GC INTERNATIONAL SPELLBEE OLYMPIAD (GISBO)

The main objective of the GISBO Olympiad is to make kids explore concepts and ideas beyond their regular school work and also to apply the concepts they have studied in an Olympiad format.

BENEFITS OF GISBO:

Test the students with understanding of concepts, enriches with analytical and problem-solving skills. Helps to build confidence among students and improve Academic Performance. Prizes,Awards, medals and certificates that are globally recognized.

EXAM FORMAT:

Number of Rounds - 1. Fully Online with Video & Audio Proctoring. 60 Questions in 60 minutes for Levels 1,2,3 & 4. 30 Questions in 60 minutes for Level Buds First of its kind Olympiad for Kids aged less than 5 years. NOTE: THERE IS NO NEGATIVE MARKING IN GISBO. 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 22nd Jan 2022(Saturday), the exam can be attended till 26th Jan 2022.(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:

Parents of LEVEL BUDS Participants can help the kids by reading out the question and the options for them. The Kid should respond with an answer and parent is supposed to select the answer conveyed by the kid and should not choose their own answer.

RANKING CRITERIA FOR GISBO:

*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.

GISBO Upcoming Exams Schedule

Q1 2022	Q2 2022	Q3 2022	Q4 2022	Q1 2023
Jan-Mar	Apr-Jun	Jul-Sep	Oct-Dec	Jan - Mar
22nd Jan 2022	23rd Apr 2022	23rd Jul 2022	10th Nov 2022	21th Jan 2023
26th Feb 2022	28th May 2022	10th Sept 2022	25th Dec 2022	25th Feb 2023

All Examinations can be attended from Saturday to Wednesday - The Examination will be Active for 5 days. If an Exam is scheduled on 22nd Jan 2022, the exam can be attended till 26th Jan 2022.

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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 SPELL BEE PASS: $49 only (8 GISBO Olympiads subscription + 4 STEM olympiads for 1 year)