Quizabled– 5th Edition

2019

The 5^thyear of Quizabled reached 5 other districts of Karnataka besides Bengaluru; Chennai in collaboration with SPATN, Tamilnadu and Mumbai in collaboration with Sujaya Foundation, Maharashtra.

• Preliminary round – Held in the 5 Districts (Kalaburagi, Dharwad, Davanagere, Gadag and Mysuru of Karnataka) on November 6, 2019.
• A total of 228 Children with Visual and Hearing Impairment from 22 schools participated.
• One qualified team from each district was invited for the finals to be held at Bengaluru.

In Bengaluru

• The Preliminary round was held on November 13, 2019, in 7 Nodal centres division wise across Bengaluru.
• A total of 350 children from 34 schools participated.
• The question paper was prepared and the quiz was conducted by Quiz master for the Quiz Ms Meghavi Manjunath, Quriosity Knowledge S

The Final event

• Held on November 23, 2019, at BMS College of Engineering, Indoor Stadium, Bengaluru.
• 170 students from Group A were selected as Quarterfinalists; 25 students were selected as semi-finalists and 36 students from Group B, C & D were selected as finalists.
• 300 parents, caregivers and volunteers participated in the event.
• 7 teams from VI & HI category from 5 Districts participated with the Bengaluru teams and won the prizes.
• The winners & runner up teams from 4 groups got a cash prize of Rs. 10000/- and Rs. 6000/- respectively, with achievement certificate & trophy. There was a consolation prize for other teams that qualified for the final rounds.
• The Chief Guest and Guests of Honour were Ms Leelavathi, IAS, Director, Department for Empowerment of Differently abled & Senior Citizens, Govt of Karnataka; Ms Shipra Sharma, Retd. Sqdn. Ldr IAF, CSR Head, LTI and Mrs Ruma Banerjee, Chairperson, Seva-in-Action.

In Mumbai – 1^st edition

• Held on December 7, 2019, at Andrews Hall, Bandra.
• A total of 148 children with disabilities from 49 special & mainstream schools and 11 NGOs participated.
• It was a one-day event – Prelims and Finals took place on the same day

There were 4 groups.

• Group A –– Children with ID
• Group B – Children with CP & ASD
• Group C – Children with VI
• Group D – Children with HI
• The question paper was prepared and conducted by Quiz master for the Quiz Mr Amit & Ms Meghavi of Quriosity Knowledge Solutions.
• The Chief Guest and Guests of honour were Ms Jheel Mehta, a renowned actress; Mr Manjit Bali, Head-Global Corporate Services, LTI; Ms Neelambari Rao, Founder, Sujaya Foundation; Ms Shipra Sharma, Head- Corporate Social Responsibility, LTI, and Mrs Ruma Banerjee, Chairperson, SiA.

In Chennai – 2^nd edition

The 2^nd Edition of Quizabled reached 5 other Districts of Tamil Nadu, mainly Cuddalore, Thiruvannamalai, Kanchipuram, Thiruvallur, Chengalpet, besides Chennai.

• It was held on January 25, 2020, at SPASTN’s Auditorium.
• A total of 178 Children with Disabilities from 27 special and Mainstream schools participated from 6 Districts of Tamil N
• It was a one-day event- Prelims and Finals were held on the same day.

There were 4 categories.

• Group A –– Children with ID
• Group B – Children with CP & ASD
• Group C – Children with VI
• Group D – Children with HI
• The question paper was prepared and the quiz was conducted by Quiz master for the Quiz Mr Surya, Catalyst Quiz Corp.
• The Chief Guest and Guests of Honour were M.K. Surappa, Vice-Chancellor, Anna University, Chennai; Thiru. Johny Tom Varghese, IAS, Director, Dept for the Welfare of Differently Abled, Govt of Tamil Nadu.