Steps for Schools

Online competition registration is available to all schools, both within Canada and internationally. To register for the competition, your school must first have a school account registered to a staff member acting as Competition Coordinator (see below). All schools with accounts will be listed in our school directory.

(Please note that the demo videos for instructions might state “2024” or “2025”, but all instructions have been updated and apply to the current NBC 2026 competition)

1. Apply for an NBC School account

Follow the steps below to submit an application to create a school account. If your school already has an account but you would like to change the school administrator, please contact us at nbc.csb@utoronto.ca.
Steps to create your school account:

  1. Visit https://bioexplorerchallenge.com/school
  2. Enter your email id, name and password to create a school account (make a note of your login for future use).
  3. You will receive a verification link in your email, use this link to login.
  4. In the top left corner, click ‘New school registration’.
  5. Click ‘New school application’ and enter all the information and submit the form.
  6. You will receive an e-mail from us upon approval of your application. It can take us up to one week to review and approve your application during normal registration period.

2. Registering and Paying for Student Spots

Follow the steps provided in this video to register your school for the competition and pay for student seats: https://youtu.be/0gxRD5HvDuA

3. Proctor Prep Before the Exam Day

Proctors should log in to https://bioexplorerchallenge.com/school

and complete the steps outlined in this video:

https://youtu.be/W8If8UffNdo 

Ensure the following site is whitelisted by your school’s internet security protocol and that its works on a student computer:

https://bioexplorerchallenge.com/exam

If this link does not work, please contact your school IT staff immediately.  Inform them that the following domains must be whitelisted:

·       bioexplorerchallenge.com

·       googleapis.com (allow all subdomains)

·       gstatic.com (allow all subdomains)

The latter two domains are used to store exam images.

~ 15min before the exam: 

Proctor Login: Once the global exam window opens, you can use the link https://bioexplorerchallenge.com/proctor.

Exam site URL: https://bioexplorerchallenge.com/exam

Follow the instructions provided in this video:

http://youtu.be/utgw-A-qGu8