Ahmedabad: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a leading IT services, consulting and business solutions firm, announced today that the Ahmedabad edition of TCS IT Wiz 2016 – India’s largest technology quiz for schools will be held in Ahmedabad on Tuesday, August 9, at Rabindranath Tagore Hall, Paldi.

There is no entry fee. School students studying in class 8-12 are eligible to participate in the event. Each institution can send multiple teams with each team consisting of two member.

TCS IT Wiz 2016 is held across 15 locations in India – Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Coimbatore, Delhi, Hyderabad, Indore, Kochi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Pune and Visakhapatnam.

Entries have to be sent through the respective institutions on or before August 6 to Shefali, TCS IT Wiz Coordinator, Tata Consultancy Services, InfoTower-1, Infocity, Airport Road, Gandhinagar – 382009, Gujarat, India. For further details contact: 079 66712677. You can also register online: www.tcsitwiz.com.

Quiz format: The top six teams from the written preliminary round will qualify for the regionals finals. Only the top scoring team from each school will be called on stage in the event of multiple teams from the same school qualify for the final. The winning team from the Regional finals will contest in the in the Mega Finals held during December in Mumbai. The winning team along with an escort will be flown to Mumbai.

Prizes: The Regional champion this year will walk away with an iPad air each while the runners-up will be rewarded an iPad mini along with a specially designed trophy and medals. The 6 finalists will also receive an array of prizes from TCS ranging from space pack, selfie stick, Earphones, Bluetooth speakers and pen drives. The Regional champions along with an escort will also fly to Mumbai for the National Finals.

Tweeporting: The regional finals will have a Twitter contest for all the participants. The top two highest tweets and the best “tweet of the day” will receive a Bluetooth speaker and Earphones.

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