Competition

Schools are responsible for the accuracy of the student data. They can edit the spellings and D.O.B. of students and team member names until 30 days before the event. After that time, the data can no longer be edited, and a fee of PKR 500 per correction will be charged for any student data change requests.

School teams are not allowed to change their competition region in which they have been registered with 30 or fewer days remaining in the competition date. A penalty of PKR 1,000 per team will be charged for any region change requests. Individual participants cannot change their competition region.

If a school team is represented by a single student, she/he will become the designated speller by default.

Two weeks before the Pakistan Spelling Bee championship, participants will receive their reporting time, schedule, and directions for their competition venue by email or through their PSB dashboard. All participants are required to make their own arrangements to arrive at the designated regional center on the appointed date and time.

Schools must download and print the name tags of their students from their PSB dashboard. Participants must show their name tags for entry into the competition venue, and must wear them at all times on the day of the competition. Any tampering with the name tags will result in the participant's disqualification.

Only registered school team members will be allowed to participate in the competition. A school team will remain eligible even if one member represents it.

Teams can either wear their official school uniform or official Pakistan Spelling Bee T-shirts/tops and black trousers while participating in the Pakistan Spelling Bee Regional and National Championships. However, both members of a team should be similarly dressed; either in the school uniform or Pakistan Spelling Bee T-shirts/tops and trousers. Individual Participants must only wear official Pakistan Spelling Bee T-shirts/tops and black trousers.

Any improper or inappropriate behavior or any attempt to disrupt the competition by a student, her/his parent or guardian, school representative, school official(s), or team supporter(s) will result in the team's immediate disqualification from the PSB. Pakistan Spelling Bee will blacklist any school whose teams and officials do not follow these guidelines.

Participants are not allowed to bring any printed material or electronic devices into the competition area.

School teams will not be allowed to participate in the PSB unless accompanied by the school supervisor, who must bring her/his original CNIC and Pakistan Spelling Bee issued Name Tag for identification. Only one school supervisor is allowed for up to eight school teams. A school supervisor may be added for every additional set of up to eight teams. A school supervisor must remain present at the competition venue with her/his student(s) until their safe departure after the competition. School supervisors are allowed to accompany their teams into the competition rooms, but must check in all communication devices, including audio/video recorders, and cameras with the room in charge. These devices cannot be used while the competition is in progress. Breach of this rule may result in their team's disqualification.

For School Teams: Parents are not allowed in the competition venue. They can view the final rounds of the PSB Regional Championships and PSB National Championship on PSB social media where it is broadcast live, depending on the availability of a stable internet connection at the competition venue. For Individual Participants: Only one parent or legal guardian accompanying individual participants will be allowed in the competition venue. The parent/guardian must follow the competition venue rules and code of conduct. Any breach may result in the participant's disqualification and removal of the participant and parent/guardian from the competition venue.

An individual or team that fails to show up for a PSB regional championship at their reporting time will not be accommodated in a different region, and will lose their registration and team fee. In order to participate, the individual or school team will have to pay the team fee again.

A member of a school team (whose team participated and won any of the top three positions in the regional championship), but who could not participate in the regional championship for any reason, will not be allowed to join her/his team mate in the PSB National Championship. However, if the student appears in another regional championship (if registration is available in a region) in the individual category, and wins one of the top three positions, the student can join her/his team mate in the PSB National Championship, or continue in the individual category. Members of a school team which has participated in the PSB Regional Championship cannot participate as independent candidates in the PSB National Championship, unless their team-mate drops out for any reason. Additional security protocols and campus rules for the PSB regional centers may apply.