PYPA Delhi State Talent Test — A State Youth Talent Test Template, Six Date-of-Birth Categories and Eight Items

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IPC Delhi State PYPA talent test: six date-of-birth categories from Sub-Junior to Super Senior plus an open General category, solo song split male and female, group song contested inside each category and a graded Bible Quiz.

Sets up a state-level church youth talent test: six date-of-birth categories from Sub-Junior (5 to 10) to Super Senior (36 to 45) plus an open General category, eight items from memory verse to instrumental, and district-points placings.

This template sets up a state-level church youth talent test: a one-day gathering where young people and adults from many congregations compete in singing, speaking, writing, drawing, Bible knowledge and instrumental music, with the results feeding a district-versus-district championship. A coordinator opens an event that already carries the categories, the items, the participant types and the placing points, instead of building the schedule from a blank catalogue. It suits a state council that runs church-level rounds first, district rounds next and a final state event, and wants entries, judging sheets and results in one place.

Eligibility is decided strictly by date of birth. There are six categories: Sub-Junior (5 to 10), Junior (11 to 16), Intermediate (17 to 23), Senior (24 to 35) and Super Senior (36 to 45), plus a General category open to every age. The age limits restate the organiser’s own printed circular for the 2026-27 season, and the template carries them as ranges so that the same person is never entered in two age categories.

The card is deliberately small. Sub-Junior runs Memory Verse, Solo Song, Group Song and Drawing. Junior runs Solo Song, Group Song, Bible Quiz and Speech. Intermediate, Senior and Super Senior each add Essay Writing to the Junior set. General runs a single Instrumental item. Solo Song is one common competition for Sub-Junior and is split into separate male and female competitions from Junior upwards, so those four categories each hold two Solo Song competitions. Group Song is contested inside each age category rather than in one open team category.

Scoring is out of 10 per item, with time limits that follow the circular: two minutes for Memory Verse, three for Solo Song and Group Song, five for Speech and Instrumental, fifteen for Essay Writing and thirty for Drawing. The Bible Quiz carries no duration because the circular prints none. Placings earn points that favour teams: 5, 3 and 1 for first, second and third in an individual item, and 7, 5 and 3 in a team item. Those points are added to the entrant’s district total. The template ships no grade bands, fixes no entry fee, and models the Bible Quiz in its church and district form, an individual quiz per category; a state-level event should switch those rows to team entries.

Where this event comes from

Built from the organiser’s own talent test circular for the 2026-27 season, which sets a state talent test in January 2027, church-level rounds before the end of September 2026 and district rounds before early December 2026.

Where this event is run

Church youth talent tests built on this pattern are run by state and district councils in India, with each district fielding its best entrants against the others. This template reproduces one state’s card, so the categories, items and time limits are specific to that circular rather than a general standard.

• Delhi, India

Key facts

• Six categories by date of birth: Sub-Junior 5-10, Junior 11-16, Intermediate 17-23, Senior 24-35, Super Senior 36-45 and an open General category.
• Eight items: Memory Verse, Solo Song, Group Song, Drawing, Bible Quiz, Speech, Essay Writing and Instrumental.
• Solo Song is one common competition for Sub-Junior and separate male and female competitions for every older category.
• Every item is scored out of 10; the template defines no grade bands.
• Placing points are 5, 3 and 1 for individuals and 7, 5 and 3 for teams, added to the district total.
• Drawing is 30 minutes and Essay Writing 15, with the theme or topic announced on the day; Bible Quiz has no set duration.

Age groups

6

Competition items

8

Competitions

28

Grade bands

0

Rank awards

6

Age groups

Every candidate is placed into one of these groups by age, and competitions are run per group.

Sub-Junior

5From

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10To

Candidates aged 5 to 10 compete in this group

Junior

11From

–

16To

Candidates aged 11 to 16 compete in this group

Intermediate

17From

–

23To

Candidates aged 17 to 23 compete in this group

Senior

24From

–

35To

Candidates aged 24 to 35 compete in this group

Super Senior

36From

–

45To

Candidates aged 36 to 45 compete in this group

General

5From

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120To

Candidates aged 5 to 120 compete in this group

Competition items

The events themselves — each with the category it belongs to and how judges score it.

Memory Verse

OralRating out of 10

Solo Song

OralRating out of 10

Speech

OralRating out of 10

Group Song

MusicRating out of 10

Instrumental

MusicRating out of 10

Drawing

ArtRating out of 10

Essay Writing

WrittenRating out of 10

Bible Quiz

WrittenRating out of 10

Frequently asked questions

Can I change this template after installing it?

Yes — installing it creates a fully configured, live event, not a locked package. Every age group, competition item, rule and scoring setting can be edited afterwards to match exactly what your event actually needs.

Do I need technical knowledge to set this up?

No. Installing a template does the setup work for you; you only need to review the details (dates, unit or house names) and open registration.

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