Student Online Test – The Perfect Way To Assess Your Preparation for Olympiad Exams

By Tushar on October 31, 2020 In online olympiad, Student Online Test – The Perfect Way To Assess Your Preparation for Olympiad Exams

With the pandemic reeling over the world from last several months, there have been many changes in all sectors of the industry. Traditional notions and methods of doing particular things have witnessed a paradigm shift in their process and functioning like Work from home (WFH) and online learning. Providing quality education to children from all classes that is at par with its off line sessions has been quite challenging for all schools, colleges, coaching classes and all other educational institutions.

Although things are now winding up with Unlock guidelines, educational sector might take much longer to resume back to its normal operations. To deal with this and assist children who are preparing for competitive exams like Olympiads, many foundations have come up with different methods of online test and assessments. Indian Talent Olympiad (ITO) has introduced student online test system which is perhaps one of the first organization to conduct online Olympiad exams in India. As the students are already adapted to online learning sessions by now, conducting Olympiad tests online is beneficial for students who are preparing for upcoming Olympiad exams from home.

Olympiad exams are conducted at national and international various subjects for students from Class 1 to 10 to test their knowledge and skills on multiple topics. It also helps them to understand their interest in the subjects and know where their actual potential lies based on their performance. Subjects for which Olympiad exams are conducted in India are International Science Olympiad (ISO), International Maths Olympiad (IMO), English International Olympiad (EIO), General Knowledge International Olympiad (GKIO), International Drawing Olympiad (IDO) and National Essay Olympiad (NESO).

Olympiad exams gives wide experience to students and teaches them that knowledge is limitless and there are no boundaries to keep learning. Based on the knowledge acquire during their foundation years, they can prepare themselves in much better manner for all competitive examinations in future which requires a solid background and flawless knowledge in subjects like Maths, Science, English and General Knowledge.

The student online test is intended to give easy accessibility to students who can appear for the test independently as against the earlier procedure of giving written exam where the students had to register through their respective schools to attempt the exam. However, with the availability of student online test, it is possible to appear for the exams just with a minimal charge and few simple steps. Since students are attending their regular academic lectures from home and save the time of travelling, it is easier for them to prepare for Olympiad exams and appear for the mock tests which will give them a very good practice and exposure. Furthermore, they can also win exciting rewards for their top performances along with certificates and report cards.

If you want to register for the student online test for your children, then following are the steps to follow:

As a primary step, you need to log on to Indian Talent web portal.
Click on ‘Student Registration’ on the top right-hand corner in the header on home page.
Upon Clicking, you will be able to see a registration form. You are required to fill in simple details like student name, email id, mobile number, select the desired class you are appearing for the Olympiad test along with additional details like school name, address. Select annual and monthly olympiad subjects,
You will be directed to the payment gateway to pay the required amount of registration fee.
After this, student will be provided with a unique username and password through which they can login on the student login page and submit to proceed with the test.

Since online assessments are difficult to monitor because of several factors, the student online test has been prepared cautiously by keeping 100% transparency in mind. To ensure this there are several key points that have been taken care of as below:

Audio Record: The audio record feature records the entire audio conversation when the student is attempting the exam.
Image Capture: The image capture highlight captures the live image of the student when he is solving the paper.
Video Record: Video record is used as a key feature to maintain optimum levels of transparency throughout the examination time.
Eye Ball Recognition: This is the most important feature as it certifies that the child sitting in front of the camera attempting the student online test is the same who enrolled for the same and no one else is appearing in place of him.
Multi Browser Compatible: The student online test module is compatible to run on all browsers giving no restriction with any particular browser compatibility.

Along with the above, there are also several additional features and benefits that the participants can avail with the student online test. For example, the students can appear for the exam from their mobiles or tablets, there is no laptop or computer required compulsorily. The login process is simple with just mobile number and they can do so independently at home even when the parents are away or busy with work. The format of the test is simple with 30 Questions, 30 Choices and 30 clicks and students can do unlimited practice tests subject wise according to their respective classes.

The overall question paper pattern includes questions from academic syllabus, problem-based figures, series completion, odd one out, coding-decoding, mirror images, embedded figures, symmetry and alphabetical test questions. The student online test difficulty varies at different levels according to the classes. All the questions and pattern are prepared with the sole motive to assess and test the understanding, knowledge, ability and reasoning capacity of the students with regards to individual concepts of each subjects they are appearing for.

The student online test is scheduled every Saturday for the Olympiad exam for the academic year 2023-24 which is the 2^nd and 4^th Saturday of every month. The weekend dates are selected considering the working schedule of the parents as they might need to assist their children for the registration, login process or any other technical glitches if it crops up.

The upcoming schedule for the coming months from APRIL 2023 to MARCH 2024 is as follows:

MONTHS	SUBJECTS AND DATES 2023-24
MONTHS	GK & ESSAY	ENGLISH & DRAWING	SCIENCE	MATHS
APRIL	01st APRIL - SATURDAY	08th APRIL - SATURDAY	15th APRIL - SATURDAY	24th APRIL - MONDAY
MAY	06th MAY - SATURDAY	13th MAY - SATURDAY	20th MAY - SATURDAY	27th MAY - SATURDAY
JUNE	03rd JUNE - SATURDAY	10th JUNE - SATURDAY	17th JUNE - SATURDAY	24th JUNE - SATURDAY
JULY	01st JULY - SATURDAY	08th JULY - SATURDAY	15th JULY - SATURDAY	22nd JULY - SATURDAY
AUGUST	05th AUGUST - SATURDAY	12th AUGUST - SATURDAY	19th AUGUST - SATURDAY	26th AUGUST - SATURDAY
SEPTEMBER	02nd SEPTEMBER - SATURDAY	09th SEPTEMBER - SATURDAY	16th SEPTEMBER - SATURDAY	23rd SEPTEMBER - SATURDAY
OCTOBER	07th OCTOBER - SATURDAY	14th OCTOBER - SATURDAY	21st OCTOBER - SATURDAY	28th OCTOBER - SATURDAY
NOVEMBER	04th NOVEMBER - SATURDAY	11th NOVEMBER - SATURDAY	18th NOVEMBER - SATURDAY	25th NOVEMBER - SATURDAY
DECEMBER	02nd DECEMBER - SATURDAY	09th DECEMBER - SATURDAY	22nd DECEMBER - FRIDAY	23rd DECEMBER - SATURDAY
JANUARY	06th JANUARY - SATURDAY	19th JANUARY - FRIDAY	20th JANUARY - SATURDAY	27th JANUARAY - SATURDAY
FEBRUARY	03rd FEBRUARY - SATURDAY	10th FEBRUARY - SATURDAY	16th FEBRUARY - FRIDAY	17th FEBRUARY - SATURDAY
MARCH	02nd MARCH - SATURDAY	09th MARCH - SATURDAY	16th MARCH - SATURDAY	23rd MARCH - SATURDAY

On the mentioned dates above, students can choose to appear for the online test at any time slot between 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The total duration of the actual student online test is 25 minutes and to assure maximum transparency, the questions are shuffled and switched over for each slot. This is done with aim so that each student attempting the exam faces different questions and there is not much possibility left of them sharing with their classmates. All the questions are of multiple-choice type.

The student online test option gives an opportunity to students to do comprehensive preparation and practice throughout the year. Since there is interchanging of questions for different slots, students can also hone their skills by attempting the test multiple times so that they become familiar with different questions at various intervals to cross-check on their preparation and analyse where they need to improve. The exposure lets the students work on their logical reasoning abilities and problem-solving skills and apply the learned concepts in different scenarios.

After successfully completing the exam, students can get instant evaluation on the platform and check their results within a short period of time. The score analysis and report card give the parents a fair idea to the parents about their child’s progress and motivate them for better performance. The best part about attempting the student online test is that it gives fun learning and a great exposure to the students as they come to know that the concepts that they learn in their school syllabus can be asked and applied in so many different ways. It is a great learning and engaging activity for the children as they continue with their regular online education. Olympiad exams promote healthy competition among students and make them adaptive to perform in challenging environments along with raising their confidence level to the maximum heights. Students can also incorporate many of the skills that they learn during their student online test preparation for Olympiad exams for many scenarios in the day-to-day life as they grow up.