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Organisation : ACAS India
Olympiad Name : NAO National Aptitude Olympiad
Website : acasindia.com/nao

ACAS NAO National Aptitude Olympiad

The NAO (National Aptitude Olympiad) is a means of exploring reasoning ability and IQ level of a child.

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Now-a-days in almost all the competitive examinations – be it IAS, MBA, BANK or others, reasoning is a routine, so it has become all the more pertinent to cultivate logical and analytical skills to come out of these tests in flying colours. This is the main objective of our NAO.

Key Facts :
The First International Competition was organized by Romania in 1959 and it gave birth to the present-day Olympiad Examinations.

Eligibility

Students (CBSE/ICSE/All State Board) studying in classes IV to XII can appear in NAO.

Structure of the exam

** There will be two levels for this exam. Centre for level-1 will be student’s own school where as level-2 exam will be decided by our organization.
** There will be a separate question paper for each class. All questions will objective-type with single correct choice and no negative marking for wrong answers.

Class 1 to 4 :
Section No. of Questions
Logical Reasoning (S-1) 10
Mathematical Reasoning (S-2) 5
Figure Based Questions(S-3) 10
HOTS (Higher Order Thinking Skills) (S-4) 5
Grand Total 30

Class 5 To 12 :
Section No. of Questions
Logical Reasoning (S-1) 10
Mathematical Reasoning(S-2) 10
Figure Based Questions(S-3) 10
Miscellaneous(S-5) 15
HOTS (Higher Order Thinking Skills) (S-4) 5
Grand Total 50

Syllabus

CBSE/ICSE & State Board syllabus will be followed for setting the question paper. Syllabus for each class shall be sent by our co-ordinator. The school’s in-charge teacher is requested to give a photocopy of the syllabus to interested students.

Registration Procedure

Information cum Application Forms will be made to available to interested school. Students who wish to enrol should fill in the application form. The duly filled in application form should be submitted to school/ exam in-charge with exam fee.
Fees : A nominal participation fee will be charged from each interested student. For details see the application form.

Results

The merit list of the successful students from each class for level- 1 will be declared after 8 weeks from the receipt of answer sheets. It will be sent to the respective schools, registered mobile number & will also be displayed on our website.

Tie of Marks :
In case of preparation of merit list, if two students studying in same class get same marks, then higher weightage will be given to S-4, S-1, S-3 sections respectively
In case of tie in above case, interview may conducted to determine ranks. In the first level more than one student can get same ranking.

About ACAS India

ACAS India is national organization for design, development, and implementation of assessment and certification of several major assessment programs for professional and educational purposes. ACAS India also conducts several programs for various professional certifications.