National Finance Olympiad 2015

About

• National Finance Olympiad 2015 is being organized by International Institute of Financial Markets and sponsored by Economic Times.

• The aim of the Finance Olympiad is to make young learners familiar with the need and the art of managing money, which is a requisite for everyone.

• The NFO 2015 is open for all students from class 8 to 12 for all streams i.e. Science, Commerce & Arts.

• The candidates can participate individually or through their schools.

Conducted by

International Institute of Financial Markets

Eligibility Criteria

• Gender-Both

• Region-All India 

• Class/ Age-Class 8 to 12

Application Mode and Process

Students can participate in the National Finance Olympiad 2015 either as an individual or via school. The details of the application process are as follow:

Individual Participation: The candidates willing to participate at their own or students from those schools who are not willing to affiliate with NFO can register using the below mentioned process.

Application Form: The applications for NFO can be made online as well as offline.

Click here for Online Application Form -  

http://www.financeolympiad.in/student-register.php

Click here for Offline Application Form - 

http://www.financeolympiad.in/files/NFO-Registration-form-2015-individual.pdf

• Participation through School: The schools can apply for affiliation from NFO. Once the affiliation process is complete, interested students can fill the application form Available at their school and deposit the same with Application fee.
  • The books and study material will be sent to the school for all registered students.
• Application Fee: The participants are required to pay a participation fee of Rs. 850 to be a part of the National Finance Olympiad. The fee can be paid through the following methods:
  • By Individual Students: Individual participants can submit their fee using Credit/Debit Card or Net banking for online payment or the payment can be made via cash at the office at below mentioned address:
    International Institute of Financial Markets Limited.
    HS - 14, 2nd Floor, Kailash Colony Main Market, New Delhi - 110048
  • For Schools: Schools are required to make payment of the fee via Demand Draft, drawn in favor of ‘International Institute of Financial Markets Ltd’ payable at New Delhi.

• Submission of the forms: The offline forms can be submitted to the address mentioned below:

International Institute of Financial Markets Limited.
HS - 14, 2nd Floor, Kailash Colony Main Market, New Delhi - 110048

Selection Process

The selection of the winners will include 3 stages and the details of the complete selection process are as follow:

• School Olympiad Round: All the students registered for NFO 2015 will appear in School Level Olympiad examination in October - November 2015. Individual applicants may be assigned to affiliated school near them.

• Regional Round: On the basis of the performance in previous stage, selected candidates will compete in Regional round which will be organized in November-December 2015.

• National Grand Finale: Top performer teams from all over the country will participate in quiz format at New Delhi.

Reward

The winners of the National Finance Olympiad will be rewarded with cash prize along with other mementos. The details are as follow:

Benefits for Students:

• Winners: A team of 4 members from a school will get cash prize worth Rs. 1,00,000 along with winning trophy, certificates and mementoes.

• First Runner Up: The 4 member team securing the place will be rewarded with cash prize of Rs. 40,000 along with certificates and mementoes.

• Second Runner Up: A 4 member team from a school will get cash prize or Rs. 20,000 in addition to certificates and mementoes.

Benefits for School:

• The school with maximum participants will get the title of ‘Finance Gurukul’ along with a cash prize of Rs. 20,000.

• Letter or Appreciation: The Principal of the School & Coordinator will receive Letter of Appreciation from National Finance Olympiad Association.

• Other Grants: Schools will get a certain amount to cope up with the expenses on Administrative activities and additional fee for undertaking the test invigilation.

Important Dates

• Registration Closes - October 15, 2015

• School Olympiad Round-October - November 2015

• Regional Rounds-November - December 2015

• Invitation for National Round - December 30, 2015

• National Round (Grand Finale) - January 2016