Microsoft’s COMPUDON 2011

ABOUT COMPUDON 2011
"COMPUDON 2011" is INDIA’s 1st Ever Official Microsoft Office Championship, which will be testing students' skills on Microsoft Office Word, Excel® and PowerPoint®. The 3 India Champions (1 each in Word, Excel® and PowerPoint®) will represent India and compete at the Worldwide Competition organized by Certiport between July 31, 2011 - August 03, 2011 in San Diego (USA).

QUALIFIED CERTIFICATION EXAMS INDIA LEVEL  Word/Excel/PowerPoint (Ver. 2003 & 2007)  Word/Excel (Ver. 2010)

WORLDWIDE LEVEL  Word/Excel /PowerPoint (Ver. 2007)  Word & Excel (Ver. 2010)

ELIGIBILITY
Students: - Between ages 13 and 22 years (as of June 15, 2011)
enrolled in a registered academic institute.
Institutions:- Minimum participation of 50 students recommended.

IMPORTANT DATES Launch: 10 November 2010 Registration closes: 15 January 2011 1st Level Contest: 10 November 2010 to 30 April 2011 2nd Level Contest: 10 May 2011

3rd Level (National) Contest: 16 May 2011 (New Delhi) Awards Night: 17 May 2011 (New Delhi) Global Contest: July 31- August 03, 2011 (San Diego, USA)

IMPORTANT DATES

· Pre Launch: 10 November 2010 · Launch: 10 December 2010 · Registration closes: 15 January 2011 · 1st Level Contest: till 8 May 2011 · 2nd Level Contest: till 22 May 2011

· 3rd Level (National) Contest: 4 June 2011 · Award Night: 5 June 2011 (New Delhi) · India Team travel to USA: July 29, 2011 · Global Contest: July 31- August 03, 2011 (San Diego- USA)

Nominal Participation Fee
per student

Each student will get a exam prep-guide mapped to objectives of certification & CD/eLearning. The Institute ‘s lab will be provided with practice exams.

CONTEST LEVELS
1st Level: The 1st level contest will take place at participating schools’ labs between December 10 - May 8, 2011 at date & time decided by the respective institutes. The Testing for 1st level will be over on May 8, 2011.
2nd Level: Top 500 students (across India) from each application & each version will be invited to participate at 2nd level test (total 4,000 students). The 2nd level exams take place at pre-selected Authorized Exam centers in select cities in 3rd week of May 2011.
3rd & Final Level (National): Top 25 Students from each application, total 75, (regardless of version) will compete in 3rd & final level. The candidates will appear for the 3rd level on June 4, 2011 at a pre-determined location in New Delhi.

Source: COMPUDON