performance in the 1st level Olympiads/ single
level Olympiads.

AWARDS- SCHOOLS

AT INTERNATIONAL LEVEL

CATEGORY AWARDS NO. OF AWARDS

Best Principal* Rs.25,000/- Each + Citation + Trophy 10

Best Teacher Rs.10,000/- Each + Citation + Trophy 10

AT ZONAL LEVEL

CATEGORY AWARDS NO. OF AWARDS

Best Principal* Rs.10,000/- Each + Citation + Trophy 100

Best Teacher Rs.5,000/- Each + Citation + Trophy 60

AT DISTRICT LEVEL

CATEGORY AWARDS NO. OF AWARDS

Best Principal* Rs.2,500/- Each + Citation + Trophy 500

Best Teacher Rs.1,000/- Each + Citation + Trophy 500

*Awards to Principals are based on cumulative performance of schools, whereas awards to teachers
are based on performance of school in SOF IMO.