Olympiad in informatics and information technologies for applicants of Yaroslavl State Pedagogical University

The article describes a new type of Olympiad in informatics, its goals and objectives, as well ways to achieve these goals. Examples author's tasks are given both test the knowledge school informatics information technologies, logical algorithmic thinking participants Olympiad. Special attention is paid principles selecting types technologies for correspondence intramural rounds Olympiad, construction themselves, features their verification. authors discuss experience conducting such Olympiads give some recommendations applicants. material will be useful organizers similar Olympiads, teachers, methodologists, schoolchildren students.