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The first ever Indian Institute of Technology was established in 1951.Over the past few decades,
there have been a number of developments toward establishing new IITs and now we have 23
sister IITs.

Each IIT is different from the other in many aspects, ranging from the academic valuation to the
various clubs, their activities and many more. To bridge this gap among all IITs and to enable
sharing of knowledge and cultural distribution the Inter IIT Cultural Meet was initiated last year.

The second edition of Inter IIT Cultural Meet is to be hosted by IIT Kanpur from 28th to 30th of
December, 2017.

IIT Kanpur has been a proud host of many Inter IIT Sports and Tech meets which have received
a positive review from almost all other IITs. This year is the second year of Inter-IIT Cultural
Meet and we would like to host the second edition of Meet in even a bigger plethora. The
proposal has been prepared taking cognizance of the constraints and needs of all IITs and with
the present schedule that we have proposed, 16 out of 23 IITs have confirmed their participation.
The expected participation is around 1200-1400 participants. We plan to conduct the meet at
much bigger level this time and we will make sure that every participant takes back loads of
memories from the meet.
The following are the logistic details of the meet:

Hospitality:

a) Transport: IIT Kanpur has the facility of a regular Bus service from Kanpur Central Railway
station to the IITK campus. The schedule is attached in AP-1. During the meet, we would be
running special buses for the contingents from 27th evening to 28th morning from the Kanpur
Central Railway station to the campus so that the participants reach safely and timely for the
meet. In total, we plan to have 4-6 special round trips the schedule of which will be
communicated later.

b) Accommodation: Accommodation would be provided from 28th to 30th December. We

have enough accommodation for the expected number of participants i.e., 1200-1400. Boys will
stay in twin or triple sharing rooms in Hall 12 and Hall 13 whereas girls will share Hall 13 with
boys. There will be separate blocks for girls and boys in Hall 13 and proper security will be
arranged to avoid any mishappenings during the meet.

Note:
1. In case, a contingent is accompanied by a faculty or non-student mentor (at max 2),
separate accommodation would be provided in those guests in hostel guest rooms or
Visitors Hostel.

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 2. If a team wishes to extend their accommodation period (28th to 30th December), they
will have to pay a nominal amount that includes Hostel Room Rent and MEC. The details
can be obtained in advance.

c) Food:
We plan to provide Breakfast and Lunch to all participants in messes of the respective
halls, free of cost, from 28th morning to 30th night. Also, OAT food stalls, canteens and other
food outlets of the campus will be functional during the period of the meet so the participants
wont face any issues regarding fooding.
Note:
1. We wont be entertaining requests for arrangement of food in messes beyond the above
specified time duration. The contingents are free to use the other food outlets available in
the campus.

Venues and Facilities:

a) Open Air Theatre:

The OAT has a seating capacity of 2500+ people. It is mainly used for student festivals
like Antaragni, Techkriti, Udghosh, Freshers night, inter-hall and intra-hall competitions; for
screening films by Media and Culture Council; and for holding talks by professional players
organized by Games and Sports council.
In the meet, it can be used for Musical competitions, Fine Arts events, bonfire and late
night movie screenings.

b) Auditorium:
Main Auditorium is a 1200-seating capacity live performance venue, located in IIT
Kanpur. It is best known for hosting cultural and technical events held in the campus. The
auditorium has 2 floors with ground floor with a capacity of 900 and terrace floor with another
300 seats. The auditorium is centrally air-conditioned.
In the meet, the auditorium can be used for Dramatics and Dance events.

c) Outreach Auditorium:
This fully air-conditioned facility serves as an educational resource primarily used for
lectures, guest speakers, seminars, workshops, conferences, academic panel discussions and
other activities. The auditorium has a seating capacity of 210. These auditorium is furnished with
state-of-the-art audio-visual facilities with a control room at the back of the auditorium, remote
controlled LCD projector with a large screen and other portable equipment.
In the meet, it can be used for small-scale events of various clubs and movie screenings.

d) Lecture Halls:

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 In total, we have 20 lecture halls with a capacity ranging from 80-700. Some lecture halls
are equipped with monitors and other sound controls which can be used for musical and speaking
arts events, some can be used for debating and other quizzing and literary events.

Awards and Certificates:

Trophies and certificates (to the contingent, and not to the individuals) would be distributed for
the following heads:
Overall Champion, Inter IIT Cultural Meet
Runner-up, Inter IIT Cultural Meet
Second Runner-up, Inter IIT Cultural Meet
Winner, Dance Events
Winner, Dramatics Events
Winner, Music Events
Winner, Fine Arts and Design Events
Winner, Hindi Literary Events
Winner, English Literary Events
Winner, Quizzing Events
Winner, Debating Events
Winner, Photography Events
Winner, Film and Journalism Events

In addition to these, we will have event specific awards for major events and runner up and
second runner trophies for every event.

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Finances:
The main idea of the meets finances would be to save as much as possible and build a
corpus for the meet, while ensuring best quality conduction, so that the upcoming editions can be
hassle-free. To ensure the same, we have the following proposals that need to be implemented in
all IITs:

1) Hoodies: Hoodies selling has been one of the prominent-most avenue for generation of
income. On similar lines, we propose the following selling strategy for the Inter IIT
Cultural Meet Hoodies:
a) The Hoodies will be similar in design with the logo, colour and name of every IIT
being different.
b) The Hoodies have to be sold to your respective contingent members which will
fill them with pride and honour, being the representatives of their IITs in the Inter
IIT Cultural Meet.
c) For a start, we will send 50 Hoodies to each IIT through post (The number is
negotiable). The price of T-shirts would be Rs. 750 for hoodies. On the basis of
response, more Hoodies will be sent.
d) All the IITs will have to pay 50% amount in advance i.e., Rs. 18,750 for hoodies.
This plan will ensure a profit of around Rs. 2,00,000.

2) Alumni Funding: Till now, a lot of IITs have established a decent alumni base which
can be reached through the Alumni Office. We are planning to put up a proposal
addressing the alumni contact website so that the alumnis can fund the meet as a
sponsored project. This plan should be personalised to every IIT and we would like to
have a discussion on the same. As discussed, IITs interested in this will contact the
organising team and the team will also try to contact MHRD for funds.

Apart from these avenues, we will be doing rigorous marketing to ensure that we have built a
decent corpus for the upcoming editions of the meet.

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Events:

General Rules:

1. In the events where every IIT is allowed to send 2 teams, the final score will be the
average of points of both the teams on the judging sheet. In case an IIT sends only one
team, the points for the other team will be considered ZERO(0) and the same rule will be
applied. Exceptions to this rule would be:
a. Quizzing Events
b. Parliamentary Debate
2. The point structure will be:
a. 1st position-100%
b. 2nd position-80%
c. 3rd position- 60%
d. 4th position- 40%
e. 5th position- 25%
f. 6th to 10th position- 10%
g. Below 10th position- 5%
(Exception for this point structure are Quiz events. Refer guidelines mentioned for quiz
events.)
3. As discussed, the points for all the heads will be considered for the final tally.
4. The decision of judges will be final and binding for all the events.
5. Penalties will be deducted from 100 marks in judging criteria for all the events.
6. Only those submissions for Online Events will be considered which are submitted by the
communicated email IDs of Contingent Leaders.

Other rules will be communicated in some time.

Dance Events(200 points)

General Rules:
1. Stunts in which there is risk to life are not allowed.
2. Exceeding the time limit is strictly not allowed.
3. No team is supposed to spoil the stage, failing which may lead to immediate
disqualification.
4. Vulgarity is not allowed. Every team has to take responsibility of the content of their
performance. In case, any performance is found objectionable, it is completely the
responsibility of the team. The further case may be dealt by higher authorities.

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Group Dance (100 points)

No. of Teams per IIT: 1

Duration of each performance: 13 minutes on stage including stage set up

Other rules and regulations:

Music piece should be 7-12 minutes and it must not contain inappropriate, lewd or
offensive language.
Teams are requested to send their tracks in .mp3 format to
interiitcult17_dance@gmail.com latest by 21st December 2017. Tracks should be
submitted in the following format eg. groupdance_IITK.mp3
Minimum 5 and Maximum 28 participants are allowed in the group dance
Each team will incorporate one restriction/prop, which has to be used in one of the
routines of the final group dance performance. The restriction will be conveyed to
the inter IIT contingent leader on 14th December 2017.
The usage of the specified prop carries weightage .Other props may be used but
carry no extra points
Props/Substances used during performance or clothing that may affect the clean dry
surface of the stage and the safety of fellow competitors are prohibited

Penalty:
13-14 minutes: 10 marks
14-15 minutes: 20 marks
After 15 minutes the music will be stopped along with a penalty of 35 marks

Judging Criteria(100 marks):

Choreography 40

Synchronization 20

Energy 15

Overall Impact 15

Restriction/Prop 10

Cypher hustle (40 points)

Number of Teams per IIT: 1

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 Number of participants in each team: 2-10
NOTE: All the rounds will be a face-off between two teams. There are no showcase
performances.

The following are a list of Street Dance Styles from early foundation to present*:
Locking
Popping
Bboying / Bgirling (breaking)
Waacking / Punking
Vogueing
House Dance
Party Dances or Club Dances (popular or trendy dances)
Hip Hop Dance / Choreography
Krumping
Stepping / Gumboots

The event will be conducted in three rounds:

1. Elimination Round [Round 1]:

This will be a face-off round with the usual rules of eliminations. Some teams might get byes
in this round.
Each battle will be of 6 minutes each.
In each battle, the teams will perform alternatively for 1 minute each and hence total of
3 minutes.
Third round of each match will be a solo/duo type battle.
Any routine solo/duo/group should be performed for at least 30 seconds in a round.
A basket of minimum 30 songs will be revealed to the Pools from which songs will be
played in a random order. Each participating team needs to send 3 songs in .mp3 format
to interiitcult17__dance@gmail.com (songs from different genre are encouraged such
as locking, popping, breaking, house etc) by 21st December, 2017. The songs
suggestions should be mailed in a folder with the name for eg. cypher IITK. In case the
organising team feels that the team does not have sufficient number of songs, it will add
songs on its own.
The maximum size of the pool of songs would be 60.

A total of 8 teams will be selected from Round 1. This will be followed by Quarterfinals, Semi-
Finals and Finals.

Penalty:
1. If the rule mentioned for the 3rd round is not followed, a penalty of 10 marks will be
imposed.

Judging Criteria(100 marks):

Musicality 35

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 Synchronization/Execution 20

Energy 20

Overall Impact 15

Creativity/power moves 10

Do-it(60 points)
No. of teams per IIT: 2
Duration of each performance- 3-6 min (including stage setup if needed)
NOTE :This is duo dance showcase competition
Other rules and regulations:
There will be a single showcase round.
Participants are allowed to use props for a part of their performance. No props will
be provided by event organisers
Slots will be given prior to the event and will be random.
The music piece should be minimum 3 minutes else the entries wont be
considered
Dance performance should not convey any indecent gestures.
Participants are requested to send their tracks in .mp3 format to
interiitcult17_dance@gmail.com latest by 21st December 2017 in the prescribed
format: duodance_IITK_entry1/2.mp3 (as their are 2 entries from each college)
NOTE: Props carry no extra points.

Penalty:
1. Exceeding the maximum time limit ie. 6 minutes will result a penalty of 10 marks
every 30 secs and music will stop automatically after 7 minutes

Judging Criteria(100 marks):

Choreography 30

Synchronization 25

Energy 20

Overall Impact 15

Creativity 10

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 Dramatics Events(200 points)

Stage Play (85 points)

No. of teams per IIT: 1
Duration of each play: Total 75 minutes Curtain to Curtain
Maximum No. of participants: 25(including back-stage members)

Other rules and regulations:

The act should be in english or hindi or both.
Use of flammable substances like candles, matches or cigarettes or any alcoholic
product during performance on stage is not allowed and will result in disqualification.
The performance can be an original or an adaptation. There are no constraints
regarding that. Inappropriate content, religious blasphemy and vulgarity/obscenity will
not be tolerated.
Obscenity is left to the judge's discretion.

Penalty:
1. Exceeding the time limit will cause deduction of 5 marks per minute.
2. After 80 minutes, the team will be asked to leave the stage along with a penalty of 30
marks.

Judging Criteria(100 marks):

Script and Direction 30 Commented [1]: How can someone grade an act
based on originality?
How can you say something is original with 100%
Acting 30 surety? and what do you mean by original
Commented [2]: In general people perform on already
Sound and Lights 15 existing plays.
But If some one performs a self written play, some
Overall Impact 15 marks should be awarded.
Commented [3]: I think we should leave out the
Creativity and Originality 10 originality part especially because of these two reasons
1. Sense of originality is restricted to a small set of
plays the judge has seen.
Street Play (85 points) 2. Often judges tend to have high expectation and bars
set for popular plays/plays one has already seen, to
No. of teams per IIT: 1 compound that with an offset in marks wont be fair.
Duration of each play: Maximum of 25 minutes + 5 minutes
This is probably why most fests judge on the basis of
Maximum No. of participants: 5-25 Acting, Screenplay, Direction, Overall Impact and
Stage setup.
Other rules and regulations: Creativity becomes a part of overall impact, because
being creative is not the only way of telling a story. At
The act should be in english or hindi or both. the end of the day your story has to make an impact on
Obscenity is left to the judge's discretion. the audience.

Exceeding of time due to applause shall not be considered for negative marking. Commented [4]: We will have some points for the play
which is self written in the originality points.
Exact copying of scenes/scripts from any play or any similar source is not allowed. The This information will be taken before hand.

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 team will be disqualified if found so. However, (a) adaptation/modifications from other
street plays and (b) any previous production of your own club, is allowed.

Penalty:
Exceeding the time limit will cause deduction of 5 marks per minute.
After 35 minutes, the team will be asked to leave the stage along with a penalty of 30
marks.

Judging Criteria(100 marks):

Script 25

Body Art 10

Acting, Energy and Voice 35

Direction 15

Overall Impact 15

Mono-Act (30 points)

No. of teams per IIT: 1
Members per team: 1 performer + 2 assistants (for lights and sounds, if required)
Time limit: 6 + 2 minutes (for stage set up)

General rules and guidelines:

The act should be in english or hindi or both.
Props are allowed but carry no weightage.
Obscenity is left to the judge's discretion.

Penalty:
Exceeding the time limit will cause deduction of 5 marks per minute.
After 10 minutes, the team will be asked to leave the stage along with a penalty of 15
marks.

Judging Criteria(100 marks):

Script and Direction 30

Acting 40

Overall Impact 20

Creativity and Originality 10

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 Musical Events(200 points)
Band Competition (100 points)

No. of teams per IIT: 1

Duration: Maximum of 25 mins + 5 mins(for setup) [Every team will get 15 mins before the
event for sound check schedule of which will be notified to CLs]
Appreciation Trophy: Best Performer (Singer or Instrumentalist)

Other rules and regulations:

At least one song each from eastern and western must be included in each performance

Penalty:
1. Exceeding the time limit will cause deduction of 10 marks per minute.
After 32 minutes the music will be stopped along with a penalty of 35 marks.
2. If either of eastern or western music is not performed, then there will be a penalty of 20
marks.

Judging Criteria(100 marks):

Originality 15

Quality of Song Selection 20

Synchronization 20

Energy and Crowd Involvement 15

Individual Skill (instrumental ability, difficulty level) 30

Pair on Stage (50 points)

Pair on stage calls on stage a couple, and give them a freedom to perform whatever they wish
to. Any combination of instruments or vocals or both is allowed.
No. of teams per IIT: 2
Duration: Maximum of 8+2 mins (for sound check) per team

Other rules and regulations:

Any individual cant be a part of two teams.
Only the two performers will be allowed on the stage throughout the
performance, including sound checks
No backing tracks/live looping will be allowed.

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 Penalty:
1. Exceeding the time limit will cause deduction of 5 marks per minute.
After 12.5 minutes, the team will be asked to leave the stage along with a penalty of 20
marks.

Judging Criteria(100 marks):

Originality 20

Quality of Song selection 15

Synchronization 35

Individual Skill 30

Solo Singing Competition- Unplugged (50 points)

No. of teams per IIT: 2
Duration: Maximum of 4+1 mins per performance

Other rules and regulations:

Only acoustic accompaniment (maximum 1) is allowed. The person singing
can also play the instrument but he/she will not be allowed any other
accompanist
Karaoke or recorded tracks are not allowed
No restriction on language and genre

Penalty:
1. Exceeding the time limit will cause deduction of 5 marks per minute.
After 8 minutes, the team will be asked to leave the stage along with a penalty of 20
marks.

Judging Criteria(100 marks):

Sur 35

Taal 25

Expressions 20

Overall impact 20

Fine Arts and Design Events(200 points)

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General guidelines:
No request for increasing the time limit will be entertained.
Using materials not specified in the respective events will lead to immediate
disqualification.
Basic requirements like pencils, erasers, sharpeners etc. will be provided wherever
necessary.
Costume Design (35 points)
No. of teams per IIT: 1 (Max 6 members)
Note: It is a group event (on the spot) in which the teams need to dress one of their team
members with newspapers, colored sheets and wires.

Other rules and regulations:

Open theme
Duration- 4 hours
Newspapers, colored sheets and wires, straws , leaves etc. will be provided to
the participants.
Teams can bring their own sheets and adhesive, anything else is not allowed.
1 Junk/waste will be given to the participating teams that they need to use prominently,
which will be different from the costume materials provided. Example: Globe, gun etc.

Judging Criteria(100 marks):

Appearance 25

Incorporation of theme 25

Creativity and Innovation 40

Incorporation of Junk/waste 10

Live Sketching (30 points)

No. of teams per IIT: 2
Note: Individual event (on the spot) in which participants need to sketch a scene/object in front
of them.

Other rules and regulations:

Duration- 4 hours
Medium- Graphite pencils
Drawing Sheet- White A3
No external help (eg. internet) is allowed during the event.

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 Judging Criteria(100 marks):
Proportion 30

Composition 30

Shading 40

Street Art (50 points)

No. of teams per IIT: 1 (3 members)
Note: It is a group event (on the spot).

Other rules and regulations:

It is a charcoal drawing competition in which participants will be provided a 3x3 A2
size chart-papers canvas.
Theme will be given prior to the event.
Duration- 4 hours
A2 sheets canvas, charcoal pencils and other stationary items(like sharpeners etc.)
will be provided to the participants
Use of materials other than provided is strictly prohibited
Use of Internet is not allowed

Judging Criteria(100 marks):

Originality 35

Appearance 25

Neatness 15

Depiction of theme 25

Painting (35 points)

No. of teams per IIT: 2
Note: Individual event (on the spot) in which the participants will be free to use their creativity
and paint.

Other rules and regulations:

Theme will be provided one week prior to the event
Duration- 4 hours
Medium- Acrylic paints
Participants will be provided a A3 canvas and canvas stand. Participants need
to bring their own paints.

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Judging Criteria(100 marks):
Incorporation of theme 25

Finishing 25

Composition 20

Painting skills 30

Online Doodle (15 points)

No. of submissions per IIT -2
Theme: Theme will be provided on 14th December
Submission deadline: 11:59 PM, 21st December, 2017

Other rules and regulations:

Submit your entry at interiitcult17_fadc@gmail.com
Individual event
Any medium (hand drawn or digital) can be used. Submissions will be in .jpg
format.
No entries will be accepted after the deadline.

Judging Criteria(100 marks):

Appearance 30

Incorporation of theme 30

Creativity 20

Originality 20

Online Graphic Design (35 points)

No. of submissions per IIT -2
Theme: Theme will be provided on 1st December 2017
Submission deadline: 11:59 PM, 21st December, 2017
Other rules and regulations:

Participants need to send their work in the .psd, .ai that they have used along with the
.jpeg file of the same, with at least three stages of work.
Any sign of plagiarism may lead to disqualification.
Submit your entry at interiitcult17_fadc@gmail.com . The submission should be in the
form of a folder containing the final draft and a separate sub-folder containing raw files.

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Judging Criteria(100 marks):
Creativity/Concept - 30 points
Aesthetics(Layout, Fonts, Colours etc.) - 35 points
Finishing (Crispness, Consistency etc.) - 20 points
Utility (Use of design for various purposes, sizes etc.) - 15 points

Speaking Art Events (200 points)

Kavyanjali (Hindi Poetry Slam)(35)

No. of participants per IIT -2
Themes : Themes will be provided on 14th December 2017
Submission deadline(Round 1): 11:59 PM, 21st December, 2017
Total no. of rounds:2

Other rules and regulations:

Composition should be an original work of the participant. Plagiarism of any kind is not
allowed.
Language used should be hindi. However, use of urdu to certain extent is allowed and left
to judges discretion.
Each participant has to write and submit 2 poems: 1 on the provided themes and 1 on an
open theme.
Participants may carry a piece of paper or phone to which the may refer to while recitation.

1st Round:
1. All poems will be judged and scaled cumulative marks of the four submissions will be
round 1 score
2. Best two poems (one on the provided theme and one open theme) will be told to each
team as per judge's decisions.
(it is not compulsory to perform best poem, if you feel that the poem with less marks is
much good for performance, you can perform that)
2nd Round:
1. In this round, both participants have to recite any one poem out of the two.
2. Time limit per individual: 8 min. (Exceeding the time limit will lead to cutting of power
to mic.)
Themes will be disclosed 5 days prior to the event (Each team will be given several (at least
3 for each IIT) themes to choose from, via lottery)
Each team must stick to its chosen theme. No exchange of themes is allowed.
Judging for round one will be done for both the poems of every team, sum of the scores of
which will finally form the total obtained by any team in this competition.
Each team 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.

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 Slot distribution will be random. Participants are requested to be present 1 hour prior to the
event
Points distribution:
1. 1st Round - 30% (If less than four poems are submitted, that team will go on to lose 7.5%
as they will be awarded 0 points for that poem)
2. 2nd Round
Open theme Poem -30%
Provided theme Poem -40%

Judging criteria

Physical presence 25

Voice and articulation 30

Level of difficulty 15

Clarity of message/feeling to be conveyed 15

Overall Impact 15

English Poetry Slam(35)

No of submissions per IIT: 5
Note: It is a competition in which participants have to recite their original work. Poetries need to be
submitted by 11:59pm, 21 December 2017.

Other rules and regulations:

All entries should be original composition in english

Judge will select top 2 entries from each team for performing in the final.
Time limit for each recitation - 5 min
Obscenity of any kind is not allowed
Participants may carry a piece of papewr or phone to which the may refer to while recitation.

Judging criteria

Stage presence 25

Voice and articulation 25

Poetic language and fluency 20

Evidence of understanding 15

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 Overall Impact 15

Turncoat(25) Commented [5]: It was decided in the meet that JAM

would be conducted in the Speaking Arts Genre and
No of participants per IIT-2 not Turncoat.
Note:Topic will be given on the spot, participant has to prepare both proposition as Kindly clarify !
well as opposition case. Commented [6]: Number of participants?

Other rules and regulations:

It is an individual event
The speech has to be delivered in english
Speaking time of 6-7 min will be given to each participant which will start Commented [7]: Is the summary included in 6-7?
What is the breakdown?
with the proposition case and will switch to opposition case on a tap and
Commented [8]: Also how much time will be provided
vice versa before the speaking time starts.

Taps will continue till the end of the allotted time at the discretion of the
judge
Internet usage is strictly not allowed
Judges decision will be final and binding

Parliamentary Debate(80)

Number of Teams per IIT: at most 1

Number of Adjudicators per IIT: a minimum of N+1

Tournament Structure:
A maximum of 16 teams will be allowed to participate.
There will be 3 preliminary rounds in which teams will be ranked according to wins and
losses and in the event of a tie, speaker scores shall be used.
This will be followed by the top 8 teams qualifying for the Quarter Finals followed by the
Semi Finals and Final.
A panel comprising of 4-5 core adjudicators will be appointed to set the motions and
conduct the debate.
The final position of each IIT will be decided taking into account the performance of the
teams and adjudicators with both receiving equal weight.

Rules and Regulations:

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 The debates will be in the Asian Parliamentary format.
More details about the rules and regulations of the Asian Parliamentary format can be
found at
http://www.monashdebaters.com/downloads/Schools%20Training%20Guide.pdf

Stand Up Comedy(25)

No of participants per IIT: 2

Note:This is a solo event in which the participants have to perform stand up
comedy in front of the audience.

Other rules and regulations:

Participants have to prepare a sketch of 6-8 min to be performed in front of
the live audience
Mono-acting or any form of music is not allowed during performance
Props are allowed but carry no weightage.Participants can use it to enhance
the performance.
Only English and hindi is allowed
Obscenity is left to judges discretion.
Slot distribution will be random. Participants are requested to be present 1
hour prior to the event

Penalty:
Exceeding the time limit will cause deduction of 5 marks per minute.
After 10 minutes, the participant will be asked to leave the stage along with a penalty of
10 marks.

Judging criteria

Humour quality 25

Stage presence 25

Audience engagement 15

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 Content delivery 20 Commented [9]: Sugestion to increase number of
teams per IIT to 4 for prelims, and to allow a maximum
for 2 teams per IIT for the finals.
Overall Impact 15
Commented [10]: +1 From KGP
Commented [11]: We will be having 5 different quiz
Literary Arts and Quiz Events (200 points) events with 2 teams per event. So, you already have
an option of bringing maximum 10 different teams.
Commented [12]: Therer will be only one round for
every quiz event.

A. Quiz Events Commented [13]: I am DVS Aditya, Contingent Leader

of IIT BHU.
1. I believe that we should follow the conventional
practices of college quizzing which are followed
General Quiz(25) anywhere. It is the norm that there are two rounds, i.e.
MELA Quiz (25) The Prelims and Finals. Generally top 8 teams qualify
for the finals.
India Quiz(25) 2. Having one round is what most QMs wont agree to
Sports Quiz(25) as well. Keeping one round in a quiz reduces the quiz
to an exam. The integrity of the activity will no longer
Sci-Tech Quiz(20) be there.
3. Now that the above is clarified, I believe
+gensec.cultural@itbhu.ac.in suggestion may be taken ...
General Rules and Guidelines for Quizzes: Commented [14]: I am Sandeep Mathias from IIT
Maximum no. of teams per IIT per Quiz event: 2 Bombay. These are a few suggestions regarding the
Maximum participants per team: 3 changes proposed by Ashutosh, Yash, Vibhav and ...
Commented [15]: 1. I don't think it has been explicitly
Each quiz consists of a written elimination round followed by on-stage finals for 8 mentioned anywhere in the brochure about each IIT
qualifying teams. having a cap of 2 participating teams. Even if the rules...
The quiz will start on the arrival of the quiz master. No request for delaying the Commented [16]: I'm Kunjal Shah, the coordinator of
quiz will be entertained. the Quiz Club, IITK. We're sorry for being a bit loose
with our language, and by elimination, we indeed mean...
In case of any discrepancy, the word of quiz master shall be final and binding.
Commented [17]: Aditya.
Use of unfair means will lead to immediate disqualification of the IIT from that
event. 1. It is mentioned implicitly in Rule #1 of the General ...
Commented [18]: I have shared above the reasons
why our suggestion should be considered. I request the
organizing team to reconsider, keeping in mind those ...

B. Literary Art Events Commented [19]: Why not just Online Creative writing
in Hindi?
What do you mean by physical presence and level of ...
Meri Kahani Meri Zubani ( Hindi Story Telling)(20) Commented [20]: Round one is Online submission
and round two will be a performing round where you
have to simply narrate your story. This would help in ...
No. of participants per IIT -2
Commented [21]: We already have Poetry slam for
Themes : Themes will be provided on December 2017 that which is a performing art.
Submission deadline(Round 1): 11:59 PM, 21st December, 2017 What do other IITs have to say about this? ...

Total no. of rounds:2 Commented [22]: Can you please suggest a better
distribution :D
Word limit: 1000 words
Commented [23]: Why not stick to Hindi Creative
writing, since Poetry Slam takes care of the Performing
Other rules and regulations: art part.
Composition should be an original work of the participant. Plagiarism of any kind is not Commented [24]: +1 Vibhav.

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 allowed.
Language used should be hindi. However, use of urdu to certain extent is allowed and left
to judges discretion.
Each participant has to write and submit 1 short story on the provided themes.
Participants may carry a piece of paper or phone to which they may refer to while recitation.

1st Round:
1. All entries will be judged and scaled individually.
2. Submission has to be made online. Rules for submission will be conveyed later.
3. Illustrations such as graphs and sketches are not allowed.
4. Photographs of handwritten or scanned copies of entries will not be accepted.
2nd Round:
1. In this round, both participants have to recite the same entries they have sent. Commented [25]: Why? In the sense, why should the
2. Use of any music or additional props is strictly prohibited. participants themselves narrate the story? Can't
someone else do it?
3. Participants are not allowed to move much on the stage as this is a storytelling
competition not a dramatics event. Commented [26]: Much? Again it is subjective. They
either have the option to move, or not to move. If they
4. Time limit per individual: 12 min. (Exceeding the time limit will lead to cutting of power have to stay still, then it would be better if they place a
to mic.) lectern / pulpit to narrate the story. If they are allowed a
Themes will be disclosed 5 days prior to the event (Each team will be given several (at least little movement, a part of the stage should be
designated for the same, with the added requirement
3 for each IIT) themes to choose from, via lottery) that the narrator does not step out of the area.
Each team must stick to its chosen theme. No exchange of themes is allowed.
Judging for round one will be done for both the entries of every team,individually.
Each team must submit both of the story to be presented in the physical form (Pen
drive/Hard Copy) at least 24 hours before the competition begins.
Slot distribution will be random. Participants are requested to be present 1 hour prior to the
event
Points distribution:
1. 1st Round - 20%
2. 2nd Round - 80%
Judging criteria

Actions you convey 20 Commented [27]: Why? In one of the rules, you are
stating that the narrator's movements are limited. More
Voice and articulation 30 details, either in the rules, or description of each of the
criteria, would be appreciated.

Content delivery 15

Evidence of understanding 20

Overall Impact 15

English Creative Writing(20)

Maximum no. of submissions per IIT: 2

Word limit: 1000 words

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 Submission: Online

Others rules and regulations:

1. The participants must submit their entries in english only.
2. Plagiarism will lead to immediate disqualification of the IIT
3. Only one entry per participant is allowed. If a participant sends more than one
entries, then the entry submitted first will be considered.
4. Photographs of handwritten or scanned copies of entries will not be accepted.
5. Illustrations such as graphs and sketches are not allowed.
6. Guidelines regarding submission and the topics will be posted soon.

Word Games(25) Commented [28]: Can you give us an idea about what
this event is going to be like?(to conduct selections)
Antaragini site says anagrams and cryptic crosswords
Maximum no. of teams per IIT: 2 but it would be better if you could throw more light on
this here.
Maximum participants per team: 3
Duration: 3 hours Commented [29]: You can look at the link below for
some idea. No guarantees that any round in the final
event will be like the rounds in the word games linked
below.
Others rules and regulations: https://elsiitk.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/runuptogalax
ywordgames.pdf
1. No request for delaying the event will be entertained. Commented [30]: _Marked as resolved_
2. In case of any discrepancy, the word of judge(s) will be final and binding. Commented [31]: _Re-opened_
3. Use of unfair means will lead to immediate disqualification of the IIT from the
event.
4. Marking scheme will be mentioned on the word games sheet.

Online Book Review(15)

Maximum no. of entries per IIT: 1

Word limit: 1000 words

Others rules and regulations:

1. The participants must submit their entries in english only.
2. Photographs of handwritten or scanned copies of entries will not be accepted.
3. Guidelines regarding submission and the name of the book will be posted soon. Commented [32]: When?

Media and Journalism Events (200 points):

Online Photography Competition(25)

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No. of submissions per IIT -5
Theme: Theme will be provided on 1st December
Submission deadline: 11:59 PM, 21st December
Others rules and regulations:

Photographs must be clicked after theme announcement.

All the entries should be submitted at interiitcult17_majc@gmail.com
Participant can add captions to their entries. Maximum of 30 words can be used. Caption
should be written in a word file/pdf file and submitted along with the photographs.
Photographs must contain EXIF data. Will be disqualified if not followed.
Participants must submit both raw images (CR2/NEF/SR2, etc) and edited images
(jpeg/jpg), Will be disqualified if not followed
Do not include your credentials (Name, Watermark, Date, etc) in the frame of the
photograph
Photographs should not contain any objectionable content, if found, entry will be
disqualified by judge's consent
Only global editing is allowed. Entries with local editing will be disqualified
For global editing/ local editing refer: http://www.damiensymonds.net/art_global.html

Judging Criteria(100 marks):

Relevance to the theme & concept - 30 points
Composition - 35 points
Exposure & Post Processing - 25 points
Overall Impact - 10 points

Art of Photoshop(20) Commented [33]: Timeline?

No. of team per IIT - 1 (Maximum 3 members)

Duration of event: 3 Hours

Description:
What they say is true. Photoshop is an art in itself, going parallel with photography but meet with
it almost every time.
Event:
Each IIT will be given a pool of 5 photographs, using which, they need to create a photoshopped
image. You cant add any element in the photo but you can use any of the tools of Photoshop like
Brush etc.

Judging Criterion:
- Artefacts of Post Processing

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- Visual Statement Used
- Creativity of Idea

Rules and Guidelines

- You are required to submit the photos that you have used, the final image, original PSD file and
a screenshot of every hour during the event.

Online Photo-Story(30)
Participants have to depict a story based on the given theme through a series of photos.You can
send a PDF file containing title and an overall photo-story description of max 50 words.

No. of submissions per IIT -1

Photo limit: 5 -15
Theme: Theme will be disclosed on 14th December
Theme Description:

Judging Criteria(100 marks):

Relevance to theme- 20
Depiction of Story- 20
Composition- 20
Technical Accuracy -20
Creativity-20

General Rules:
1. Camera Resolution should be at least 3.2 mega pixels.
2. One without EXIF data (and hence the date) will not be accepted. Make sure that your
camera date is set before you click a picture.
3. In photo editing only global editing i.e. cropping and adjustment of hue/saturation;
brightness/contrast levels are allowed. Photo-morphing, manipulations or local editing is
not allowed.
4. Participants have to submit both the edited and original entries for judging in a folder
shared on the email id interiitcult17_majc@gmail.com.
5. Participants have to submit an overall description of the photo-story (not exceeding 50
words), in .pdf format. Individual photo-captions are not allowed.
6. Do not include your credentials (name, address etc), watermarks in the picture or the
frame. Such photos will be disqualified.
7. Any sign of plagiarism will lead to disqualification.

48- Hour Film-Making(50)

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The 48 hour film-making competition is a theme based. Submission will be taken offline. You
have to complete everything - scripting, shooting and editing in 48 hours only. A short synopsis
of the film also has to be submitted.
Theme will be announced on the first day of the meet Commented [34]: Mention exact timings for the
competition. Suggestion:-
Maximum number of entries per IIT: 1
Time Limit: 3 - 8 min 5 PM Dec 28th - 5 PM Dec 30th
Team size: 4 - 12 members
Submission deadline: 48 hours after the theme is announced Commented [35]: Theme allotment should be random
and their shouldn't be a common theme for all teams.
Submission: Final movie and some major raw shots used to make the final movie
Judging criteria (Total 100 marks) Commented [36]: Who will be checking the
submissions?! How will the authenticity be ensured,
Concept - 25 marks please mention.

Cinematography - 25 marks
Editing - 25 marks
Overall Impact - 25 marks
General Rules:

1) The content of the movie should be appropriate for public screening and thus should have no
kind of vulgarity or obscenity.
2) Entries will be screened in reverse order of submission (The entry submitted first will be
screened last).
3) Subtitles are compulsory, in case of usage of languages other than English/Hindi.

Penalty:
1. Exceeding the time limit will cause deduction of 5 marks per minute. Entries with
duration more than 10 minutes will not be judged.
2. Penalties for late submission are as follows:
15 min after deadline- 5 marks
30 min after deadline- 10 marks
60 min after deadline- 20 marks
No submission will be accepted 120 mins after the deadline

Commented [37]: Our team is requesting to start the

Online Short Film Making(75) event at a later date since it clashes with end-sems,
The online short film competition is theme based. most IITs should be done with end-sems by Dec 1
The theme will revealed on 15 november 2017. Commented [38]: This is the date when we will be
revealing the theme. It gives a lot more time to think
Maximum number of entries per IIT: 1 and plan.
Time Limit: 4 - 12 min (credits included)
Commented [39]: Can you change the deadline to
Submission deadline: 21st december 2017 24th? We have people staying back at campus, you
Submission: Final movie and some major raw shots used to make the final movie can start the event late maybe.

Judging criteria Commented [40]: Supporting Vibhav on this. With an

early deadline the team under Film and Media wil be
Concept - 25 marks under pressure of delivering the movie too soon with
Cinematography - 25 marks still 4 free days before the meet. These days can be
used constructively in the Short Film Competition.

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 Editing - 25 marks
Overall Impact - 25 marks
.General Rules:
1) There is no limit on the number of cast and crew members. The content of the movie should
be appropriate for public screening and thus should have no kind of vulgarity or obscenity.
2) Subtitles are compulsory, in case of usage of languages other than English/Hindi.

Total Points: 1400

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