CREST Reasoning Olympiad

1. By participating in the CREST Reasoning Olympiad children get exposure to new skills and can learn and practice a variety of things, such as reasoning, analytical and problem-solving skills.

2. Participating in CRO will definitely be an asset for students helping them understand concepts better and deeper, unlike conventional rote learning.

3. Apart from this, exposure to new challenges and a competitive environment will develop students' confidence level.

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. The link for the online registration for individual participants is here.

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.

Refer CREST Cyber Olympiad marking scheme in detail.

The exam dates for CREST Reasoning Olympiad (CRO) for the Academic Year 2024-25 are as given below:

Note: Check Olympiad exam dates for other CREST Olympiads subjects as well.

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.

Having a good and strong preparation for the CREST Reasoning Olympiad examination is very crucial. Students must seriously focus on every topic and concept during the preparation. One must thoroughly read and understand the syllabus and make a study plan accordingly. Focus and dedicated hours of study is a must to ace the exam. Students can also consider making small notes of what they have studied. This way it becomes easier for children to revise before the exam. Also taking up mock tests and practicing sample papers are a must. Students must practice Reasoning Olympiad sample papers & refer CREST Reasoning Olympiad workbook for additional practice.

Download Reasoning Olympiad Sample Paper

Download Reasoning Olympiad Previous Year Paper

Download Logical Reasoning Book

The CREST Reasoning Olympiad answer keys for all classes are published on the official website. Usually, answer keys are declared within 1 week time after the last date of the exam. CREST Olympiads answer keys are accessible online for Reasoning. Students can easily predict their scores after the answer keys are released. This is a unique way to know your scores before the actual results are declared. Students can check the Reasoning Olympiad answer keys dates by visiting the exam schedule page on the website.

Students who have given the CREST Reasoning Olympiad examination can easily access their results within 1 month after the release of answer key dates. The results can be checked online by login in with students' credentials on the official website. The performance section will show the results of the students for level 1 of CRO.

There are prizes for top 50% of the students with top scores. CREST Olympiads recognize students with Merit Certificates, Trophies, Medals, ‘Honorable mention’ Digital Certificates, etc. for their top performance in the examination. Each participant is also given a digital participation certificate. Students can check Olympiad awards for CREST Olympiads.

1. What type of questions are there in Reasoning Olympiads?

The CREST Reasoning Olympiad (CRO) 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

2. Why Reasoning Olympiads?

Breaking through all the old traditional methods of Olympiad exam patterns, Reasoning Olympiads works on developing and building a strong foundation for the young minds by ensuring a thorough understanding of concepts rather than rote learning.

Appearing for the Reasoning Olympiad exam will enhance students’ analytical, logical and problem-solving skills. CREST Olympiads way of conducting the examination is totally different.

3. Is there any negative marking in the Reasoning Olympiads?

No, the CREST Reasoning Olympiad does not have any negative marking.

4. How do I find out my Reasoning Olympiad results?

For results, log in at https://www.crestolympiads.com/login, then visit the performance section in the dashboard. Then you have to select CRO as a subject to view the result.

5. How is the Reasoning Olympiad exam conducted?

The mode of conducting the exam is online. During the exam, the camera permission has to be granted to track the child's authenticity giving the exam.

6. Can I give the Olympiad exam after class 12th?

All national or international Olympiad exams can only be attempted by students enrolled in Classes 1 to 12. Therefore, only pre-university candidates can take part in these exams. So, if any student has completed their 12th standard examination, they will not be able to appear for the Olympiad exams.