“Olympiads are optional… So why do children cry, parents panic, and schools treat them like Board exams?” Let’s say this clearly 👇 Olympiads are not part of CBSE or ICSE curriculum. They are privately conducted competitions, not academic benchmarks. Yet every year: • children burn out • parents chase ranks • confidence quietly breaks Because Olympiads don’t test learning. They test relative performance, often with limited questions, no diagnostic depth, and questionable ranking logic. When rank