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MATHEMATICAL KANGAROO COMPETITION

Contest Start Date: 19ᵗʰ April, 2025 Contest End Date : 30ᵗʰ April, 2025
Last Date for Registration : 31ˢᵗ March, 2025 Grade : 1 to 12

Note: *Final dates would be announced shortly.

This is a 90-minute exam. For Grades 5 to 12, there will be 30 questions worth 120 points, and for Grades 1 to
4, there will be 24 questions worth 96 points. Each question contains five MCQ-based options.
Individually registered students can only take the online exam, & Schools interested in participating in the
Mathematical Kangaroo Competition can apply through both offline and online mode.
For participants who registered offline, the contest will be conducted by the designated contact person at
the student's school.
They will be given an answer sheet (OMR Sheet) to write their response on. They can use a blank sheet for
calculation and, after the exam, it must be handed back to the proctor or invigilator.
Pre Ecolier-1 and Pre Ecolier-2 students will take the same test paper but will be ranked separately. Same
applies for Ecolier-1 & 2; Benjamin-1 & 2; Cadet- 1&2; Junior-1 & 2 and Student-1 & 2.
1 point will be deducted for each incorrect answer, and no penalty for skipping a question.
During the exam, pencils, pens, erasers, rulers, and other geometrical instruments are allowed.
Instruments or gadgets like calculators, smart watches, etc. are strictly prohibited.
The first-round perfect scorer will appear in the Final round of competition.
In the final round of competition, the first-round perfect scorer will compete. Students who score higher
than 95% in the final round will receive a Perfect Score Award, a Gold Medal, and $100 in cash.

INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE OLYMPIAD

Contest Start Date: 10ᵗʰ May, 2025 Contest End Date : 15ᵗʰ May, 2025
Last Date for Registration : 30ᵗʰ April 2025 Grade : 1 to 12

This is a 90 minutes exam. For Grade 5 to 11, there will be 30 questions worth 120 points, and for Grade 1
to 4, there will be 24 questions worth 96 points. Each question contains five MCQ based options.
Einstein -1 and Einstein -2 students will take the same test paper but will be ranked separately. Same
applies for Newton -1 & 2; Darwin-1 & 2; Faraday - 1&2; Edison -1 & 2 and Franklin-1 & 2.
There will be a one-point deduction for each incorrect answer, & no penalty for skipping a question.
During the exam, pencils, pens, erasers, rulers, and other geometrical instruments are allowed.
Instrument/Gadgets like Calculator, Smart Watches, etc. are strictly prohibited.
The first-round perfect scorer will appear in the Final round of competition.
In the final round of competition, the first-round perfect scorer will compete. Students who score higher
than 95% in the final round will receive a Perfect Score Award, a Gold Medal, and $100 in cash.
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HIPPO ENGLISH OLYMPIAD

Contest Start Date: April, 2025* Contest End Date : April, 2025*
Last Date for Registration : April, 2025* Grade : 2 to 12

Note: *Final dates would be announced shortly.

The Competition Is Being Run In Four Rounds: Preliminary round, Semi-Final round, Regional Qualifiers,
and Final round. The Preliminary and Semi-Final rounds are held online by the International Olympiad
Academy for individual participants and will be held offline for school-registered students by school,
respectively. The Regional Qualifier is held by Hippo Org. In Rome, Italy, the Final round will be held.

Preliminary Round: The exams for the Olympiad's Preliminary round will be divided into two sections: a
reading comprehension test (multiple choice questions) and an English usage test.

National Final Round: After the Preliminary round tests have been marked, the top 10% of participating
students from each participating country will be invited to the National Final round. The Olympiad's
National Final round assessments will include a reading test, a writing test (30 questions), and an essay
(except for Little Hippo) & the essay will be assessed only in case two or more candidates have a score on
both the reading and the writing test. The writing test will consist of a free-writing task (100–200 words
depending on the category) and 30 questions.

Regional Qualifiers Round: The candidate who will be selected for the Regional Qualifier round, exam
information will be provided by hippo-olympiad.org.During the Regional Qualifier round of the Hippo test
of English, candidates must complete a crossword puzzle and 30 open-ended Use of English questions. The
official Hippo website, hippo-olympiad.org, contains samples for the Hippo test of English.

Final Round : In the Olympiad's Final round, the candidates take a Gatehouse Awards exam, which covers
all four skills: reading, writing, listening, and speaking. The GA Writing test will only be marked for
certification purposes, it will not be used to decide on a Final round ranking list. In addition to the four GA
examinations, candidates also complete a 30-question test on the use of English. The result of this test will
only be used for Final round ranking purposes and will not affect the GA examination qualification score.
In Rome, Italy, the Final round will be held.

Negative Marking: There is only one correct answer to every question. There are no negative marks. The
average score obtained in each test is used to determine the ranking.

*Note:
In case of any change in the schedule of the exam, the revised date will be updated on our site.