Over 1000 Students Participate in TCS IT-Quiz in Bengaluru

The TCS IT Wiz 2018, an inter-school quiz competition conducted by the Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), was held on August 7 at the Chowdiah Memorial Hall, and saw over 1,000 students from various schools participate.

The quiz on the growing significance of technology was open to students studying from class 8-12 and is free for students. It was conducted in two steps - the prelims and the regional finals - and students were to take part in teams consisting of two members from each college.

IT, gaming, software, animation were among the topics covered here. The winners, Sucheth Hegde and M Rajashekar of St Paul’s English school, were awarded gift vouchers worth Rs 60,000, gold medals and a trophy.

The second place was won by Aryan Patel and Pranav Prabhu of PSSB Learning leadership Academy who were awarded silver medals, trophy and gift vouchers worth Rs 40,000.

The quiz is to be held at 11 other cities namely Hydrabad, Ahamadabad, Chennai, Indore, Kolkata, Nagpur, Buvaneshwar, Kochi, Mumbai, Delhi and Pune.