Q1. Where can I find the details regarding Olympiad?
Ans. Please visit to DAVCAE website www.davcae.net.in under the Olympiad Icon/Link.
Q2. Who all can appear in the Olympiads conducted by DAVCAE?
Ans. Students who are registered for the Olympiad examination can appear in this exam.
Q3. How students can be registered for the Olympiad?
Ans. Students can be registered through Online Registration process by the school.
Q4. Do I need to register my students for Olympiad?
Ans. Yes, you must register your students for the Olympiad as and when the registrations open for the same.
Q5. Are all the students of the school expected to take this exam?
Ans. No, only students willing or interested may take the examination.
Q6. How and when the registrations for Olympiads are done?
Ans. Registrations are done online, usually in the month of August. However, you must look for the announcements.
Q7. Is there any registration fee?
Ans. Yes, there are registration charges which should be collected by the schools from every student registering for this Olympiad
examination and same will be sent to DAVCAE.
Q8. In how many subjects is Olympiad conducted?
Ans. Olympiad is conducted in Mathematics, Science and ICT.
Q9. What is the objective of conducting ICT Olympiad?
Ans. ICT Olympiad is conducted to find a WIZ KID in ICT, that is, a student who is exceptionally good in the subject concerned
and has the knowledge over and above the prescribed syllabus.
Q10. Which age group or class group can register for ICT Olympiad?
Ans. ICT Olympiad is conducted for following two Groups:
Group 1: Students studying in Classes-V, VI, VII and VIII can register in Group 1.
Group 2: Students enrolled in Classes-IX, X, XI and XII can register under Group 2.
Q11. Is there any prescribed syllabus for Group 1 and Group 2?
Ans. Yes, there is a prescribed syllabus for both the groups available on DAVCAE website.
Q12. After reviewing the syllabus, students studying in Class-VIII want to register themselves for Group 2. Will they
be permitted to do so?
Ans. No, students will not be permitted to do so, as they need to be in concerned class group to register for Group 2.
Q13. Do we have any sample papers uploaded for these groups on DAVCAE website?
Ans. No, Sample Papers are not available on DAVCAE website. However, schools are free to provide sample practice questions to
students.
Q14. Do we allow schools to organise or conduct Olympiad preparatory classes?
Ans. We leave it to schools how they wish to prepare students for the Olympiad, but schools are not allowed to take extra
charges (remuneration) from the students for this purpose.
Q15. Is there any provision to conduct offline Olympiad?
Ans. No, Olympiad is only online.
Q16. What is the infrastructure requirement for online Olympiad?
Ans. School must have a computer lab with all working computers and a high-speed internet access.
Q17. Is there any requirement of minimum number of computers in a lab for registering the students?
Ans. There is no limit to number of computers required. If the number of computers is less than the number of students who
opted to write Olympiad in a school, then school has to form several groups.
Q18. What is the procedure when number of registrations is much higher than the number of machines available in
the school lab?
Ans. Schools will be allotted the multiple slots on the basis of number of machines available in the schools.
Q19. Can we ask students to take Olympiad from their homes on the day of online Olympiad?
Ans. No, students are not allowed to appear for online Olympiad from their homes.
Q20. Can the students appear in Olympiad from any cyber cafe?
Ans. The students should be under supervision while appearing for Olympiad at any Cyber Cafe. School has to ensure the required
infrastructure for Olympiad.
Q21. Is there any provision for a student who takes leave on the day of Olympiad?
Ans. In this case, the absent student may be adjusted in another batch if school has multiple batches, after the approval from
DAVCAE.
Q22. What is the procedure in case of electricity failure and network instability during the Olympiad?
Ans. School has to get in touch with DAVCAE for all such cases with registration numbers and name of students to get a new slot
of exam.
Q23. Can I upload questions for DAV Olympiad?
Ans. No, you can’t directly upload questions on the software. However, if you really think that you have quality questions that
can be used for Olympiad exams, you can mail those questions to respective faculty through your Principal.
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