Osmania Medical College wins Tata Crucible Campus Quiz 2019

Hyderabad: Syed Mustafa Hashmi and Syed Murtaza Hashmi from Osmania Medical College decimated their opponents to win the Hyderabad edition of Tata Crucible Campus Quiz 2019.

Abhinav Bindra and Samyuktha R. from Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM), Bangalore and Deepjyothi Kalita and Aditya Sukanta Chakraborty from LNM Institute of Information Technology, Jaipur were the top two teams at the Zone 4 finals of Tata Crucible Campus Quiz 2018, held in Hyderabad. They will now compete with the other four zones at the National finals to be held in Mumbai.

A total of 262 teams battled it out in the city level finale for the top honours, held at the CMR Technical Campus. Syed Mustafa Hashmi and Syed Murtaza Hashmi took home a cash prize of Rs. 75,000* and will compete in the zonal round to qualify for the national finale. Sai Kiran Gudapati and Sriraj R. from The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) were declared runners-up, winning a cash prize of Rs. 35,000*. C.H. Gopal Reddy, Secretary and Correspondent, CMR Group of Institutions was the Chief Guest and Dr. A. Raji Reddy, Director at CMR Technical Campus was the Guest of Honour at the finale.

This year, the theme of the quiz has been designed in a T-20 cricket format to celebrate the 2019 Cricket World Cup. Noted quizmaster 'Pickbrain' Giri Balasubramaniam hosted the quiz in his masterful, unique and witty style.

The fifteenth edition of India's biggest campus quiz will run for a little over two months, traversing 40 cities, with five zonal rounds leading to the grand national finale in Mumbai. The winners of the National Finals will receive a Grand Prize of Rs. 5,00,000/-* along with the coveted Tata Crucible trophy. Fastrack is supporting the prizes for this edition of the quiz. .