CREST Olympiad 2023 - Exam Date, Schedule, Login, Eligibility Criteria

The CREST Olympiad exam focuses on enhancing the student's conceptual knowledge rather than theoretical knowledge. CREST Olympiads prove to be the best preparation platform for the students to prepare for exams like JEE, NEET, etc.

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Table of Contents

• CREST Olympiad 2023 Highlights
• CREST Olympiad 2023 Registration
• CREST Olympiad 2023 Exams
• CREST Olympiad 2023 Schedule
• CREST Olympiad 2023 Ranking Criteria
• CREST Olympiad 2023 Cut Off Marks
• CREST Olympiad 2023 Awards and Recognition

CREST Olympiad 2023 Highlights

The CREST Olympiad is an international competitive exam held online by the Centre for Research and Exams in Science and Technology. The exam is open for students in classes 1-10, divided into various levels, covering the objective-type tests that should be completed in 60 minutes.

The CREST Olympiad exam consists of two sections, the practical section, and the achiever's section.

Given below are the highlights for CREST Olympiad:

• The medium of the exam is English.
• The CREST Olympiad syllabus and CREST Olympiad sample papers are framed from the CBSE, ICSE/ISC, and other state board syllabus.
• The exam is conducted online, where students must either have a laptop, desktop, or tablet with a proper internet connection.

Tabulated below are the details of the CREST Olympiad:

CREST Olympiad 2023 Registration

For the level, 1 CREST Olympiad, the students of classes Prep/KG and 1 to 10 are eligible to give the level 1 exam. And level 2 is eligible for students of classes 3 to 10 only for English, Maths, and Science. Students can register for the CREST level 1 exams as individual participants or through their respective schools.

Given below is the CREST Olympiad registration process.

• The CREST Olympiad registration process can be done in two modes.
• School Registration
• Individual Registration
• Schools registering for these exams can conduct CREST exams using their computer lab.
• The registration fee for each subject is Rs. 225 for students studying and enrolling in India. Whereas for students studying and residing outside of India, the fee is $10.

Note: Participants should have a computer or laptop with a webcam and a good internet facility for individual participation.

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CREST Olympiad 2023 Exams

CREST Olympiads mainly focus on encouraging students to solve critical thinking problems from multiple perspectives. The exams are based on conceptual knowledge. The CREST Olympiad conducts different Olympiad exams for subjects like Mathematics, Science, and English, covering the Reasoning, Cyber, and Spell Bee Olympiads.

The list of all CREST Olympiad exams is as follows.

• CREST Mathematics Olympiad (CMO)
• CREST Science Olympiad (CSO)
• CREST English Olympiad (CEO)
• CREST Reasoning Olympiad (CRO)
• CREST Cyber Olympiad (CCO)
• CREST International Spell Bee (CSB)

CREST Olympiad 2023 Schedule

All the CREST Olympiad exams will be held between 10 am to 7 pm as per the students' slot. The CREST Olympiad schedule may change under exceptional circumstances.

The practice exam results and main exam results will be declared within one week and a month, respectively, from the last answer key date of that exam.

The table below shows the CREST Olympiad schedule for level 1 and level 2.

The table below shows the practice CREST Olympiad schedule for level 1 and level 2.

CREST Olympiad 2023 Ranking Criteria

CREST Olympiads will be held on different days and sessions with different sets of question papers, and final ranks will be announced based on the normalization of the ranks for each session.

For CCO and CRO (all classes) and CEO, CSO, and CMO (classes 1 and 2) exams, there will be only one exam (level 1).

The ranking criteria for CREST level 1 and level 2 exams in case of tie marks are,

• Priority 1: Achievers' section scores
• Priority 2: Students who completed the test in lesser time will be ranked higher
• Priority 3: The younger student, based on the date of birth, will be ranked higher

In case two or more students score the same marks under all the above criteria above, they will be awarded the same rank.

CREST Olympiad 2023 Cut Off Marks

The level 2 CREST Olympiad exams will only be conducted for the CEO, CMO, CSB, and CSO exams. The students who satisfy any of the following criteria are eligible for the CREST Olympiad level 2 exams.

• The top 5% of students appeared for the level 1 CREST Olympiad in a particular class.
• Top 25 students in a particular class and city (top 50 cities in India)/zone (remaining towns and cities including international locations is divided into five zones - East, West, North and South, and International)

Given below is the cut-off for the CREST Olympiad level 2 exam.

CREST Olympiad 2023 Awards and Recognition

For students appearing for CREST Cyber and Reasoning Olympiad and students of classes 1-2 appearing in English, Science, and Mathematics Olympiad exams, the CREST Olympiad awards and recognition is as follows:

• The top 15% of students from this category will be awarded a merit certificate.
• The top 5% of students from this section will be awarded a medal and a merit certificate.
• The top 3 students registered through schools from every school with more than 25 participants in a class appearing for the CREST Olympiad exam will be awarded a merit certificate.
• Overall top 3 students of classes 1 to 10 will be awarded the merit certificate and the achiever's trophy.
• Digital certificate to every participant.
• If a student meets two or more criteria, then they will qualify for a higher award.

The CREST Olympiad awards and recognition offered to the students of classes 3-10 are as follows:

• Students who clear the CREST level 1 exam are eligible for the level 2 exams, and they will also be awarded a merit certificate.
• The top 10% of students in level 2 will be awarded a medal and a merit certificate.
• Overall top 3 students from each class are awarded the achiever's trophy and a merit certificate.
• Digital certificate to every participant.
• If a student meets two or more criteria, then they will qualify for a higher award.

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Note: All the awards will be delivered to the participant's school or residential address provided by the participant at the time of registration.