PINAKI MAJUMDAR
Jamshedpur, Sept 9: Adarsh Singh from XLRI Jamshedpur emerged winner in the Cluster 20 finals of the Tata Crucible Campus Quiz 2023, India’s most prestigious business quiz contest.
Representing the Jharkhand region, the Cluster 20 finals witnessed power-packed performances from all participants.
The winner earned a cash prize of 35,000 and secured a spot in the zonal finals. Yash Kaviya, also from XLRI Jamshedpur was declared the runners-up, winning a cash prize of Rs. 18,000.
For the campus quiz this year, the country has been divided into 24 clusters and after two levels of online prelims, top 12 finalists from each cluster were shortlisted for the ‘Wild Card Finals’ out of which top six finalists will then compete in the 24 online cluster finals.
These 24 clusters are further grouped into four zones- south, east, west, and north and each zone comprises of six clusters. The zonal finals are also being held online. The national finals will be held as a ground event.
The National Finals will feature 8 finalists, vying for the title of National Champion, who will receive a grand prize of Rs. 2.5 lakhs and the coveted Tata Crucible Trophy.
Additionally, this year’s national winner and the top two scorers at the national finals will get an opportunity to win an internship with the esteemed Tata Group.
Giri Balasubramaniam, widely known as ‘Pickbrain’, a renowned quizmaster and Tata Crucible veteran, will serve as the Quizmaster for this edition, accompanied by Quiz Co-host Rashmi Furtado.
Since its inception in 2004, Tata Crucible, a knowledge initiative by the Tata Group, has been providing young minds a platform to showcase their quizzing acumen, fostering curiosity and out-of-the-box thinking through quizzing.