CREST Mathematics Olympiad is an exam that is held online for the students of KG to Class 10 to test their mathematical reasoning skills. This exam is a multilevel exam.
For KG to class 1 & 2, the exam conducted will be of a single level, level-1 which will be objective based and of 45 minutes.
For class 3 to 10, the exam conducted will be of two levels, again objective but of 60 minutes.
The Crest Mathematics Olympiad (CMO) syllabus is based on NCERT/CBSE/ICSE boards.
CMO Dates-2022
Level 1: 9th Dec 2022, 6th Jan 2023.
Level 2: 3rd Feb 2023.
CMO Exam Pattern:
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CMO Syllabus details
Class Prep/KG
Practical Mathematics: Basic Concepts on Comparison (Big-Small, Front-Back, Full-Empty, Heavy-Light, In-Out, More-Less, Right-Left, Same-Different, Tall-Short, Thick-Thin, Top-Bottom)
Numbers (Number names (1-50), Before, After, Between Numbers (1-20), Skip Counting (2 and 5))
Playing Numbers (1-digit addition and subtraction, Putting Signs like \’>\’, \'<\’ and \’=\’)
Time (Days of a week, Months in a year)
Shapes (Square, Rectangle, Triangle, Circle, Oval, Sphere, Cone, Cube, Cylinder)
Achievers Section: Higher Order Thinking Questions – Syllabus as per Section 1
Class 1
Practical Mathematics: Numerals, Number Names, Number Sense (2 digit numbers), Addition, Subtraction, Lengths, Weights and Comparisons, Time, Money, Geometrical Shapes and Solids, Patterns.
Achievers Section: Higher Order Thinking Questions – Syllabus as per Practical Mathematics
Class 2
Practical Mathematics: Numerals, Number Names and Number Sense (3-Digit Numbers), Computation Operations, Length, Weight, Capacity, Time, Temperature, Money, Lines, Shapes and Solids, Pictographs, Patterns.
Achievers Section: Higher Order Thinking Questions – Syllabus as per Practical Mathematics
Class 3
Practical Mathematics: Numerals, Number Names and Number Sense (4-digit numbers), Computation Operations, Fractions, Length, Weight, Capacity, Temperature, Time, Money, Geometry, Data Handling.
Achievers Section: Higher Order Thinking Questions – Syllabus as per Practical Mathematics
Class 4
Practical Mathematics: Numerals and Number Names, Number Sense (5-digit numbers), Computation Operations, Fractions, Length, Weight, Capacity, Time, Money, Geometry, Perimeter of Various Shapes, Symmetry, Conversions, Data Handling.
Achievers Section: Higher Order Thinking Questions – Syllabus as per Practical Mathematics.
Class 5
Practical Mathematics: Numerals, Number Names and Number Sense (7 and 8 digit numbers), Computation Operations, Fractions and Decimals, Measurement of Length, Weight, Capacity, Volume, Time, Temperature and Money, Conversions, Geometrical Shapes and Solids, Angles, Perimeter of Various Shapes & Area of Rectangle and Square, Symmetry, Data Handling.
Achievers Section: Higher Order Thinking Questions – Syllabus as per Practical Mathematics.
Class 6
Practical Mathematics: Knowing Our Numbers, Whole Numbers, Playing with Numbers, Basic Geometrical Ideas, Understanding Elementary Shapes, Integers, Fractions, Decimals, Data Handling, Mensuration, Algebra, Ratio And Proportion, Symmetry, Practical Geometry.
Achievers Section: Higher Order Thinking Questions – Syllabus as per Practical Mathematics.
Class 7
Practical Mathematics: Integers, Fractions and Decimals, Exponents and Powers, Algebraic Expressions, Simple Linear Equations, Lines and Angles, Comparing Quantities, The Triangle and its Properties, Symmetry, Congruence of Triangles, Rational Numbers, Perimeter and Area, Data Handling, Visualizing Solid Shapes, Practical Geometry.
Achievers Section: Higher Order Thinking Questions – Syllabus as per Practical Mathematics.
Class 8
Practical Mathematics: Rational Numbers, Squares and Square Roots, Cubes and Cube Roots, Exponents and Powers, Comparing Quantities, Algebraic Expressions and Identities, Linear Equations in One Variable, Understanding Quadrilaterals, Constructions, Mensuration, Visualizing Solid Shapes, Data Handling, Direct and Inverse Variations, Factorization, Introduction to Graphs, Playing with Numbers.
Achievers Section: Higher Order Thinking Questions – Syllabus as per Practical Mathematics.
Class 9
Practical Mathematics: Number Systems, Polynomials, Coordinate Geometry, Linear Equations in Two Variables, Introduction to Euclid’s Geometry, Lines and Angles, Triangles, Quadrilaterals, Areas of Parallelograms and Triangles, Circles, Constructions, Heron’s Formula, Surface Areas and Volumes, Statistics, Probability.
Achievers Section: Higher Order Thinking Questions – Syllabus as per Practical Mathematics.
Class 10
Practical Mathematics: Real Numbers, Polynomials, Pair of Linear Equations in Two Variables, Quadratic Equations, Arithmetic Progressions, Triangles, Coordinate Geometry, Introduction to Trigonometry, Some Applications of Trigonometry, Circles, Constructions, Areas Related to Circles, Surface Areas and Volumes, Statistics, Probability.
Achievers Section: Higher Order Thinking Questions – Syllabus as per Practical Mathematics.
Awards:
KG to Class 1:
The students who achieve 60% and more in the exam(s), will be awarded a Merit Certificate and Star Medal.
Class 3 to 10:
Top 30% students of Grades 3-10 appearing for CMO Level 1 Online exams will qualify for Online Level 2 Exams.
Overall Top 3 students globally each from Grades 3-10 for CREST Olympiads will be awarded with Achiever’s Trophy and Merit Certificate for each subject. The top 3 students will also receive Olympiad Success Gift Vouchers of INR 10,000 each.
Top 3 students (registered through school) from every school with more than 25 students in a Grade appearing for an Online Olympiad exam will be awarded with a Merit Certificate. The top 3 students will also receive Olympiad Success Gift Vouchers of INR 1250, INR 1000 and INR 750, respectively.
Also:
- All Online students, who qualify for the Level 2 exam and in the Level 2 exam they secure marks which aren’t in the bottom 15%, will be awarded a Merit Certificate
- Gold Medal will be given to all students with percentile 96 and above and to the students whose zonal rank is 10 or less
- Silver Medal will be given to all students with percentile 93 till 96
- Bronze Medal will be given to all students with percentile 90 till 93
- Every participant will be awarded a digital participation certificate. This will be available in the dashboard of the participant.
- If a student meets 2 or more criteria, then he/she will qualify for a higher award.
For more details, visit: https://www.crestolympiads.com/awards )
Reference Books:
CREST provides following reference books:
- Comprehensive Test Series: 60+ worksheets + 10+ mock test papers
- Mock Test Series: 10+ mock test papers
