Knowledge Brainstorm

About Knowledge Brainstorm

Transforming Education Awards - Knowledge Brainstorm

Lovely Professional University introduced “Transforming Education Awards- Knowledge Brainstorm” in 2017 in search of young minds with great aptitude. The first two editions of Knowledge Brainstorm were huge success. Till date, more than 25000 students of class 11th and 12th from 200 schools from all North Eastern States participated in this annual event and have bagged cash prizes and study grant worth INR 50 Crores (at state, district and school level).

We intend to continue with this initiative with renewed vigour and invite the students of North Eastern states and Sikkim to undertake this prestigious test enroute to realizing their dreams.

The third edition of this annual test is poised to be much bigger and better than last year. LPU will recognize the effort of the brilliant students and award them with attractive cash prizes and scholarship.

Prizes and Scholarship

Prizes
State Topper : Rs. 25000/-
District Toppers : Rs. 10000/-

Scholarship on the basis of Knowledge Brainstorm ( While taking admission at LPU):

Performance in Knowledge Brainstrom Scholarship Benefits
State Topper/District Topper Equivalent to category I cut off
Top 10% applicants of Knowledge Brainstorm
11-20% applicants of Knowledge Brainstorm Equivalent to category II cut off
21-35% applicants of Knowledge Brainstorm Equivalent to category III cut off

The university also offers extensive scholarship upto Rs. 4.9 lakhs per student on the basis of marks in 10+2/ LPUNEST and performance in Sports, Cultural Activities etc. For more details, Click here.

Note: District topper will be declared subject to participation of minimum 10 schools from that district. In case number of schools from some districts are less than 10, then university may merge such districts and declare district topper from these merged group of districts.

* In case two or more students are having highest marks in a district/state then candidate having more marks in best three subjects will be considered for the district/state topper award. In case of further tie, best two subject marks will be considered (or best one in case of clash). In case there is still tie, eldest candidate (on the basis of date of birth) will be considered for the award.

Test Pattern

  • It will be an MCQ based test.
  • Duration of test will be 1 hour (60 minutes) test.

Scoring: Each correct answer would carry 5 marks and for every wrong answer, 1 mark would be deducted.

General Instructions

  • Students will fill their responses in an OMR sheet.
  • Students will bring a blue/black pen to fill the OMR sheet.

Syllabus

English (20 questions)

Grammar Concepts – Parts of speech, Pronouns, Prepositions, Conjunctions, Articles, Verbs, Modals, Tenses; Vocabulary: Antonyms, Synonyms, One word substitution; Common errors in sentence construction, Common errors in choice of vocabulary; Reading Comprehension skills.

Reasoning (10 questions)

Analogy, Odd Man out, word formation, Coding decoding, Blood relations, Series test, Direction sense test, Sitting arrangement, Statement and conclusions/assumptions, Assertion and reasoning, Figure Series, Arithmetic and Data Interpretation (charts etc.), Number-crunching (Arithmetic) means average, ratio, time & work, rate, benefit & loss, partnership, clocks, volume & surface area, simple & compound interest.

General Awareness (15 questions)

Awareness about the current affairs related to Sports Events, Awards and Honors, Science Invention and Discoveries, Books and Authors, Indian Politics, Who is Who, Books and Authors, Abbreviations, Important Days and Weeks, International and National Organizations.

IT Awareness (5 questions)

Awareness about usage of IT and related technologies in daily life including Internet, Social Media, Smart Phones, Emails, Word processing.

Important Dates

Registration Starts : 20th April- 31st July 2019
Test Centre Your School Campus
Test Date September 2019 (Exact date to be confirmed by School Office)
Result Date 23rd October 2019

How to Register

Students of 11th, 12th or equivalent can apply.
For Students: Apply Here
For Schools: Contact Registration team
Phone: +91-1824-40440

Award Winners 2019

Award Winners 2018

Award Winners 2017

Student Testimonails
Ibanjoplin Synjri

Won Cash prize of Rs. 25,000/-

Army Public School
State Topper – Meghalaya
Student Testimonails
Nilanjan Chatterjee

Won Cash prize of Rs. 25,000/-

Maharishi Vidya Mandir
State Topper - Assam
Student Testimonails
Gianichand Thounaojam

Won Cash prize of Rs. 25,000/-

Herbert School
State Topper - Manipur
Student Testimonails
Wegara Chuanchi D Marak

Won Cash prize of Rs. 25,000/-

Army Public School
State Topper – Meghalaya
Student Testimonails
Mahasweta Debnath

Won Cash prize of Rs. 25,000/-

Sri Krishna Mission School
State Topper – Tripura
Student Testimonails
Yansaromo J Patton

Won Cash prize of Rs. 25,000/-

Delhi Public School
State Topper – Nagaland
Student Testimonails
Akash Jyoti Sahoo

Won Cash prize of Rs. 25,000/-

ST. Paul Higher Secondary School, Aizawl
State Topper - Mizoram
Student Testimonails
Toni Potom

Won Cash prize of Rs. 25,000/-

Doni-Polo Vidhya Bhawan - Itanagar
State Topper – Arunachal Pradesh
Student Testimonails
Renuka Khatiwoda

Won Cash prize of Rs. 10,000/-

Sangat Higher Secondary School
District Topper - Imphal, Manipur
Student Testimonails
AZHAKUO KHEZHIE

Won Cash prize of Rs. 10,000/-

Model Higher Secondary School
District Topper – Kohima, Nagaland
Student Testimonails
ANUSMRITI SHOME

Won Cash prize of Rs. 10,000/-

Kendriya Vidhyalaya Central University
District Topper - Tezpur, Assam