Science (Environmental Science) Olympiad for Class Nursery

The CREST Science (EVS) Olympiad for Nursery has been designed to help young kids explore their surroundings by making them participate in interactive quizzes using pictures and simple concepts. Our aim is to encourage kids to study about nature, surroundings, animals, plants, and their day to day life. Students from more than 60 countries join us every year and our aim is to help young learners enjoy the process of discovering new things.

a. If your child is 3 to 4 and in Nursery, the Science (EVS) Olympiad for Nursery is open to them. Any school board is fine, whether CBSE, ICSE, IB, a State Board or another one, and families can apply from any country.

b. Either use the registration page yourself or let the school enter its Nursery class as a group.

c. A parent or teacher assists throughout. A grown-up sits beside the child, helps them understand each picture question, and then the child picks the answer.

d. It is taken at home, online. Keep a computer or tablet ready, with a screen bigger than 11.5 inches and a webcam that works, because the exam is webcam monitored. A Windows computer needs Windows 8 or newer, and a Mac or an iPad is fine. Add a stable internet connection and the latest Google Chrome, or Edge or Firefox; Safari will not work. A mobile phone will not do for this exam.

e. The Nursery exam has a Level 1 and a Level 2, and children who score 60% or more in Level 1 move up to Level 2.

f. The free trial test copies the main exam and is free, so try it first and decide afterwards.

1. Little ones learn to notice. The Nursery paper asks about things a three-year-old already meets: a cat, a bus, a mango, a raincoat. Naming and sorting them in a quiz turns everyday looking into real observation.

2. Good habits, said out loud. Cleanliness, good manners, healthy food, daily routine and safety habits are all on the Nursery list. Talking through these questions with you helps a child explain why hands are washed before meals, or why everyone waits at the kerb.

3. Words for feelings and for the body. The units on My Feelings and My Amazing Body give children simple words for how they feel and for what their eyes, ears, nose, tongue and skin do.

4. A gentle first exam. CREST gives no ranks before Class 2, and every child receives a Digital Participation Certificate. A score of 60% or more in Level 2 brings a Star Medal and a Merit Certificate. A published Senior KG testimonial thanks CREST for giving the youngest classes a chance to take part.

International Science (EVS) Olympiad registration for class Nursery 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 Science (EVS) Olympiad for class Nursery online test can follow these simple steps:
1. Click here- Individual Student Registration
2. The registration form pops up.
3. Fill in all the registration form details.
4. Select the subjects you wish to appear in.
5. Read the instructions carefully.
6. Make the payment.
7. Registration is complete.

Note:

1. Science (EVS) Olympiad Individual registrations by students(3-4 years) 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.

The Science (EVS) Olympiad syllabus for Nursery is where CREST Science begins, so there is no lower class to compare it with. Everything sits in Section 1, grouped into nine small themes:

• Knowing Myself (My Name, My Family, My Feelings)
• Healthy Habits (Cleanliness, Good Manners, Healthy Food, Daily Routine, Safety Habits)
• My Home and School (My Home, Rooms and Objects at Home, My School, Classroom Things)
• My Amazing Body (Eyes, Ears, Nose, Tongue and Skin, Uses of Body Parts)
• Animals and Birds (Pet Animals, Farm Animals, Wild Animals, Birds, Baby Animals, Animal Sounds)
• Transport and Travel (Road, Water and Air Transport, Slow and Fast Vehicles, Uses of Vehicles)
• Healthy Foods and Beautiful Flowers (Flowers, Fruits, Vegetables, Food We Eat, Healthy and Unhealthy Food)
• People and Places Around Us (Helpers Around Us, Places Near Us, Things We Use Every Day)
• Seasons (Summer, Rainy and Winter Season)

Higher Order Thinking Questions fill the Achievers Section, and they stick to these Section 1 themes. There is nothing extra to learn; these questions simply ask a child to look twice.

Expect 25 questions in a 45-minute paper worth 30 marks. As per the marking scheme, 20 one-mark questions come from Section 1 and 5 two-mark questions from the Achievers Section. Level 2 is set the same way, and no mark is ever taken away for a wrong answer.

The exam dates for CREST Science Olympiad (CSO) 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.

Think of Nursery preparation as play time with a purpose. Ten minutes a day, with you sitting close, is plenty, and it is fine to stop the moment your child loses interest.

Most of the syllabus is already in your house. Play "touch your nose, now your ears" for My Amazing Body. Sort fruits and vegetables after a trip to the market. Make an animal sound and ask which animal it was, then match baby animals to their mothers in a picture book. At the window, spot vehicles and decide which are slow and which are fast. On a rainy day, talk about the season and what to wear for it.

When the themes feel familiar, sit together with the Nursery Science Olympiad sample papers. Read each question aloud, give your child time to point at a picture, and praise the thinking as much as the answer.

On exam day there are 25 questions and 45 minutes, about 108 seconds a question, which is a relaxed pace. A child who has never used a computer may still find the screen new, so once you have tried a couple of sample papers, do the free trial together with the webcam on. Practice books for this level are listed on the Olympiad books page.

Since the examination is parent/teacher assisted, no ranking system is followed. Every candidate scoring 60% or more in the final level examination is awarded a Star Medal and Merit Certificate. To maintain complete transparency, the answer key is released before the declaration of final results, and participants are also given the opportunity to challenge any question or answer in case of doubt.

Nursery Science (EVS) Olympiad Level 1 results go up online 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. To see them, log in with the credentials you registered with, then open Performance, then Results, then the subject.

Expect a score, not a rank. CREST does not rank children from Nursery to Class 1; their exams are parent/teacher assisted and are meant only as a gentle first look at competitive exams. If the Level 1 score is 60% or more, your child moves on to Level 2.

Level 2 is where the awards come from. Children with 60% or more get a Star Medal and a Merit Certificate, and every child also gets a Digital Participation Certificate, which appears in the dashboard. If an answer in the answer key looks wrong to you, it can be challenged right there, before results are declared.

a. Students scoring 60% or more in Level 2 will be awarded a Star Medal along with a Merit Certificate.
b. Other participants will receive a Digital Participation Certificate, accessible through their dashboard.
c. No ranking system is followed for students of Classes Nursery, Junior KG, Senior KG and 1.
d. Check Olympiad Awards & Prizes in detail now.

Who should be contacted in case of any doubts regarding the Science Olympiad examinations for Nursery classes?
In case of any doubt about the Science Olympiad Examinations for Nursery classes, you can contact us on +91-98182-94134 or send us a mail at info@crestolympiads.com.