Anirudh Kannan from Ryan International School, Khargar, announced the city champion of Classmate Spell Bee Season 12

·         Classmate Spell Bee Season 12 - A national spell bee competitionheld across 30 cities with over 3,50,000 participants organised by Radio Mirchi and Classmate, an ITC brand

·         The National Winner of the competition will win a grand prize of INR 2, 00, 000, a trip to White House and chance to witness the Scripps National Spelling Bee 2020 with a parent in Washington DC, U.S.A.

Mumbai, March 11, 2020: The online semi finals of Classmate Spell Bee Season 12, India’s largest spelling competition were conducted in Mumbai. Classmate and Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM launched season 12 of Classmate Spell Bee a couple of months back. The ultimate winner will win a grand cash prize of INR 2, 00, 000, a trip to the White House, and to witness the Scripps National Spelling Bee 2020 with a parent in Washington DC, U.S.A. in an all expenses paid trip.

Classmate, India's No.1 Notebook Brand* by ITC, believes that each child is unique. Organising India’s largest spelling competition is a way for ITC to cultivate children into bright young minds. The excitement and rush around Classmate’s Spell Bee Competition has increased exponentially with the advent of newer seasons.

This year too, the competition saw some of the most talented spellers participate in the third level of the competition in an online test and Anirudh Kannan from Ryan International School, Khargar emerged as the winner. Anirudh Kannan will now be in competing in the National Finals of the competition.

The initial round of the competition received a roaring response from students all over India. In the initial phase, an on-ground exercise was conducted among major schools in around 30 cities. The top 15 scorers from the 30 cities from each school participated in the city finals round. The top contestants from each city contended in the semi final stage of the competition which was held in Mumbai.

The grand finale of the Classmate Spell Bee Season 12 will witness a gruelling competition between the top 16 participants of India to win the title of Classmate Spell Bee Season 12’ National Champion. The National Finals of the competition will be telecasted on National Television on Sonic and Nickelodeon.

Commenting on the event, Mr. Shailendra Tyagi, Chief Executive, ITC’s Education and Stationery Products Business said, “Classmate believes that every child is unique and so is every word. Hence this year’s theme for the competition centers on the brand’s philosophy of celebrating uniqueness. Building on the scale Classmate Spellbee achieved last year and entering its 12^th season, Classmate Spellbee reached out to an even larger number of students across schools and cities in India through a school contact program. Classmate through it’sMyClassmate App and it’s dedicated website also helpedstudents register and prepare for the competition. Classmate promises to support a child’s dream with an equally unique and world class set of stationery products like notebooks, writing, art and math instruments.”

Commenting on the occasion,Mr. Yatish Mehrishi, Chief Operating Officer, Radio Mirchi said, “Classmate Spell Bee Season 12 has made all of us at Radio Mirchi proud. Like in the past, each year our students raise the bar of the competition. The next stages including the televised National Finals promise to be extremely exciting. Classmate Spell Bee truly adds value to a student’s development.”