Guidelines & Instructions

Inspired and initiated by Param Pujya Swami Chinmayanandaji, Chinmaya Mission Pune has been conducting the Chinmaya Bhagavad Geeta Chanting Competition for more than two decades now.

This year, the Fifteen Chapter: puruṣōttamayōgaḥ has been selected for the Competition.

This year we also have the National Level Competition where participants from each city (centers) will move ahead and upon selection, compete at the State level and then move to the National Level.

Entry Donation: This year Geeta Chanting Competition 2025 is made FREE for all. Voluntary contribution from Geeta Lovers are accepted. Please click on the Donation Tab for Voluntary Donation.

The Preliminary round will be conducted in the month of September 2025 and dates will be communicated to all registered participants.

Center Level:

Group/Age/Stanzas:

Group Standards/Age Verses Pune City Level (No. of Verses) Maharashtra State Level (No. of Verses) National Level (No. of Verses)
A Nursery, Kindergarden (Lower & Upper) 1 to 6 06 06 06
B 1st & 2nd Std 1 to 9 09 09 09
C 3rd & 4th Std 1 to 13 13 13 13
D 5th & 6th Std 1 to 15 15 15 15
E 7th, 8th & 9th Std 1 to 18 18 18 18
F 10th, 11th & 12th Std 1 to 20 20 20 20
G Age 18 to 30 yrs 1 to 20 20 NA NA
H Age 31 to 70 yrs 1 to 20 20 NA NA
In the Pune City Preliminary & Final round, participants of Groups A, B, C, D, E and F must memorize the allotted verses.
In the Pune City Preliminary & Final round, participants of Groups G and H can chant the verses by seeing the book.
Group G and H participants are allowed upto Pune City Final level only.
Points to be noted:
  1. All participants must register for the Competition first.
  2. Learning aid AUDIO MP3 of Ch. 15 and the Shloka pdf are available for free. Please check the Resources tab.
  3. Tune to be as per prescribed in Learning Aid only.
  4. The audio file has each shloka repeated twice for learning purpose however the child has to recite each shloka only once for the Competition.
  5. The decision of the Chinmaya Mission Judges will be final in all respects.
  6. Certificate of Participation will be given to all participants if they chant a minimum of 2 verses.

State Level:

The State level Finals will be conducted on 2nd November 2025.

Prizes at the State Zonal level for each Group will be as follows::

S.No. Position Cash prize amount Additional
1. 1st ₹ 7000 Trophy and Certificate
2. 2nd ₹ 6000 Trophy and Certificate

National Level:

The National Level Finals will be conducted on 29th November 2025.