Humming Bird Education Ltd. is committed to instilling positive attitudes in pupils and improving their factual, logical, and problem-solving abilities. Students’ logical and problem-solving abilities are tested in the Humming Bird Aptitude and Reasoning Olympiad (ARO). ARO is open to students in grades 1 to 12.

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The Humming Bird is also the first organisation in India to organise Olympiads in regional languages, assisting state boards and students. Humming Bird Education began two new sets of tests in 2020, and they are Language tests (for six languages) and the Educator Excellence Olympiad (EEO). We will discuss the ARO syllabus in detail in this article.

Exam Highlights and Important Dates

Conducting Body Humming Bird Education
Exam Name Humming Bird Aptitude & Reasoning Olympiad (ARO)
Registration 30 days before the exam date
ARO Level 1 Exam Date (School Registration)
  • 17 November 2022
  • 30 December 2022
ARO Level 1 Exam Dates (Individual Registration)
  • 17 November 2022
  • 30 December 2022
ARO Level 2 Exam Date February 2023
ARO Level 1 Results January 2023
ARO Level 2 Results March 2023
Eligibility Classes 1 to 12
Mode of Examination Computer-based

ARO Syllabus

Students benefit from the syllabus since it exposes them to the themes on which questions will be asked in the test and encourages them to better prepare for the ARO exam.

The ARO 2022 syllabus is available in the free book and app that students receive after registering. Students can use mobile applications to access a huge variety of audio and video tutorials.

Class 1 Syllabus

  • Patterns
  • Measuring units
  • Geometrical shapes
  • Odd one out
  • Spatial understanding
  • Grouping
  • Analogy
  • Ranking test

Class 2 Syllabus

  • Patterns
  • Measuring units
  • Geometrical shapes
  • Odd one out
  • Analogy
  • Ranking test
  • Grouping of figures and embedded figures
  • Coding-Decoding

Class 3 Syllabus

  • Patterns
  • Analogy and classification
  • Alphabet test
  • Ranking test
  • Grouping of figures and figure matrix
  • Mirror images
  • Geometrical shapes
  • Embedded figures
  • Days and dates
  • Possible combinations

Class 4 Syllabus

  • Patterns
  • Alphabet test
  • Coding-Decoding
  • Ranking test
  • Mirror images
  • Geometrical shapes and solids
  • Embedded figures
  • Direction sense test
  • Days and dates
  • Possible combinations
  • Analogy and classification

Class 5 Syllabus

  • Patterns
  • Analogy and classification
  • Geometrical shapes
  • Mirror and water images
  • Direction sense test
  • Ranking test
  • Alphabet test
  • Logical sequence of words
  • Puzzle test
  • Coding-Decoding

Class 6 Syllabus

  • Series completion and inserting
  • Analogy and classification
  • Coding-Decoding
  • Blood relations
  • Direction sense test
  • Logical Venn diagrams
  • Alpha-numeric sequence puzzle
  • Mathematical operations
  • Analytical reasoning
  • Mirror images and water images
  • Embedded figures
  • Figure formation and figure matrix
  • Paper folding and paper cutting
  • Cubes and dice
  • Dot situation

Class 7 Syllabus

  • Series completion and inserting
  • Analogy and classification
  • Coding-Decoding
  • Blood relations
  • Direction sense test
  • Logical Venn diagrams
  • Alpha-numeric sequence
  • Mathematical operations
  • Analytical reasoning
  • Mirror and water images
  • Embedded figures
  • Figure formation and figure matrix
  • Paper folding and paper cutting
  • Cubes and dice
  • Dot situation

Class 8 Syllabus

  • Series completion and inserting
  • Analogy and classification
  • Coding-Decoding
  • Blood relations
  • Direction sense test
  • Logical Venn diagrams
  • Alpha-numeric sequence puzzle
  • Mathematical operations
  • Analytical reasoning
  • Mirror and water images
  • Embedded figures and figure formation
  • Paper folding and paper cutting
  • Cubes and dice
  • Dot situation

Class 9 Syllabus

  • Series completion
  • Analogy
  • Classification
  • Coding-Decoding
  • Blood relations
  • Puzzle test
  • Sequential output tracing
  • Direction sense test
  • Logical Venn diagrams
  • Alphabet test and logical
  • Alpha-numeric
  • Mathematical operations
  • Inserting the missing character
  • Complete the series
  • Analogy and classification
  • Analytical reasoning
  • Mirror and water images
  • Spotting the embedded figure matrix
  • Paper folding and paper cutting
  • Grouping of identical figures
  • Cubes and dice
  • Dot situation
  • Construction of squares and triangles
  • Figure formation and analysis

Class 10 Syllabus

  • Series completion
  • Analogy
  • Classification
  • Coding-Decoding
  • Blood relations
  • Puzzle test
  • Sequential output tracing
  • Direction sense test
  • Logical Venn diagrams
  • Alphabet test and logical
  • Alpha-numeric and mathematical operations
  • Inserting the missing character
  • Series
  • Analogy and classification
  • Analytical reasoning
  • Mirror and water images
  • Spotting out the embedded
  • Figure matrix
  • Paper folding and paper cutting
  • Grouping of identical figures
  • Cubes and dice
  • Dot situation
  • Construction of squares and triangles
  • Figure formation and analysis

Class 11 Syllabus

  • Analogy (both word-based and numerical)
  • Odd one out (both word-based and numerical)
  • Ranking missing characters
  • Coding-Decoding symbols
  • Maths operations
  • The sitting arrangement, blood relations and direction test
  • Syllogism and logic Venn diagram
  • Mirror and water image configuration, fitting pieces and odd pieces
  • English grammar
  • Number system, algebra, geometry, mensuration, permutation & combinations and probability

Class 12 Syllabus

  • Analogy (both word-based and numerical)
  • Odd one out (both word-based and numerical)
  • Ranking missing characters
  • Coding-Decoding, symbols and maths operations
  • The sitting arrangement, blood relations and direction test
  • Syllogism, logic Venn diagram and statement & conclusion
  • Mirror & water image, configuration, fitting pieces, odd pieces and sequence of figures
  • English grammar
  • Number system, algebra, geometry, mensuration, permutation & combinations and probability

Benefits of Olympiad Exams

  • Olympiads assist students in sharpening their cognitive abilities.
  • They aid students in assessing their abilities and better comprehending their potential.
  • They help students understand their weaknesses so that they can improve.
  • The students’ intellectual abilities are tested in olympiads in methods that motivate them to study more about scientific ideas.
  • They assist students in developing their analytical skills.
  • When students participate in national or international competitions, they are exposed to new opportunities.
  • The questions on the Olympiad exams are intended to help students understand the topics covered in class.

Other Humming Bird Olympiad Exams

Humming Bird Commerce Competency [HCC]
Humming Bird Cyber Olympiad [HCO]
Humming Bird English Olympiad [HEO]
Humming Bird General Knowledge Olympiad [HGO]
Humming Bird Spelling Competition [Spell Bee]
Humming Bird Multiple Intelligence Test [HMIT]
Humming Bird Science Olympiad [HSO]
Humming Bird Maths Olympiad [HMO]
Humming Bird SIBIL

Frequently Asked Questions on ARO

Q1

What is the objective of the Humming Bird Olympiad?

Humming Bird Olympiad’s main goal is to encourage students to gain a thorough understanding of the subject while also improving their factual, conceptual, reasoning, logical, analytical, and problem-solving abilities. This allows kids to tap into their full intellectual potential.
Q2

How many questions are asked in the ARO Exam?

With a total exam period of 60 minutes, there will be 40 subject-based questions and 20 intelligence-based questions aimed to evaluate students’ higher-order thinking skills.
Q3

What are the details mentioned in the ARO result sheet and the Student’s Performance Report?

  • Name
  • Class
  • Registration number
  • School’s name
  • Total and section-wise marks obtained
  • Qualifying status
  • Student’s performance in different sections

Candidates will also earn a participation/rank holder certificate, in addition to the Student’s Performance Report (SPR) and the ARO result.