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WORDSMITH (For Class 5 & 6) Format and Rules
4th JULY 2016: WORDSMITH Prelims and Finals
Venue: NIMHANS Convention Centre, Bangalore | Reporting time: 9.00am
NOTE: WORDSMITH prelims and finals are to be held on the SAME DAY
This competition would test the vocabulary skills and spellings of the contestants.
Each School to nominate 6 students. It is an individual event and not a group event.
The students nominated by the School would be between Class 5 – 6.
Written Preliminary screening round will be held on 4th July 2016.
Top 8 students from the Prelims will qualify for the finals on the same day.
Top 2 students at the finals will win Prizes. Participants should be in their school uniforms.
AUDIENCE: There would be several audience prizes during the final.
PRELIM: A written preliminary round will be conducted for all the participants. Each student will be given one answer sheet.
FINAL: The top 8 schools from the prelims will qualify for the final.
The prelims and finals will be hosted by Team Greycaps.
Contestants who do not arrive on time shall be disqualified. Schools are requested to make their own transport and lunch arrangements.
Students must carry their official identification cards, a pen / pencil. To register, please fill the enclosed entry form and email it to [email protected]. Entry
form may also be downloaded from www.presidencychallenge.com. Participation fee- Rs.1000/- per school to be paid in the form of cash or DD in favor of “Presidency School”
Spot Registration is permitted for Wordsmith LAST DATE FOR REGISTRATION: 30th June 2016
GENERAL RULES
SELECTION PROCESS
GUIDELINES
ABOUT WORDSMITH
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QUIZ (For Class 7 & 8)
Format and Rules
5th July 2016: Quiz Prelims and Finals Venue: NIMHANS Convention Centre, Bangalore | Reporting time: 9.00am
NOTE: Quiz prelims and finals are to be held on the SAME DAY
Each school to nominate 5 teams of two members each. The teams nominated by the school would be between classes 7 – 8. Preliminary screening round will be held on 5th July 2016. Top eight teams from the prelims qualify for the finals on the same day. Top two teams at the finals will win prizes. Participants should be in their school uniforms. AUDIENCE: There would be several audience prizes during the final.
PRELIM: A written preliminary round will be conducted for all the participating teams. The
preliminary round will consist of 20 questions. It is a team event, so each team would be given one answer sheet.
FINAL: The top 8 schools from the prelim will qualify for the final. The final round will be hosted by Pickbrain.
Contestants who do not arrive on time shall be disqualified. Schools are requested to make their own transport and lunch arrangements. Students must carry their official identification cards, a pen / pencil. To register, please fill the enclosed entry form and email it to [email protected]. Entry
form may also be downloaded from www.presidencychallenge.com. Participation fee- Rs.1000/- per school to be paid in the form of cash or DD in favor of “Presidency School”
Spot Registration is permitted for Quiz LAST DATE FOR REGISTRATION: 30th June 2016
GENERAL RULES
SELECTION PROCESS
GUIDELINES
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WAR OF WORDS (WoW) (For Class 9 & 10) Format and Rules
4th July 2016: WoW Prelims | 5th July 2016: WoW Finals Venue: NIMHANS Convention Centre, Bangalore | Reporting time: 9.00am
Each School to nominate ONE speaker. Participants should be in their school uniforms. The speaker nominated by the School would be between Classes 9 & 10. Preliminary screening round will be held on 4th July 2016. Top eight speakers from the Prelims will qualify for the final on 5th July 2016. Top two speakers at the final will win prizes.
PRELIM: The student nominated from each school will report for the prelim on 4th July 2016. The preliminary round would consist of a Group Discussion followed by a Personal Interview (ONLY for the short listed students from the Group Discussion). Based on this, judges would arrive at the Top 8 Finalists.
FINAL: The top 8 FINALISTS from the preliminary round will compete in the finals, to be held on 5th July 2016.
Contestants who do not arrive on time shall be disqualified. Schools are requested to make their own transport and lunch arrangements. Students must carry their official identification cards. To register, please fill the enclosed entry form and email it to [email protected]. Entry
form may also be downloaded from www.presidencychallenge.com. Participation fee- Rs.1000/- per school to be paid in the form of cash or DD in favor of “Presidency School”
Spot Registration is NOT permitted for WoW LAST DATE FOR REGISTRATION: 30th June 2016
GENERAL RULES
SELECTION PROCESS
Round One Kick Start
The finalists get TWO minutes each to present their point of view based on a topic which will be given to them on Day 1.
Round Two WALK THE TALK
This is a moderated discussion where the finalists will be given a topic and they need to articulate their point of view. This round is more like a Group Discussion but with the intervention of the moderator (Like NDTV’s Big Fight).
Round Three ANALYZE THIS!
This is an interpretation round where the finalists will be required to give their point of view on a given set of clues.
Round Four JURY TIME
This is the final round wherein the judges will question the finalists, based on what the finalists spoke, or their profiles.
GUIDELINES
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YOUR BIG IDEA The Entrepreneurial Challenge
(For Class 11, 12 or PUC)
Format and Rules
4th July, 2016: Finals Venue: NIMHANS Convention Centre, Bangalore | Reporting time: 9.00am
Each school will nominate ONE team consisting of two participants. The contestants nominated by the school would be from classes 11, 12 or PUC. Each team will have to submit a proposal about an innovative business idea by 20th of June, 2016.
A format for the same will be provided. Top two teams will win prizes. Participants should be in their school uniforms or formals.
Stage 1: 16 teams will be shortlisted from all the schools that apply, after an initial round of
screening of the proposal.
Stage 2: The shortlisted teams will present their ideas in no more than 10 MINUTES to a panel of judges on 28th June 2016 at ST. PAULS English School, JP Nagar, Bangalore from 10am. Note : Skype interviews will be held for the outstation teams.
Stage 3: Top EIGHT teams will qualify for the finals on 4th July, 2016, where they will present their ideas in no more than 10 MINUTES. The judges will question the finalists based on the teams’ presentations.
Contestants who do not arrive on time shall be disqualified. Schools are requested to make their own transport and lunch arrangements. Students must carry their official identification card. To register, please fill the enclosed entry form and email it to [email protected].
Participation fee- Rs.1000/- per school to be paid in the form of cash or DD in favor of “Presidency School”
Spot Registration is NOT permitted for Your BIG Idea. The format for the proposal will be provided along with the entry form. The same can also be
downloaded from www.presidencychallenge.com
The proposal should be emailed to [email protected]
LAST DATE FOR REGISTRATION and SUBMISSION OF TWO PAGE PROPOSAL: 20th JUNE, 2016
GENERAL RULES
GUIDELINES
SELECTION PROCESS
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Your BIG Idea Application Form
General Guidelines to fill this application form
1. File format – MS office or Open office 2. Font style – Arial or Tahoma in single column format 3. Font size- 12 for paper, Font size- 14 for the title and authors
1. ABOUT YOUR TEAM Name 1: Name 2: School Name: Name of the Head of the Institution: School Address: Your email ID: Your contact number:
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2. ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS IDEA Your business name:
Give us an outline of your business idea. (Do not exceed 1000 to 1500 words)
Give us an overview of who you think your potential customers would be.(Do not exceed 100 words)
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Why doyou think your idea would click? (Do not exceed 250 words)
Share your thoughts on how you think you would market your business. (Do not exceed 250 words)
Who are your likely competitors?(Do not exceed 100 words)
Any other information you wish to include.(Do not exceed 100 words)
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PRESIDENCY CHALLENGE 2016 ENTRY FORM –Pg1
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Name and Signature of the Head of the Institution Seal of the Institution
Note: By filling and submitting the entry form the school acknowledges that it has read rules and guidelines of Presidency Challenge 2016 listed by the organizers 2016 and accepts the same.
Name of the Institution :
Affiliated to (please specify the
board)
:
Name of the Principal :
School FULL address with PINCODE :
Principal’s phone no :
School Phone no :
Fax no :
Email :
Name & contact number of the Teacher In-charge (Day one)
:
Name & contact number of the Teacher In-charge (Day Two)
:
Summary of number of participants
Wordsmith (Spellbee) Quiz WoW Your BIG Idea ( The Entrepreneur Challenge)
Total
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PRESIDENCY CHALLENGE 2016 ENTRY FORM- Pg 2
I. WORDSMITH (Each school to nominate min one / max 6 participants from Class 5-6)
Participants FULL name in BLOCK letters Class
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II.QUIZ (Each school to nominate min 1 team/ max 5 teams (2 members per team) from Classes 7-8)
Team Participants FULL name in BLOCK
letters
Class Participants FULL name in BLOCK
letters
Class
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PRESIDENCY CHALLENGE 2016 ENTRY FORM- pg3
III.WOW (Each school can nominate only one student from classes 9-10)
Participants FULL name in BLOCK letters Class
1.
IV. YOUR BIG IDEA
Criteria: Each school can nominate only one team consisting of two participants from Grades 11-12 / PUC 1&2. Stage 1: Each team will have to submit a proposal about an innovative business idea by 20th of June, 2016 in the format provided.
Participants FULL name in BLOCK letters Class
1.
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Name and Signature of the Head of the Institution Seal of the Institution
