Organisation : Centre for Research and Exams in Science and Technology (CREST)
Contest Name : CREST CCO 2021 Cyber Olympiad
Applicable For : Students of classes 1-10
Exam Date : 19 Nov 2021 to 25 Jan 2022
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.
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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).
Exam Dates
The exams dates for CREST Cyber Olympiad (CCO) for the Academic Year 2021-22 are as given below
| Exam Level | Exam Date | Answer Key Dates |
| Practice 1 | 19th Nov 2021 | 24th Nov 2021 till 25th Nov 2021 |
| Practice 2 | 17th Dec 2021 | 20th Dec 2021 till 21st Dec 2021 |
| Level 1 | 11th Jan 2022, 25th Jan 2022 | 28th Jan 2022 till 29th Jan 2022 |
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) |
| 1st to 4th | Computers & IT | 25 | 1 | 25 | |
| Achievers Section | 10 | 2 | 20 | ||
| Grand Total | 35 | 45 | 60 | ||
| 5th to 10th | 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
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