Guides

  • Online Scoring for Judges: A Practical Guide to the Judging Panel

    Online Scoring for Judges: A Practical Guide to the Judging Panel

    How online scoring works for judges at an Arts competition: panel composition, criteria and weightage, what the scoring screen asks for, and multi-judge tabulation.

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  • How to Publish Competition Results Online

    How to Publish Competition Results Online

    How to publish competition results online: the review-to-publish pipeline, grades vs ranks vs points, podium and projector announcements, appeals, and multi-level cascades.

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  • How to Generate Chest Numbers and ID Cards for a Competition

    How to Generate Chest Numbers and ID Cards for a Competition

    Design a chest number scheme, decide what goes on a participant ID card, print and distribute them for hundreds of entries — and generate the whole set automatically.

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  • How to Set Up Age Groups and Houses for a Competition

    How to Set Up Age Groups and Houses for a Competition

    How to set up age groups and houses for an arts fest, sports day or talent test: cut-off dates, sample group structures, house points and event levels explained.

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  • How to Organise an Elocution Competition: Topics, Timing Bell, Judges and Results

    How to Organise an Elocution Competition: Topics, Timing Bell, Judges and Results

    How to organise an elocution competition: age groups and languages, topic draws, speaking order, the timing bell protocol, judging panel and publishing results.

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  • How to Overcome Stage Fear in Children: A Parent & Teacher Guide

    How to Overcome Stage Fear in Children: A Parent & Teacher Guide

    Practical ways to help a nervous child beat stage fright before a school competition or talent test – what causes it, at-home techniques, and day-of tips for parents and teachers.

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  • Painting & Drawing Competition Judging Criteria (Sample Rubric)

    Drawing & Painting Competition Judging Criteria + Judgement Sheet

    Criteria for judging a drawing competition: a sample 100-mark rubric for painting, drawing and colouring contests, plus a printable judgement sheet for judges.

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  • How to Conduct a School Sports Day Online

    How to Conduct a School Sports Day Online

    A practical playbook for running a school sports meet online: plan the programme, seed heats, run track and field in parallel, record results and keep house points live.

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  • Solo Song Competition Judging Criteria (with a Sample Scoring Rubric)

    Singing Competition Judging Criteria (Solo & Group) + Score Sheet

    Criteria for judging a singing contest: a sample 100-mark rubric for solo and group song, a printable score sheet, and how to judge sruthi, laya and expression fairly.

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  • How to Conduct a Quiz Competition with Many Participants

    How to Conduct a Quiz Competition with Many Participants

    Run a large-scale quiz competition end to end: age groups, written prelims into stage finals, buzzer rounds, tie-breaks and transparent tabulation with eTalenter.

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About Me

Justine Jose

Justin Jose is the visionary force behind eTalenter, a senior software engineer hailing from Kottayam. Holding a Master’s degree in Computer Applications (MCA), Justin combines technical expertise with a passion for streamlining competition management