Quick Bites

  • South Zone: 2nd August 2025 at IIT Madras, Central Lecture Theatre, Near OAT, IIT Madras
  • West Zone: 12th August 2025 at Bhopal LNCT campus Seminar Hall :  S - 21, Jagadish Chandra Bose,  Block 
  • East Zone: 12th August 2025 at CIMP, Patna
  • North Zone: 16th August 2025 at IIT Delhi, The seminar hall 
  • West Zone : 19th Aug 2025 I Hub, Ahmedabad 
  • North East Zone: 22nd Aug 2025 Royal Global University, College Auditorium, Guwahati 

ACAD National Winners
Rank-1: Shraddha Shree, St. Michael's High School, Patna
Rank-2: Don Bosco Academy, Patna
Rank-3: Saptak Gupta, Patna

ACAD Plus National Winners
Rank-1: Om Kumar Jha, NIT Manipur
Rank-2: Shivam Jha, SDDNG Govt. High School, Araria
Rank-3: Bhargav Vinayak, IIM Rohtak


ACAD Senior National Winners
Rank-1: Dhirendra Tripathi, Ahmedabad
Rank-2: R Nagendra Prasad, Bangalore
Rank-3: KK Rao, Hyderabad


ACAD Global Winners
Rank-1: Harish Kamath, Bangalore
Rank-2: Samit Kallianpur, Secunderabad
Rank-3: Ramki Krishnan, Chennai

The National Inter School Cryptic Crossword contest 2025 (CCCC 13.0) will unfold in multiple stages between July and November 2025

Stage I: Online Rounds
Two students from Classes VII to XII from the same school can team up, regardless of their class levels.
Practice Round (non-scoring): July 27, 2025
Round 1: August 03, 2025
Round 2: August 10, 2025
Round 3: August 17, 2025

Stage II: Face-to-Face Online/Offline Regional Rounds
Shortlisted teams will compete in face-to-face rounds, either online or at select offline locations, depending on logistical and local considerations.

Stage III: National Grand Finale
The best-performing teams from Stage II will battle it out in a thrilling offline National Grand Finale in New Delhi. Dates for Stages II and III will be announced later.

Who Can Participate?: Students from Classes VII to XII enrolled in any school affiliated with a recognized board in India.
Prizes and Recognition: Top-performing teams will win exciting prizes, and certificates will be awarded to all participants, acknowledging their intellectual effort and competitive spirit.