Bihar students shine in nat'l inter-school crossword
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Bihar dominated the first round with its six teams in the top 10. The state topped the leader board with 29 teams securing a place in the top 100, followed by Maharashtra with 21 qualifiers and Delhi 13.
The top 100 teams advance to the second stage for a face-to-face round to be held virtually next month to secure their place in the grand finale. The cumulative scores across these rounds are used to determine the national leader board.
At the institutional level, state's Ambedkar Residential School with 10 teams is just behind Delhi Public School, Pune with 11 teams, for qualifying for the next stage.
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