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Olympiad Exam Pattern

Knowing the exam pattern before appearing for the actual exam helps students concentrate on the subject. The pattern is the same for all subjects excluding Drawing and Essay — here is how the paper is structured for Classes 1 to 10.

What type of questions are asked

Question papers include problem-based figures, series completion, odd one out, coding-decoding, mirror images, embedded figures, symmetry, and alphabetical test questions. The complexity of the paper varies according to the class — for each class, questions are prepared around the students' knowledge, ability, and reasoning capacity. The syllabus is referred from the prescribed and updated syllabus of school boards like CBSE, ICSE, State Board and International Board.

Format of the Olympiad exam

Questions are divided into three sections. This format remains the same for the Science, Maths, English, General Knowledge, Computer and Social Studies exams for Class 1 to Class 10:

1

Subjective

Subject questions from the school curriculum.

2

Logical Reasoning

Patterns, series and reasoning questions.

3

High Order Thinking (HOTs)

Advanced questions that test deeper understanding.

Questions and marks — Class 1 to 4

For Class 1 to 4 there are 35 questions: 20 subjective, 10 Logical Reasoning and 5 from the High Order Thinking Section. Each question carries 1 mark.

SectionsSection 1 · SubjectiveSection 2 · LogicalSection 3 · HOTsTotal
No. of questions2010535
Marks per question111
Total marks2010535

Questions and marks — Class 5 to 10

For Class 5 to 10 there are 50 questions overall, each carrying 1 mark: 35 subjective, 10 Logical Reasoning and 5 High Order Thinking questions.

SectionsSection 1 · SubjectiveSection 2 · LogicalSection 3 · HOTsTotal
No. of questions3510550
Marks per question111
Total marks3510550
Prepare with the right material: see the Olympiad syllabus, practice with sample papers, or browse workbooks and previous year question papers. Exam dates are on the exam schedule page.