Bebras India Computational Thinking Challenge
by Bebras India
Certificates, scores and ranks
A free online computational thinking challenge for school students aged 8 to 18, organized by ACM India's CSpathshala initiative. It is part of Bebras, an international challenge held in over 80 countries.
Mode
Online
Fee
Free
Participation format
Individual
Duration
45 minutes
Time needed
One 45-minute online challenge
Eligibility
For school students aged 8 to 18, in Grades 3 to 12, entered by their school. The age groups run from Aryabhata (ages 8 to 10, Grades 3 and 4) to Ramanujam (ages 16 to 18, Grades 11 and 12).
- Grade level
- Grade 3 to 12
- Age range
- 8 to 18 years
- Eligibility region
- Available nationwide across India
- Academic requirement
- School students in Grades 3 to 12
- Prerequisites
- The student's school registers and enters the student
See if your child qualifies.
Rewards and recognition
Certificate
Participation and rank certificates
Students get a certificate of participation. Certificates also go to the best in each school and the top ranks, in each age group and language. Teachers download them once results are declared.
Recognition
Best in school and top ranks
Skills your child builds
Key dates
- Registration closes
- 28 Nov 2026
- Competition
- 16 Nov 2026 to 5 Dec 2026
Online · bebras.cspathshala.org
How to apply
- 1A teacher registers the school as a coordinator at bebras.cspathshala.org/admin
- 2The teacher uploads the students' details, and each student gets a login
- 3The student takes the 45-minute challenge online at bebras.cspathshala.org
- 4The teacher downloads the results and certificates once results are declared
Rules and guidelines
- Teachers supervise the challenge
- Each student has exactly 45 minutes
- Teachers may give scrap paper and pens or pencils
- A wrong answer at level B or C loses points
- Students may take it from home, on a computer or a mobile phone
Technology requirements
- A computer or mobile phone with internet
About this opportunity
The Bebras India Computational Thinking Challenge is part of Bebras, an international computational thinking challenge held in over 80 countries. ACM India's CSpathshala initiative organizes it in India, and registration is free.
Students solve short multiple-choice problems called Bebras tasks, based on problems computer scientists enjoy solving. The tasks need logical thinking and no prior knowledge of computational thinking, and students do not have to prepare.
It is for school students aged 8 to 18, in age groups from Aryabhata (ages 8 to 10) to Ramanujam (ages 16 to 18). It is offered in 12 languages: English, Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil and Telugu.
A teacher registers the school as the coordinator and enters the students, and each student gets a login. The challenge is online only. Students can take it at school or from home, on a computer or a mobile phone, and each has 45 minutes. Tasks come in three levels, A, B and C. A correct answer earns 6, 9 or 12 points, and a wrong answer at level B or C loses 2 or 4 points.
Students get a certificate, and the school gets each student's score and rank. Certificates also go to the best in each school and the top ranks, in each age group and language.
Exam format
- Duration
- 45 minutes
- Format
- Multiple-choice tasks at levels A, B and C
- Language
- English, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Punjabi, Odia, Assamese, Bodo, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada
Rounds and format
An online challenge of 45 minutes. A practice challenge is open before it.
How entries are judged
Each task is in level A, B or C. A correct answer earns 6, 9 or 12 points. A wrong answer at level B or C loses 2 or 4 points, and an unanswered task scores 0.
Selection process
Any student the school enters takes part. Results give each student's score and rank.
Academic details
Difficulty: Mixed Levels
What's covered
Each task covers one or more computational thinking skills: abstraction, algorithmic thinking, decomposition, evaluation, and patterns and generalization. Each task also belongs to one CSpathshala domain: algorithms and programming; iterative patterns and processes; information processing; systematic listing, counting and reasoning; or discrete modeling. No prior knowledge of computational thinking is needed.
Frequently asked questions
Who can take part?
School students aged 8 to 18, in Grades 3 to 12, entered by their school. In 2026, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Marathi and Telugu cover ages 8 to 18; Odia and Tamil ages 8 to 14; and Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Kannada and Punjabi ages 10 to 14.
What does it cost?
Nothing. Registration is free.
When is the 2026 challenge?
From 16 November to 5 December 2026. Schools can register until 28 November 2026.
How does my child take part?
A teacher registers the school as a coordinator at bebras.cspathshala.org/admin and enters the students. Each student gets a login and can take the 45-minute challenge at school or from home, on a computer or a mobile phone.
What does my child get?
A certificate, and a score and rank sent to the school. Certificates also go to the best in each school and the top ranks, in each age group and language.
Does my child need to prepare?
No. Students do not have to prepare. A practice challenge is open until the main challenge goes live, and the organizer's site has booklets of past challenges.
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