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Phonics Olympiad - India's Structured Phonics Exam for Age 3-9

Explore our comprehensive examination resources designed to empower your child’s learning journey.

Exam Overview

How the Phonics Olympiad Works

The IPO Phonics Olympiad is a structured MCQ-based assessment that evaluates phonics, reading, and language skills through curriculum-aligned questions

Exam Duration

60 minutes for all classes

Question Type

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

Syllabus

Based on age-appropriate Phonics concepts

Skill Development

Focuses on reading and pronunciation skills

Phonics Competition Levels

Every registered student starts at the school level and can progress to the national stage based on performance

School Level

All registered students participate and are assessed within their school

Nursery (3–4 years) to Senior (5–6 years)

Interschool Level

Top scorers from each school compete against schools in the same city or region

Nursery (3-4 years) to Senior (5-6 years)

State Level

Interschool qualifiers compete for top state rankings and recognition

Junior (4–6 years) to Senior (10–12 years)

National Level

India's highest-scoring young phonics learners compete for national titles and certificates

Age: 3-4 Years Old Time: 9:00-11:30

Phonics Syllabus

The Phonics Olympiad follows a progressive syllabus from alphabet awareness to reading comprehension

Phonics

Letter-sound recognition, blending, CVC words, word families, sight words, reading comprehension

Phonics Learning Objectives

  • Master letter-sound relationships
  • Develop blending and segmenting skills
  • Build vocabulary through word families
  • Improve reading fluency and comprehension
Student Age Group: 3-4 years

Alphabet Sounds and Object Recognition

The Nursery level is a child's first structured encounter with phonics. Every question uses pictures, objects, and letters together — so children are never asked to process abstract concepts before they are ready. This builds alphabet awareness, phonemic listening, and the sound-to-symbol mapping that makes decoding possible.

Topics Covered in Nursery:

Section-A

Recognizing and differentiating alphabets and their respective sounds

  • Complete the alphabet series.
  • Complete the pictorial series.
  • Complete the pictorial sequence.
Section-B

Recognizing initial, middle and final letter sounds

  • Identify the initial letter in upper case format.
  • Identify the shadow to the letter.
  • Identify the letter and pick-out its object.
Section-C

Identifying letters A–Z with their corresponding objects

  • Pick out the correct letter of curve.
  • Pick out the correct letter of lines.
  • Pick out the correct form of the letter.
Section-D

Matching objects or pictures with their beginning sounds to strengthen sound-symbol connection

  • Tick the letter odd one out.
  • Tick the letter of the object.
  • Tick the object to the letter.

Important Note About the Olympiad Syllabus

  • The above topics are carefully curated as per the child's grade level, keeping in mind age-appropriate learning goals.
  • All topics are aligned with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, promoting foundational literacy and competency-based learning.
  • The Olympiad aims to enhance phonics, grammar, and language comprehension through structured, grade-specific content.
  • The actual detailed syllabus will be shared with parents at the time of registration, tailored level-wise for each participant.
Exam Grades

Grades

The International Phonics Olympiad is designed for students from Nursery to Grade 3, with age-appropriate content for each level.

Nursery Syllabus

Junior KG Syllabus

Senior KG Syllabus

Grade 1 Syllabus

Grade 2 Syllabus

Grade 3 Syllabus

Registration Schedule

Register for the National Phonics Olympiad within the specified timelines to avoid late fees and ensure you receive all study materials.

Till 10th Feb 2026

Regular Registration

₹850/- per student...

11th Feb 2026 to 20th Feb 2026

Late Registration

₹850 + ₹100 late fee...

After 28th Feb 2026

Registrations Closed

No registrations will be accepted...

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