reserve bank of india quiz

          RBIQ (Reserve Bank of India Quiz) 2013, has started rolling out last month across the country.

          The Quiz kicked off in 2012, by Reserve Bank of India, is now a permanent fixture on India’s quizzing scene.

          As the Zonal rounds have commenced, the action is heating up across Indian schools

          This year i.e 2013, the preliminary rounds are taking place in 44 cities. To encourage participation from a large number of schools, local RBI offices have written letters to School Principals’, informing them of the RBIQ 2013, and the benefits of participation.

          The format this year is similar to the 2012 format.  

RQIB 2013 format:

The Quiz will have four  stages.

• The Pre-Quarter Final and Quarter Final will be held on the same day

• For deciding on the eight winning teams from each of the four zones, i.e. North, East, West and South, for the Zonal Finals, a Zonal Semi-Final will be held in each of these zones.

• On completion of this, the Zonal Finals for each zone will be held followed by the National Final wherein two winning teams from each of these Zonal Finals will then take part. Travel, Stay, etc. arrangements, if any, for the teams participating in Zonal Semi-finals, Zonal Finals as also the National Final will be made by RBI. These two stages of RBIQ are likely to be telecast on a reputed TV channel.

Each student taking part in RBIQ will be given a Certificate of Participation. Students participating in the Zonal Finals and the National Final will win attractive prizes.

Students studying in Stds. IX, X, XI & XII are eligible to participate in RBIQ.

Each school has been requested to send only one team comprising 2 students from any of these classes. In case the school chooses to send more than one team, that in the event of more than one team emerging successful in the preliminary round, only the top-scoring team representing the school will be chosen to participate the Quarter Final round.

RBIQ 2013 is being conducted by reputed quizmaster Gautam Bose and his associates. Lucknow, Shillong and Port Blair are few of the cities which are included in the 44 list.

          The RBIQ 2012 edition was hosted by Shri Barry O’Brien and his frequent team mate and co-host Shri Ryan Shaw