Name of the Organisation : Central Board Of Secondary Education
Name of the Competition : CBSE 14th Heritage India Quiz 2014
Location : India
Deadline : 14th August, 2014

Website : http://www.cbseacademic.in/circulars.html

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CBSE Heritage India Quiz 2014 :
The CBSE Heritage India Quiz, initiated in 2001, is an inter-school quiz competition which has been conceptualized by the Board to raise awareness and promote greater understanding in the student community about the cultural diversity of India. The 2014 edition of this event is a joint venture with AETN 18 Media Private Ltd.

New!
The Heritage India Quiz would include 25% questions on the tangible and intangible, folk and tribal heritages (cultural practices and endangered languages) of the North Eastern states of India.

Eligibility :
Participation is open to the students of classes IX- XII. Interested schools are requested to select and sponsor three students who will register as a team, to compete in the City Chapter.

The CBSE Heritage India Quiz-2014 :
Phase 1 - City Chapter – 1st week of September to Mid -October
Phase 2 - Regional Chapter- Mid- November to 1st week of December
Phase 3 - National Semi Finals and Finals – Mid -week of December

Note : The Cities (venues) are to be finalised.

Phase 1 :
City Chapter - Registration :
The City Chapter competition will be segmented into one, two, three or six City Chapters, depending on the basis of geographical diversity and the response from each region. The event will be held in a minimum of one location and a maximum of 6 locations as per the CBSE regions.

1.1 The quiz competition will be conducted tentatively between first week of October to mid- November, 2014. It will be a single day event comprising of two stages. Each school will be represented by three students thus forming a team who may be selected from classes IX-XII.

Stage I Round :
Written Elimination :
A PowerPoint based written quiz with 30 questions to be answered in 25 minutes, where the teams from each school will collectively attempt to answer. The answers will be given to the students simultaneously while the evaluation is being done, for qualification for the next round.

Stage II Round :
On –Stage :
An on-stage quiz of 60-75 minute duration wherein questions will comprise of a mix of verbal, audio and visual items, for the qualifying participants of Stage I. This round will be conducted in a prominent school of the venue city.

1.2 The winner from each group will qualify for the Regional Finals where 6 teams will participate.

Phase 2 :
Regional Chapter :
2.1 To be held between Mid-November to first week of December, 2014. The top 6 teams from each region, instead of the respective group winners from the City Chapter, will be placed in one group at the Regional Final. The quiz competition will be held in a prominent school of the region. This round will be a n on-stage e v e n t , with questions comprising of a mix of verbal, audio and visual items. The top two teams from each region qualify for the National Semi-Finals.

2.2 The draw and schedule of the City and Regional Chapters will be intimated to the respective schools in advance, so that, they can make necessary arrangements for their travel, lodging and boarding.

Phase 3 :
National Semi Finals and Finals :
To be held tentatively in the mid-week of December, 2014. The top 20 teams from the 10 competing regions will be divided into 5 groups of 4 teams each. The winner from each group will qual i fy for the f inals. The Semi Finals and the Finals will be held in Delhi and will be televised .

Online Registration :
** Interested schools should submit the registration form and confirm their participation on or before 14th August, 2014, by filling in the online registration form (Annexure A) avai lable at www.cbseacademic.in by entering their affiliation number and school number. Note : Details once entered cannot be altered after the online submission of the form.
** The schools are requested to printout the submitted online registration form on an A-4 size sheet of paper and send the copy, along with the DD of INR 600/-, towards Registration Fee, drawn in favour of : The Secretary, CBSE, Delhi, duly signed by the Head of the school to: Mr. Sandeep Sethi, Education Officer, CBSE, 17 Rouse Avenue, New Delhi- 110002, by speed post so as to reach the Board not later than 20th August, 2014. The affiliation no. and name of the school along with the registration no. obtained from the website should be written on the back of the Demand Draft with an HB pencil.
** Second class rail fare, including reservation charges for three students and one teacher escort, will be reimbursed to the teams who qualify to compete in the National Finals.
** Rules and regulations are given in the registration form.
** School Heads may fill up and submit the feedback

Register Here : http://online.cbsei.in/registration/hq14/
Certificates awarded to all the participants of Semi-finals and Finals. Attractive prizes, trophies await the winners!
** First Prize Rs. 21,000/- x 1 team Rs. 21,000/-
** Second Prize Rs. 12,000/- x 1 team Rs. 12,000/-
** Third Prize Rs. 7,500/- x 1 team Rs. 7,500/-
** Fourth Prize Rs. 4,500/- x 1 team Rs. 4,500/-
** Second Position (Semi-final) Rs. 3,000/- x 4 teams Rs. 12,000/-
** Third Position (Semi-final) Rs. 1,500/- x 4 teams Rs. 6,000/-
** Fourth Position (Semi-final) Rs. 1,000/- x 4 teams Rs. 4,000/-

Get Question Bank Here : http://heritage.cbseacademic.in/
Last Date :
The online registration will be considered only after receiving the registration fees through the Demand Draft. The last date for online registration is 14th August, 2014.The schools are advised to register at the earliest possible to avoid last minute delay.

For further information, contact :
Mr. Sandeep Sethi, Education Officer, at Ph. : 011-23217128 or e-mail: eo_ss@cbseacademic.in.

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