International STEM Tinkering Olympiad

International STEM Tinkering Olympiad 2020

This time, your child will compete to be the winner in more than 50+ countries.

ISTO NATIONAL ROUND 2020-21, 21st February, 2021

International STEM Tinkering Olympiad 2019

Unlock Innovative & Creative Mindset of Child

Toppers of State Level Olympiad will get a chance to participate in National & International Olympiads

Results Announced-Please Click Here

IMPORTANT NOTICE
ISTO 2020-21 National Round Results will be declared on April 15th, 2021.

International STEM Tinkering Olympiad

STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. These four elements are present everywhere around us. The nature of future jobs will change comprehensively as the use of technology continues to expand extensively The future will demand more Innovators, Tinkerers and Creators who will be able to solve problems and come up with out of the box solutions.

ISTO is first of its kind STEM & Tinkering based Olympiad that aims to assess the students on the following parameters – Tinkering, Innovation, Experiences and Creativity.

Future demands innovators and tinkerers who can solve problems and come up with out of the box solutions. ISTO will help identify geniuses by unlocking Innovative & Creative mindset of the child.
STEM education is the driving force that will take the child on the journey of exploration through Tinkering, Innovation and Creativity.
Experiential-based learning is being taken up by the schools after the introduction of NEP 2020. Tinkering and Creativity will become the most sought skills of the 21st-Century.

ISTO 2020 at a glance

ISTO is first of its kind STEM & Tinkering based Olympiad that will aim to assess the students on three parameters – Tinkering, Innovation and Creativity. The Olympiad will be conducted in three stages and will attract students from all across the globe. This time, we are launching ISTO in more than 50+ countries.

In the ISTO 2020 Edition, we have three categories – ISTO Junior, ISTO Intermediate and ISTO Senior.

ISTO 2020 will be held in three stages – STATE Level, National Level & International Level.

ISTO Updates

All the rounds will be conducted in Online Mode.
A registration form will be shared to all the participating schools. Each school will be allotted a Unique Registration Code (URC).
The test will have Multiple Choice Questions and short-answer text questions. The STATE Round will have a total of 30 questions and the duration of test will be of 45 minutes.
Schools will be provided with a Unique Registration Number (URN). The students will be able to participate in ISTO if they have URN provided by school. However, the students are also eligible to participate solo in the competition.
Top Rankers will stand a chance for amazing awards/Industry Level Internship.

Objectives of ISTO

STEM education and Tinkering are the buzzwords these days all across the globe. Children of 21st century need to develop scientific temperament and foster global skills like tinkering, innovation skills and creativeness.
ISTO aims in providing a platform to all the students who work diligently in workspaces like ATLs and are bringing innovations.
ISTO is designed so as to integrate and blend all the classroom students and learners.
Students are building valuable problem-solving skills through ATLs, Innovation labs, Incubation Centres and Robotics Club. ISTO will provide a platform to all such students in assessing their tinkering and innovative skills.

ISTO Junior

Eligibility: Grade 3 -5 | Age: 7 -10

Science
Technology
Engineering
Mathematics
Aptitude
Block Coding

ISTO Intermediate

Eligibility: Grade 6-8 | Age: 11-13

Science
Technology
Engineering
Mathematics
Aptitude
Coding

ISTO Senior

Eligibility: Grade 9 & 10 | Age: 14-16

Science
Technology
Engineering
Mathematics
Aptitude
Design Thinking

ISTO 2020 Timeline

Round 1: State Level

Online MCQ based examination.

150,000+ Students to participate across the globe

Participation from 50+ countries.

State-level Rankings and Certificate of Participation

Round 2: National Level

Top performers from State Round qualify for the National Round.

Participants qualify for the National Round on cut-off basis

Certificate of Appreciation to all the Qualifiers.

National Rankings and Report on Tinkering Quotient

Final Round: International

Top 1000 students across all the categories from National Round will qualify for the International Round

Certificate of Recognition to all the Qualifiers.

All about ISTO

The Olympiad consists of three phases, i.e STATE Round, National Round and International Round
Top Rankers from each STATE will get qualified for the NATIONAL Round. And winners of National Round will be qualified for the International Round. The winner of ISTO 2020 will stand a chance to win amazing prizes.
The Olympiad will have three different categories, viz. ISTO Junior, ISTO Intermediate and ISTO Senior.
Certificate of Participation will be provided to all the participating students. Top Rankers in each round will get Certificate of Recognition.
All the rounds will be conducted in Online mode.

ISTO State Level Calendar 2020

Registration Link Active from 15th October, 2020
Last Date of Registration – 10th December, 2020
Login details will be shared by 15th December, 2020
The students can appear for ISTO State Round in any of the three time slots - Morning (10:30 AM to 11:15 AM), Afternoon (2:00 PM to 2:45 PM), Evening (5:00 PM to 5:45 PM)
Request for change in details will be entertained by 18th December, 2020.
ISTO State Round - 20th December, 2020
ISTO 2020 State Round Results – 5th January, 2021