Participants will not be awarded any points for mistakes.

Participants will be provided with a note pad and a pencil.

They are supposed to write down the word before they spell it in all the rounds.

The participant shall not ask any questions or seek any information about the word.

Once the participant begins to spell a word, they cannot retract the spelling or repeat or alter the letters or sequence of letters from those first uttered, otherwise no points will be awarded.

The decision of the judges will be final and binding.

Two entries per School are allowed. It is not a team competition.