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How to Prepare for an Abacus Competition!

Dreaming about standing on the winner’s position. It all starts with regular practice. Abacus competition is not all about speed-it’s about achieving mental math accuracy, brain development, concentration, and overall development. If you are a student or parent seeking your first medal, then you are in the right place.

At AVAS-(Abacus and Vedic Arithmetic Studies), we trained 5+ lakh students at national and international level championships. AVAS is an NSDC-approved partner.

Understanding the format of Abacus Competition.

To succeed, you must first analyze what an abacus is all about and how you can succeed in this with accuracy and speed. For every competition, planning and practice are the most important things, so to succeed you have to practice every day with tool and visualization, which help in brain development and concentration and also remove the phobia of mathematics.

Common Rounds in Abacus Competition

  1. Speed Test
  2. Accuracy Test
  3. Challenge Test

Above are the three main key pointers to winning the abacus competition. To succeed in abacus Competition you have to do regular practice and master all three pointers, i.e.speed test, Accuracy test, and challenge test. Discuss why they are important to succeed in abacus competition.

  1. Speed Test:   The first and most important point is speed; it means you have to solve all questions in less time as compared to all participants.
  2. Accuracy Test:  The second point is accuracy; you have to keep in mind while doing the exam that speed is important, but accuracy is also very important in abacus competition.
  3. Challenge Test:  The third point is the challenge test, in which instructors will give all participants questions to solve at the same time and participants have to solve them without any tool or paper; they have to visualize and give the answer in a few seconds, which reflects the concentration , accuracy, and speed of all the participants.

Age Categories and Time Limits

Competitions are generally divided on basis of age and level wise:

  • Age Wise: (5 to 7) , (8 to 10) , (11+)
  • Level Wise: KG , SK,  Junior, Senior

Daily and Weekly Practice Schedule

Consistency is the Key to success. Here is the daily and Weekly Practice Schedule for the abacus competition. If you are following the below strategies before the abacus competition, you can easily rank the competition.

DAILY SCHEDULE

  • 10 minutes: Accuracy-focused sums
  • 5-10 minutes: Daily Visualization of addition, subtraction , division , multiplication.

 

WEEKLY SCHEDULE

  • 2-3 Mock Tests:- Increases confidence 
  • 1 error Analysis Session :- Review mistake and update the corrections
  • 1 Parent Review:- Parent and Teacher interaction must needed for child’s better performance. 

 

Sample calendar table for 4 weeks.

Week

Focus Area

Key Activities

Goal

1

Basic Rewind 

Bead Positioning ,1-2 digit sums.

95% accuracy

2

Speed Boost

Timed drills, double digit subtraction.

20+ problems in 5 min

3

Mock Rounds

Full mock tests, review errors.

Time Management 

4

Final Push

Revision + stress relief + 2 mocks

Confidence and rediness

Key techniques to master

Becoming a competitor among all the participants requires more than practice -it needs hard work along with smart work.

  • Rapid Bead Visualization 
  • Silent Counting 
  • Mind-to-Abacus Translation

Bonus Tips 

  • Use pattern recognition for repeated additions/subtractions.
  • Learn bead grouping strategies for faster digit handling.

Mental and Physical Preparation 

Mindsets Tips (for Students )

  • Breathe & Focus:- Practice 2-minute deep breathing before each session.
  • Positive Visualization:- Imagine yourself solving problems quickly and confidently.

Physical Preparation 

  • Eye Exercises:- Follow 20-20-20 rule: every 20 mins, look at something 20 ft away for 20 seconds.
  • Stress free environment:- Stress management for math contests plays a huge role—help children handle pressure with support and encouragement.
  • Healthy Routine:-Balanced diet, enough sleep, and regular hydration

Mocks Test and Performing Tracking

Real competition needs to be simulated.

  • Maintain Performace record:-
    Speed
    Accurancy
    Time Taken 

Resources & Downloadables

Access high quality resources to practice for Abacus Completition


Various are the resources you can select for practice 

  • Previous Year sample paper for practice 

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Testimonials & Success Stories

 

 

“Before joining AVAS, I was nervous about my first competition. But the mock tests and daily plans helped me win silver at the National Abacus Championship!”

 

— Aryan Mehta, 10 yrs, Delhi

Conclusion

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