RULES FOR REGISTRATIONS

1. An institute can maximum send two official teams in each category

2. An institute can participate in as many events as possible/ feasible for
it, however for Winning the Overall Contest/ Trophy; it will have to
participate in a minimum of 8 categories out of 14
3. All the participants will have to abide by the rules of their respective
categories they are participating in; and the discipline of the
educational institute
4. There will be no registration fee for institute or participants and
accommodation will also be provided for the youth of far areas (out of
station)
5. Each categorys participation will carry out specific marks as like the
winners and first & second runners up which will add to the total points
of the institute for winning the overall trophy so maximum participation
will be recommended for winning the overall contest
6. A participant will be able to participate in more than one category but
if the timings of the events got clashed; the implementing organization
would not be able to benefit the participants through any means, so
participants will be advised to participate in one category only
7. Decisions of the judges will be final and will be non objectionable
8. All submissions will become the property of the organizing body and
will not be returned
9. Management Team of Mega Challenge 2015 will reserve the rights to
edit the rules any time before the event as deem necessary
10.
Top 3 Teams/ Individuals of each competition will be awarded
with Trophies & Certificates and all the other participants will be
provided with Certificates of Participation
11.
Cash Prizes of PKR 5,000 will also be awarded to the winner of
each category
12.
A Grand Prize of PKR 30,000 will be awarded to the overall
Winning Team of the Contest

13.
Refreshments (Lunch & Dinner) will also be provided to the
participants
14.
One Male & One Female Faculty Incharge will be allowed with
each Participating Institution to accompany their respective
participants
15.
Participating Institutions and Individual Participants will not be
allowed to bring their guests, supporters/ colleagues or other students
with themselves
OTHER REGISTRATION RULES

1. Participants will have to fill a separate registration form for each category
2. Participants will mail the hard copy of each categorys registration form; duly
signed & stamped by the concerned Teacher Incharge along with the passport
size pictures of all the participants of the respective category for their cards
printing purpose and for undertaking purpose of being bound of rules &
regulations of the event. (Mail us the hard copy of each categorys
registration form to: TF 368, Deans Trade Center, Peshawar Cantonment,
Peshawar, Pakistan)
3. Online registration option will be available for registration confirmation of the
respective participating institutions on www.megachallenge.com.pk, however
sending hard copy will be necessary for the record purpose
4. Un-enrolled youth in educational institutions or uneducated youth (with an
age limit of 25 Years maximum) will have the facility to register themselves
simply on telephone call on numbers that will be provided in advertisements

Qirat Competition
No. of Participant/s:
1
Rules:

Each participant will present Verses from the Holy Quran of his/ her choice in
first round
Duration of presentation is 4-8min

Calligraphy Contest

No. of Participant/s:
1
Theme:
Open (preferably Islamic Calligraphy)
Rules:

6 hours time is allowed per person

Participants will bring their choice of materials by themselves

The submitted material/s will become the property of implementing

body

Naat Competition
No. of Participant/s:
1
Rules:

Each participant will present a Naat of his/ her choice in first round

Maximum duration of a presentation is 6min

Urdu language will be the official medium

A participant can present Naat of any Naat khwan

Urdu Singing Competition

No. of Participant/s:
1 to 2 (One Singer & One Musician). A Participant can also participate without
a musician
Rules:

Each participant will sing one song of his/ her choice in first round

Maximum duration of a performance is 5min

There is no restriction for song to be sung by any Singer and it can be

of any nature (ghazal, pop etc)

One musician is allowed with a singer

Judgment will be based on Singing quality and not accompanying

musician

Karaoke tracks/ programmed music is allowed. If you are using karaoke

tracks, please bring an edited version without interludes

Musicians & Musical Instruments will not be provided by the organizing

body

Quiz Competition
No. of Participants:
2
Areas:
1. Every Day Sciences
2. History of Sub Continent
3. General Knowledge about Pakistan
4. Islam
5. Sports

Rules:

In case of less than/ up to 20 teams, there will be two rounds

In round one, four to five teams will compete in each set and top team
will qualify for the next round (round two) and that round will decide
the top 3 teams

In case of more than 20 teams, one leading representative of the team

will compete through a written test of MCQs in the above areas and
final top 20 teams will then compete as discussed above

Sketching Contest
No. of Participant/s:
1
Theme:
Culture & Heritage Promotion for Peace
Rules:

3 hours time is allowed for sketching

Materials including stands, boards, pencils, rubbers and charts will be

provided by organizing body

Participants will have to select one picture each; to sketch, from the
provided pictures of various Heritage sites of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

The submitted material/s will become the property of implementing

body

Ad Making Competition
No. of Participant/s:
1 to 3
Theme:
Tourism/ Culture Promotion in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Rules:

Duration of the Ad would be minimum 30 seconds and maximum 120

seconds (2 minutes)

The Ad should be in English or in Urdu with English subtitles

All submissions must be the original work of the participants

Participants should have the permission to use any content before

including in the Ad

External footage from TV or internet will not be allowed to incorporate

in the Ad

For music and background score, use of a royalty free music will be
appreciated

Use of abusive language and objectionable content in the Ad will be

strictly prohibited

Ads will be judged on the basis of, Relevance to the Theme, Creativity,
Execution, Appearance & Overall Impact and Technical Skills including
Camera Work & Video Editing

A 200 word description should be sent alongwith the video

Ad shall be write on a CD/ DVD in WMV, AVI, MP4, MPEG or MOV format
& will be sent to the implementing body before the deadline that is
provided/ advertised

The submitted material/s will become the property of implementing

body

Photography Contest
No. of Participant/s:
1

Theme:
Culture & Heritage Promotion for Peace
(Preferably the Cultural/ Historical and Heritage Sites of Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa)
Rules:

A total of 4 to 6 pictures are allowed to describe your story

A 250 words description of the whole story should be send alongwith

the pictures

All participants must submit their original work

The photos should never have been previously exhibited in any contest
before

Photos should not be extensively edited

Judgment will be based on Content, Creativity, Use of Original Ideas,

Style, Link of Photos to the Theme and Visual Aesthetics and Technical
Ability

Both Edited and Unedited Photos should be submitted in separate

folders in JPEG format in a CD/ DVD and will be sent to the
implementing body before the deadline that is provided/ advertised

The submitted material/s will become the property of implementing

body

These sites can be considered (Gor Khutree/Gor Khatri Peshawar, Takht

Bhai Khandarat, Mardan, Hund Swabi etc)

Painting Competition
No. of Participant/s:
1
Theme:

Culture & Peace Promotion

Rules:

3 hours allowed per person

Materials including boards, stands etc will be provide by the organizing

body while the rest of material including colors etc will be brought by
participants themselves

The submitted material/s will become the property of implementing

body

Drama Competition
No. of Participants:
4 to 7 participants are allowed

Theme:
Youth Development & Culture Promotion for Peace

Rules:

15 to 20 minute time will be allowed per team

Derogatory remarks against renowned personalities & institutions will not be
allowed in the script
Props will not be provided by the organizing body
Marks will be awarded on the basis of Story, Script/ Dialogues, Confidence,
Acting/ Performance, Pronunciation and Style etc

Bilingual Declamation Contest (Serious)

(English Serious & Urdu Serious)
No. of Participants:
2 (one for English Serious & one for Urdu Serious)

Topics for English Serious:

1. I have a dream . . .
2. Justice delayed is justice denied
Topics for Urdu Serious:
1. Zawal band-e-momin ka be-zari se nahi
2. Aisy dastoor, subh-e be-noor ko mai nahi maanta
Rules:

4 to 6 minute time will be allowed per participant

Derogatory remarks against renowned personalities & institutions will

not be allowed

A participant can speak in the favor or against the topic as per his/ her
wish

Judgment will be based on Content, Confidence, Accent/ Pronunciation

and Style etc

In case of more than 20 teams, the competition can take place in two
rounds and for round two only ten teams will qualify (from initial/ first
round) in which Top 3 will be decided

Video Making Competition

No. of Participant/s:
1 to 3
Theme:
Culture & Tourism Promotion in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Rules:

Duration of the video should be from 4 to 6 minute

The movie/ video should be in English otherwise include subtitles

All submissions must be the original work of the participants

Participants should have the permission to use any content before

including in the video

External footage from TV or internet will not be allowed to incorporate

in the video

For music and background score, use of a royalty free music will be
appreciated

Use of abusive language and objectionable content in the movie will be

strictly prohibited

Videos will be judged on the basis of, Relevance to the Theme,

Creativity, Execution, Appearance & Overall Impact and Technical Skills
including Camera Work & Video Editing

A 250 word description should be sent alongwith the video

Video shall be write on a CD/ DVD in WMV, AVI, MP4, MPEG or MOV
format & will be sent to the implementing body before the deadline
that is provided/ advertised

The submitted material/s will become the property of implementing

body