Unified International Cyber Olympiad (UICO) 2026-27
UICO is the computer olympiad that Unified Council runs for Classes 2 to 10. It has one round.
When is UICO 2026-27?
27 Dec 2026
School (offline) exam already held.
Results 19 Nov 2026.
Paper in school (offline) or online from home with a computer and webcam.
How do I register my child, and what does it cost?
School paper exam: through the school only (outside India: school only). Online exam: parents register directly. Fee: online exam ₹350 (Unified Council's registration page). School exam fee not published for 2026-27. Outside India: separate international registration.
What is in the paper?
Multiple choice. Tied ranks are settled on the Mental Ability, Reasoning, Computers and English marks. It takes 60 minutes. Negative marking: none. Language: English.
What is the syllabus?
CBSE, ICSE, ISC and state boards.
The topics, class by class, as the organiser lists them:
Class 2
Mental Ability: Numbers · Concept of 0 · Order of numbers · Addition · Subtraction · Understanding of multiplication and division · Measurement · Time · Money
Reasoning: Odd One Out · Embedded Figures · Series · Similar shapes · Analogies · Mathematical reasoning · Analytical reasoning
Computers: Introduction to computers · General Information about Computers · Uses of computers · Parts of a computer · Mouse and Keyboard · MS-Paint
English: Vocabulary · Grammar and Correct usage
Class 3
Mental Ability: Numbers upto 10000 · Place value · Round off numbers · Expanded notation · Sum or difference of two numbers between 0 and 10000 · Inverse relationship of multiplication and division · Solve simple problems involving multiplication and division · Special properties of 0 and 1 in multiplication and division · Identifying fractions · Simple unit conversions · Simple problems · Involving a functional relationship between two quantities · estimate and measure the length, liquid volume, and weight/mass of given objects · Solid shapes · Open and closed figures · Time · Money
Reasoning: Analogy · Series completion · Simple coding · Alphabet test · Adding figures · Grouping of identical figures · Odd one out · Incomplete pattern · Inserting missing numbers · Analytical reasoning
Computers: Introduction to Computers · Keyboard · Operating Systems · Parts of Computer · Uses of Computer · Input and Output Devices · Introduction to Internet · MS-Paint · Introduction to MS-Word
English: Vocabulary · Grammar and Correct usage
Class 4
Mental Ability: Numbers (Indian & International) · Place value · Round off numbers · Compare whole numbers and decimals to two decimal places · Different interpretations of fractions · Write tenths and hundredths in decimal and fraction notations · Applications on addition, Subtraction, multiplication and division · Concept of factors and multiples · Measurement · Time · Money · Data handling
Reasoning: Analogy · Series completion · Simple coding · Alphabet test · Subtracting figures · Grouping of identical figures · Odd one out · Incomplete pattern · Inserting missing numbers · Analytical reasoning
Computers: Introduction to computers · More about Windows · Characteristics and Evolution of Computers · Parts of computer · Input and Output Devices · Hardware · Software · Notepad · Introduction to Logo · Logo Commands · Writing and Arithmetic with Logo · Introduction to Microsoft Word · Introduction to Internet and its uses · Computer Networks · MS-Paint
English: Vocabulary · Grammar and Correct usage
Class 5
Mental Ability: Estimate and manipulate very large (e.g., millions) and very small (e.g., thousandths) numbers · Finding HCF & LCM · Identify and represent on a number line · add, subtract, multiply, and divide with decimals · Solve simple problems, including ones arising in concrete situations, involving the addition and subtraction of fractions and mixed numbers · Measurement · Time · Money
Reasoning: Analogy · Series completion · Simple coding · Alphabet test · Mirror images · Folded in · Grouping of identical figures · Odd one out · Embedded figures · Mathematical reasoning · Analytical reasoning · Jumbled words · Forming new words
Computers: Introduction to Computers · Data Storage Devices · More about Windows · More Logo Commands · More Commands in Logo · Editing Text in MS Word · Formatting in MS Word · Introduction to MS Power Point · Working with text in MS Power Point · Multimedia · Input & Output Devices · Hardware · Software · Memory – Primary & Secondary Memory · MS-Paint · Internet · Computer Networks
English: Vocabulary · Grammar and Correct usage
Class 6
Mental Ability: Perimeter and Area (Grandmother’s Quilt) · Time (Racing Seconds) · Common Factors (Animal Jumps) · Maps and Locations · Data Through Pictures · Patterns in Mathematics · Lines and Angles · Number Play · Prime Time · Fractions
Reasoning: Analogy · series completion · simple coding · alphabet test · mirror images · formation of figures · opened out · grouping of identical figures · odd one out · mathematical reasoning · analytical reasoning · Jumbled words · Forming new words
Computers: Introduction to Computers · Computer Generations · Computer Peripherals · MS Word: Features · Creating Table Working with objects in MS Word · Advanced features · MS Power point Presentations: Introduction · creating a presentation · Backgrounds and slide organization · Adding Graphics and organization charts · Enlivening a Presentation · Microsoft Excel · Internet & E-mail · Flowcharting · MS-Windows · Introduction to QBasic · Hardware · Software · Input & Output Devices · Memory and Storage Devices
English: Vocabulary · Grammar and Correct usage
Class 7
Mental Ability: Fractions · Playing with Constructions · Symmetry · The Other Side of Zero · Large Numbers Around Us · Arithmetic Expressions · A Peek Beyond the Point · Expressions using Letter-Numbers · Parallel and Intersecting Lines · Number Play · A Tale of Three Intersecting Lines · Working with Fractions
Reasoning: Analogy · series completion · coding and decoding · alphabet test · mirror images · formation of figures · paper cutting · grouping of identical figures · odd one out · analytical reasoning · direction sense test · mathematical reasoning · Jumbled words · Forming new words
Computers: Introduction to computers · Evolution of Computers · Microsoft Excel Editing cell contents in MS Excel · Formatting Data in MS Excel · Formulae in MS Excel · Advanced features of MS Excel · Creating Charts · Internet · Macromedia Flash · Drawing in Flash · Q Basics · Q Basic statements · Memory & Storage Devices · Using Windows · MS-Word · MS-PowerPoint · Networking
English: Vocabulary · Grammar and Correct usage
Class 8
Mental Ability: Geometric Twins · Operations with Integers · Finding Common Ground · Another Peek Beyond the Point · Connecting the Dots · Constructions and Tilings · Finding the Unknown · A Square and A Cube · Power Play · A Story of Numbers · Quadrilaterals · Number Play · We Distribute Yet Things Multiply · Proportional Reasoning - 1
Reasoning: Analogy · Series completion · Coding and decoding · Alphabet test · Mirror images · Paper folding · Grouping of identical figures · Odd one out · Analytical reasoning · Direction sense test · Mathematical reasoning · Cubes and dice · Locating hidden words · Jumbled letters · Formation of new words
Computers: Review of computer basics · Computer Viruses - Types · Prevention · Antivirus · Updating virus definitions · Q Basic - Looping statements · Graphics and Sound · Internet - Searching Information · Communication on the Internet · Flash - Tools · Understanding timeline · Frames and Key frames · Layers and Animation · HTML Basics - Introduction to HTML · HTML Elements - Tags and Attributes · Structure of an HTML Document · Creating an HTML Document · Line Break <BR> Tag · Paragraph <P> Element · Horizontal Rule <HR> Element · Comment Element · HTML Text - Text Elements · Address Tag · Pre Tag · Center Tag · Heading Tag · Font Tag · Base Font Tag Structure · Commands · (Tables and Linking) · MS Access - Database and Fields · Modifying table designs · Fundamentals of computers · MS-PowerPoint · MS-Excel · Memory & Storage Devices · Basics of Cyber crimes · Cyber Laws · Operating Systems
English: Vocabulary · Grammar and Correct usage
Syllabus topics and a sample question for your child's class:
Is there a Level 2?
No, there is one level.
How does my child get the admit card?
Sent about two weeks before the exam.
When do results come, and what can my child win?
Normally about 40 days after the exam. 2026-27 school (offline) results postponed to 19 Nov 2026. All-India and state or zone ranks. City ranks only for classes with 500 or more children in that city.
- Class rank 1 laptop, ranks 2 and 3 tablet
- Ranks 4 to 10 ₹1,000
- Medals to rank 25
Where can I find UICO sample papers and previous year papers?
Free sample questions on each exam's page. Past papers are sold. 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.
How can my child prepare for UICO?
A few questions a day in the real pattern, and one full timed paper a week, works better than a last-minute rush.
From Unified Council's registration page · Unified Council's own website, 25 Oct 2026.
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