Competition level mainly refers to the organizer of the competition. Under the current background of higher education in China, the organizers of academic competitions largely determine the influence and coverage of the competitions. Therefore, we regard the organizer of the competition as the main basis for determining the level of the competition. It is generally believed that the higher the level of the organizer, the wider the coverage of the competition.

After many discussions by the project team and comprehensive consideration of various factors, it was decided to subdivide the competition level into five categories:

Class A competition: it mainly means that the organizers of the competition project are several national ministries, such as the national "internet plus" Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition, referred to as "ministries";

Class B competition: mainly refers to the competition funded by the Ministry of Education, referred to as "Ministry of Education";

Class C competition: mainly refers to the competition sponsored by the teaching steering committee of colleges and universities or the Ministry of Education, referred to as "teaching steering committee" for short;

Class D competition: mainly refers to the competitions sponsored by provincial or industry;

Class E competition: mainly refers to the competition sponsored by enterprises or associations.