Addressing a press conference discussing the detail of the championship, the club announced that, two students (Standard 8 to 12th) from one educational institute will be eligible to take part in the competition. The competition will have two stages – the preliminary stage and the final stage.
In the preliminary stage, each participant will be given ten words and a time limit of 1 minute will be given to spell each word. In the final stage, the participants will be given five words and they have to spell each word within 90 seconds. The Oxford International Dictionary will be used as the official dictionary of the competition. The club also stated that it will be covering the accommodation and food logistics every participants.
The Nagaland Spelling Bee Championship is organised every year by the Fountain Club an objective to “promote and engage young people in academic and eco-social activities.”
“One of our main objective is to ignite the minds of the young Nagas.” said Vilekho Bio., a member of the club. While the national standard for Spelling Bee begins from Standard 8 and below, the eligible criteria for Nagaland was kept at a higher level as it is still a new concept the Nagas, added the club.
The 2013 edition of the competition saw active participation from 76 schools in Nagaland and the club hoped to help the students participate in the national level in future.
Source: Morung Express
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