Competition Management

  • How to Manage a Large Arts Festival with 1,000+ Participants

    How to Manage a Large Arts Festival with 1,000+ Participants

    A coordinator’s guide to running an arts festival with 1,000+ participants: entry maths, sub-coordinators, multi-stage timetables, draw and tokens, judging and tabulation.

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  • Top 10 Breakdance Competition Judging Criteria (With Sample Weightage)

    Top 10 Breakdance Competition Judging Criteria (With Sample Weightage)

    The 10 criteria a breaking panel should score, with suggested weightage out of 100, plus battle formats, age groups, tie-breaks and awards for organisers.

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  • Classical Dance Judging Criteria: Sample Rubric for Bharatanatyam, Mohiniyattam & More

    Classical Dance Judging Criteria: Sample Rubric for Bharatanatyam, Mohiniyattam & More

    A ready-to-use classical dance judging criteria rubric – technique, thalam, mudra, abhinaya, aharya – with weightage, per-style tweaks and multi-judge scoring.

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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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  • Drawing & Painting Competition Judging Criteria + Judgement Sheet

    Drawing & Painting Competition Judging Criteria + Judgement Sheet

    Criteria for judging a drawing or painting competition: a 100-mark rubric, printable judgement sheet, deduction table, colouring contest marking scheme, rules and sample themes.

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

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

    Judging criteria for a singing competition: separate 100-mark rubrics for solo and group song, a printable judgement sheet, deductions and how to judge blend.

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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