Battle of Minds: Indian Army Quiz Contest 2023 for Students in Classes 6-10 [Cash Prizes Worth Rs. 2 Cr; Laptops for Winning Team and Teachers]: Register Now!

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Registrations are invited for Battle of Minds: Indian Army Quiz Contest 2023 for Students in Classes 6-10. Chance to win cash prizes with Rs. 2 crore, laptops etc.

About the Quiz

The Indian Army is conducting a national quiz competition which will be the first of its kind, of magnitude in India. The purpose of this initiative, which will be hybrid – online and offline quizzing – is to draw the attention of students in schools across India To the role Of the Indian Army in national development and transformational change.

The target audience includes boys and girls in the age group of 10 to 16 years – which roughly corresponds to students in Standards 6 to 10 from the schools in India where the language of instruction is English as the main or second language.

This initiative is expected to reach out to approximately 15 crore students across the country and their teachers and parents, taking the total reach to approximately 4 crores nationally. The format will be one team of 3 + 1 students per school with representation of girl students in every team of co-ed schools. All APS schools, Goodwill schools, and Vidyanjali schools. Regimental schools and other schools associated with the Army will be enrolled for participation in this competition.

The competition will be three-tiered with the initial rounds online. followed by semi-finals and finals at the Command levels at each of the six Army Commands and culminating in the Finals at the Indian Military Academy at Dehradun on 3rd December 2023.

The initiative will be supported by extensive media publicity and on-ground activation with all support from both operational and static formations of the Indian Army across India. The quiz subjects will involve general knowledge and as the competition progresses from the eliminations to the finals. focus will be given to the role of the Army in national development and transformation.

The digital platforms currently in vogue will drive engagement with students, teachers, and parents and traditional media platforms will provide the credibility to support the initiative. Schools will not be charged to participate. In fact, the Army has a robust plan to award certificates to all students and schools that participate and a range of prizes for winning teams at Command levels and National Finals.

The initiative is endorsed by the Chief of Army Staff, AWWA, and the Adjutant General’s branch and will see the active participation of the Army Welfare Education Society which oversees over 400 Army Public Schools in India.

Prizes

Cash Prize worth Rs.2cr ,laptops for winning teams and teachers and school buses for winning school.

Registration Fee

No entry fee.

How to Register?

Interested participants can register online via this link.

FAQs

How to register for the Indian Army Quiz Battle of Minds?

Registration for the quiz is easy and will be exclusively through the school. The school will appoint a mentor – this can be the principal, a teacher or administrator – who will take charge of coordination for the duration of the series. This mentor will provide their contact details, including mobile number and email id. Once the mentor is registered, an email will be sent to them as confirmation. The school (through its mentor) will nominate the members of the participating team.

How many rounds does the quiz have?

Battle of Minds is a 5-tier quiz. The first round is an all-India inter-school round, in which champions from 15,000 schools all over India will attempt the First Online Round. The top 2000 teams, based on their scores, will move up to the Second Online Round. Out of these, 216 teams will move to the Third Round, which is an Online Video Round. The best 72 teams in the Online Video Round will qualify for one of the six Command Rounds. The Command Round winners and runners-up will battle it out in the India Final Rounds.

What are some tips for preparing for a quiz?

The best way to prepare for a quiz is to read up about the likely subject matter over time. With the large amount of online content at your disposal, this could become overwhelming so focus on broad topics and deep dive into what seems more relevant to be asked in a quiz. Wikipedia is a good source for broadening one’s horizons. Reading a newspaper or two daily is the best way to keep yourself abreast of current affairs. There is some amount of basic information that you must know- for example the tallest, fastest, oldest, deepest, largest, smallest, etc of various things. You could make your own flash cards for such information! Participating in quizzes is in itself a great way to preparing for a quiz.

How can quizzes be used for team building?

Quizzes are invaluable for team building. One of the primary reasons is that in an quiz team different members should (and always do) focus on different strengths. There would be one member who has a lot of knowledge about history and geography, whilst another might be much better with arts, culture and music, and a third might be excellent with science and technology. Thus, as each acquires more intelligence, the team gets stronger.

The team answers all questions as one. Only one answer option can be provided which means the team must discuss beforehand, against time pressure, and come up with one answer. This fosters the spirit of collective decision making. Over time, a team will learn to get this right more often than not.