Preliminary Level

Zone A (Johor, Terengganu, Kelantan, Kedah): 18 April 2016

Zone B (KL, Putrajaya, Labuan, N. Sembilan): 19 April 2016
Zone C (Pahang, Melaka, Pulau Pinang, Perlis): 20 April 2016
Zone D (Perak, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor): 21 April 2016

The Preliminary Level will be conducted online at www.nsc.my. Registered students need to
login using individual identification card number and provided password. The test comprises
of 50 multiple-choice-questions and 10 fill-in-the-blank format questions. Students are given
1 hour to complete the questions under the supervision of Mentor Teacher (exam format).
The questions range from various fields such as Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics
and Science & Technology, and may not be based on form four curriculums. To participate,
students need to form a team of three and mentor teacher will then need to register the
team online. However, the online quiz need to be attempted individually by the students.
The top five teams at each State will compete at the State Level.

State Level

The State level is conducted in the form of a science quiz; comprising of three categories;
Individual Category, Team Category, Open Category. The top team from each State will be
selected to compete at the Semi Final Level.

Grand Final Level

Top four teams from all around the country will compete by answering quiz questions using
interactive quiz software. The quiz will be conducted in three rounds, and the team with the
highest mark will win the challenge.