The Practice Round of the 13th edition of the National Inter School Cryptic Crossword Contest (CCCC 13.0) was successfully conducted on Sunday.
The non-scoring round, exclusively organized for registered participants, aimed to familiarize them with the structure and rules of the upcoming online rounds under Stage I of the contest, according to a Press release.
Despite being a trial round, the enthusiastic participation from across the country highlighted the immense popularity and academic relevance of CCCC.
The round saw hundreds of school students from Class VII to XII team up to test their cryptic crossword-solving skills in a simulated competition environment.
The National Winners includes Nanya Dev Singh and Tanmay Kashyap from Delhi Public School, Patna securing first followed by Anhad Kaur and Divya Dhiman of BCM Arya Model Senior Secondary School, Ludhiana and third spot came Sahil Sandeep Sabne and Raaghav S Kanegaonkar from SES Gurukul, Pune.