HSS Events
Gupchup (20 points)
No. of Pools: 4
No. of teams per Pool: 2 (3 members each)
(At least 3 Y16 in total)
Rules:
- There will be stipulated number of rounds, details of which will be disclosed on the spot.
- The event will usually consist of one actor and two guessers.
- The actor will act out movies/ places/ books/ personalities/ characters/ idioms/ movie
- Dialogues/ songs the guessers have to guess the items in the minimum amount of time.
- The rounds will be variations of the same principle.
Shabdrang (Word Games) (35 points)
No. of Pools: 4
Rules:
- 1st Round:
- Each pool will be given common word games exercises / puzzles / questions etc. along with the
detailed instructions.
- Specified time will be given to solve the booklet
- Only one submission per pool will be accepted.
- 2nd Round:
- In round 2, each pool must bring 2 teams each consisting of 3 members (at least 3 Y16 in total)
- Each pool will be introduced to a common live activity / competition at the venue itself.
- Point Distribution
- 1st Round - 40%
- 2nd Round - 60%
Kathya (Audio Play) (30 points)
No. of Pools: 4
No. of submissions per Pool: 1
Rules:
- Each pool will be shown five incomplete stories/themes. These incomplete parts will just be the
seemingly dull foundations of an interesting story which can be built upon it.
- The provided parts are merely to portray the central theme of the story around which the whole plot
is to be woven by the participants. The pools will need to submit their audio plays.
- Characters should be greater than or equal to 4 out of which at least [n/2], where [x/2] is the
Greatest Integral Part of x, shall be Y15.
- Time limit is 8-10 minutes, and breaking time constraints lead to penalty of 2% per 30 seconds
exceeded.
- Participants are free to create “play” out of any text, incident, or prose but completely copying from
pre-existing piece will lead to cancellation.
- Themes will be disclosed 7 days before the beginning of the event and allotted by lottery.
- Participants are free to use music and other sounds in their play.
Judging Criteria:
| Structure/Script | 25 |
| Theme | 30 |
| Voice modulation and Narration | 30 |
| Overall Impact | 15 |
Kavyanjali (35 points)
No. of Pools: 4
Appreciation Trophy: Best Poet/ Sarvottam Kavi
Rules:
- Each pool has to write and submit four poems: 2 on provided themes and 2 open theme, out of which
at least 2 must be written by Y16.
- 1st Round:
- All four poems will be judged and scaled cumulative marks of the four submissions will be round 1
score
- Best two poems (one on the provided theme and one open theme) will be told to each pool as
per judges’ decisions.
- 2nd Round:
- In this round, participants have to recite any two poems out of four poems (one on theme and one
open theme) and at least one poem has to be recited by a Y16.
- Time limit per individual: 8 min. (Exceeding the time limit will lead to cutting of power to mike)
- Theme will be disclosed 5 days prior to the event (Each pool will be given several themes to choose
from, via lottery)
- Each pool must stick to its chosen theme. No exchange of themes is allowed
- Judging will be done for both the poems of every pool, sum of the scores of which will finally form
the total obtained by any pool in this competition.
- Each pool must submit both of the poems to be presented in the physical form (Pen drive/Hard
Copy) at least 24 hours before the competition begins.
- Point Distribution
- 1st Round - 30%
(If less than four poems are submitted, pool will go on to lose 7.5% as they will be awarded 0 points for
that poem)
- 2nd Round
- Open theme Poem -30%
- Provided theme Poem -40%
Judging Criteria:
| Poem 1 | काव्यपाठ (10) | काव्य-सौन्दर्य (10) | रचनात्मकता / सृजनशीलता (10) | निर्णायक मंडल द्वारा विशेष अंक (10) | योग (40) |
| Poem 2 | Theme के साथ प्रासंगिकता (10) | काव्य-सौन्दर्य (15) | रचनात्मकता / सृजनशीलता (15) | काव्यपाठ (10) | निर्णायक मंडल द्वारा विशेष अंक (10) | योग (60) |
Nirvaak Case Study (30)
No. of Pools: 4
Rules:
- Each pool will be provided a topic based on lottery, concerning some campus issue, regarding which
campus junta needs to be informed. After getting a topic, they shall go on to collect facts and data
regarding the same (this should not be a piece where an individual would express their view on the
topic).
- Then, a presentation of 8-10 minutes (three members, at least one Y15) should be prepared (MS-PPT/video
presentation/ or as pool sees fit), regarding their findings, opinions and stands of all stake
holders (if and as necessary) and finally, positive inputs and suggestions to improve the situation.
- Presentation will be followed by Q/A round of 7 minutes.
- Points distribution:
- Presentation- 60 %
- Report- 40%
NOTE
Presentation should reflect the work that has gone into investigation, so before presentation
hardcopy and a soft copy of a report has also to be submitted, wherein all data collection has to be
accounted for (survey reports/video showing people expressing themselves etc.). Participants must
come to the competition venue with presentation (video/ppt, not necessary if entirely oral) and
report. Though, report and presentation are judged separately, pools will lose marks if report is not
deemed authentic.
