The ADS weight system gives every achievement a standardised score — based on how far it reached, how hard it was to get in, and what you achieved. No more comparing apples to oranges. Pick your event and find out.
Interactive Calculator
Click a template to pre-fill the values, then adjust any dimension.
Who was allowed to enter — not who actually showed up.
What had to happen before the event — not how the event is structured inside.
What did you achieve at this event?
Composite Weight
Adjust the sliders above to calculate.
Full scale: 0.0 → 25.0 · Maximum = International · Federated · Winner
Submit for verification and listing on this page
Event Landscape
All scores assume a Winner (1st place) outcome — the ceiling of each event. Even at a lower placement, higher-rigor events often outscore a win at an open-registration festival.
The prestige trap
Winning Saarang (National · Open · 8.0) scores identically to winning a District Athletics Meet (District · Selective · 8.0). The standard separates prestige from actual selection rigor.
Participation still counts
Participating in the SGFI National School Games (National · Federated · 4.0) scores the same as winning an Inter-school District meet (District · Open · 4.0). The qualifying trail is part of the achievement.
Spatial View
Read up for higher composite weight. Read right for harder entry. The same score can be reached through different reach–rigor combinations — that is the design intent of the standard.
The Formula
Reach rule
Ask "who was allowed to enter?" — not "who showed up?"
A fest where international students happen to attend is not International-reach unless it actively draws entries from outside India.
Rigor rule
Ask "what had to happen before the event?" — not "how is it structured inside?"
Prelims on Day 1 of the same festival are format, not a qualifier. Selective means winning a separate prior event earned you your place here.
For Event Organisers
If you run a school competition — at any scale — you can submit it for listing here. Once verified, your event appears in the landscape chart with its official classification. It's free, takes 5 minutes, and you stay in control of the data.
Tell us the name, organising body, eligibility boundary, and entry gate. Takes 5 minutes.
We cross-check the classification against the two rules above and list it with an organiser-verified badge.
Students who competed at your event can calculate their exact achievement weight and carry it into any application.
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