Guide to Olympiad Preparation

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Olympiad Preparation – Why?

1 Test conceptual understanding and analytical thinking

2 Improve performance in school & stay ahead of peers

Assess student not just within class or school but at

3 national as well as international level

4 Early exposure to competitive exams

5 Improve problem solving skills, motivation & confidence

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Beyond School Benefits
Job Prospects
Application for Higher … ‘Olympiad ranks’
add to academic
Studies
Preparation for credentials
… Useful for under-
… Highlights
Competitive Exams graduate programs
subject strength
like JEE / NEET outside of India
in the resume
… Conceptual … Beneficial for PG
understanding programs (e.g. MBA) in
… Problem solving India
… Time management
… MCQ format

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Olympiad Preparation – How?
Know the Exam Pattern

• Go through the syllabus

• Understand the format of the question paper (marking scheme, etc.)
• Familiarize with the kind of questions

Olympiad Subject Syllabus/Marking Scheme Sample Papers

Mathematics https://goo.gl/o1vzhg
Science https://goo.gl/MVadPF
English https://goo.gl/Gr2D3k
Cyber/Computer https://goo.gl/FeQDMu https://goo.gl/pwcxH1
General Knowledge https://goo.gl/2GNbzA
French https://goo.gl/tvVJxs
NSTSE https://goo.gl/uDLBbB

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Olympiad Preparation – How?
Prepare Early

• Cover school curriculum in advance

• Prepare notes / underline key concepts
• Read NCERT or similar book of one higher grade to understand advanced concepts

• Ideally the school curriculum for the selected subject should be completed by July
end
• You may revise key concepts as follows:
• Mathematics: https://goo.gl/yJWdff
• English: https://goo.gl/41iq8S
• Science: https://goo.gl/RA8Hd2

• Read NCERT or similar book of one higher grade to understand advanced concepts.
This should be pursued only when the student is comfortable with current class
curriculum. This is a must for Level 2 exams. Check sample papers for Level 2 at
https://goo.gl/SSUy8a

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Olympiad Preparation – How?
Do Extensive Practice

• Do sufficient practice of Logical Reasoning questions

• Attempt as many MCQ type questions as possible
• Focus on conceptual clarity and practical applications

• For extensive practice, one can purchase comprehensive test series at

https://goo.gl/PpQmYe . There are more than 10 mock tests in this package apart
from 50+ topic-wise tests

• One mistake that student make is insufficient preparation for Logical Reasoning
• Olympiad Success provides free topic-wise Logical Reasoning test series with
every Comprehensive Test Series
• One may also purchase just Logical Reasoning worksheets by selecting
‘Olympiad Success Special’ at https://goo.gl/PpQmYe

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Tips to Score High
Attempt Questions Smartly
 Attempt ‘Achievers Section’ early on
 Do not spend more than 2-3 mins on any question
 Attempt all the questions. Eliminate answers which are
definitely wrong. Generally, there’s no –ve marking

Keep Calm During Exam

 Take deep breath if needed
 Mark correct answers on OMR sheet carefully

Start Positive
 Spend 2-3 mins going through the paper
 Mark answers to easy questions
Stay Energized – Plan It Before Hand
 Avoid heavy food. If needed, carry protein biscuits
 Carry glucose water for long-duration tests

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Growing Importance of Digital
Practice
Large number of
Instant evaluation
questions

Explanation for Easy revision and

every question re-attempt

Compare
Getting ready for
performance with
future exams
peers

Increasingly, all competitive exams are being conducted online

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Olympiad Success – A Brief
India’s leading Online Practice platform for various Olympiad exams.
Provides extensive practice to students to handle difficult and tricky
questions that come in various Olympiads.

Key Features
Question Bank
Topic-wise question bank
to help you prepare
Mock Tests Instant Evaluation
Full-length model test As soon as you submit a
papers to assess worksheet, you get
preparation for the exam evaluation with hints
instantly

Report and Analysis Revision Secure Access

Compare your Attempt worksheets thrice. The platform, being SSL
performance against the Also review earlier certified, provides secure
highest and median attempted worksheets for access to personal
immediately quick revision information of users

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64% students qualified for
Level-2* (2016-17)
Akash, IX
NCO – Gold Medal
NSO – Gold Medal
IMO – Gold Medal Shaurya, VI
NSO Gold

Elizabeth, VIII Jason, IV Mihir, VI Teja, VI

IMO Gold, NCO Gold IMO Gold NSO Silver,
IMO Silver IMO Bronze

…and many
Anusha, V Prakhar, VI Shreya, X more
IMO Gold NCO Gold NSO 2nd Level
* Students subscribing to Comprehensive Test Series
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2017-18 results have been even
better
Aryan Jain, IV
IMO – International Rank 5
IEO – International Rank 231
NSO– International Rank 991
Sahil Aleem, III
IEO – International Rank 29
IMO – International Rank 209
Gobind Sikka, IV Kush Batavia, IV
IEO – Zonal Rank 44 IEO – Zonal Rank 211
NSO – Zonal Rank 75 IMO – Zonal Rank 519
IMO – Zonal Rank 153
Love Sinha, XI
Nandika Gupta, III
NSO – Zonal Rank 4
IEO – Zonal Rank 76
IMO – Zonal Rank 30
NSO – Zonal Rank 234
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Debjit Bhandari, III
IMO – International Rank 29
Pratyush Ghose, II
IOS – International Rank 74
Prachi Sahoo, X
NSO – International Rank 170
Adarsha Sathyanarayana, III
IEO – International Rank 202
Raghav Gupta, VIII
NSO – Zonal Rank 33
Apurva Raj, III
IMO – Zonal Rank 21
…and many
more
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We have students from some of
the prominent schools in India

…and
many
more
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Thank you

Best of luck with your preparation!

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