CREST Cyber Olympiad CCO 2020 : crestolympiads.com

Organisation : Centre for Research and Exams in Science and Technology (CREST)
Contest Name : CREST CCO 2020 Cyber Olympiad
Applicable For : Students of classes 1-10
Exam Date : 18th Dec 2020 / 8th Jan 2021
Website : https://www.crestolympiads.com/cco

CREST CCO

The CREST Cyber Olympiad (CCO) is an international competitive exam held online for students in classes 1-10.

Related / Similar Olympiad : CREST Cyber Olympiad 2021

How to Participate?

Registration of Students through schools :
Prospectus containing the registration forms are sent to all schools registered with CREST Olympiads.

If your school is not registered with us, then please send an email to info [AT] crestolympiads.com and we will send you the prospectus soon. It is mandatory for schools to return the registration forms to CREST Olympiads, duly filled in and complete in all respects by the due date.

For individual participants :
If your school does not conduct Olympiads, then you can register as an individual participant as well.

Register Here : https://www.crestolympiads.com/registration

Exam Fee

Exam fee for each subject is Rs. 225 for students studying and enrolling from India. For students studying and residing outside of India, the fee is $10 (US Dollars).

CCO Exam Schedule

** Practice 1 (Answer Key Dates) – 24th Nov 2020 (26th-27th Nov 2020)
** Practice 2 (Answer Key Dates) – 8th Dec 2020 (10th-11th Dec 2020)
** Level 1 Exam (Answer Key Dates) – 18th Dec 2020 / 8th Jan 2021 (11th-12th Jan 2021)
** Level 2 Exam (Answer Key Dates) – NA

CCO Exam Pattern

There will be only one level for all the classes. The exam is an objective-type test that the students need to complete in 60 minutes.

The exam consists of two sections
Section-1 : Logical Reasoning
Section-2 : Achievers Section

Other Important Information :
** There are separate question papers for each and every class.
** The medium of the exam is English.
** CBSE, ICSE/ISC and other State Board syllabus is followed for the setting of test papers.

** The exam is conducted online only using laptop, desktop or tablet with an Internet connection. It can’t be taken using a mobile device.
** In case the registration is not through school, the student will have to take exam from home.

CCO Marking Scheme

Class	Topic/ Section	No. of Questions	Marks per Question	Total Marks	Total Time (in minutes)
1^st to 4^th	Computers & IT	25	1	25
	Achievers Section	10	2	20
	Grand Total	35		45	60
5^th to 10^th	Computers & IT	40	1	40
	Achievers Section	10	2	20
	Grand Total	50		60	60

Awards

For students of classes 1-2 appearing in CEO, CSO and CMO exams, the awards and recognition is as follows :
** Top 15% students will be awarded with a merit certificate
** Top 5% students will be awarded with a medal and a merit certificate

** Top 3 students (registered through school) from every school with more than 25 students in a class appearing for an Olympiad exam will be awarded with a merit certificate

** Overall Top 3 students from classes 1-10 will be awarded with Achiever’s Trophy and Merit certificate
** Every participant will be awarded a digital participation certificate. This will be available in the dashboard of the participant.
** If a student meets 2 or more criteria then he/she will qualify for a higher award