Science Olympiad for Class 8

Class 8 students are ready for Scientific greatness! Then CREST's international Science Olympiad offers the perfect platform. We offer the right stage where academic excellence meets personal triumph. By participating in these exams, students develop critical thinking that transcends classrooms.

CREST Science Olympiad (CSO) is one of the well-known exams among students. It is for students from Nursery to Class 10. Since its inception, it has been helping students across the globe achieve excellence in scientific skills and the essential skills required for students to excel in their careers. It is an international Science Olympiad that aims to identify and nurture the students' skill-set. CREST Olympiads is the World’s Most Innovative & Largest Online Olympiad Exam. Read through the article to know the complete details about the Science Olympiad for class 8.

a. Class 8 students from any board or country can sit the Science Olympiad for Class 8.

b. Your school may already be registered with CREST; if not, sign up as an individual.

c. This is an at-home, webcam-proctored exam that you take alone. No calculator is allowed, so practise any numericals by hand.

d. Hardware: a desktop, laptop or tablet with a screen of more than 11.5 inches and a camera, plus a steady internet line. On a Windows device, Windows 8 or a later version is required; a Mac or an iPad is fine as well. Run the exam in the latest Google Chrome, or in Edge or Firefox, never Safari. No phone or mobile device will do.

e. Make the top 55.56% of Class 8 candidates in Level 1 and you are into Level 2. Being one of the three highest school-registered scorers at a school with over 25 Class 8 students also counts.

1. Science you can see around you. Crop Production and Management, Microorganisms, Coal and Petroleum, and Synthetic Fibres and Plastics connect the paper to farming, food and the materials you use every day.

2. Physics with depth. Force and Pressure, Friction, Sound and Some Natural Phenomena ask you to explain why things happen, not just to name them.

3. Understanding over memory. According to a Class 8 review, CREST questions test concepts, make students think and apply their knowledge, and discourage rote learning.

4. Your own timing. A second Class 8 testimonial values being able to decide when to take the test. Slots are picked on the dashboard, and booking must be done at least 2 days ahead of the exam.

International Science Olympiad registration for class 8 can be done by students on their own or through their respective schools.

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 class 8 Science Olympiad online test 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. Science 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 webcam and a good internet facility. Use a laptop, desktop or tablet with a screen larger than 11.5 inches: a Windows computer or tablet running Windows 8 or above, a Mac, or an iPad. Phones cannot be used. Use the latest version of Google Chrome (Edge or Firefox also work); the exam cannot be taken on the Safari browser. The exam is monitored through a webcam.

Only Light carries over unchanged from Class 7. In the Science Olympiad syllabus for Class 8, Synthetic Fibres and Plastics follows on from Fibre to Fabric, and Chemical Effects of Electric Current from Electric Current and its Effects. Everything else is new, from Crop Production and Management to Stars and the Solar System. The Class 7 topics on heat, winds and weather, acids and bases, and nutrition, respiration and transport in living things are not in this list.

Section 1

• Crop Production and Management
• Microorganisms
• Synthetic Fibres and Plastics
• Metals and Non-metals
• Coal and Petroleum
• Combustion and Flame
• Conservation of Plants and Animals
• Cell, Reproduction and Endocrine System
• Force and Pressure
• Friction
• Sound
• Chemical Effects of Electric Current
• Some Natural Phenomena
• Light
• Stars and the Solar System
• Pollution of Air and Water

Every topic above also feeds the Achievers Section, which is made up of Higher Order Thinking Questions.

The paper stays at 50 questions, 60 minutes and 60 marks: 40 one-mark Section 1 questions and 10 Achievers questions worth 2 marks. Level 2 is set in exactly the same format, and wrong answers carry no penalty.

Several of these, such as Friction and Combustion and Flame, are easiest to understand through small, safe experiments at home or in the school lab.

The exam dates for CREST Science Olympiad (CSO) for Class 8 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.

Class 8 has a long list, so plan about ten weeks and keep a tracker of which topics are done, revised and tested.

Divide it into three streams. Chemistry: Synthetic Fibres and Plastics, Metals and Non-metals, Coal and Petroleum, Combustion and Flame, and Chemical Effects of Electric Current. Physics: Force and Pressure, Friction, Sound, Some Natural Phenomena, Light, and Stars and the Solar System. Biology: Crop Production and Management, Microorganisms, Conservation of Plants and Animals, the cell, reproduction and endocrine system topic, and Pollution of Air and Water. Rotate the streams through the week so no subject goes cold.

An achiever who went on to take CSO International Rank 2 in Class 9 gave theory and problem-solving equal weight. He started from the basics, built up the theory and then solved past papers. His Hall of Fame page also describes a strict routine (up at 7 am, studying from 8:30 am, 15-minute breaks) that he kept for two years, so borrow the method more than the timetable.

Build the theory from CREST's workbook, which sits among the Science Olympiad books for Class 8. Olympiad Success, CREST's official preparation partner, also offers online Olympiad classes for Class 8.

For past-paper practice, use the Science Olympiad questions for Class 8 and the previous year paper in the table below. Give each attempt a clock: 72 seconds a question is the pace that 50 questions in an hour demands. Try the free trial early so the format holds no surprises.

In the last fortnight, switch from learning to testing: one timed paper every other day, with the days in between spent on whichever stream cost you the most marks.

The CREST Science Olympiad cut-off marks are decided by taking into account elements such as the exam's difficulty level, the number of students who took the exam and much more. CREST Olympiads releases the CSO cut-off marks in online mode. The class 8 Science Olympiad cut-off & rankings will be released on the official website.

By developing an answer key list that is released after the actual examination, CREST Olympiads has made estimating the score before the actual results simple. The correct answers to the questions in the Science Olympiad for class 8 are provided in the answer keys. CREST Olympiads release the answer key on the answer key dates, which can be found on the website's exam schedule page.

Class 8 Level 1 results are published on the CREST website within 10 days of the last Level 1 answer key date, and Level 2 results within a month of the last Level 2 answer key date. Your score sits under Performance and Results once you sign in.

Qualifying for Level 2 means a place in the top 55.56% of Class 8 candidates in Level 1, or, if your school entered you and has more than 25 students in Class 8, finishing among its three highest scorers.

Level 2 ranks are worked out on marks first. On a tie, your Level 1 marks decide, then the time you took, then date of birth, with the younger student ranked higher. From those results come the awards: gold for the 96th percentile and up or a zonal rank of 10 or less, silver for 93 to 96, bronze for 90 to 93, and Achiever's Trophies for international ranks 1 to 3.

a. Awards for the Class 8 CREST Science Olympiad (CSO) are based on the Level 2 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. Every student who qualifies for Level 2 and whose Level 2 marks are not in the bottom 10% receives at least an 'Honourable Mention' Digital Certificate.

h. 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.

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

j. Check Olympiad Awards & Prizes in detail now.

1. Are there any preparation material available for the class 8 Olympiad of Science exam?

Students of class 8 can purchase the CREST Science Workbook designed by top-notch course providers to have a thorough understanding of the concepts. The workbook is equally helpful to practice topic-wise questions.

Alternatively, students can check the Olympiad Success website for online LIVE Olympiad preparation classes.

2. What are the major benefits of participating in the class 8 Olympiad of Science exams?

Science Olympiad exams for class 8 encourage kids to focus on a more wide area of questions. One of the best advantages is that it gives young students confidence from an early age to participate and compete at national & international level competitions.

3. My daughter has recently given the class 8 Science Olympiad examination. How can I access her result?

To view class 8 CREST Science Olympiad results you have to first login with your credentials on https://www.crestolympiads.com/login

Then go to the Dashboard -> Performance -> Results -> Select CSO > Select CSO Level 1/CSO Level 2 & result page will show up.

4. Whom should I contact for queries related to Science Olympiad exams for class 8?

For any query related to the Science Olympiad exams for class 8, use the below details to get resolved.

CREST Olympiads contact number: +91-98182-94134
CREST Olympiads email: info@crestolympiads.com