How competitions run on this portal.

The Department's official rules, once published under Notifications & Circulars, replace this summary.

Levels and nominations

• Competitions are held at four levels: Mandal, District, State and National.
• Schools nominate their students to the Mandal level. Student details come from ISMS (the Integrated Student Management System).
• Each level reviews the nominations it receives and approves or rejects them. A rejection always gives a reason.
• A rejected student may be nominated again.

Events and age groups

• Each event is held separately for boys and girls, in the age groups Under 14, Under 17 and Under 19.
• A student's age is counted on 31 December of the year the academic year starts.
• A student may enter their own age group or an older one.

Games and winners

• Each level holds one game per event, age group and boys/girls in its area, and publishes its date and venue on the Games & Events Calendar.
• The 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners go through to the next level.
• In team events each player is placed, and a winning team's players share its place.
• The State records the National games. Every level's winners appear in the Winners Window.