Organisation : CREST
Contest Name : CREST Reasoning Olympiad (CRO) 2024-25
Applicable For : Students in Grades 1-10th
Last Date : November 2024
Exam Dates : December 2024 and January 2025
Website : https://www.crestolympiads.com/reasoning-olympiad-cro
What is CREST Reasoning Olympiad?
The CREST Reasoning Olympiad (CRO) is an international competitive exam held online for students in Grades 1-10. 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. CBSE, ICSE/ISC and other State Board syllabus is followed for the setting of test papers. The online exams are conducted on web-enabled devices like laptop, tablet or desktop with webcam. Mobile devices are not allowed. In case the registration is not through school, the student will have to take exam from home.
Related / Similar Olympiad : CREST English Olympiad (CEO) 2024-25
Highlights of CREST Reasoning Olympiad
| Conducted for grades | 1 to 10 |
| Mode of examination | Online |
| Mode of registration | Individually and through schools |
| CRO exam duration | 60 minutes |
| Type of questions | Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) |
| Levels of examination | 1 level in online mode |
Eligibility Criteria of CREST Reasoning Olympiad
CREST Reasoning Olympiad is considered to be one of the most participated and unique Reasoning Olympiad exams. The main motive for conducting this examination every year is to test the logical and reasoning capabilities of students.
A few of the basic necessities for participating in level 1 of CRO are listed below:
a. The students studying in classes 1-10 are eligible to participate.
b. Candidates can participate in the exam by registering individually and through schools.
c. All the participating schools must be affiliated with any Indian recognized education board like ICSE, CBSE, State Board, IB, etc.
d. As it is an international Olympiad exam, students from any country can give the exam.
How to Participate in the CREST Reasoning Olympiad?
Registration of Students through schools:
Students from classes 1-10 are eligible to take CREST Reasoning Olympiad. Prospectus containing the registration forms are sent to all schools registered with CREST Olympiads for Reasoning Olympiad. If your school is not registered with us, then please send an email to info@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.
Registration for individual participants:
If your school does not conduct Reasoning Olympiad, then you can register as an individual participant as well.
Register Here : https://www.crestolympiads.com/registration
Syllabus & Exam Pattern For CREST Reasoning Olympiad
The CREST Reasoning Olympiad is a new and unique way of enhancing students’ reasoning capabilities. Reasoning skill is always considered to be a prime factor of importance in most competitive exams. CRO exam examines students’ ability to analyze and make decisions logically. Just like other skills, students can improve and develop their reasoning ability.
The syllabus for the CREST Reasoning Olympiad is differently set for each class with a slight increase in difficulty. The exam majorly covers areas like patterns, geometric shapes, analogy, spatial understanding, coding-decoding and many more such topics. As we read above, the CRO question paper is divided into 2 sections. Each section has a different marking scheme. The marking scheme varies for each class.
a. For grades 1-4, the total weightage of the paper is 45 marks.
b. For grades 5-10, the total weightage of the paper is 60 marks.
Important Dates & Fee For CREST Reasoning Olympiad
The exam dates for CREST Reasoning Olympiad (CRO) for the Academic Year 2024-25 are as given below:
| Practice 2 exam dates | 2nd December 2024 3rd December 2024 |
| Level 1 exam dates | 10th January 2025 25th January 2025 |
| Last date for registration | It is advisable to register for the exam before December. |
| Practice 2 answer key dates | 5th December-6th December 2024 |
| Level 1 answer key dates | 29th-30th January 2025 |
| Level 1 result date | Generally, the results are announced within a month’s time after the last answer key date |
The exam fee is INR 225 for students studying and enrolling from India. For students studying and residing outside of India, the fee is country specific.
This post was last modified on November 19, 2024 1:00 PM