Quiz Format
- Physical on-ground event in 12 cities
- Each city will have a preliminary round, followed by the regional finals, on the same day.
- The winning team from each regional round will qualify for the semi final round.
Schedule
| S. No. | City | Date | Day | Venue | Address |
| 1 | Pune | 29-Jul-25 | Tuesday | Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Hall | Atur Foundation House, 4, Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar Road, Camp, Pune, Maharashtra 411001 |
| 2 | Indore | 05-Aug-25 | Tuesday | Devi Ahilya University Auditorium | Khandwa Rd, Near IT Park, DAVV Campus, Davv Takshila Parisar, Indore, Madhya Pradesh 452001 |
| 3 | Bengaluru | 12-Aug-25 | Tuesday | Chowdiah Memorial Hall | 16th Cross Road, Vyalikaval, Kodandarampura, Malleshwaram, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560003 |
| 4 | Nagpur | 19-Aug-25 | Tuesday | Kavivarya Suresh Bhat Auditorium | Great Nag Road, near Gandhi putla, Juni Shukrawari, Reshim Bagh, Nagpur, Maharashtra 440009 |
| 5 | Hyderabad | 22-Aug-25 | Friday | Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, King Koti Road, Basheer Bagh | 5-9-1105, Kulapati Munshi Sadan, King Koti Rd, Basheer Bagh, Hyderabad, Telangana 500029 |
| 6 | Chennai | 26-Aug-25 | Tuesday | The Music Academy | 168, TT Krishnamachari Rd, Pudupet, Royapettah, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600004 |
| 7 | Ahmedabad | 19-Sep-25 | Friday | Pandit Dindayal Upadhyay Auditorium | 1, Rajpath Rangoli Rd, PRL Colony, Bodakdev, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380054 |
| 8 | Delhi | 27-Sep-25 | Saturday | Dogra Hall, IIT Delhi Campus | Main Building, IIT Campus, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, Delhi 110016 |
| 9 | Kochi | 29-Oct-25 | Wednesday | Taj Vivanta, Kochi | Vivanta Ernakulam, Marine Drive, Shanmugham Road, Cochin, Kerala, India, 682011 |
| 10 | Kolkata | 4-Nov-25 | Tuesday | GD Birla Sabhaghar | The Ghanshyam Das Birla Sabhagar,29 Ashutosh Choudhry Avenue, Near Birla Mandir, Kolkata, West Bengal 700019 |
| 11 | Mumbai | 16-Nov-25 | Sunday | Sheila Gopal Raheja Auditorium | Balgandharwa Rangmandir Junction, 24th and 32nd Road, Next to Patwardhan Park, Opp: National Collage, Bandra (W) Mumbai - 400050 |
| 12 | Bhubaneswar | TO BE DECIDED | |||
| 13 | Semi & National Finals - Mumbai | 06-12-2025 | Saturday | President - IHCL SeleQtions, Mumbai | 90, Ganesh Murti Nagar, Cuffe Parade - Mumbai 400005 |
| REGIONAL ROUND SCHEDULE (TENTATIVE) | |
| 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Registrations |
| 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Preliminary written round |
| 11:00 AM - 12:00 Noon | Correction Break |
| 12:00 Noon - 1:00 PM | Regional Finals |
| 1:00 PM - 1:15 PM | Prize Distribution and Photo Opt. |
Round Details
Quiz Format
- Semi and National Finals will be conducted on-ground in Mumbai.
- Post the semi final rounds, 6 teams who qualify will compete in the national finals.
rules and prizes
- There is NO ENTRY FEE.
- The contest is open to students between Grade 8 and Grade 12 (i.e., Grades 8,9,10,11,12) & equivalent.
- A team of two members from the same school is eligible to take part in the quiz as a single entry.
- Multiple entries from a school are allowed.
- All teams must comprise of bona-fide and fulltime students at the school they represent in the quiz.
- The event is not open to home schooling/private schooling, and distant education students.
For Regional Rounds:
* All participants are required to carry their school ID card along with a valid Govt. ID card.
* Participants need to answer the preliminary written round on a pre-printed answer sheet supplied by TCS to a single team. Participants are requested to carry necessary stationary with them.
* Basis the performance in the written preliminary round, after corrections, teams selected will be invited by the quizmaster to participate in the regional finals.
* The regional finals will consist of oral, audio, visual, buzzer based rapid-fire rounds.
* The scoring system will be explained by the quizmaster before each round.
* Students can choose to carry their own refreshments during the regional rounds as TCS will not be providing the same.
For Semi and National Finals:
* The winning team from each regional round will qualify for the semi-finals, which will take place in Mumbai.
* All participants are required to carry their school ID card along with a valid Govt. ID card.
* The scoring system will be explained by the quizmaster before each round.
- The organisers retain the right to make any changes to the event, its format, date, rules and in any matter related to this event, at any time before or during the event.
- The organisers reserve the right to accept or reject any application for registration and / or entry to the event proceedings.
- Prizes once awarded will be final and there would be no exchange/substitution of the prizes to the winners.
- Participation in the event is voluntary, and organisers shall not be liable for any costs, damages or any other claims arising out of participation in the event.
- The organisers reserve the right to alter/ amend/ modify any rule of the contest as necessary at any time without any notice.
- The organisers reserve the right to withdraw or terminate this event at any time with due notice to participants.
- The decision of the organisers and quizmaster/s on all issues related to the quiz will be final and binding on the participants.
Regional Rounds:
- Winning Team – Trophy, Memento, Winner Certificate, Gift Vouchers, Goodies
- Runners Up Team - Trophy, Memento, Runners Up Certificate, Gift Vouchers, Goodies
- Finalists – Finalists Certificate, Gift Vouchers, Goodies
Semi and National Finals:
- Winning Team – Trophy, Memento, Winner Certificate, Gift Vouchers, Goodies
- Runners Up Team - Trophy, Memento, Runners Up Certificate, Gift Vouchers, Goodies
- Finalists – Finalists Certificate, Gift Vouchers, Goodies
- Semi-Finalists (Who do not make it to the Finals) - Goodies
