List of Competitive Exams for school children from std I to std X in Maharashtra

There are currently several external exams that the school children can appear for right from std I to std X. Some schools do encourage the children to appear for these exams and help in the required procedure. Some other schools may not even send this information out to their students in which case, the parents need to be aware of the list of exams and take the necessary efforts. The parents should then approach their school authorities or the respective organisations conducting the exam or Zilla Parishad (in case of State Scholarship Exam).

Below is the comprehensive list of available exams in Maharashtra State. It may not be exhaustive but it does cover most standard exams and only focusses on academics. All in all, it might seem overwwhelming for a parent. The obvious question then arises "Should I burden my child with these exams"? The key is, as a parent "You should be aware of what all exams is my child eligible to appear for and then judiciously choose the right one for your child. If you need any guidance, I would be glad to assist you.

Exam	Std 1	Std 2	Std 3	Std 4	Std 5	Std 6	Std 7	Std 8	Std 9	Std 10
Science Olympiad Foundation's (SOF) National Cyber Olympiad (NCO) International Maths Olympiad (IMO) National Science Olympiad(NSO) International English Olympiad(IEO) Details at http://www.sofworld.org	Y(Except NCO)	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Unified Council Olympiad's (UCO) National Level Science Talent Search Examination (NSTSE) Unified Cyber Olympiad (UCO) Unified English Olympiad (UIEO) Details at http://www.unifiedcouncil.com/unihome.aspx		Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Maharashtra State Board Scholarship Exam				Y			Y
Brihan Mumbai Ganit Adhyapak Mandal's Mathex(Pradnya and Pravinya) Details at http://www.mumbaiganitmandal.com					Y			Y
Hindi Rashtrabhasha Exams conducted by Maharashtra Rashtrabhasha Sabha Pune					Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Dr. Homi Bhabha Balvaidnyanik competition Details at http://msta.in						Y			Y
National Talent Search (NTS) Examination conducted by National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) Details at http://www.ncert.nic.in/programmes/talent_exam/talent_srch_exam.html										Y
Olympiads by Government of India for class XII and lower Detail Information at following websites http://www.iapt.org.in/ http://olympiads.hbcse.tifr.res.in/ http://www.nbhm.dae.gov.in/olympiad.html http://www.iarcs.org.in/inoi/ http://www.geosocindia.org/olympiad.aspx
English Marathon Details at http://www.www.englishmarathon.in	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y

Other useful resources:
1. Mensa India - Check out http://www.indianmensa.org/ for details.
2. Abacus (UCMAS)- It is not standard specific. There are 8 levels that can be given by children aged 4 - 14 years of age. More information at http://www.ucmasindia.com/mental_arithmetic/default.aspx

Hope this information is useful, if so please share it. If anything is missed, do let me know. Thanks!