Olympiad
Olympiad addresses the need to cultivate exceptional talent in various academic disciplines. These competitions foster healthy academic competition. At Shrut Kala Sabha, Olympiad competitions hold significant importance in the educational landscape for several reasons:
Encouraging Excellence: Olympiad provide a platform for students to showcase their academic abilities and excel in various disciplines - sutra, arth, kavya, tatva gyan, samanya gyan and more.
Promoting Critical Thinking: Olympiad-style questions require deep conceptual understanding. By challenging students with complex problems, Olympiad encourage critical thinking, analytical reasoning, and innovative approaches to problem-solving.
Fostering Competition: Healthy competition is a driving force behind academic achievement. Students from different paatshaalas compete within and between Paatshaalas. Competing at these levels is a source of pride and motivation for students to perform their best.
Cultivating Interest in Learning: Participating in Olympiad ignite a passion for learning and discovery. The rigorous preparation process exposes students to advanced concepts and topics beyond the standard dhoran, inspiring curiosity and a thirst for knowledge.
Recognition and Opportunities: Winners at different stages get gold, winner and silver medals. Just merely participation gives them Coins all of which gives them a shot at the Best Student Trophy.
Competitions
Spell bee
SpellBee is a unique competition designed to test and enhance students' accuracy in Dharmik Sutras. This competition not only improves pronunciation but also challenges participants to memorize, spell, and recite important sutras with precision, strengthening their grasp of Jain scriptures
stavan vocals
Stavan Vocals is a soulful singing competition that brings the beauty of Jain Stavans to life. Participants showcase their devotion through melodious renditions of traditional stavans, deepening their spiritual connection while honing their musical talents. This competition nurtures a love for bhakti sangeet, inspiring young voices to spread devotion through music.
expression
Expression is an art and craft competition where students creatively depict key concepts of Jainism through various art forms. From rangoli, gahuli, painting, and drawing to other artistic expressions, participants bring profound ideas to life through colors and creativity
eloquence
Eloquence is a speech competition where students articulate important topics of Jainism with clarity, passion, and insight. Participants express their understanding of Jain values, ethics, and teachings, honing their public speaking skills while promoting deeper reflection on spiritual matters. This competition empowers students to confidently share the wisdom of Jainism in their own words.
structure
Format
Prelims: Each Olympiad activity will have a prelims. The format of the prelims will be conducive for everyone to participate. 50 students per age group per activity will qualify for the finals. There will be fair distribution of students qualifying to the next round across paatshaala, city, state and zone.
Finals: In the finals, the students who have qualified will compete against each other.
Location
Prelims: Prelims are held in their respective paatshaala.
Finals: Chennai
In the future, we would like to invite paatshaalas across South India to host State Level competition.
Dates
Prelim: It will be held over the months in the academic year for different competitions
Finals: Finals will be held closer to the Annual day at the end of the academic year