The 
aipuria Times
Student Playbook
Rules, gameplay & how your editorial grade is calculated.
Stuck on login, signup, scoring or anything else? Email ailabs@jaipuria.ac.in and you must CC your faculty mentor and cc gourab.chatterjee@jaipuria.ac.in. Requests without both CCs will not be actioned.
[Propaganda Wars] <Trouble in one line> — <Full Name> / <Roll No> / <Email>- Login problems → use Forgot password on the sign-in screen first; email only if reset does not arrive.
- Wrong faculty / wrong campus → email with the subject format above (CC faculty + gourab.chatterjee@jaipuria.ac.in).
- Game stuck / blank screen → refresh the page; your in-progress round resumes from the last completed phase.
1. What is Propaganda Wars?
You are the editor of The Jaipuria Times. A rival outlet keeps publishing slanted articles that swing public opinion against your beat. Across three rounds you must detect the propaganda techniques the rival used, then write a counter-editorial that pulls public sentiment back toward truth. Your final score depends on detection accuracy, the quality of your counter-editorial, and how much you moved the sentiment needle.
The game is single-player and takes about 15–25 minutes per session. You may play as many sessions as you like — but only your last 3 sessions are considered for grading, and the highest score among those three is what your faculty sees.
2. Signing up & logging in
- Open the homepage and click Sign in / Sign up.
- Choose the Student tab.
- Enter your full name, Jaipuria email (@jaipuria.ac.in only), password, roll number, batch year, and faculty.
- Roll number must match the format
JN25PG144— prefix is JN (Noida), JL (Lucknow), JJ (Jaipur) or JI (Indore). Your campus is auto-detected from this prefix. - Enter the student access code shared by your faculty in class.
- You will receive a confirmation email. Click the link inside before logging in — unconfirmed accounts cannot play.
- Forgot your password? Use Forgot password on the sign-in screen. A reset link is sent only if your email is already registered.
3. The 9-step gameplay flow
- Landing — read the brief and click Start.
- Career — pick the career lens you want to report through (e.g. Investigative, Business, Tech, Sports).
- SDG Focus — choose one UN Sustainable Development Goal as the editorial beat for this session.
- Industries — pick up to three industries the story touches.
- Ideology — pick the editorial stance your paper will write from.
- Round 1 → 3: each round has three phases:
- Analysis — read the rival's article and flag the propaganda techniques you can detect.
- Writing — write your counter-editorial (minimum ~40 meaningful words).
- Stop Press — sentiment shifts based on your detection + writing quality.
- Reveal — your full grade, rubric breakdown, and the editor's notes.
4. The 8 propaganda techniques
The rival article uses one or more of these. Your Analysis tab asks you to flag which ones you spot. Over-flagging hurts your score — flag only what's actually present.
“Everyone is doing it.” Pressures readers via majority appeal.
Emphasises threat / catastrophe to bypass reasoning.
Vague positive words — freedom, progress — with no substance.
Attaches a negative label to discredit a person or idea.
Speaker pretends to be ordinary to seem trustworthy.
A celebrity / authority endorses the claim, not the evidence.
Presents only favourable facts, omits counter-evidence.
Associates the message with a respected symbol or institution.
5. How scoring works (per round)
Each round produces two numeric signals you can see immediately:
- Detection score — how accurately you flagged the propaganda techniques. Correct flag = +; missed = 0; false flag = –.
- Editorial score (0–10) — your counter-editorial is judged by an AI editor on (a) topical relevance to the rival article, (b) technique-aware rebuttal, (c) clarity & evidence. Off-topic essays are capped low. Gibberish floors to 0–1.
Both signals nudge a public sentiment meter. Higher detection + higher editorial → larger positive swing.
6. The final 10-mark rubric · Assessment Task 1
After all 3 rounds, your whole session is graded against the academic rubric (Assessment Task 1: AI-Based Reflective Writing on Propaganda Wars · 10 marks).
| Criterion | Marks | What we look for |
|---|---|---|
| Component 1 · Depth of Engagement | / 5 | Iterations, prompts and reflection. Did the student probe, refine, and reflect critically on the AI rounds — not just click through? |
| Component 2 · Clarity & Insight | / 5 | Problem framing, solutions, pros/cons, outline readiness of the counter-editorials as essay-planning artefacts. |
| Total | / 10 | Holistic score for the whole 3-round session (not per round). |
6a. Content policy — what to keep out
Propaganda Wars is a media-literacy exercise, not a political forum. Keep every editorial, technique-flag, and headline focused on your SDG + industry brief. Off-limits topics:
- Party politics, elections, or real politicians (by name or thinly-veiled).
- Religion, faith, deities, religious institutions, or communal / caste identity.
- Live public controversies (Kashmir, Palestine/Israel, Ukraine, sectarian violence, sexuality/gender-identity debates).
If your submission drifts into these areas the AI editor will attach a Policy note to your feedback and your faculty will see it in the dashboard. Rewrite the argument inside a business, sustainability, technology, consumer, workplace, or civic-infrastructure frame instead.
7. Your past editions
Click Past Editions on the results screen, or open History from the top-right menu after logging in. Every session is preserved — your career, SDG, industries, per-round scores, the full counter-editorials you wrote, and the editor's qualitative notes. Your faculty sees your best score across your last 3 sessions. If you play more than 3, the older attempts drop out of scoring — only the most recent three are considered, and the top one among them counts.
8. Your press badge
On the right of every gameplay screen (and on your dashboard) you'll see a press badge with your name, roll number, campus, title (Reporter), and the faculty you report to. It's your in-game identity — share a screenshot when you finish a great edition.
9. Frequently asked questions
Can I play more than once?
Yes — play as many sessions as you like. But only your 3 most recent sessions are considered for grading, and the highest score among those three is what your faculty sees. Extra plays past 3 drop your oldest attempts out of the counted window.
Which score counts?
The single highest rubric score among your last 3 sessions. Older attempts stay in your History for reference but do not affect the grade.
Will I get zero for a weak session?
No. If you complete all phases honestly, you receive at least 1/10. Zero is reserved for non-attempts or gibberish.
Can I change my faculty or campus later?
Campus is locked from your roll-number prefix. Faculty changes need an admin — contact your editor (Group Editorial Director).
The AI judged my editorial harshly. Can I appeal?
Open the session in History and read the editor's notes; they explain exactly what was missing. Replay the game to beat your best — remember, only your last 3 sessions count, so a fresh strong attempt bumps the weakest of your recent three out.
I didn't get the confirmation email.
Check spam. If it's still missing after 10 minutes, ask your faculty to resend or try sign-up again with the same email.
What stops someone signing up with my roll number?
Roll number and email are both unique. The system rejects duplicates before account creation.
Is my data shared?
Only your faculty (same faculty mentor) and the editorial admins see your scores and submissions. Other students cannot.