TCS InQuizitive Registration 2026

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Rules of TCS InQuizitive

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.
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.

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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.

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.

Schedule for TCS InQuizitive 2026

Date: July 29, 2026

Day: Wednesday

Venue: Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Hall

Address: Atur Foundation House, 4, Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar Rd, Camp, Pune, Maharashtra 411001

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.

Date: August 04, 2026

Day: Tuesday

Venue: Chowdiah Memorial Hall

Address: 16th Cross Rd, Vyalikaval, Kodandarampura, Malleshwaram, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560003

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.

Date: August 12, 2026

Day: Wednesday

Venue: Rabindranath Tagore Hall

Address: Tagore Hall, Opposite Museum, Kocharab, Paldi, Ahmedabad

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.

Date: August 18, 2026

Day: Tuesday

Venue: Dr. Vasantrao Deshpande Memorial Hall

Address: Opp: MLA Hostel, Temple Road, Civil Lines, Nagpur, Maharashtra 440001

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.

Date: August 20, 2026

Day: Thursday

Venue: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan

Address: 5-9-1105, Kulapati Munshi Sadan, King Koti Rd, Basheer Bagh, Hyderabad, Telangana 500029

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.

Date: September 09, 2026

Day: Wednesday

Venue: University Auditorium

Address: Khandwa Rd, Near IT Park, DAVV Campus, Davv Takshila Parisar, Indore, Madhya Pradesh 452001

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.

Date: September 23, 2026

Day: Wednesday

Venue: GD Birla Sabhaghar Auditorium

Address: The Ghanshyam Das Birla Sabhagar, 29 Ashutosh Choudhry Avenue, Near Birla Mandir
Kolkata, West Bengal 700019

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.

Date: September 30, 2026

Day: Wednesday

Venue: Taj Vivanta, Kochi

Address: Vivanta Ernakulam, Marine Drive, Shanmugam Road, Cochin, Kerala, India, 682011

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

Regional Rounds
Semi+National Finals

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.

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.

Prizes

Regional Rounds

The winning team gets a trophy, memento, winner certificate, gift vouchers, goodies. The runners up team gets a trophy, memento, runners up certificate, gift vouchers, goodies. Lastly the finalists will get a  finalists certificate, gift vouchers & goodies.

Prizes

Semi and National Finals

Winning team gets a trophy, memento, winner certificate, gift vouchers, goodies. The runners up team gets a trophy, memento, runners up certificate, gift vouchers, goodies. The finalists get finalist certificate, gift vouchers, goodies & semi-finalists (who don't make it to the finals) get goodies

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