Gita Champions League

1. Objectives:
i) To raise the values of life, standards of ideas, better society and better stress
management skills by taking right Ethical Decisions for youth through awareness of
Gita lessons.
2. Vision:
i) Bhagavad-Gita is the most boonafide scriptures for all Indians. It is read and
spoken upon throughout India. Even today, it is accepted as a Divine Witness in
Indian courts and panchayats. It would not be an overestimation to say that it is the
crest-jewel of all Indians, and the basis of Indian culture. Through GCL, we wish to
remind our fellow Indians of their glorious heritage which they should be proud of.
3. Purpose of GCL
i)Our children are our future. We need to protect them, nourish and develop
their minds to help them walk the path of leadership. Even a superficial analysis of the
variety of exposures a child receives today, is enough to scare us about their future.
Childrens minds are like sponges that can absorb anything dropped into it. The
television, movies and the internet together expose the child to violence, pornography
and insanity that the child can easily get influenced and succumb. Adults also have
their own set of problems like stress, frustrations, depression, pressure of whether or
not they will be able to fulfill their responsibilities towards their family and friends,
work place and society at large. Arjuna was in a similar state of mind before the
Mahabharat war began and had to take shelter and guidance from Lord Krishna.
4. What is GCL?
i) To serve this purpose, the International Society for Krishna Consciousness
(ISKCON) is organizing a Bhagavad Gita Contest entitled, Gita Champions League
(GCL). This contest will be a fun, inspiring and motivating way to help everyone to
absorb themselves in the teachings of the Bhagavad Gita, enrich and refocus their life
in the right manner. Realizing the divine culture of India, we need to help ourselves to
emerge with superior human values. Gita Champions League will be a helping hand
to learn self-discipline and build a strong value system for the participants.

5. History
i)What started as an endeavour of a small team of 4-5 individuals to organize
the event for only around 600-700 individuals, ended up in actually getting over 2300
participants. The GCL was a project inspired by HH Bhakti Charu Swami Maharaj to
reach out with the message of Bhagavad-Gita to the masses. After a lot of hard work
and appropriate startegy, we started the event. However, as time progressed, people
realized the gravity of the event and came forward to help. The first group to come

forward was the biggest media group of the country Dainik Bhaskar. The others,
like IDBI Bank, My FM,etc also chipped in, and the end result was an event in 6
cities, and 12 centers.
During the prize distribution ceremony, HH Bhakti Charu Swami Maharaj was so
pleased with the event, that he announced a six figure prize money; and we are all
geared up to fulfill that dream with a commitment of adding another zero to both,
the prize money as well as the number of participants.
Already, many people have come forward to help including the Governor
(Rajyapal) of the state His Excellency Shri Ram Naresh Yadav ji, the Director of the
prestigious IIM Indore Dr. Ravichandran, the education minister of the state Mr.
Lakshmikant Sharma, the Industry Minsiter Shri Kailash Vijayvargiya ji, the Water
Resources Minster Shri Jayant mallaiya ji, the Higher Education Minsiter Shri
Lakshmikant Sharma ji, the Vice Chancellor of RGPV Dr. Piyush Trivedi ji & a
prominent social worker Dr. Anil Bhandari ji.
6. Rules & Regulation
Registration
1. The fees for Group I (Standard V to X) is Rs 50/- while for Group II (Everyone else) is Rs. 100/2. Contest course material (Free of charge)
a. GCL Questionnaire containing around 1250 questions and answers based on 18 chapters of
Bhagavad Gita As It Is
3. Completely filled Registration forms along with the fee to be deposited to School office (For
Group I)/ GCL authority (For Group II) appointed by the GCL Coordinator.
Examination
1. The exam paper will consist of any 100 questions from GCL Questionnaire (100 marks)
2. Medium of contest will be English and Hindi.
3. The date of exam is 20th January 2013. The timings will be declared later.
The exact location of the exam center will be sent through emails, sms and also will be
mentioned on the website, www.gitachampions.in.
7. No Participant is allowed to enter the Examination Hall after half hour of start of exam.
8. Participants found in possession of any material, which the organizers feel is objectionable, will
be treated as a case of mal-practice. His candidature stands immediately cancelled and such
Participants shall be debarred from the examination. No fees shall be refunded in such case.
9. The decision of the organizers shall be the final and shall be abiding to one and all.
10. The Participants have to get their own pens, pencils, & writing boards for the contest.
Results and Prize Distribution
1. The venue and the date for the prizes distribution ceremony shall by decided at the sole
discretion of the organizers, as per their convenience and the information will be available on
GCL website, www.gitachampions.in.
2. The Participants are instructed to preserve the Registration Slip till the point of prize distribution.
The prizes shall be distributed only against the Hall tickets. Please note that, even if the
participant qualifies for the prizes, no prizes shall be distributed without the production of a valid
Registration Slip.
3. In case of loss of Registration Slip, a new Registration Slip will be issued with a fine of Rs.100/4. In all cases and for all decisions, the decision of the organizers shall be final and shall be
abiding to all the Participants.
5. Only the Participants who have won the Prizes will be informed by phone about their
results without declaring the marks.

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The list of the winners will also be declared on the GCL website, www.gitachampions.in. Only
the names and prizes of winners will be mentioned. No marks will be announced.
Revaluation request will not be entertained from any of the participants. The Participants are
hereby requested to refrain from approaching the GCL Team for rechecking their answer papers.

7. How to apply:
All RGPV candidates have to apply ONLINE. Details of the application fee and
the steps in the application process are given below. The application fee is nonrefundable.
Registration fees for RGPV students. (Rs.100/-)
Course Material will be given free of cost on registration (after Oct 5th, 2013).
Students may contact their college authorities for the same.

Filling in Application Online:

1.
2.

GCL online application form can be accessed using http://www.rgpv.ac.in/

Fill in the necessary data in the online application form following instructions
given there
3.
You will have to pay Rs.100/- through your net banking account while filling
the online form.
4.
Once you finally submit the application, no further changes to the application
can be made by the applicant.
5.

Upon registration, you have to take the print receipt of the application form so
that you can collect the Registration Slip and the GCL booklet from GCL counter.

8.Exam Details:
i)Exam Type:
100 Multiple Choice Questions
ii)Course Material:
Bhagavad Gita As It Is
GCL Sample Questionnaire (About 1250 Questions)
GCL Sample Questionnaire (About 1250 Questions)
iii) Syllabus:
Bhagavad-Gita As It Is -Translations & Purports
iv) Language:
Hindi, English
v) Duration:
90 minutes
vi) Venue:
Will be informed later
vii) Date & Time:
January 20th 2013.
viii) Exam Paper:

70 Questions from GCL Sample Questionnaire

30 Questions from Bhagavad Gita As It Is

9. Prizes:
i) Senior Group:
First Prize Rs 1,00,000/ Second Prize Rs 51,000/ Third Prize Rs 21,000/ Plus 100 other Prizes
ii) Junior Group
First Prize 51,000/ Second Prize 21,000/ Third Prize 11,000/iii) Prizes For Every Institute (Over 100 Registrations):
1st Prize Gifts Worth Rs 500/ 2nd Prize Gifts Worth Rs 300/ 3rd Prize Gifts Worth Rs 200/iv)Total 400 Prizes Worth Rs 10 Lacs to be Won!!!

10. GCL COMMITTEE MEMBER:

SHRI KAILASH VIJAYVARGIYA
(HONOURABLE MINISTER FOR INDUSTRY FOR MP)
SHRI JAYANT MALLAIYA
(HONOURABLE MINISTER FOR WATER RESOURCES FOR MP)
SHRI LAKSHMIKANT SHARMA (PATRONGCL COMMITTEE
HONOURABLE MINISTER FOR HIGHER EDUCATION FOR MP)
Dr. Piyush Trivedi(VICE CHANCELLOR RAJIV GANDHI PRODYOGIK V
ISHWAVIDYALAYA)
Dr. Anil Bhandari (9 TIMES NOMINEE FOR PADMASHREE AWARD BY
THE STATE GOVERNMENT OF MADHYA PRADESH)
Nitai Chandra Das (B. Tech., M. Tech. IIT Bombay, MS
Nanotechnology USA)

Chief Co-ordinators:
Mr. Narendra Jat (MBA - IIPS, ex- Bharati AXA)
Mr. Ankesh Jain (BE IET-DAVV)
Vivek Agrawal (student SGSITS, BAHA team)
Mr. Anand Shrivastav (BE IET-DAVV, Software Consultant)
Mr. Akhil Kumar (IIM Indore)
Mr. Rudranil Chakraborthy (IIM Indore)

11. More Details:

i) GCL promotional videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbRqeulTjiU&feature=youtu.be
ii) GCL official website:
http://www.gitachampions.in/
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