STAGE 1
- There are five categories in Stage 1 that the Participant can take part in, and they are as follows: General Knowledge and Current Events, Science and Math, History and Geography, Books and Entertainment, and Sports. The Participant has to participate in all 5 categories in Stage 1 to maximise his score and gain entry to Stage 2.
- Each category in Stage 1 will be divided into three Levels of increasing difficulty. The Levels are Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3. In Stage 1 of the Contest, all the Levels pertaining to all the categories will be time-bound. If the participant exceeds the time limit, the questions left unanswered will be considered incorrect and will be marked accordingly. The time limit for each Level in Stage 1 will be 5 minutes.
- The difficulty level will increase with each subsequent level.
- Each level consists of ten questions pertaining to that particular category.
- All the questions will require the Participant to choose the correct answer from two or more options.
- The participant will receive 10 points for each question answered correctly, and no points for any incorrect answers or unanswered question (There will be no negative marking).
For example: If a participant attempts the ‘General Knowledge and Current Events’ - Level 1 and answers 8 questions right, the participant secures 80 points ( = 8 X 10) - The Participant can only attempt Level 2 after completing Level 1, and Level 3 after completing Level 2 in each category. However a participant is allowed to attempt any other category without completing all three levels in one category.
For Example, After attempting level 2 of ‘Sports’ category, the participant may attempt level 1 of ‘Science and Math’ or any other category. - Each of the Levels in Stage 1 in all the categories can be taken as many times as the Participant would like, using the same email id and Password. The score secured by the Participant in his last attempt will be considered as the valid score for evaluation
For example, A participant secures 70 points in the first attempt in level 1 of ‘Sports’ category. In his/her second attempt, if he/she secures 50 points in Level 1 of ‘Sports’ category and does not attempt level 1 of ‘Sports’ category further, 50 points will be considered as the points secured by the participant in this level. - The aggregate of the scores secured by the participant in each category and each level will be the total score given on the participant profile page
Category Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total General and Current affairs 80 90 100 270 Science and Math NA NA NA NA History and Geography NA NA NA NA Books and Entertainment 10 30 NA 40 Sports 100 60 80 240 Total Score 550 *NA – Not Attempted
If the participant hasn't attempted any particular category, the score from that category will be zero till the participant attempts the questions in that category
- Participants who have scored the highest aggregate points in all three Levels in Stage 1 will be intimated about Stage 2 through an email.
- Stage 2 will be open only to Participants who score the highest aggregate points in all five categories in Stage 1.
STAGE 2
- Stage 2 will consist of ten questions, and can only be attempted once. Each question in Stage 2 will be time-bound and if the participant exceeds the time limit, the questions left unanswered will be considered incorrect and will be marked accordingly. The time limit for each question will vary as per weightage assigned to the question.
- Each question in Stage 2 will be assigned different weightage based on the difficulty level.
- The aggregate marks scored by the Participant in Stage 1 will be only considered for his entry into Stage 2 and not for the final evaluation. Participants will be shortlisted after the completion of Stage 2. The final score will be based on the points secured by the Participant in Stage 2 and the total time taken by the Participant in answering the questions in Stage 2.
- There will be negative marks awarded for wrong answers in Stage 2.
