FAQ's

HCL Jigsaw is India’s leading critical reasoning platform for students in Grades 6 to 9, designed to nurture a generation of young problem-solvers and logical thinkers through real-world challenges, collaborative learning, and progressive evaluation.

Registration Duration l April 11 to July 31

Round 1 (Intra-School Olympiad) | May – August, 1 to 7 Every Month

Round 2 (Inter-School) | August 22 to 25

Pre-Jury Round | August 30 to 31

Round 3  (Grand Finale) | September 7

Students from any board or school across India studying in Grades 6 to 9 (academic year 2025–26) are eligible to participate in HCL Jigsaw. Registrations must be submitted through their respective schools.

Relax! There is nothing much to prepare for the Critical Reasoning Olympiad. It is an application-oriented assessment program focusing on real-world problems and challenges. It will mainly focus on the critical thinking, reasoning, and problem-solving skills of the participants.

However, students can look at sample questions by clicking here.

No, there is a no registration fee.

The student must have a stable internet connection on their Laptop/Desktop/Tablet with Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox running. The system should have at least 2 GB RAM with a minimum processor configuration of Intel i3 or above operating under Windows 7 or higher.

Yes. However, we recommend to only use Laptop, Desktop, or Tablet to take the assessment.

The medium of instruction will be English (UK)

If you are unable to login or need any other technical assistance, you can reach out for support at support@hcljigsaw.com

The entire assessment will take 60 minutes, including the Olympiad test which takes 45 minutes.

In case of a breakdown in internet access during the examination, you can log in again and resume from where you left once your connection is stable again.

In case your system crashes or freezes, you can re-login and resume once the system is fixed.

This is a critical step and we would advise you to be cautious when attempting the questions, any questions skipped during the test will be counted as an incorrect response with no option to go back. Be careful and confirm while submitting answers or skipping questions.

The online assessment will include Multiple Choice Questions, each attributing to the facet of critical thinking, reasoning and real-world problem-solving. The final evaluation for the qualifier will be based on the participant’s score in Round 1.

Once a student completes their registration, they will be provided with course problem material and solved examples. For further doubt clearance and interaction, you can reach out to us at our live support: support@hcljigsaw.com

• e-Certificate of Participation for all participants with individual assessment score.

• Total Prize purse of INR 12 lakhs for Finalists
• Winners: 1^st Group Each Grade (12 individual winners)
• Runners Up: 2^nd and 3^rd Group / Each Grade (24 finalists)
• No Prize for 4^th and 5^th Positions.