On Saturday, September 23, 2023, the Final and Grand Final rounds of the Biology Brainiac Competition were held by the BIOSPHERE#6 Committee via Zoom Meeting, with a total of 12 teams participating. In the final round, each team took turns answering 5 questions orally via Zoom Meeting breakout rooms. Each question represented one of the five different subfields of Biology. The competition was divided into 2 sessions, each lasting approximately 60 minutes, with an allocated thinking and answering time of 10 minutes per question. The final round commenced at 07:30 AM – 11:30 AM WIB. Following the completion of the Final Round, the Grand Final Round took place from 01:30 PM – 05:30 PM WIB, featuring 5 teams that qualified from the Final Round. The Grand Final participants consisted of teams from SMAK Penabur Gading Serpong, MAS Unggulan Amanatul Ummah, SMAN 1 Blitar, SMAN 2 Tangerang Selatan, and SMAN 1 DEPOK.
During the Grand Final Round, participants were required to present a PowerPoint presentation containing material from a journal cited by the participant and approved by the committee. This was followed by a question and answer session with the examiners (lecturers from the Faculty of Biology at UGM). The Grand Final Round of the Biology Brainiac Competition BIOSPHERE#6 concluded with a closing session and the announcement of the results.
The Grand Final Round marks the culmination of the BIOSPHERE#6 Biology Brainiac Competition. The hope behind organizing the Biology Brainiac Competition is to provide a path for all students in Indonesia to learn to strive towards their dreams and aspirations in higher education, while continuously optimizing their potential through active participation and achievement.