Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore
Mangalore, Sep 8: Scholars 2009, the annual inter high school quiz competition, was held at Infosys Mangalore here recently.
The quiz saw participation from 77 schools from Dakshina Kannada and Udupi Districts.
This is the fifth consecutive year that Infosys is conducting this quiz. Kannada and English quizzes were conducted for the students based on their medium of education. After the preliminary written test, 12 teams (6 Kannada and 6 English) were short listed for the finals. Keerthi Sagar and Thribhuvan from Sri Durga Parameshwari Temple PU college, Kateel, and Shishir M. Upadya and Allen from Canara Composite High School, Dongarkeri were the winners of the Scholars 2009 Kannada and English quizzes respectively. The cash prizes and trophies were distributed by Bhaskar Chicknanjundappa and Gopikrishnan K., DC heads, Mangalore.
The welcome note was delivered by Bhaskar Chicknanjundappa. Quiz Masters Vijetha S Rai & Vasudha N. V. kept the audience and teams at the edge of their seats with the innovative and interesting questions.
A tour of the Infosys Mangalore facility was also arranged for the students and the guardians accompanying them.