Acathlon 4.0

📋 Competition Rules

• Team: 3 members. Each team brings its own hardware (camera, laptop, etc.).
• Duration: 3–4.5 minutes video.
• Video must cover event highlights and include at least 2 participant interviews.
• Format: MP4, minimum 720p resolution.
• File name: TeamName_MediaCompetition.mp4
• No misleading content. Edits, music, graphics, and voice-overs permitted.
• All footage must be captured during the event by the participating team.

🎭 Themes

1. Unity in Diversity: Celebrate different cultures — represent any community, tradition, or heritage from India or the world.
2. The Four Elements: Earth, Water, Fire, Air — choose one element or create a fusion.

📋 Rules

• Solo participant. First 10 registrations only.
• Ramp walk: 1–2 minutes. Instrumental music only (no lyrics).
• Props allowed (no fire, liquids, glass, sharp objects).
• Arrive in costume. Modest, theme-aligned attire required.
• Background music must be submitted on a pendrive on the day.

🎯 Format

Double Elimination system: Lose once → Loser Bracket; Lose twice → Eliminated.

🎮 Games

• Game 1 – Minecraft Trinity Trials: Sword Kit · Axe+Shield Kit · NethPot Kit. Win 2 out of 3.
• Game 2 – Valorant / CS: Tactical Trials: Team Deathmatch (no abilities). First to 7 rounds wins.
• Players may bring own mouse/keyboard/controller. Wired earphones required.
• Event Head's decision is final.

📝 Round 1 – Story Roulette

• Time: 45 minutes. Word limit: 450–500 words.
• Random prompt assigned. At 20 min mark, a plot twist is introduced.
• Must seamlessly include the twist while maintaining coherence.

📝 Round 2 – The Poetry Canvas

• Time: 30 minutes + 1 minute recitation. Word limit: 120–150 words.
• All participants receive the same thematic inputs (theme, emotion, concept).
• Recite a short excerpt (45–60 seconds) after writing.

📋 Rules

• All work must be original. No AI, no plagiarism.
• English only. Stationery to be brought by participant.
• Foul or inappropriate language → disqualification.

📖 Theme: “The Forgotten Archive”

• First 10 teams. No phones, dictionaries, or notes.
• Round 1 – Hear2Write: Spell a word (3 pts) + construct a sentence (2 pts). Top 8 advance.
• Round 2 – Cipher Stage: 3 pts + Dumb Charades (7 pts).
• Round 3 – Wheel of Fortune: 10 pts.
• Round 4 – Word Mirage: Reverse Spell (5) + Homophone Trap (5).
• Grand Finale: Theme Challenge (5) + Golden Word Challenge (5 × bonus).
• Golden Word: word shown for 3 seconds; spell & pronounce correctly for 3× bonus.

🎶 Formats

• Group Instrumental: 2–7 participants. Drums, keyboard, guitar, tabla, etc. First 8 teams.
• Solo Singing: 1 singer + up to 6 musicians (2–7 total). First 8 teams.
• Duration: 2–4 minutes. Hindi or English only.
• No offensive lyrics. Own instruments must be tuned.
• Basic sound equipment provided. Drums set provided by the organisers.

🎨 Rules

• Team: 2 students. First 10 teams.
• Theme: Disclosed 20 minutes before the event.
• Time: 3.5 hours. Dimensions: 5×2 feet.
• Bring own paints, brushes, palettes, pencils.
• No spray paints or harmful substances. Maintain cleanliness.
• Mobile/reference allowed only in the first 15 minutes.
• 1.5 minute explanation to judges after completion.

🍽️ Theme: NutriFusion — Indo-Western with a healthy twist

• Prepare 1 main course + 1 dessert. Time: 110 minutes.
• Round 1 – Trivia: Culinary knowledge based on theme.
• Round 2 – Cooking Challenge.
• Round 3 – Mystery Ingredient: Revealed after 25 minutes; must be incorporated.
• Dress: White t-shirt + black pants + apron (mandatory).
• Equipment provided: induction, cookware, knives, boards, bowls.
• No recipe books or notes. Foul language or plagiarism → disqualification.

📖 Theme: Legacy & Reinterpretation

Choose ONE author and reinterpret their work for the modern era:

• Kalidasa · Satyajit Ray · Pedro Calderón de la Barca · August Strindberg

📋 Rules

• First 8 teams. 10–12 participants per team.
• Performance duration: 8–10 minutes.
• Primary language: English. Props, costumes, music permitted.
• Audio files and presentations must be submitted 20 minutes before the event.
• Offensive or sensitive content → disqualification.

📖 Theme: “Indian Democracy in peril and promise”

• First 10 teams. Allocation (For/Against) given 1 hour before.
• Each speaker: 1.5 minutes argument + 1 minute rebuttal (mandatory).
• No electronic devices during preparation. Books and notes allowed.
• No prompting. Personal attacks → disqualification.
• Order of speakers determined by the organising committee.

🎭 Themes

1. Dreams vs Nightmare
2. Between Reality and Illusion

📋 Rules

• Team: 7–10 participants. Duration: 3:30 – 4:10 minutes.
• Any dance style or fusion. Handheld props only.
• Music with/without lyrics; voice-overs permitted. No offensive content.
• Costumes must be decent and theme-aligned.
• MP3 music submitted before the deadline.