GC INTERNATIONAL CYBER OLYMPIAD (GICO)

GC, in collaboration with leading Cyber Experts in the USA are proud to conduct GICO 2024 (GC international Cyber Olympiad), a global Online Computer Science Knowledge assessment Examination in an Olympiad format.

BENEFITS OF GICO:

Objective assessment of your computer science skills and abilities. Assess your skills compared to International students who are from different countries. Computers Rule the World and It is very important for all kids to learn about computers and how they help in our day to day life. This Olympiad can help the kids master skills related to the Advanced topics of computer science.

EXAM FORMAT:

Number of Rounds - 1. Fully Online with Video & Audio Proctoring. Participant can attend the examination anytime on the exam date(s). First of its kind Olympiad for Kids aged less than 5 years. NOTE: THERE IS NO NEGATIVE MARKING IN GICO. The Examination can be taken by the students from Saturday(Exam date) to Wednesday(Exam date + 5 days) - The Examination will be Active for 5 days (i.e) If an Exam is scheduled on 25th Jun 2023(Saturday), the exam can be attended till 29th Jun 2023.(Wednesday).

MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION:

ENGLISH

LEVELS:

LEVEL BUDS: Preschool, KG1 & KG2 LEVEL ONE: Grades 1 & 2 LEVEL TWO: GRADE 3-5 LEVEL THREE: Grade 6-8 LEVEL FOUR: Grade 9 & ABOVE.

LEVEL BUDS - PARENTAL ASSISTANCE:

RANKING CRITERIA FOR GICO:

*GRADE*	*RANKING CRITERIA*
ALL GRADES	1. Marks obtained in the exam. 2. In the event of two participants scoring the same marks, the participant who submitted the test in lesser time will be ranked higher.In case if tie again, then higher rank will be given to student who scored more marks in Genius-Section. 3. In case of a tie again, the younger student based on Grade will be ranked higher. 4. In case two or more participants score same marks under the criteria above, they will be awarded the same rank. 5. In the scorecard, the participants can view their INTERNATIONAL RANK and REGIONAL LEVEL RANK.

GRADE

RANKING CRITERIA

ALL GRADES

1. Marks obtained in the exam. 2. In the event of two participants scoring the same marks, the participant who submitted the test in lesser time will be ranked higher.In case if tie again, then higher rank will be given to student who scored more marks in Genius-Section. 3. In case of a tie again, the younger student based on Grade will be ranked higher. 4. In case two or more participants score same marks under the criteria above, they will be awarded the same rank. 5. In the scorecard, the participants can view their INTERNATIONAL RANK and REGIONAL LEVEL RANK.

GICO Upcoming Exams Schedule

Q1 2024	Q2 2024
Season 1	Season 2
29th Jun 2024	12th Oct 2024

All Examinations can be attended from Saturday to Wednesday - The Examination will be Active for 5 days. If an Exam is scheduled on 01th Oct 2024,the exam can be attended till 05th Oct 2024.

Click here to download GICO SYLLABUS

ENTRY FEES:

EARLY BIRD ENTRY FEES (VALID FOR THE NEXT 15 DAYS)ENTRY FEE (USA): ~~USD $ 10~~ USD $5 ENTRY FEE (UAE): ~~37 AED~~ 18.32 AED (~ 5 USD) ENTRY FEE (INDIA) :~~RS. 299~~ RS. 149 ENTRY FEE (OTHER COUNTRIES): USD $5 EQUIVALENT IN THEIR CURRENCY. ENTRY FEES FOR MATHS PASS: $49 only (8 GIMO Olympiads subscription + 4 STEM olympiads for 1 year)