Important Guidelines

• Students in Ankur & Pushp categories cannot apply for the Open Category.
• Each school can nominate up to 3 participants per category in both competitions.
• Each college can nominate up to 5 participants per category in both competitions.
• A student is eligible to participate in both competitions.
• Consistency:
  • ✅ The topic and structure must remain consistent throughout all contest levels.
  • ❌ Participants cannot change their topic once the contest begins.
• Content:
  • ✅ Verses, couplets, and real-life instances are allowed in speech or poetry.
  • ✅ Poem/speech must be learned by heart. No paper reading allowed.
  • ❌ Songs of any kind are prohibited.
  • ❌ A poem cannot be a part of a speech.
  • ⚠️ The poem must not break its rhythmic order.