Tarapore Vidyamandir Junior College won the Tata Steel Centenary Inter-School Quiz Contest that was held in Tarapore today. Vaibhav Kotwal and Vikas Khinchi were the participants who belonged to the winning team. The second and the third positions were bagged by Atomic Energy Junior College. The chief guest for the occasion was Mr. Ashwini Kumar Mishra, Chief - CRP (West) Tarapore, Tata Steel who gave away awards to the winning teams. He praised the participants for their enthusiasm and knowledge.

The quiz was a battle of wits and knowledge between the 6 participating teams. The display of intelligence by the students left the audience in awe of the children who exhibited a perfect combination of knowledge and presence of mind. The jubilant team of Tarapore Vidyamandir Junior College won a cash prize of Rs. 5000/-. The team that stood second was awarded Rs. 3000/- and the team which came third received a cash prize of Rs. 2000/- . The response to the Quiz in Tarapore was overwhelming with almost 45 teams participating in the preliminary rounds from 4 different schools.

Tata Steel Centenary Inter-School Quiz is one of the many events that have been planned by Tata Steel to celebrate its Centenary. This nation -wide hunt for the students who are unmatched in their knowledge and quizzing has travelled to Ranchi, Raipur, Jamadoba, West Bokaro, Noamundi, Chennai and Bangalore already and it was held in Tarapore today. In addition to these cities, the quiz contest will also set foot in Bhubaneswar on December 10 and thereafter move to Kolkata and Haldia. This series of Quiz across the country will end in the Grand Finale that is scheduled to take place in Jamshedpur.

The Inter-School Centenary Quiz has been organized with the objective to promote the culture of quest for knowledge amongst students, enabling them to emerge as enriched well-informed and global citizens. As this is Tata Steel's Centenary Year, the Quiz is special as the 3 winners from all centres will be called to Jamshedpur for the Grand finale. The mega Quiz is scheduled to take place later this year in the Steel City, genesis ground of Tata Steel.

Social development, community engaging activities, path-breaking initiatives for social upliftment, campaigns and events to promote the youth and creating benchmarks in the CSR, are some of the facets that sum up 100 years of Tata Steel, a global enterprise which has its footprint across the world.

It is a proud moment to celebrate 100 years of the first private sector steel plant in India, which had started with a production capacity of 1, 00,000 tonnes has today transformed into a global giant with a production capacity of almost 28 MT. Continuing this trend, Tata Steel Centenary Inter - School Quiz promises to be a platform for increasing the competitive attitude amongst the youth which is essential for the building of the nation.

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