FAQs

How are students categorized for the competition?

Students participate in the competition as teams. Each team can have a maximum of five participants.  The participating teams are categorized in 4 based on the grades in which they are studying. These 4 categories are: 

• Category I (KG - 4th)
• Category II (5th - 6th)
• Category III (7th - 9th)
• Category IV (10th - 12th)

How many submissions are allowed per school?

Each boys’ or girls’ school can submit a maximum of 1 submission per team. That is, if a school has participants for all four above categories, the maximum number of submissions the school can make is four.

Each co-ed school can submit a maximum of 2 submissions per category, where one submission in a given category is for the team of boys and the other for the team of girls. There shall be no team containing both girls and boys.

• Example 1: School A is a boys’ school with students from KG to 12th. This school can make one submission each in all four categories. This makes a total of four submissions for School A. 
• Example 2: School B is a co-ed school with boys and girls with students from KG to 12. This school can make two submissions each in all four categories. This makes the maximum number of submissions for the school B, eight. Within each category, one submission is for girls and the other for boys.

How many types of submissions are available?

• For categories I and II, there are three types of submissions: Performance/Presentation, Poster and Research Model. 
• For categories III and IV, there are four types of submissions: Posters, GASNA paper, and Research Model and Infographic flyer.
• So, a school should choose one type of submission within each category, while co-ed schools can select two types of submissions within each category. Two scenarios are explained below:
• Example 3: School A is a girls’ school with students in the from 5 th to 12 th. They can have three categories of students (Category II, III and IV). See Question 1
• For category II, the school can select one of the submission types:  Performance/presentation, Poster and Research Model. 
• For category III and IV, the school can select one of the submission types per category:  Posters, GASNA paper, Research Model and Infographic flyer.
• Example 4: School B is a co-ed school with students from 7 th to 12 th.
• They can have two categories of students (Category III and IV). See Question 1
• For both categories, the school can select up to two teams, comprising of only boys or girls (no mixed teams). Each team can make one submission, which can be any of the submission types mentioned above. For example, in Category III, the school B can make two submissions; one for girls who present a Research Model and the second one for boys who could present a Research Model or GASNA Paper. The school can make two more submissions from Category IV, as well.

How do we fix the posters?

Wooden boards and attaching tapes will be provided on the day of the competition, March 7, 2018. If the poster cannot be supported by the tapes, the school must provide the necessary tools to hang the poster on the wooden board.

We would like to change the name of the teacher/student.

Schools can modify the form of participation and change the names of students, teachers and the type of participation so as not to conflict with the rules of the competition. Schools must consider the type of submission for each category of participation as explained in questions 1 and 3. The changes must be sent before the deadline 30 November 2017 as we will adopt the latest submission form we receive from the school.

When is the submission open?

For presentations, the organizers will contact the schools to determine the type of performance / presentation they will do to make the necessary arrangements for the presentation. The procedure for submissions of performance / presentation submissions is as follows:

• If the submission is an oral presentation by a computer PowerPoint slides, the file must be brought on a USB key on the day of the competition,7 March 2018
• If the performance is a recorded mini-film, the school must bring a copy of the film on the competition day, 7 March 2018.
• If the show is theatrical and there are decorations that students will use in the show, the school should send the decorations on March 6, 2018 to the organizers.
• If the show is a play and with the help of electronic audio-visual materials, the school must bring the materials on the competition day, 7 March 2018.

For posters and research project submissions, the school can bring them on 6 March 2018 to the University.
For the Gasna paper and infographic flyers, the school can bring them as printed documents on the day of the competition, 7 March 2018.