The Grand Finale of the National Inter College Crossword Expedition (NICE 2025) will span two exciting days, during which the qualifiers will face a series of challenges, including the Written Prelims, Extra-C Rounds, Quarter Finals, Semi Finals, and finally, the Grand Finale round, all in pursuit of the coveted trophy!

Event Details:

• Dates: 9th and 10th September 2025
• Venue: All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE), Nelson Mandela Marg, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi, Delhi - 110070

The cumulative scores from all three online rounds have been used to determine the overall leaderboard for CCCC 13.0.

National Toppers

1. Anhad Kaur and Divya Dhiman (BCM Arya Sr. Secondary School, Ludhiana)
2. Dhairya Pandey (Don Bosco Academy, Patna)
3. Shraddha Shree (St. Michael's High School, Patna)
4. Nanya Dev Singh and Tanmay Kashyap (DPS Patna)
5. Sahil Sandeep Sabne and Raaghav Kanegaonkar (SES Gurukul)

The top 100 participants from this stage will advance to Stage 2 – Face-to-Face Round.

CCCC 13.0 Leaderboard