Kyrgyzstan

„National Biology Olympiad (NBO)“

Kyrgyzstan

Contact data

Country coordinator

Name:
Elbrus Tazhibaev

Hosting institution

Olympiad League Academy
Bishkek
Kyrgyzstan


Structure

Appointing institution

Ministry of Education of Kyrgyz Republic

edu.gov.kg

Organization & structure

The main Organizer is the Ministry of Education of Kyrgyz Republic in cooperation with the Olympiad League Academy. Kyrgyzstan Biology Olympiad is comprised of 4 rounds. 1st round in January, 2nd in February, 3rd in March, and 4th in April.

Number of students in first round

All students who want can participate.

Tests

1st round has 60 only multiple-choice theoretical questions; 2nd round has all types of theoretical questions (multiple-choice, filling the blanks, matching, true-false, etc.); 3rd round has both theoretical and practical questions of all types; 4th round has both theoretical and practical questions of all types.

A Group of biologists under the IBO Kyrgyzstan coordinator and Olympiad League Academy produces exam papers for all rounds. 1st and 2nd rounds are written remotely through an online platform. 3rd round takes place in regional centers in arranged schools and the exam is computer-based. 4th round takes place in Bishkek in Olympiad League Academy and the exam is paper-based and computer-based.

Awards & prizes

There are just certificates currently for qualified students to the 3rd and 4th rounds.

Education

Type of students

All students who want to participate.

School year

School year starts at September-1 and ends at May-25

Biology hours/week

Min 1hour/week

Max 3hour/week

Hours of Classes/week

30

Public Relations

Promotion

Information about NBO is released to websites, social media, and letters from the Ministry of Education.

Media coverage

https://bilim.akipress.org/ru newspaper.