ITANAGAR, 15 Sep: The preliminary rounds of Battle of Minds 3.0, organised by the Department of Youth Affairs, concluded with the 18th and final round held in Itanagar on Tuesday.

The final round witnessed the participation of 103 teams, comprising 206 students.

After the completion of the preliminary rounds, the scores of the top-performing teams from across the state were compared and three teams with highest overall scores have qualified directly for the grand finale.

Shayon Ghosh and Regainlu Kri of Global Valley School, Roing in Lower Dibang Valley district topped the preliminary stage with 130 points, followed by Jumnam Rallen and Castro Meme of RKMS, Narottam Nagar with 115 points, while Basar Megu and Miton Kadu of VKV, Oyan secured the third position with 110 points.

The race for the fourth and final grand finale spot, however, has ended in a five-way tie, with five teams securing 95 points each.

The tied teams are Marpin Bagra and Gobin Daw of PM SHRI Kendriya Vidyalaya, Aalo; Kabom Pait and Ardha Panyang of VKV Oyan; Tania Rago and Dev Dingsar of Adarsh Public School, Daporijo; Pungdeep Ekke and Dakyar Maying of VKV Kuporijo; and Weshe Umpo and Aina Megu of Intaya Public School, Roing.

They will now compete in a tie-breaker on 17 September in Itanagar. The top-performing team will secure the fourth and final berth in the grand finale.

The third edition of Battle of Minds 3.0 recorded 688 teams, comprising 1,376 students.

The grand finale will be held on 20 September from 3 pm at DK Convention Hall, Itanagar.