CHAMPIONS:
PS Senior Secondary School , Mylapore - Arjun Aravind & S. Abhinav
Runner-Up:
DAV Pokhariput - Dibyendu Mishra and Krishnendu Mohapatra
The guest of honour was the CEO and MD of TCS, Mr.N.Chandrasekaran said he was "amazed at not just the knowledge but even the strategy deployed by the teams" as he gave away the prizes.
WINNER
Delhi Public School - Anshul Roy and Abhay Venkatesh
Runner Up
Anand Vidya Vihar - Ms. Tanvi Ranjankrishna Aiyer and Ms. Vidhi Nimish Shah
The day started with a drizzle, that turned into a steady shower as the morning progressed. Despite the rains, close to a 1000 students took part in the Ahmedabad edition of the quiz, many even travelling from Vadodara.
WINNER
St.Paul's English School - Harikiran and Siddharth Srivatsa
Runner Up
Sri Kumaran Children Home - Abhishek Krishna and Barghav Cavale
A fantastic venue, at the IT Capital of India, was almost bursting at its seams with students occupying every possible inch of space available at the hall. The TCS IT Wiz is a huge draw for all schools as they wait for the event to unfold year after year.
WINNER
DAV Pokhariput - Dibyendu Mishra and Krishnendu Mohapatra
Runner Up
DPS Kalinga - Akshat Praneet and K.Anshuman
The host Mr. Manoj Kumar Panda, Head of TCS Bhubaneswar appreciated the teams and observed, “The trends change each year not just with the quiz but now with also the tweets, showing how Bhubaneshwar is rapidly progressing in IT”.
WINNER
PS Senior Secondary School - Abhinav.S and Arjun Aravind
Runner Up
SBOA Anna Nagar - Sanjay Seetharaman and Samyak Jain
“It is a very different feeling to host a quiz at the Music Academy” quipped quizmaster Pickbrain as he was preparing to get on stage at Chennai. His respect seemed not confined to the lovely venue alone but to the quality of quizzing that Chennai produces as well.
WINNER
St. Judes Kotagiri - Ashik Reji and Ashwin Philip
Runner Up
GKD Matric - M Sharat Chandar and A. S. Hari Krishna
The host Mr. Ravi Vishwanthan, Head of TCS Chennai and Emerging Markets, appreciated the teams and said, “Having seen the Chennai final, this was a really gripping final that amazed me”.
WINNER:
DPS Rohini: Sayan Chaudhry and Dhruv Khurana
RUNNER UP:
DPS RK Puram: Bharat Kashyap and Shiven Mian
The Delhi edition of the TCS IT Wiz has always been a keenly fought battle between the schools in the Delhi NCR region. It has talent on one side and the pressure of keeping the pride of the school intact on the other.
WINNER
Sri Chaitanya Jr. Kalasala - Siddharth Rao and Upamanya Dutta
Runner Up
Hyderabad Public School - Pranav Mihir and Arjun S Kallapur
The final unfolded with three teams from below class 10 qualifying with one of them still in class 8. It reflected the eagerness of the students to make it to the big stage and also the talent pool of the city.
WINNER
Sagar Public School, Bhopal - Aditya Nair & Ayush Songra
Runner Up
St.Arnold's Higher Secondary School, Indore - Shivash Beohar & Aryan Das
A mammoth turnout on a pleasant Wednesday set the tone for the Indore edition. The prelim had the teams wracking their brains not only trying to answer the questions but also working out the clues by quizmaster Lloyd Saldanha.
WINNER
Loyola School, Trivandrum - Adit chandra and Vignesh Krishnan
RUNNER UP
St.Joseph Paingattor - Britto Sabu and Kevin George
The edition at Kerala has always been a state finale rather than a cityfinal. Teams from all over the state were present at the quiz as Pickbrain unravelled his questions in the prelim that made teams think a fair bit before answering.
WINNER
Kerala Samajam Jamshedpur: Shadan Kalam and Adnan Azmat
Runner Up
Loyola School Jamshedpur: Anirban Paul and Md.Nafees
With over 1200 students converging from all over the state and the neighbouring state of Jharkhand the quiz was tense even before the first question was fired. Quizmaster Pickbrain was at his best as he unveiled a tough prelim to set the stage for the finalists.
WINNER
Army Public School - Siddhanth Singh and Pranay Mishra
Runner Up
Seth Jaipuria School - Kanishk Singh and Tatagath Bhatia
The guest of honour Dr. Vinay Kumar Pathak, Vice-Chancellor, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam University graced the occasion and gave away the prizes to the top teams. Mr. Jayanth Krishna, the Delivery Centre Head for TCS Lucknow was also present.
Winner
RN Podar - Abhishek and Nikhil Kumar
Runner-Up
New Horizon Airoli - Ishaan Gupta and George Abraham
An air of anticipation and excitement gripped the scene, as teams came out in large numbers on a Sunday morning for the the 15th season of TCS IT Wiz, the Nation’s biggest IT Quiz for schools.
WINNER:
Centre Point Katol Road - Aniruddha A M and Shouvik Dey
RUNNER UP:
SFS Jr. College: Rahul Bhagwati and Dinesh Nair
Nagpur’s schools dazzled under the arc lights of India's biggest IT quiz as they displayed a remarkable understanding of the subject and even had the quizmaster Pickbrain appreciating the visible improvement in the city’s quizzing standards as compared to the last couple of years.
WINNER:
P Jog Junior College - Dhananjay Katkar and Ayush Yembarwar
RUNNER UP:
Fergusson College - Shardul Parab and Harshit Rajesh Sinha
Pune lived up to its reputation of being a tech savvy city with a record turnout for the 2014 edition of the TCS IT Wiz. Pickbrain too recognised the IT prowess of the students here and unveiled a prelim which sure seemed tougher than the other cities.
WINNER:
Delhi Private School, Sharjah - Madhur Singhal and Madhav Subramanyam
RUNNER UP:
Our Own English School, Al Warqa - Alexander Thomas and Karthik Mallya
"This afternoon of quizzing could be closer than the IPL matches" observed quizmaster Pickbrain with reference to the ongoing IPL season at Dubai as he conducted a prelim that was tricky, tough yet crisp and led to the final six.
