Finals Format

Kural Theni Finals Format

Date & Time of Finals

Final Competition : Thursday, July 3rd. From 9AM to 5PM (Exact time and Pool information to be published later)
Prize Distribution : Friday, July 4th (Exact time to be confirmed later)

July 3rd

  • No entry tickets required for the Final Competition on July 3rd. All participants are requested to be available on July 3rd morning at the Venue for Kural Theni Finals.
  • Exact Room # and other details will be published in this page.
  • Food arrangements for July 3rd will be published later by FeTNA.

July 4th & 5th

  • FeTNA entry ticket required for participating in the Prize Distribution on July 4th.
  • Tickets required for Participating in the FeTNA events on July 4th & 5th.
  • Please note that FeTNA entry tickets for July 4th & 5th includes Lunch & Dinner for July 4th & 5th.

Please check the FeTNA convention website for Venue and other logistics – https://fetna-convention.org/

Rounds

The Kural Theni Finals will consist of two rounds : a Recital Round and a Question & Answer Round. There could be more than one round in Q&A round. The number of Q&A rounds will be determined by the contest’s competitiveness. 

Prizes

There will be 3 winners in each group. In the Arumbugal group, additional winners will be selected from among the five and six year olds. Beyond the top-three prizes, special prizes will be given for excellence in Tamil pronunciation and language fluency.

All participants will receive medals and certificates. Trophies will be presented to the winners on the grand FeTNA Convention stage, offering a unique and memorable experience.

Kural List for Finals

We have published the 150 Kural for finals which includes Kurals which were given in the previous rounds. Only these Kurals are for finals. Any Kurals outside the list will not be considered.

150 Kurals for Finals

Arumbugal

    • 70 Kurals with meanings — Kural List

    • These 70 Kurals were chosen from the original 100 Kurals published at the start of this year competition. 

    • Rounds:

      1. Recital:

        • Recite the 70 Kurals in the given order.

        • Do not include meanings or Athigaram (Chapters) —only the Kurals should be recited.

      2. Question & Answer:

        • Quiz on Kural meanings, in the same format used in Zonals. But questions will not be provided.

        • Question & Answer round will also include questions about Thiruvalluvar.
        • 30 Seconds time limit to answer per question. Time limit will be strictly considered. 

      3. Tie-Breaker (if needed):

        • Participants may recite additional Kurals beyond the 70 Kurals but only from the total 150 list to break a tie. Meaning not required for Kurals beyond their group list.

    • Note: In the recital round, if participant want to recite in a different sequence, a PDF should be generated through our website’s PRINT feature and uploaded to the status page. Only prints generated from kuraltheni.com are accepted; handwritten or other PDF’s will not be accepted.

Mottugal 

  • 100 Kurals with meanings — Kural List

  • These 100 Kurals are the original 100 Kurals published at the start of this year competition. 

  • Rounds:

    1. Recital:

      • Recite the 100 Kurals in the given order.

      • Do not include meanings or Athigaram (Chapters) —only the Kurals should be recited.

    2. Question & Answer:

      • Quiz on Kural meanings, in the same format used in Semifinals.

      • Question & Answer round will also include questions about Thiruvalluvar. 

      • 45 Seconds time limit to answer per question. Time limit will be strictly considered.

    3. Tie-Breaker (if needed):

      • Participants may recite additional Kurals beyond the 100 Kurals but only from the total 150 list to break a tie. Meaning not required for Kurals beyond their group list.

  • Note: In the recital round, if participant want to recite in a different sequence, a PDF should be generated through our website’s PRINT feature and uploaded to the status page. Only prints generated from our kuraltheni.com are accepted; handwritten or external prints will not be accepted.

Malargal 

  • 150 Kurals with meanings — Kural List

  • Malargal participants have already memorized 125 Kurals upto Quarterfinals. So, only additional 25 Kurals for finals. However they have to know the meanings of all the 150 Kurals.

  • Rounds:

    1. Recital:

      • Recite the 150 Kurals in the given order.

      • Do not include meanings or Athigaram (Chapters) —only the Kurals should be recited.

    2. Question & Answer:

      • Quiz on Kural meanings, in the same format used in Zonals.

      • Question & Answer round will also include questions about Thiruvalluvar.

      • 1 minute time limit to answer per question. Time limit will be strictly considered.

    3. Tie-Breaker (if needed):

      • Q&A format only. But hard questions will be asked. 

  • Note: In the recital round, if participant want to recite in a different sequence, a PDF should be generated through our website’s PRINT feature and uploaded to the status page. Only prints generated from kuraltheni.com site are accepted; handwritten or external prints will not be accepted.

General Rules for All Groups

  • One Recital Round.

  • One or more Q&A Rounds, as needed to finalize rankings.

  • Tie-breaker rounds if required

  • Special Awards for Best Pronunciation and Best Fluency.

Judging Criteria

  • சரியாகக் கூறுதல் (Correctness)

  • சரளமாகக் கூறுதல் (Fluency)

  • சரியான உச்சரிப்பு (Pronunciation)