Ashish Samarpit from Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Shillong emerged victorious in the Cluster 24 Finals of the Tata Crucible Campus Quiz 2023, India’s most prestigious business quiz.Representing the North East region, the Cluster 24 Finals witnessed power-packed performances from all participants. The winner earned a cash prize of 35,000 and secured a spot in the Zonal Finals. Rohan Kumar Sinha from IIM Shillong was declared the runner-up, winning a cash prize of Rs. 18,000.
For the Campus Quiz this year, the country has been divided into 24 Clusters and after two levels of online prelims, top 12 finalists from each Cluster have been shortlisted for the Wild Card Finals out of which top 6 finalists will then compete in the 24 online Cluster Finals. These 24 Clusters are further grouped into four zones- South, East, West, and North and each zone comprises of 6 Clusters. The Zonal Finals are also being held online. The National Finals will be held as a ground event.
Cluster winners and runners-up will receive cash prizes of Rs. 35,000 and Rs. 18,000 respectively. The top two scorers from the four Zonal Finals will advance to the National Finals. The National Finals will feature 8 finalists, vying for the title of National Champion, who will receive a grand prize of Rs. 2.5-lakh and the coveted Tata Crucible Trophy. Additionally, this year’s National winner and the top two scorers at the National Finals will get an opportunity to win an internship with the esteemed Tata Group.Since its inception in 2004, Tata Crucible, a knowledge initiative by the Tata Group, has been providing young minds a platform to showcase their quizzing acumen, fostering curiosity and out-of-the-box thinking through quizzing.
