India Reading Olympiad – the Reading Decathlon by Food4thought Foundation

India Reading Olympiad – the Reading Decathlon! Schools from across the country come together to compete in a knowledge-packed quiz competition, demonstrating the power of reading and comprehension and fight for the title “I ‘M Greatest Reader”

Classes 8th to 12th  any 2 participants compete with 200 questions to be answered in 8 hrs, 10 multiple rounds and each round consists of 20 questions (multiple choice ).The rounds are based on different forms of Reading Intensive, Extensive, Skimming,Scanning etc.

SRIRAM P R, XI A represented our Vidyalaya in the Reading Decathlon 2023. Nehara Praveena Krishna, IX B and Riya Rajesh, IX D emerged victorious in the India Reading Olympiad – Reading Decathlon 2025

Event Details:

First Round Date: 21st  August 2026 (Friday)

 Reporting Time: 9:00 AM | Quiz Starts: 10:00 AM

 Eligibility: Teams of 2 students from Classes 8th, 9th and 11th. More than 1 team can take part in the event from the school

 Format: 90-minute online quiz | 10 rounds | 100 questions (objective type)

 Registration Deadline: 15th May 2026

 Entry Fee for School: Rs 1998/- ONLY(Rs.999/- per student, each team 2 students-Rs 1998/-)

Food 4 Thought Foundation is a not-for-profit organization established with the aim of sparking a ‘Reading Revolution.’ Over the past eight years, the foundation has opened and operates over 620 libraries across 22 states, providing access to over 1,53,000 books in schools, jails, and hospitals.

Focusing on the theme of access to books, the foundation addresses the need for books in rural and urban India alike. In urban areas where books are abundant but distractions prevail, the foundation introduces innovative themes such as Audio stories (Save Endangered Stories) and the Reading Decathlon. Recognized for its services, the foundation received accolades from the office of India’s Vice President in 2019 as part of the Vision of Antyodaya. Additionally, it was awarded the Most Trusted and Transparent NGO by The Asian Leadership Awards in Dubai in 2022.