International Cyber Olympiad 2026-27
International Cyber Olympiad is the computer olympiad that the Cyber Olympiad Foundation runs for Classes 1 to 10. Top scorers go on from the school round to the international round.
When is International Cyber Olympiad 2026-27?
Round 1: school picks a date, Aug to Dec 2026.
Round 2: date to be notified.
Round 1 on paper in school. Round 2 online.
How do I register my child, and what does it cost?
Through the school (school sends the student list; last date 20 days before the chosen exam date). Fee: ₹150 per student (school may keep ₹20).
What is in the paper?
All multiple choice. Number not published. Time: not published. Negative marking: not published. Language: English.
What is the syllabus?
Computers (syllabus and sample papers on the Cyber Olympiad's own website).
The topics, class by class, as the organiser lists them:
Class 1
Reasoning & Aptitude · Introduction to Computers · Parts of Computer · Uses of Computer · Keys and Keyboard · Computer Mouse · Starting and Shutting down the Computer · Introduction to MS Paint · Latest Developments in the field of IT
Class 2
Reasoning & Aptitude · Computer a Smart Machine · General Information about Computers · Parts of Computer · Uses of Computer · Learning to use Keyboard and Mouse · MS Paint · Latest Developments in the Field of IT
Class 3
Reasoning & Aptitude · Fundamentals of Computer · General Information about Computers · Storage Devices · Parts of Computer · Uses of Computer · Input and Output Devices · Introduction to Internet · MS Paint · Introduction to MS Word (Opening, Closing, Saving and Printing a Word document, Components of MS Word window, Editing commands like Cut, Copy, Paste, Undo and Redo, Moving in a document using Home and End Keys) · Latest Developments in the Field of IT
Class 4
Reasoning & Aptitude · About Computers (General Information) · Evolution of Computers · Parts of Computer · Input and Output Devices · Hardware · Software · MS Word(Formatting a Word document, Font group, Format Painter, Search using Find and Replace option, Checking Spelling and Grammar using Thesaurus) · Using Windows 10 · Introduction to Internet and Its Uses · Computer Networks · MS Paint · Latest Developments in the Field of IT
Class 5
Reasoning & Aptitude · Input and Output Devices · Hardware · Software · Storage Devices · Memory – Primary & Secondary Memory · MS Paint · Introduction to Multimedia · MS Word (Paragraph formatting Using Paragraph group, Drop Cap, Document Views, Inserting Graphics Pictures and Shapes, Screenshots, Symbols, SmartArt, Multimedia Objects, Text Box, Inserting Header and Footer in a document and exploring its features) · Introduction to MS PowerPoint(Component of MS PowerPoint window and its features, Inserting Graphics Pictures and Shapes, Screenshots, Symbols, SmartArt, Multimedia Objects, Text Box, Inserting Header & Footer and exploring its features, Running slide shows, Presentation Views) · Internet · Computer Networks · Using Windows 10 · Latest Developments in the Field of IT
Class 6
Reasoning & Aptitude · History and Generation of Computers · Types of Computers · MS Windows 11 · MS Word (Working with Charts and Tables, Using Layout tab, Arranging multiple windows of a document) · MS PowerPoint(Creating presentations using Animation, Working with Animations and Transitions, Creating new slides using Slides pane, Working with Handouts and Notes Master, Arranging multiple windows of a presentation, Working with Charts and Tables) · Internet & E mail · Introduction to QBasic · Hardware · Software · Input & Output Devices · Memory & Storage Devices · Latest Developments in the Field of IT
Class 7
Reasoning & Aptitude · Fundamentals of Computer · Evolution of Computers · Memory & Storage Devices · Algorithms & Flowcharts (Introduction and Basic Symbols) · Using Windows 11 · MS Word(Links, Mail Merge, Macros, Exploring Styles group) · MS PowerPoint (Working with Slides Master and Themes, Advancing slides using Hyperlink and Actions, Customizing Slide Shows) · MS Excel (Components of MS Excel window, Editing and formatting cells in a worksheet, Introduction to Formulas, Sorting and filtering data, Macros, Features of Insert and Page layout tabs) · Programming in QBasic · Internet & Viruses · Networking · Latest Developments in the Field of IT
Class 8
Reasoning & Aptitude · Fundamentals of Computers · Algorithms & Flowcharts (Advanced symbols) · Internet & Viruses · HTML & CSS [Html, Head, Title, Body (Attributes: Background, Bgcolor, Text, Link, Alink, Vlink), Font (Attributes: Color, Size, Face), Center, BR, HR (Attributes: Size, Width, Align, Noshade, Color), Comment tag(<!-- -->), <H1>..<H6>, <P>, <B>, <I>, <U>, <IMG>, Html Elements: A, Ul and Ol (Attributes: Type, Start), Li] · Flash CS6 · MS Access · Networking · MS Word (Exploring File tab, Language and Translate options, Tracking features Comments, Reviewing Pane, Tracking Changes, Comparing, Combining and Protecting documents, Working with References) · MS PowerPoint (Exploring File tab and Slide Show tab, Comparing, Combining and Protecting presentations) · MS Excel(Exploring File tab, Useful Formulas and Functions IF,Even, Odd, LCM, GCD, Power, Product, Round, Sqrt, Sum, Min, Max, Average, Count, Upper, Lower And Replace, Cell referencing, Using Defined Names group ) · Memory & Storage Devices · Number System (Introduction) · Basics of Cyber Crimes · Cyber Laws · Operating Systems(Introduction, Features, Types single user and multi user) · Latest Developments in the Field of IT
Syllabus topics and a sample question for your child's class:
Is there a Level 2, and who goes?
Two rounds: school level, then international level.
- 80% or more in Round 1 (Classes 3 to 10 only)
When do results come, and what can my child win?
Round 1 results to the school within 3 months of receiving answer sheets.
- School and regional gold, silver and bronze medals
- International top 3: CyberHero trophy and ₹5,100, 3,100, 2,100 (Classes 3 to 10)
- Medals for Classes 1 and 2 by marks
Where can I find International Cyber Olympiad sample papers and previous year papers?
Syllabus and sample papers to download free on the Cyber Olympiad's own website. Olympiad Owl does not share the papers themselves. Our class pages above have a free sample question each, and the app has full mock papers in the previous year paper pattern.
Is it a government exam?
No: the Cyber Olympiad Foundation runs it. Delhi's SCERT, part of the Delhi Education Department, sent a circular on 22 May 2024 asking Delhi government schools to encourage students to take part, free for Delhi government school students that year. The Foundation's website also shows a message from Union Minister Shri Piyush Goyal.
Government olympiads for school children
Anything else to know?
Not the same as SOF's ICO (commerce) or Unified Council's UICO.
How can my child prepare for International Cyber Olympiad?
A few questions a day in the real pattern, and one full timed paper a week, works better than a last-minute rush.
From the Cyber Olympiad's own website · SCERT Delhi's website, 26 Oct 2026.
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