ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
  • Students of 11 th / 12 th class (+2 Science/ +2 Arts/ +2 Commerce) having mathematics as one of a core subject in their syllabus.
  • There are no specific eligibility criteria such as minimum mark or academic percentage.
Date and time of examination

15th Dec 2024 to 15th Jan 2024 – Round – 1 examination (Online)

16th Jan 2025 to 31st Jan 2025 – Round – 2 examination (Online)

4th week of March 2025 – Round – 3 examination (Offline Venue: Trident Academy of Technology, Bhubaneswar)

Examination
  • There will be three levels of examination such as Round-1, Round-2 and Round-3, each carrying 100 Marks with duration of 1 hour each.
  • All registered students can appear Round-1 examination in online mode.
  • Round-1 examination carries 25 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ).
  • Time : 30 Minutes.
  • Each question carries 4 marks. Each right answer will add 4 marks while each wrong answer will deduct 1 mark.
  • Minimum Qualifying Marks: 60% for proceeding to Round 2.
  • There will be 2 attempts available for students. Best of the two will be considered for selection to Round 2.
  • Successfull students at Round-1, will go for Round-2 examination which will also be conducted online.
  • Round-2 examination carries 50 multiple choice question.
  • Time: 1 hour
  • Each question carries 2 marks each. Each right answer will add 2 marks while each wrong answer will deduct 1 mark.
  • Minimum Qualifying Marks: 60% for proceeding to Round 3.
  • There will be only 1 attempt available to students.
  • Successfull students at Round-2 will go for Round-3 examination, which is the final examination. Round-3 examination caries 50 multiple choice questions carrying 2 marks each. The final examination will be conducted in Trident Academy of Technology, Bhubaneswar in offline mode.
  • The result of final examination (Round-3) will be declared at the end of examination on the same day.
  • Student can appear examination online using mobile, laptop or desktop for Round-1 & Round-2 examinations.
  • For Round-3 examination all eligible students have to come to Trident Academy of Technology, Bhubaneswar.
  • For online examination, there is no re-evaluation.
  • Participants shall be terminated or disqualified for any act of indiscipline.


Award
  • Based on the result of final examination (Round-3) score students will be ranked and will be awarded cash prize, medals, scholarships and trophies.
  • Students who will achieve Rank-1 will be awarded a cash prize of Rs. 30,000/- with certificate.
  • Similarly cash prize of Rs. 20,000/- will be awarded to Rank-2, Rs. 15,000/- will be awarded to Rank-3, Rs. 10,000/- will be awarded to Rank-4 and Rs. 5,000/- will be awarded to Rank-5.
  • For tie situation when more than one candidate scores the same marks, all students will get the same reward.
  • All participants in Round-3 examination will get a participant certificate of TMQ.


Schedule and pattern
  • Online Olympiad examination consists of MCQ based question at all levels.
  • Round 1 Examination: Online Through our Portal
  • 25 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ).
  • Time : 30 Minutes.
  • Each question carries 4 marks. Each right answer will add 4 marks while each wrong answer will deduct 1 mark.
  • Minimum Qualifying Marks: 60% for proceeding to Round 2.
  • There will be 2 attempts available for students. Best of the two will be considered for selection to Round 2.
  • Round 2 Examination: Online Through our Portal
  • 50 multiple choice question.
  • Time: 1 hour
  • Each question carries 2 marks each. Each right answer will add 2 marks while each wrong answer will deduct 1 mark.
  • Minimum Qualifying Marks: 60% for proceeding to Round 3.
  • There will be only 1 attempt available to students.
  • Round-3 examination will be conducted offline at Trident Academy of Technology, Bhubaneswar.


TMQ AT A GLANCE

Event

Particular

Full form of OSCO

Odisha State Computing Olympiad

Examination

Round-1, Round-2 & Round-3

Mode  of examination

Online for Round-1 & Round-2

Offline for Round-3

No. of questions

Round-1: 25, Round-2 and Round-3: 50

Full Marks

100

Question Type

Multiple Choice Question (MCQ)

Duration

Round-1: 30 Minutes, Round-2: 1 Hour, Round-3: 1 hour

Round-1 Start Date

10th May 2024

Round-1 Last Date

10th June 2024

Round-2 Start Date

15th June 2024

Round-2 Last Date

25th June 2024

Round-3 Date

1st July 2024

Registration fee

Nil