If judges score online, the venue needs internet on the day. eTalenter is an online system: judges submit marks as items happen, and results are tabulated and published from those marks. That is a fair trade for instant results, but it means a weak connection is a risk worth planning for before the event, not on the stage. This guide gives a practical plan for school kalolsavams, college fests and talent tests.
First, decide whether online scoring suits your venue
| Your venue | Best approach |
|---|---|
| Good Wi-Fi or strong mobile data in every hall | Online scoring on judges’ own devices |
| Signal is good in some halls, weak in others | Online scoring in good halls; paper sheets in weak halls, entered afterwards |
| No usable signal anywhere | Paper score sheets and a desktop tool or spreadsheet. Online scoring is the wrong fit for this venue. |
One week before: test the venue
- Stand where the judges will sit, on the same phones they will use, and open the live demo or your event. Do this at the same time of day as the event, because networks slow down when crowds arrive.
- Test every stage or hall, not just the main one.
- Ask whether the school Wi-Fi limits the number of devices. A few judges and coordinators are rarely the problem; hundreds of students on the same network can be.
- Do a full practice item: log in as a judge, enter a score, and check it appears for the coordinator.
The day before: set up a backup
- A second connection. Keep a phone hotspot on a different mobile network from the venue Wi-Fi, so one failure does not take out both.
- Charged devices and chargers. A dead phone is a more common failure than a dead network.
- Printed score sheets. Print one blank sheet per judge per item. Use your own criteria, or the ready-made kalolsavam judgement sheets.
- A printed call sheet with participant numbers and stage order, so the stage can run even if the screen cannot load.
If the connection drops during an item
- Do not stop the item. The performance continues.
- Judges mark on the paper sheet. Marks on paper are the record until they are entered.
- Switch to the hotspot if the venue network is the problem, then reload the judge’s screen.
- Check each score shows as saved before moving to the next item. Do not assume it went through.
- Enter the paper marks as soon as the connection returns, one judge at a time, and tick them off on the sheet.
- Publish results only after every item’s marks are in. A partial total is worse than a late one.
After the event
Keep the paper sheets until the results are published and the appeal window has closed. If a mark is questioned, the sheet is the original, and eTalenter keeps the score history for the entered marks.
Frequently asked questions
Can eTalenter be used without internet?
No. It is an online system and needs a connection to score and publish. If your venue has no signal, use paper sheets and enter the marks later from any place with internet, or choose an offline desktop tool for that event. The trade-offs are in free desktop kalolsavam software vs an online system.
How much data does a judge’s phone use?
Entering marks is small compared with watching a video. Test it at your venue instead of relying on a general figure, since it depends on your network and the number of criteria.
Do judges need to install anything?
No. They open the site in a browser and log in. See what eTalenter does and how it works.
Want help checking whether your venue suits online scoring? Message us on WhatsApp (WhatsApp only, no phone calls) or email support@etalenter.com. You can also try a judge login in the read-only live demo on the phones you plan to use.
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