Books for Olympiads

The Olympiads are conducted every year at SBOA from 1st std. The enrollment is done through the class teacher. You will have to register for each paper separately. The class teacher will inform the students about the dates and fees.

It pays to prepare for the Olympiads as the whole portions for the current standard will be taken into consideration for the paper.

The most popular books used for preparing towards the Olympiads are from the below publishers and can be ordered online. The links are below.

For Class 1

Amazon.in Widgets

For Class 2

Amazon.in Widgets

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