Broad Details

Theme of the event	India of the 90s Looking back at the decade of significant transformation in the country’s growth trajectory
Timeline	Crescendo 2024 is being organized in a hybrid mode
	Prelims – before April 08, 2024	Registration Date – Monday, April 08, 2024 at 08:00 hours to Tuesday, April 09, 2024 at 15:00 hours
Mode of Events	Events – April 12 to April 15, 2024 Online/ Zoom	Grand Finale – April 28, 2024 In-person; at Seth M. R. Jaipuria School, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow
Platform Registration Rules	Details The Registrations will be done online. The link will be shared with the principal over an email with a detailed explanation on how to register near to the date of registration. No registrations/changes will be entertained after the given dates. Schools shall be solely responsible for submission of students’ entries on time. Entries after the specified time will not be considered for judgement. Scheduled dates and timings for every event have been provided as separate documents. Schools shall be responsible for the submission of entries in the prescribed format only, ensuring age and grade specifications. Schools will need to support registration with Government authorized i-cards tallying with School ID card of each participant. This should be mailed on the Crescendo ID crescendo@jaipuriaschools.ac.in after the registrations are done. Appeals, if any, can be sent ONLY to the Organizing Committee in writing on crescendo@jaipuriaschools.ac.in and not to any individuals/ groups. Review and rectifications, if any, will be subjected to the decision of the event heads.

Online Prelims

Rules and Advisory

Preliminary rounds for the selection of students will be held at the school level.
No extra marks will be allotted for costumes/props, unless specified in criteria.
We recommend that schools conduct Preliminary Rounds anytime before 08 April, 2024 so that the Headships have better talent to identify from.
The school will be the deciding body and will have the sole discretion on selection of students to be sent for Crescendo 2024.
Suggested mode of conduct- house competitions or class competitions: Every house may divide the students in the four categories of Crescendo i.e. Maestros, Trendsetters, Legends, and Elites.
All events will be conducted in school premises only.
The rules of Prelims may be the same as Crescendo events. However, specific topics can be decided by the school heads.
House Masters/ Class Teachers/ Coordinators can discuss at the School level to ensure maximum participation and fair selection.
The selected participants must be registered for Crescendo main events latest by 09 April, 2024.
Schools are requested to send across the summary and snapshots of the preliminary rounds.
School Headships are requested to supervise preliminary rounds minutely to ensure the best of talents at Schools get opportunity; ideally, inter-house selection process will work very effectively to identify participants for representing the School.

Judgement

Zoom Guidelines & overall Judgement

Video and non-video (Zoom) events will be judged using online entries.
Live events, such as debates and quizzes, will be judged on two levels. Level 1: online submission; Level 2: in-person events for finalists.
Most of the non video events will be held on Zoom at the mentioned time and Date.
To attend the Zoom meeting, students must use a laptop with a working camera.
Mobile login is not permitted.
The school should ensure an internet connection.
In the case of a camera / internet failure; the participation will be disqualified.
Students from all four categories can collaborate in the same room using a single laptop.
If a student is joining from home, the school should ensure necessary resources, such as a laptop and internet connection.
To compete for the live events, the finalists must travel to Lucknow.
Participants who will not be able to travel/reach at the time of in-person finale, will be automatically disqualified.
Under all circumstances, the judges’ decision will be final and binding

Scoring	Overall champions will be decided on the basis of the following points system:
Medal/Trophy Positions Only points	1st Position	20 Points
	2nd Position	15 Points
	3rd Position	10 Points
	4th Position	5 Points
	5th Position	2 Points
In case of a tie	A tie may happen when two or more teams are judged and receive the same scoring In case of a tie, both (or more) teams will be awarded the same points For example, two teams land up at the 1st position. Both will get 20 points each; then, there will be NO 2nd position. The next best team shall receive 3rd position points, i.e. 10 points. Tie during a specific competition between students: If there is a tie at the 1 st Position, both the students would get the points allocated for the first position. The Runners up will get the points allocated for the 3 rd Position. No child gets the points allocated for the 2 nd Position. If there are 3 students at tie for the 1 st Position, all 3 will get the points allocated for the 1 st Position, and no other participant will get any points for Runners-up Position. Tie during the overall championship between the schools: If there is a tie for the 1 st Position, both the schools will be awarded the Overall Champions. The runners up award will be skipped; the school at the 3 rd Position will be awarded the 2 nd Runners-up. If there is a tie at the 2 nd Position, both the schools will be awarded as the Runners up. The award for the 2 nd Runners-up will be skipped. The school at the 4 th Position will be awarded as the 3 rd Runners-up same. The same pattern will be followed if there is a tie at further position spots and the Overall Championship will be restricted to only 5 Schools unless there is a tie at the 4 th Runners-up Position.

Result Announcement

The Prize distribution will take place in-person at Lucknow on 28th April. Schools are requested to make the travel arrangements of the winners accordingly after the results are announced.

The following winners will be awarded in Crescendo 2024:

Overall Champions
Runners-Up, 2nd Runners-Up, 3rd Runners-Up, 4th Runners-Up, 5 to 10 Category Winners
1st, 2nd, 3rd Place winners will receive medals for distribution at School during special assembly for Crescendo

General Guidelines and Rules

Prelims

Students would need to be attired in School Uniform for all the events, unless specified otherwise.
Students must not reveal their names or campus details strictly to avoid biased judgment.
School leaders to ensure background, clothing, words, or any other indication must not reveal campus name or student name to judges at any time.
Unless specified otherwise, all the events will be conducted in the school premises only at suggested time.

Grand Finale

Only pre-registered and School-approved participants will be part of the school contingent allowed for the grand finale.
The participating contingent will be required to arrive at the designated time.
In case the final round of the event is at the finale, shortlisted participant must travel to Lucknow; no substitutions allowed at any time.
Each participant must arrive at their designated event venue at least 30 minutes before the scheduled start time of the particular event finale in order to record attendance.
Participants for debate, quiz, dance and music should arrive an hour early.
School representatives will assume full responsibility for the participating students, their baggage and general supervision
School students will be attired in School Uniform and must have i-cards on them at all times; representatives are expected to be attired professionally and must have i-cards on them at all times.
Students and representatives are expected to maintain excellent conduct, discipline and sportsperson spirit at all times.

Travel and Stay during Grand Finale

Students from outside of Lucknow and nearby areas will be put up at a Seth M. R. Jaipuria School campus; travel to the designated stay venue to be arranged by individual Schools.
Participating contingents are advised to refrain from carrying any expensive gadgets or fragile stuff.
School representatives would be nominated by School Headship and travel schedule would be shared ahead of time with the Organizing Committee.
School representatives would adhere to ensure controlling descipline and decorum at all times, including but not limited to running personal errands, taking students out of designated areas uninformed and without permission, tobacco and alcohol carrying and consumption and must conduct themselves appropriately as a Seth M. R. Jaipuria Schools’ representative.

Others

Students must be in the school uniform (unless specified otherwise). All the events will be conducted in the school premises only.
Only the winners of the events and top Eight* finalists of the live events from across all Jaipuria schools must travel to Lucknow for the finals.
They must travel to Lucknow for the competition’s finale in order to perform and receive prizes. Lucknow will be the only location where the results will be decided.

* top six for quiz