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Organization : Central Chinmaya Mission Trust
Competition Name : 2nd Chinmaya International Geeta Chanting Competition 2015
Applicable For : Children & Adults
Applicable States : All India

Website : http://www.chantgeeta.com/

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Chinmaya International Geeta Chanting Competition 2015 :

Chinmaya Mission Kerala will hold a Mass Geeta Chanting programme involving over Fifty thousand people, chanting the entire Geeta on 8th May 2015 from 3 PM to 6 PM, creating an aura of a mass movement and dedication to our Cultural heritage.

Registration Last Date : 3rd Aug 2015

Aim & Objective:
To motivate Children and Adults to chant the Geeta and ultimately bring this philosophy into their lives beyond all religions.

General Information:

For the 2nd Chinmaya International Geeta Chanting Competition, Chapter XV-Purushottama yoga has been selected.

A. Categories, Age Group,Chapter and Stanzas
2nd CIGCC will be conducted for the benefit of 4 age groups

Group	Age (Age as on 1st Jan 2015)	Stanzas	No.of Stanzas
A	4 to 6 years	1st to 12th	12
B	7 to 9 years	1st to 20th	20
C	10 to 12 years	1st to 20th	20
D	13 to 15 years	1st to 20th	20

B. Levels of competition :
There will be four levels for the competition:
I Level-(Centre/City/Region-this could include city and satellite towns in the district or neighbouring dist)
II Level-(State)
III Level-(National)
IV Level-(International)

Preliminary level competitions will be conducted before the final round at the Centre/City/Regional Level.

C. Important Dates :
Last Date to Register : 3rd Aug 2015 (Monday))
Preliminary round before 20th Aug 2015 (Monday)
Level I-(Centre) before 30th Aug 2015(Sunday)
Level II (State): Before 30th Oct 2015 (Friday)
Level III-(National )-Countries outside India-Before 25th Nov 2015(Wednesday)
Level III (National) – India – On 22nd Nov 2015 (Sunday)
Level IV-(International)-on 22nd Dec 2015 (Tuesday)

D. Date and Venue for the Conduct of International & National Level (In India):

Level		Date	Venue	Outside India
III	National-INDIA	On 22nd Nov 2015(Sun)	Chinmaya Vibhoothi, Kolwan, Pune, INDIA	Before 30th Oct 2015
IV	International	On 22nd Dec 2015(Tue)	Chinmaya Vibhoothi, Kolwan, Pune, INDIA	On 22nd Dec 2015 (Tue)

E. Registration Fee :
The Registration fee will be INR 50 for participants from India, Nepal & Sri Lanka.

The Registration fee for other countries will be decided by the respective National Coordinators.

F. Criteria for Judgement :
Memory – 50 Marks
Pronunciation & Overall Effect – 40 Marks
Presentation -10 Marks
Total – 100 Marks
Memory -30 Marks
Pronunciation- 50 Marks
Presentation – 10 Marks
Overall Effect- 10 Marks
Total – 100 Marks

G. Definition of terms in the judgement criteria:
Memory: This is the ability of the participant, to chant the specified portion without any break, hesitation or confusion.
Pronunciation: This is the ability of the participant to chant the verses in correct pronunciation.
Presentation: Posture, confidence, mannerism, sincerity of efforts etc.
Overall Effect: Refers to the Devotional Bhava (right attitude and feeling) and impact on the listener. Tune is not a criteria for judgement.

H.Decision of the Judges will be final and no appeal Will Be Entertained At Any Level.