Cyber Olympiad for Class 4

Smart kids deserve smarter challenges. CREST Cyber Olympiad for Class 4 tests computer knowledge and analytical skills through comprehensive technology assessments covering fundamentals, internet concepts, and application software.

World's Most Innovative & Largest Online Olympiad Exam - CREST Olympiads conducts Cyber Olympiads for students in classes 1 to 10. The purpose of the Cyber Olympiad exam is to examine students' cyber knowledge and help them apply what they've learned in computer subjects while also honing their analytical skills. The international Cyber Olympiad of CREST Olympiads is one of the top exams for children in class 4 who want to develop their thinking and Cyber skills.

a. The Cyber Olympiad for class 4 is open to students of every board, whether CBSE, ICSE, IB or a State Board, and to students outside India. Schools can register their students, and anyone else can register individually.

b. No adult may help a Class 4 child during the paper. Someone sitting with the child, or a face that is not fully visible in the camera, can lead CREST to disqualify the paper.

c. It is an at-home, webcam-monitored exam. Use a laptop, desktop or tablet with a webcam and a screen above 11.5 inches; Windows computers need Windows 8 or above, and phones are not supported.

d. Like every Cyber class, Class 4 has a single level, and the awards are based on that paper.

e. Registration costs INR 275 in India or USD 15 abroad, and it includes two optional online practice tests. Before paying, the free trial test lets your child try the platform.

1. Fixing things calmly. Basics of Troubleshooting enters the syllabus in Class 4: identify the problem, then restart and refresh. That habit of stopping to think before panicking is useful far beyond computers.

2. A first presentation. MS PowerPoint gets a unit of its own, with slides, themes, text boxes, images and shapes, so children can make a short slideshow for a school project.

3. Knowing your files. File types and extensions (.txt, .docx, .pdf, .jpg, .png, .mp3, .mp4, .pptx), the Recycle Bin and File Explorer help a child find, restore and organise their own work.

4. Room to explore. In a published Class 4 review, CREST comes across as a place where children learn, practise and explore what they know, picking up creative thinking along the way.

Registration for international Cyber Olympiad for class 4 can be done by students on their own or through school.

The school has to fill in the form present here: https://www.crestolympiads.com/register-school, and it will be contacted within 48 working hours with the next steps.

Students who register separately from school & want to appear for the online Cyber Olympiad exam for class 4 can follow these simple steps:
1. Go to the browser and copy-paste this link: https://www.crestolympiads.com/registration
2. The registration form pops up.
3. Fill in all the registration form details.
4. Select the exam at the bottom of the details filling section in the registration form you wish to appear in.
5. Read the instructions carefully.
6. Make the payment.
7. Registration is complete.

Note:

1. Cyber Olympiad Individual registrations by students are accepted.

2. Students who have not done registration through school will have to take exams from home. The individual participating should have a computer or laptop with a webcam and a good internet facility. The exam is monitored through a webcam.

Compared with Class 3, the class 4 Cyber Olympiad syllabus adds troubleshooting, a PowerPoint unit, file extensions and the Recycle Bin, function keys, the RUN dialog box, Cortana, memory sizes (bits and bytes, SSD and HDD) and search engines. In Word, Find & Replace, indents, lists, images and hyperlinks are new. The Latest Developments in the Field of IT unit of Classes 2 and 3 is not part of the Class 4 list.

Section 1: Computer & IT

• Computers
  • Hardware and Software
  • Operating System
  • Input and Output Devices
  • Primary and Secondary Memory
  • Bits, Bytes and Memory Size; RAM/ROM, Solid State Drive (SSD), Hard Disk Drive (HDD)
• Keyboard
  • Function Keys
  • Shortcut Keys with Windows, CTRL, ALT, SHIFT, Function Keys
• GUI Operating System and Desktop Management
  • Search Bar and Cortana
  • Settings: Date & Time, Languages, Display
  • Shortcut Icons and Creating Desktop Shortcuts
  • Context Menu: Display Settings, Personalization, Properties
  • Taskbar Settings, File Explorer, Notifications
  • RUN Dialog Box
• Basics of Troubleshooting
  • Identify the Problem
  • Restart and Refresh
• Word Processing / MS Word
  • Tab Menu: Home, Insert, Draw, Design
  • Find & Replace
  • Indents, Tabs & Line Spacing
  • Lists & Their Types
  • Inserting Images
  • Hyperlink
• Introduction to Presentation Tool / MS PowerPoint
  • Slides: Add, Edit and Organize
  • Tab Menu: Home, Insert, Draw, Design (Themes)
  • Text Box and Editing
  • Adding and Editing Images and Shapes
  • Resize Tool
• File Management
  • Types of Files & Folders with Extensions: Text (.txt, .docx, .pdf), Images (.jpg/.jpeg, .png, .gif), Audio (.mp3), Video (.mp4), Presentations (.pptx)
  • Recycle Bin: Restore Files, Permanent Delete
  • Shortcut Keys: Cut, Copy, Paste, Undo, Redo
  • File Explorer
• Internet - Web Browsers
  • WWW, Web Browsers, Search Engines: Google, Bing, Yahoo!
  • MS Paint (Advanced Tools: Colour Picker, Remove Background, Selection Tools)
  • Using View Tab: Ruler and Gridlines
  • Using Shift Key with Shapes, Line, Curve

The official Class 4 syllabus lists Section 1 only. The CREST marking scheme for Classes 1 to 4, however, still includes an Achiever's Section of 10 questions at 2 marks each, so expect some harder questions built on these units.

The paper: 35 multiple-choice questions, 60 minutes, 45 marks, made up of 25 one-mark Computers & IT questions and those 10 two-mark questions. A wrong option costs no marks. Class 5 and above face 50 questions instead.

The exam dates for CREST Cyber Olympiad (CCO) for Class 4 for the Academic year 2026-27 are as given below:

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

The exam fee is INR 275 for students studying and enrolling from India. For students studying and residing outside of India, the fee is USD 15.

Six weeks is a sensible run-up for Class 4. Give each unit a few days, and keep a computer open during every session.

Start with the Windows settings, since they are easy to practise: change the date and time, the language and the display, create a desktop shortcut, explore the context menu and the taskbar settings, and open the RUN dialog box. Next, do a short PowerPoint: add three slides, apply a theme, insert a text box, an image and a shape, and resize them. In Word, try Find & Replace, line spacing, a bulleted list, an image and a hyperlink.

For files, ask your child to sort a few files by extension, delete one, restore it from the Recycle Bin, then delete it permanently. In Paint, use the Colour Picker, Remove Background and the selection tools, switch on the ruler and gridlines, and hold Shift while drawing shapes and lines.

One CREST rank holder, International Rank 1 in the Class 4 Cyber Olympiad in 2019-20, had a study method of learning material before school taught it and following the books with confidence (Hall of Fame profile). Reading a little ahead of the school computer period works well with this syllabus too.

Next come the class 4 Cyber Olympiad sample papers, done against the clock: each of the 35 questions gets roughly 1 minute 43 seconds of the hour. CREST's official preparation partner, Olympiad Success, also has an online test series for Olympiad practice, and a Class 4 Cyber workbook from CREST is available via Olympiad books.

Class 4 Cyber Olympiad cut-off criteria for the level 1 test will be published on the website. The cut-off for the International Computer Olympiad exam for CREST Olympiads is the minimum amount of marks needed to pass the exam.

In January, the answer key for class 4 Cyber Olympiad will be released. On the students' dashboard, the CCO answer keys will be made available. Students will be able to determine their likely scores using the CREST Cyber Olympiad answer key.

For the Cyber Olympiad for class 4, CREST generally puts results up within a month of the last answer key date. Use the login details from registration, then check Performance on the dashboard.

Gold in Class 4 has three routes: a percentile of 96 or more, a zonal rank of 10 or less, or, for students registered through a school with more than 25 students in the class, a top-3 place in that school. Below gold, a percentile between 93 and 96 is rewarded with silver, and one between 90 and 93 with bronze.

At the very top, International Ranks 1, 2 and 3 each receive an Achiever's Trophy and a Merit Certificate.

a. The Class 4 CREST Cyber Olympiad (CCO) is a single-level exam, so all awards are based on that one exam.

b. International Ranks 1 to 3 in each class receive an Achiever's Trophy and a Merit Certificate.

c. A Gold Medal and a Merit Certificate go to every student at the 96th percentile or above, every student with a zonal rank of 10 or less, and the top 3 school-registered students of each school that has more than 25 students in the class.

d. Students between the 93rd and 96th percentile receive a Silver Medal, and those between the 90th and 93rd percentile a Bronze Medal, each with a Merit Certificate.

e. The top 25% of students receive a Merit Certificate.

f. Students in the top 25% to 50% receive an 'Honourable Mention' Digital Certificate.

g. A student who meets two or more of these criteria receives the higher award. All awards are delivered to the school or home address given at registration.

h. Every online participant receives a Digital Participation Certificate in their dashboard.

i. Check Olympiad Awards & Prizes in detail now.

1. What type of questions are asked in the Cyber Olympiad?

The Cyber Olympiad is conducted for classes 1 to 10 and covers different topics in the examinations. The basic topics that come under the Cyber Olympiad are as follows:

a. Fundamentals of Computer
b. General Information about Computers
c. Parts of Computer
d. Uses of Computer
e. Introduction to Internet
f. Components of MS-Word Window
g. Editing commands like Cut, Copy, Paste, Undo and Redo, Moving in a document using Home and End Keys)
h. Latest Developments in the Field of IT.

The questions covered in the Cyber Olympiad include all the above-mentioned topics with increased difficulty for higher classes.