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Welcome to ICAM ABACUS National level Abacus & Mental Arithmetic competition. We thank you for your interest to participate in the ONLINE championship event scheduled on 29th April 2023.

  • Important points to note,
  • Every participant must have valid and working email ID (own or parent’s mail ID). This is a requisite for student registration and for issuing certificate.
  • This is an ONLINE test to be attended by the participants from their home on a scheduled date and within the given time slot. Therefore, every participant must have a tablet or laptop or smartphone and good Internet connection. Additionally, one more smartphone or such device for video recording.
  • While student is appearing the test, a parent should take video recording from 4-5 feet distance, no excuses will be accepted whatsoever. A special app to be used for video recording. We will ask parents of shortlisted students to upload their video recording at a given link.
  • Registered participants will be given a login and password for accessing online practice/final tests. The participants must login into the system and report if there is any issue.
  • There is NO negative marking. The one who will score maximum marks in least time will be the winner.
  • Company may decide to announce more winners depending on spread of age of participants for this level.

ABACUS

  • There will be 13 categories for ABACUS, check details in the below table.
  • For ABACUS tests, student has a choice to use ABACUS method or without ABACUS method.
  • Each ABACUS level test will contain 100 multiple choice questions, which are to be solved in 7 minutes. Except, Junior A – 40 questions and Junior B – 80 questions. 
  • A student can participate in multiple levels. 
 

Please note that registered participants can also login using their Gmail credentials and we recommend to use this method for login to the website.

      1. Each registered participant will be given access to online mock-up test which will have similar question pattern as final test.
      2. Every participant will be able to see his/her score and duration taken on the screen at the end of test.
      3. The last date for registration is 5th April 2023.

 

For any further clarification, please feel to contact your teacher or ICAM ABACUS at 077 5220633.

 

 

ABACUS syllabus & eligibility

Test Eligibility Syllabus
Junior A

 (Age 5-6)

Direct questions

Single digit – 2 rows, 3 rows, 4 rows

Junior B

(Age 7-8)

Direct questions

Single digit – 2 rows, 3 rows, 4 rows

Level 0 (Age 8-9)

Direct questions

single digit – 4 rows, 5 rows, 6 rows
2 digit 3 rows, ( direct)

Level 1A  (Age 8-9)

Small friends additions and subtractions

Single digit – 3 rows, 4 rows, 5 rows

Level 1B  

Big friends additions and subtractions

Single digit – 3 rows, 4 rows, 5 rows

Level 1C  

All formulas

Single digit – 3 rows, 4 rows, 5 rows

Level 2  

Single digit 4 rows, 5 rows

1 & 2 digit 4 rows ( 1 – 2 digit and 3 – 1 digit)

Level 3   2 digit 3 rows, 2 digit 4 rows, 2 & 1 digit 5 rows, 1 Digit 5 rows, 6 rows (no multiplication)
Level 4  

2 D x 1D, 3D x 1, 2D/ 1D, 3D/ 1D, 

2 digit 4 rows, 5 rows, 3Digit 3 rows.

2 & 3 Digit 5 rows

Level 5  

3D x 1 D, 3D/ 1D, 2digit 5 rows, 2 & 3 digit 6 rows, 3 digit 4 rows, 3&2 digit 5 rows, 4 digit 3 rows

Level 6  

2D x 2D, 3D x 1D, 3D x 2D, 4D/ 2D, 3D/ 1D,
2 digit 5, 6 rows, 3 & 2 digit 5 rows, 3 digit 5 rows, 4  digit 4 rows

Level 7  

3d x 2D, 3D x 3D, 4D/ 2 digit, 4D/ 3D, 2 digit 6,7 rows, 3 & 2 digit 6 rows, 3 digit 6 rows, 4 digit 5 rows, 5 digit 3 rows

Level 8  

4D x 2D, 3D x 2D, 3D x 3D, 4D/ 2D, 5D/ 3D, 5D/ 2D, 3 & 2 digit 6 rows, 3 digit 7 rows, 4 digit 6 rows, 5 digit 5 rows