MaRRS International Spelling Bee
International Spelling Bee Recognition
A multi-stage English-language competition for school students from Class 1 to 10, testing spelling, vocabulary, pronunciation and word knowledge through written and oral rounds.
Mode
Hybrid
Fee
Free
Participation format
Individual
Duration
Academic-year-long programme spanning school, national online, state, national and international rounds.
Eligibility
Open to school students from Class 1 to Class 10 in India and partner countries. Participants are grouped into six grade-level categories and compete only against peers of the same standard.
- Grade level
- Grade 1 to 10
- Age range
- 6 to 16 years
- Eligibility region
- Available nationwide across India
- Academic requirement
- Open to students enrolled in a school recognised by any state or national board. Students compete within their own grade category.
- Prerequisites
- Enrolled in a school participating in the MaRRS International Spelling Bee
- Working knowledge of English at the student's own grade level
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Rewards and recognition
Prizes
Trophies, Medals & Scholarships
Top performers across state, national and international rounds receive trophies, medals and scholarships. Cash awards and scholarship values for the current edition are announced on the official portal.
Certificate
MaRRS Spelling Bee Certificate
Participants receive certificates from MaRRS International recognising their performance at each round they qualify through.
Recognition
International-level recognition
Skills your child builds
How to apply
- 1Schools register their students through the MaRRS Spelling Bee portal at marrsspellingbee.in
- 2Registered students receive base learning material to prepare for the rounds.
- 3Students participate in the school-level round, after which qualifiers advance to the national online assessment, state, national and international rounds.
Rules and guidelines
- Students compete only within their own grade category.
- Participation is routed through registered schools or learning centres.
- Progression to each subsequent stage is based on performance in the previous round.
Technology requirements
- Computer or tablet with a stable internet connection for online rounds
- Microphone for oral rounds where applicable
About this opportunity
The MaRRS International Spelling Bee is one of Asia's largest school-level English competitions, conducted since 2003 by MaRRS Intellectual Services Pvt. Ltd. The competition is open to school students from Class 1 to Class 10 and is organised in grade-level categories so that students compete only against peers of the same standard. Close to a million students participate each year across India and partner countries.
The contest moves through a progression of stages — school level, first national online assessment, state level, national level and finally the international level. Eleven rounds across these stages cover the breadth of English language usage. Written rounds include dictation, jumbled letters, word application, crossword, idioms and phrasal verbs. Oral rounds include Spell It, where students continue spelling words until they make a mistake, alongside pronunciation, antonyms and synonyms. Additional rounds introduced over the years assess word origin (etymology) and supra-segmentals such as stress, syllables and IPA pronunciation.
MaRRS frames the Spelling Bee as a motivational learning programme rather than a one-day test. Participants receive structured base learning material and access to online rounds free of cost, and progression through the rounds is intended to build sustained reading, vocabulary and pronunciation habits across an academic year. Winners at higher stages have historically received scholarships and cash awards, with top performers progressing to the international final.
Rounds and format
The competition spans five stages — school, first national online assessment, state, national and international — across eleven rounds. Written rounds include dictation, jumbled letters, word application, crossword, idioms and phrasal verbs. Oral rounds include Spell It (continuous spelling until error), pronunciation, antonyms and synonyms. Additional rounds cover word origin (etymology) and supra-segmentals such as stress, syllables and IPA pronunciation.
How entries are judged
Performance is judged on accuracy of spelling, breadth of vocabulary, correctness of pronunciation, knowledge of word origin and command over supra-segmental features of English.
Selection process
Top performers in each grade category at the school round advance to the national online assessment, then to state, national and finally international rounds.
How to prepare
- MaRRS base learning material (provided on registration)
- Free online practice rounds via the MaRRS Spelling Bee portal
Academic details
Difficulty: Mixed Levels
What's covered
MaRRS provides base learning material covering spelling, vocabulary, pronunciation, idioms, phrasal verbs, antonyms, synonyms, word origin and supra-segmentals (stress, syllables, IPA pronunciation). The curriculum is graded by class and aligned to the rounds students will face.
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