Competitions

1. During August-December 2024, Pakistan Spelling Bee (PSB) will hold English and Urdu spelling bee for Grade 3-10 (including O-Levels and MYP) students.
2. English and Urdu spelling bees will be held as separate competitions.
3. Both competitions will be held in two stages: The PSB Regional Championship and the PSB National Championship.

PSB Regional Championship

School Branch Registration Fee: PKR 5,000 Per Branch Per Language
Team Registration Fee: PKR 3,000 Per Team

1. The PSB Regional Championships will be held in nine cities across Pakistan.
2. Cities can have one or more regional centers, where regional championships will be held.
3. Regional Championships will have three rounds, which will be held at the same regional center, followed by an awards ceremony.
4. Teams will compete within the same grade category. For example, a Grade 5 team will only compete with other Grade 5 teams.
5. Each team will be asked the spelling of 10 words per round.
6. Word change requests will not be granted.
7. For Urdu Spelling Bee, the spelling rules are given at the beginning of the 2024 PSB Urdu Word List.
8. For English Spelling Bee, Both British and American spellings are allowed.
9. Most words asked in the competition will be from the 2024 PSB word lists for English and Urdu languages. However, students will also be asked the spellings of words from a hidden list.
10. In the tie breaker rounds, students may be asked to take additional oral, written, or online tests or quizzes.
11. The score of the tie breaker rounds will not be counted towards a team’s cumulative score.
12. After the completion of Round One, the top 12 teams from each grade will qualify for Round Two. In the event of a tie in Round One, a tie breaker round will be held.
13. After the completion of Round Two, the top 3 teams from each grade will qualify for Round Three. In the event of a tie in Round Two, the teams’ cumulative scores for Round One and Round Two will determine the winner, and if the tie remains, a tie breaker round will be held.
14. Round Three is held in front of an audience. In the event of a tie in Round Three, a tie breaker round will be held, at the end of which teams will be awarded first, second and third places, and given certificates, and medals as follows:

PSB Regional Championship
Participant Status	Award	Awards Ceremony
Round 1 Participant	Participation certificate	End of Round 1
Round 3 Winner (1st place)	Certificate and Gold medal	End of Round 3
Round 3 Winner (2nd place)	Certificate and Silver medal	End of Round 3
Round 3 Winner (3rd place)	Certificate and Bronze medal	End of Round 3

15. All PSB Regional Championship winner teams are eligible to participate in the PSB National Championship upon the payment of its registration fee. This fee may be waived for students from low-fee schools on a case by cases basis at the discretion of the PSB administration.