Bahrain Indian School Dominates World Scholar’s Cup Bahrain Regional 2026

TDT | Manama

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The World Scholar’s Cup (WSC) Bahrain Regional Round 2026 concluded with remarkable enthusiasm and scholarly spirit, bringing together around 750 students from 20 schools across the Kingdom of Bahrain.

This prestigious international academic event featured rigorous competitions in Debate, Collaborative Writing, Team Challenge, and the Knowledge Bowl, with participants contesting across both Junior and Senior Divisions.

Among the participating institutions, Bhavans–Bahrain Indian School (BIS) delivered an exceptional and commanding performance, emerging as the Overall First Place School in the Senior Division.

The scholars of BIS demonstrated outstanding intellectual ability, teamwork, and interdisciplinary proficiency, earning widespread recognition across categories.

BIS secured an impressive tally of 213 gold medals, 164 silver medals, and numerous trophies across events in both divisions— reflecting the school’s sustained emphasis on academic rigour, critical thinking, collaborative research, debate, and holistic scholar development.

In the overall standings, Bahrain Indian School clinched the Top Overall School Position in the Bahrain Round.

The institution celebrated its triumph as the 1st Place Senior Overall Team Champion, led by Sreyas Sreevalsan, Arnav Singh Dewan, and Prince Shrestha. BIS teams also claimed multiple Top 5 Senior Division positions and a Top 10 Junior Overall position, further highlighting the school’s excellence across age groups.

The JAC Khor Trophy – “The Heart of WSC”

A major highlight of the event was the prestigious JAC Khor Trophy, awarded for kindness, enthusiasm, positivity, support for others, leadership through encouragement, and contributions to building a welcoming WSC community.

BIS scholars proudly earned this distinction:

• Senior Division JAC Khor Award: Arnav Singh Dewan

• Junior Division JAC Khor Award: Dhruv Trivedi

This honour underscores BIS’s commitment not only to academic excellence but also to values, empathy, and spirit.

Top Individual Honours

BIS scholars swept major individual titles in both divisions:

• Junior Champion Scholar: Armaan Bin Awaz

• Senior Champion Scholar: Arnav Singh Dewan

• 2nd Place Senior Champion Scholar: Rachana Redla Additionally,

• Senior Barely Old Scholar Winner: Arnav Singh Dewan

Event Highlights & Major Wins

Senior Division

• 1st Place Senior Team Writing Champions: Rachana Redla, Joanna Ann Abey, Satakshi Dev

• 1st Place Senior Team Challenge Champions

• 1st Place Senior Team Bowl Champions: Sreyas Sreevalsan, Arnav Singh Dewan, Prince Shrestha

Junior Division

• 3rd Place Junior Team

Writing:

Neethu Thomas, Khyathi Chandra Mohan, Gauri Rajilal

• 2nd Place Junior Debate: Esha Ashik & Veda Nair

• 2nd Place Junior Team

Bowl:

Gunjan Pal, Rubika Shrestha, Aadhya Sharma

• 1st Place Junior Writing: Arjun Maheskumar

Challenge Medals (All Divisions – GOLD)

For exceptional performance across Arts, Social Science, History, Literature, Science, and Special Areas, BIS scholars earned numerous Challenge Medals, including:

• Dhruv Trivedi

• Vedanta Kapil

• Arnav Singh Dewan

Alpaca Awards – Junior Division

BIS also excelled in the creative and community-building Alpaca categories:

• 2nd Place: Pari Desai, Dhanuha Anissh, Aparnaa Shrithar

• 3rd Place: Miya Rony, Nuhaa Atiyah Zunairah, Nihal Nirmal

Qualification for Global Rounds

A significant number of BIS scholars qualified for the World Scholar’s Cup Global Rounds, strengthening the school’s standing among Bahrain’s top academic institutions and further demonstrating its strong global competitiveness.

The outstanding performance of Bahrain Indian School at the World Scholar’s Cup Bahrain Round 2026 stands as a testament to its academic excellence, structured training programmes, dedicated educators, supportive management, and the unwavering commitment of its scholars. As BIS continues to set new benchmarks of excellence, the school proudly celebrates this milestone as a reflection of its vision for holistic, globally competitive education.

Directors Mr. Himanshu Verma & Mrs. Ritu Verma and Principal Mr. Saji Jacob extended their congratulations to the young delegates for their exceptional achievement. “The BIS community is immensely proud of their achievements and look forward to witnessing the continued growth and success of these budding scholars in the Global Round too” said Mr. Himanshu Verma, Director.