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Schedule and Venues
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Centre
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Date
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Day
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Venue
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Time
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Vijaywada
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21.10.2010
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Thursday
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Fr.Devaiah Auditorium
Andhra Loyola College campus, Ring Road
Vijayawada - 520 008
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11.00 am
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Visakhapatnam
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22.10.2009
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Friday
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Kala Bharathi Auditorium
Visakha Music & Dance Academy
Plot No.40, Pithapuram Colony
Visakhapatnam - 530 003.
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11.00 am
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Hyderabad
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23.10.2010
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Saturday
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APSRTC Kala Bhavan
Opp to VST, Baghlingampally Road
Hyderabad - 500 044.
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02.00 pm
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Coimbatore
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25.10.2010
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Monday
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Sarojini Nataraj Aditorium
Shree baldevdas Kikani vidyamandir High school
9 Rangasamy Road, R.S.Puram
Coimbatore - 641 002
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11.00 am
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Salem
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26.10.2010
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Tuesday
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Jairam Arts & Science college
Chinnathirupathy (PO)
Near Bharathi Vidyalaya Hr.Sec.School
Salem - 636 008
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11.00 am
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Bangalore
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27.10.2010
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Wednesday
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Chowdiah Memorial Hall,
G.D. Park Extension, Vyalikoval,
Bangalore - 560 003
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12.00 noon
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Hubli
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08.11.2010
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Monday
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The Deshpande Foundation
Deshpande Centre for social Enterpreneurship
BVB Engineering college
Hubli - 580 031
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11.00 am
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Mangalore
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10.11.2010
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Wednesday
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Town Hall
Hampankatta
Mangalore - 575 001
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11.00 am
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Kozhikode
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11.11.2010
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Thursday
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Tagore Centenary Hall, Red Cross Road,
Kozhikode -673 032
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02.00 pm
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Kochi
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13.11.2010
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Saturday
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A.J. Hall
Kaloor-Kadavanthara Road
Near Private Bus Stand, Kaloor
Kochi-682 017
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11.00 am
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Thiruvananthapuram
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15.11.2010
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Monday
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Pattom Thanu pillai Memorial
Priyadharshini Hall
Ponnamma Thanu Pillai Buildings
(Besides KSRTC Bus Depot), South fort
Thiruvananthapuram - 695 023
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11.00 am
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Trichy
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16.11.2010
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Tuesday
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`Vasantham Hall,' Hotel Sangam,
Collector's Office Road,Cantonment,
Trichy - 620 001
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02.00 pm
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Madurai
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18.11.2010
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Thursday
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Lakshmi Sundaram Hall
Thallakualam
Madurai - 625 002.
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11.00 am
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Puducherry
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20.11.2010
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Saturday
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Pondicherry Engineering college
Pillaichavadi
Puducherry - 605 014
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11.00 am
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Tirupati
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22.11.2010
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Monday
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Mahathi Auditorium
Near Town Club
Tirupati - 517 501
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11.00 am
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Chennai
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25.11.2010
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Thursday
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Kamaraj Arangam
492, Annai Salai, Teynampet
Chennai - 600 006
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09.00 am (Regional Round)
02.30 pm (Grand Finale)
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Event Structure
Preliminary Round & Regional Final Round: At each centre, there will be a written preliminary round to select the six teams for the regional finals. The preliminary round and the regional finals in each region will be held on the same day. One winning team from each region will be eligible to participate in the national Semifinal to be held this year in Chennai.
Semifinal Round: The regional finalists will participate in the national Semifinals. Two semifinals of 8 teams in each will be held at Chennai on 25th November 2010.
Final Round: 6 teams, selected from the Semifinals, will compete each other for the top honors at Chennai on 25th November 2010.
Rules/Procedure
The Regional Rounds will be conducted in 16 cities: Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Hyderabad, Coimbatore, Salem, Bangalore, Hubli, Mangalore, Kozhikode, Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, Trichy, Madurai, Puducherry, Tirupati and culminating in an All India Final in Chennai.
The schools should complete their entries and send it to the local regional office of The Hindu within the specified dates
Each school can send in a maximum of four teams, using the Entry Cards sent to them.
Participation is open to school students in classes VII to IX
Teams must consist of any two bonafide students from the same school
All participants are requested to carry entry cards to the venue
All the participants must report at the venue, atleast 45 minutes prior the commencement of the preliminary round as given in the schedule.
The teams in each centre will participate in a written preliminary round to decide the 6 finalists for that centre. In each centre, the finals would be held immediately after the prelims.
The winners in each centre will qualify for the All India Semifinal
The Hindu will arrange for the travel and stay of the outstation teams (along with one adult escort per team) qualifying for the All India Semifinal
The Organisers reserve the right to amend the rules as they deem fit.
All India Final: 25.11.2010, in Chennai at 2.30 p.m.
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