Echelon Quest

📋Event Specification

• Event Date & TimeFriday, 24th July 2026
• EligibilityClass 9 to 12
• Type of EventTeam Event
• Number of Team Members3 students per team (1 student from each Grade)
• Number of Entries from School1 team per school
• Time Limit13 min (3 + 7 + 3 min)

📝About the Event

This is a competition designed to test analytical logic, hands-on engineering, and rapid problem-solving across three high-intensity rounds:

The Declassified Dossier (Case Study Puzzles): A test of scientific literacy and deduction. Teams analyze a case study detailing an influential scientific discovery or breakthrough technology, racing to decode the hidden concept with all key technical terms completely blacked out.

The Box (Mystery Box Engineering): A pure test of innovation. Teams are handed a closed box containing a random assortment of everyday materials. They must think on their feet to design and construct a functional, working mechanism under strict time constraints.

The Clock (JAM – Just a Minute): A rapid-fire public speaking arena. Representatives take the microphone to pitch spontaneous, impactful solutions to pressing, modern-day real-world problems in exactly 60 seconds.

The Rule: Same resources. Different genius. Only the team that can out-think the constraints will claim the ultimate prize

⚖️Rules of the Event

• Each team should consist of 3 members, one from each grade.
• No electronic gadgets or study material allowed inside the venue.
• Working sheets will be provided and the students need to carry the required stationery.
• Time limit for the events:
• Stage 1- The Grid- The Declassified Dossier- 3 minutes
• Stage 2- Boxed Brains- 5 minutes for construction + 2 minutes for presentation
• Stage 3- The Clock- Sixty Seconds, Infinite Solutions- 1 minute
• The decision of judges is final and binding.

🏆Judgement Criteria

• Stage 1: – Contextual Accuracy – Vocabulary Precision – Concept Completion – Time Management
• Stage 2: Creativity/workability – Efficiency – Presentation – Time Management
• Stage 3: Solution Feasibility – Delivery and command – Fluency – Time Management