ITANAGAR, 12 Sep: The statewide preliminary round of Battle of Minds 3.0, organised by the Department of Youth Affairs, has successfully concluded across 17 centres.
The competition will now move to Itanagar for the final preliminary round on 16 September with 102 teams, comprising 204 students registered to participate.
After completion of the Itanagar round, the performance of the district toppers will be compared to select the top four teams for the grand finale slated for 20 September at DK Convention Hall here.
Chief Minister Pema Khandu is expected to attend the finale.
The competition was conducted across three routes by three teams.
The East Team covered Longding, Tirap, Changlang, Namsai, Lohit, Anjaw; the West Team covered Tawang, West Kameng, East Kameng, Lower Subansiri, Kra Daadi and Upper Subansiri; and the Central Team covered Lower Siang, Leparada, West Siang, Siang, East Siang and Lower Dibang Valley.
A total of 585 teams, comprising 1,170 students, participated at the 17 centres.
Among the centres covered so far, Pasighat (East Siang) recorded the highest participation with 112 teams, comprising 224 students, while
Daporijo (Upper Subansiri) recorded the lowest participation with 9 teams, comprising 18 students.
Battle of Minds has witnessed significant growth since its inception.
The competition began in 2024 with 53 teams comprising 106 participants and grew to 343 teams comprising 686 participants in its second edition in 2025.
