Conventional crossword based on cryptic clues.

Eligibility: IX - XII

No. of participants: 1

Day:1

Design a function f(x) according to the given problem statement which gives the correct value for ‘x’ within the given limits.

Eligibility: IX - XII

No. of participants: 1

Day:2

Participate in an auction for questions to be solved. Topics can include anything related to mathematics.

Eligibility: IX - X

No. of participants: 2

Day:2

A mix of mathematical trivia and logical puzzles consisting of a written preliminary round and an on-stage final round.
Top 6 teams qualify for the finals.

Eligibility: IX - XII

No. of participants: 2

Day:1 & 2

Subjective and objective problems based on various fields of mathematics, algebra, geometry and combinatorics.

Eligibility: IX - X

No. of participants: 2

Day:1

Objective problems testing students on various fields of mathematics. The average score of the participating students will be taken as the school score.

Eligibility: XI - XII

No. of participants: 2

Day:1

General Rules

● Participants will be required to build circuits on breadboards using components such as LEDs, transistors etc.
● Participants will be provided all the necessary components on the spot.
● They should be well-versed with the basics of circuits and breadboards.
● Circuit diagrams may or may not be provided according to the round.

Rounds

Prelims:A pen and paper test will test your theoretical aspects about circuits. 10 teams will qualify after this round.

Breadboard circuitry: This round will test your practical circuit building techniques on a breadboard. 5 teams will qualify after this round.

Bug fixing: This round will test your analysis about circuits and you have to correct the given circuits.

Eligibility: VIII- XI

No. of participants: 2

Day:1

General Rules

● Participants have to build a water-propelled rocket from home, using a 2litre water bottle. Only three rockets can be used by a team for the whole event.
● Only manual bicycle pumps and 12V DC pumps will be allowed. Participants have to bring their own launchers, air pump and suitable cork as per the requirement. No launchers from our side will be provided.
● Use of soft chemicals such as baking soda and vinegar is allowed, while use of hard chemicals will lead to disqualification.
● The event will consist of two rounds. 10 teams will qualify after round I, for round II

Judgement Criteria

● Distance covered by each rocket will be measured in round I.
● Height as well as distance will be measured in round II.

Eligibility: VI- X

No. of participants: 2

Day:1

General Rules

● This event will consist of subjective problems on physics provoking analytical thinking and a deep level of understanding of concepts of physics down to the basic level.
● Topics will include everything covered in XI and XII curriculum, as well as understanding and basic problem solving ability in concepts of modern physics, namely quantum mechanics and special relativity

Eligibility: IX- XII

No. of participants: 1

Day:1

General Rules

● Each team is required to build a remote controlled rover to cover an obstacle course in the Minimum amount of time, while answering questions based on astronomy (placed in the obstacle course).
● Maximum dimensions of rover: 30 x 30 x 30 cm.
● The rover should be waterproof and fireproof.
● The length of the wire should be 3-5 m.
● Maximum voltage allowance is 12V.

Judgement Criteria

● Time taken to complete the obstacle course.
● Number of questions correctly answered.
● Design of the rover

Eligibility: VIII- XI

No. of participants: 2

Day:2

Participants will be tested on their ability to solve real life biology problems on the spot.

Eligibility: IX - XII

No. of participants: 2

Day:1 & 2

Students will be provided with a case study which will include symptoms, history of patient and day to day diagnosis attempts of rare diseases. The main aim is to identify the disease and suggest its cure

Eligibility: IX - XII

No. of participants: 2

Day:2

Create and enact a script on any one of the topics for 4 to 5 minutes in this ONLINE event. Make a film and send to bioboxoffice@gmail.com on Google Drive. First 15 entries would be entertained and judged (First come, First serve basis). Three entries would be selected, adjudged winners and given prizes. Judging criteria includes use of props, costumes and relevance to the given topic. Topics would be revealed shortly on the event website. Send your th entries before 15 October 2017.

Eligibility: IX - XII

No. of participants: 6

Day:2

Participants will have to make working models related to a field of biology. Participants will have to bring the materials themselves and assemble their model on the spot. Topics will be declared on the event website soon.

Eligibility: VIII- XI

No. of participants: 2

Day:1

The event will consist of subjective problems testing students on various fields of chemistry, namely organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry and physical chemistry. The questions will cover topics from class XI and XII CBSE curriculum.

Eligibility: IX - XII

No. of participants: 1

Day:1

A Sherlockian event of two stages that is designed to test practical problem solving skills of the participants. The teams that get past the undisclosed prelims will take on the role of separate detective squads and try to uncover the provided mystery using practical based chemistry.

Eligibility: X - XII

No. of participants: 2

Day:1 & 2

Each finalist must bring his/her own gloves and lab coats.

Participants will create a comic strip depicting the history, discussion and formation of a particular theory in chemistry. All the information related to theory will be provided to the participants. The theories may be from any field of chemistry. Please note that participants have to bring their own drawing boards.

Judgement Criteria

● Relevance to the topic
● Originality and Creativity
● Clarity of thought and expression

Eligibility: VIII- XII

No. of participants: 2

Day:2

Each participant must bring their own material like colors, pastel sheets, brushes etc.

Participants that make it past the prelims will have to use their wit and logic to form a hypothesis to answer a question and uphold it against opposing theories.

Judgement Criteria

● Relevance of theory and reasoning
● Originality
● Defence against opposition

Eligibility: IX - XII

No. of participants: 2

Day:2

Let’s talk science. The event will be held in a 2 tier process - a preliminary round followed by a final round. Participants can expect topics related to any domain of science. The format of the GD and the topics are to be disclosed on the day of the event itself.

Eligibility: IX - XII

No. of participants: 1

Day:1

A test of scientific trivia, problem solving and thinking skills consisting of a written preliminary round and a non-stage final round. Top six teams from the preliminary round qualify for the finals

Eligibility: IX - XII

No. of participants: 2

Day:1 & 2

General Rules

● Participants are provided with 6 topics (enclosed).
● Each participant must select only one of these topics and submit a quality research paper. with the contents being relevant to the chosen topic.
● The research paper’s length must be between 600 - 1200 words. Any diagrams or illustrations will not be included in the length.
● The paper has to be emailed to ignitebohr2017@gmail.com latest by 17 October 2017.
● Based on the research paper, top 6 participants will qualify. List of finalists will be revealed on Ignite & Axiom’s Facebook page latest by 19 October 2017
● The finalists will have to prepare a pitch to present their research projects and demand an appropriate amount of funding required for their research, from a panel of judges. The finalists may or may not use power point presentations.
● The objective of their pitch is to get as much as possible of the demanded amount.
• The participants will be scored according to the fraction of demand that is granted by the judges. For example, if team A has demanded Rs 1000 and manages to get a funding of Rs500 from the panel then their score will be 5/10.

Judgement Criteria

● Originality and creativity
● Depth of Research
● Feasibility of Application

Eligibility: IX - XII

No. of participants: 1

Day:1

Oh Honey. Why do you still come here?

Eligibility: IX - XII

No. of participants: 2

Day:2