From the Home Page, click the 'Register Now' button on top of the page. Once you login, you can add / verify your children information and register them for various contests.

You can change your old email to the new one under the "Personal Preferences" section. If you encounter a problem, click here to send an email to support@northsouth.org.   Act quickly so that you can get practice words for your children.

Practice words will be provided for Vocab & Spelling bees only upon completing the payment. Syllabus for the rest are posted on the web. There might be workshops being organized at your chapter. Check with your coordinator.

Right click on the link and save a copy of the pdf or doc file.

Use your frequently used PRIVATE e-mail so that you can continue to receive updates about contests.

We have tested Online Registration many times over. If you still get any technical errors during online registration, send a mail to support@northsouth.org giving details of the error you encountered. We will rectify the errors at the earliest. 

If you receive errors like "SQL ODBC Error" check your data. Please do not use single or double quotes while entering registration data. e.g. Andrew's Elementary School can be changed to Andrews Elementary School while entering registration data.

Yes, you can still register online even though the center is not yet finalized. You will see contest venue and date on the site as soon as the information is available. Remember that once registered, no refunds will be made. It is your responsibility to have your child(ren) participate at the venue on the date and time chosen by your chapter.

Online registration generally closes two weeks before the contest date. Because of this rule, registration deadline is different for each chapter. Check contest calendar for deadline of each chapter.

Yes, you can - From the Home Page, use Parent Login to check status. A pending status indicates registration fee has not yet been received by our system. If you see pending status, but if you had already paid by credit card, please contact your coordinator. Paid status indicates that registration process is complete. 

While you are making a registration payment for the contest, you can also avail the opportunity to make a donation, if you like. A $250 donation will send a top ranking poor child in India to college for one year. North South Foundation urges each parent to consider helping a poor, but bright, child go to college in India by donating $250. It is noble if each NRI family can help one deserving child back home.

If you make any mistakes during online registration, send e-mail to support@northsouth.org. Based on the nature of the mistake you did, you will be advised accordingly.

Examples of mistakes can be: selecting wrong chapter, incorrect address, wrong email addrss, etc. If you have selected wrong chapter during registration, inform support@northsouth.org immediately.

You will not be able to register if a chapter has become inactive. You cannot also register once deadline for registration is over. Contact your chapter coordinator, if you need help. No onsite registration is permitted on the day of contest.

Yes, if your child participated during last year, you can re-register your child quickly for this year's contests. From the Home Page, use Parent Login to fetch last year's profile and complete this year's registration. 

You can pay the fee using Credit Card. During registration, you will be prompted to enter credit card information. Once you complete your registration including payment, you will be able to download contest practice words immediately. No checks are accepted for payment.

Registration fee cannot be refunded if you decide to cancel your registration or if you cannot attend the contest for any reason. The fee can be considered as 100 percent tax-deductible donation to the North South Foundation.

Step 1: Go through login like you did during registration. Navigate to Regional Contests tab, click on Contests Status - Current Year option.

Step 2: On the Contests Status - Current Year page, click on 'Download Materials' button to download the practice words.

Step 3: Sign off and load the relevant software: Acrobat Reader for pdf file and MS Word for the Word file. After loading, open the file to see the words. You can print them for practice.