www.contest.net.in

Organization : Entertainment Network India Limited
Competition Name : Classmate Spell Bee 2016 Season 8
Applicable For : Standards V – IX School Students
Last Date For Level 1: 10th February 2016

Website : classmatespellbee [dot] in
Participation Level 1: classmatespellbee.in/register
Contest T&C :  https://www.contest.net.in/uploads/9239-Terms.pdf

Classmate Spell Bee :

The Classmate Spell Bee Season 8 National Champion wins a cash prize of RS 2,00,000/- and an all-expense paid trip to Washington D.C with one parent to watch the Scripps National Spelling Bee live.

Related / Similar Contest :
Classmate Spell Bee Season 9 Challenge 2016

Four National Finalists will win a cash prize of RS 50, 000/- each. Participate in the Classmate Spell Bee Season 8 contests for a chance to win more prizes.

Rules :
To play better than anyone else, learn the rules of the game.

There are 4 levels you need to ace:
Level 1: School Level
Level 2: City Finals
Level 3: Semi-finals
Level 4: National Finals

Level 1: School Level
Standards V – IX, start gearing up! This Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) format will test your basic spelling skills. You have to choose the correct spellings of 75 words from the options. Top scorers from each school move to Level 2 (City Finals) of the competition. You are also required to mandatorily fill in your information on a form that’ll be used for all future correspondence.

Online Test:
You can now take the test online provided you fall within the eligibility criteria. Participants who aren’t from the 30 cities that the competition travels to physically can participate through the online test. If your city does not appear in the drop down kindly select the city closest to where you reside. Top scorers from the online test also advance to Level 2.

The short-listed students will be intimated via the school coordinator or through telephone. In each city, all the winners from all schools will compete together in an online test to be held on pre-decided dates, on classmatespellbee.in. The date and time for the test will be communicated to the students in advance. The highest scorers from Level 2 make it to Level 3

Level 2: Test format
** This is a time-bound online MCQ test of 75 words lasting 7.5 minutes
** The test will be live for all students who qualify for Level 2 on pre – decided dates (to be finalised)
** Click on the ‘Participate’ tab on the top of the home page and choose – Level 2 to access the login page
** After reading the instructions on the login page type out your username, password, mobile number and email ID in the fields and click on the ‘Take the Test’ button to access the test. Providing mobile number and email ID is optional.
** All participants will have to take the test on the dates mentioned above. No extension or revision of the dates will be done once they are declared.
** The test has to be taken only by the selected participants. In case of any dispute the organizer reserves the right to disqualify the participant.
** The participants will be responsible for making all arrangements to take the test online, which includes the computer, constant internet connection, power back up etc. The organizers are not responsible for any technical failure from the participant’s end.

What happens in case of a tie?:
If the test results in a tie, inbuilt tiebreaker questions will decide the winners. In case a tie exists even after a tiebreaker, a randomizer will be used to choose the winner.

Level 3: Semi Finals
Level 3 is organised on a specific date and place that will be communicated to the shortlisted participants in advance.

Level 3 has 2 rounds:
Round 1: An online MCQ time-bound test for 10 minutes with 60 words. The top 10 scorers from this round progress to Round 2 of the Semi Finals..

Round 2: An online MCQ time-bound test for 10 minutes with 45 words. The students with the Top 16 scores across the country from this round qualify for Level 4- The National Finals.

Level 4: National Finals
Level 4 has 2 rounds and is televised

Round 1: Top 16 qualified students are divided into groups of four each. Each group participates in one out of four semi final

Round 2: The winners from each of the four semi finals compete in the Grand Finale. The winner of the Grand Finale is declared the National Champion of Classmate Spell Bee 2016 .

Schedule :

Level 1 – Participation till 10th February 2016
Level 2 – City Finals 18 th – 21st February 2016
Level 3 – Semi Finals 26th – 27th February 2016
Level 4 – National Finals 5th – 6th March 2016
Airing – Tentatively 30th April 2016