The India Science Quiz - Vigyan Prasar

Vigyan Prasar, an Autonomous Organisation of the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India is arranging a quiz contest under the title : “The India  Science Quiz”. 

The objective of this quiz is to test the citizen’s scientific temper and awareness and make the process of knowing fun and exciting. Most answers to the questions are to be found in the films available on India Science (www.indiascience.in). You can also download the India Science App from the Android or the iOS Play Store.

Each participant of the quiz shall be rewarded with an e-certificate.

Top 5 participants will receive Science book hamper as prizes from Vigyan Prasar.

Terms and Conditions

1. The Quiz is being organized by Vigyan Prasar, an Autonomous Organisation of the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India

 

2. The Quiz will be open from September 23 to October 22, 2020

 

3. Participants from all over the world and of all nationalities are eligible to enter the quiz.

 

4. The quiz will be available for all contestants for the period of 15 minutes [900 seconds], in which they have to answer 10 questions.

 

5. These questions will be based on the films available on India Science TV Channel.

 

6. The quiz will start as soon as the participant clicks the Start Quiz button.

 

7. You will be required to provide your name, email address, telephone number and postal address. By submitting your contact details, you will give consent to these details being used for the purpose of the Quiz.

 

8. Once submitted an entry cannot be withdrawn.

 

9. One entrant can participate only once. Multiple entries from the same entrant will not be considered and will be discarded.

 

10. Organizers will not accept any responsibility for entries that are lost, are late or incomplete or have not been transmitted due to computer error or any other error beyond the organizer’s reasonable control. Please note proof of submission of the entry is not proof of receipt of the same.

 

11. In the event of unforeseen circumstances, organizers reserve the right to amend or withdraw the Quiz at any time. For the avoidance of doubt this includes the right to amend these terms and conditions.

 

12. The Participant shall abide by all the rules and regulations of participating in the Quiz from time to time.

 

13. Organisers reserve all rights to disqualify or refuse participation to any participant if they deem participation or association of any participant which is detrimental to the Quiz or the Organizers or partners of the Quiz. The registrations shall be void if the information received by the Organizers is illegible, incomplete, damaged, false or erroneous.

 

14. Organiser’s decision on the Quiz shall be final and binding and no correspondence will be entered into regarding the same.

 

15. These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by the laws of the Indian Judiciary.

 

16. By entering the Quiz, the Entrant accepts and agrees to be bound by these Terms and Conditions, mentioned above.

 

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The Science Quiz 2018

Science Quiz is FIITJEE’s earnest efforts in the essential cause of exposing the student community to the developments in all the important fields of Science & Technology.

The 2018 edition of Science Quiz is completely digital and spread over almost 6 months with league rounds for 5 months and a grand Finale in comparison to previous years. The 2018 edition has lots more exciting prizes to be won by young science enthusiasts.

Eligiblity: Students of Class VI to X

Registration
Register for the science Quiz 2018 using your Email ID and mobile number WhatsApp Number). There are 5 Monthly League Rounds. The Email ID and the Mobile number will be used for any future communication regarding  The Science Quiz 2018

Participation
There will be 2 Quizzes every month.The intimation of the same will be sent to your Registered Mobile  Number.The quiz will be open for 3 days only hence participants are advised to attempt as soon they get intimation. In Science Quiz 2018 for each correct answer Science Quiz Coins (SQ Coins) will be awarded.

Validation
After 5 monthly League rounds(10 Quizzes) Participants can take part in the Mega Live Quiz.But before that they have to go through a validation round.Based on the Performance in this quiz your SQ coin tally will be moderated (multiplying by
Genuinety factor)

Live Quiz
All eligible Participants after validation round will go to an On Stage Live Quiz. The winners of the Live Quiz will be awarded the Mega Prize of  The Science 2018.Each participant will be rewarded according to the SQ coins they have at the end of event.

REWARDS
LAPTOPS
The Mega Prize for THE SCIENCE QUIZ 2018 is a Brand New Laptop. 2 Laptops to be won by winners of SQ 2018

TABLETS
The Second Prize is Lenovo* Tablets. 4 Tablets to be won by Participants.

E-BOOK READER
The Third Prize is E book Reader (Amazon Kindle). 4 Kindles to be won by Participants.

MUSIC PLAYERS
The Fourth Prize is Music Players and there are 4 music Players to be won by Participants.

GOODIES BAG
Each Participant in the Science Quiz 2018 will be given a goodie bag.

CERTIFICATES TO ALL
Every Participant in THE SCIENCE QUIZ 2018 will also be given a Particpation Certificate.

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CBSE Rashtriya Aavishkar Abhiyan (RAA)

The Rashtriya Aavishkar Abhiyan (RAA) envisages  motivating and engaging children of the age group from  6 -18  years  in  Science,  Mathematics  and  Technology  through  observation,  experimentation,  inference
drawing, model building, etc. both through inside and outside classroom activities and processes. It seeks to create curiosity, excitement and spirit of innovation and exploration amongst school children, by encouraging
higher  education  institutions  to  assist  secondary  and  elementary  schools  in the  study  of  Science  and Mathematics.
Central Board of Secondary Education in its endeavor to support this movement ,proposesa series of Quiz competitions to promote creativity and innovative spirit among school children in the area of Science,
Mathematics and Technology.
The Series will start on 9 th July 2015 with a school level competition  followed  by  an online quiz competition  being conducted by the Board on 23
rd July 2015 for the selected students from the school level competition. The details of the quiz competition are as under:  
Target Group:
The  school  children  in  the schools  affiliated to CentralBoard of  Secondary  education  in  the following categories
.Primary :   I-V
Middle  : VI-VIII
Secondary : IX –XI

Click here for the circular

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i Quiz 2015 - National Level Science Quiz

i Quiz 2015 is a National Level Quiz Competition conducted in association with UNESCO’s 2015 International Year of Light Celebrations. i Quiz 2015 is being conducted in association with UNESCO as a part of 2015 International Year of Light celebrations. The quiz is being organized in India by a group of 3 organizations namely MESCO, ILM Foundation and MS Education Academy.

The year 2015 has been declared as the International Year of Light by UNESCO. The objective of IYL 2015 is to promote the Science of light and light-based technologies across the world, particularly amongst Students, Educational Institutions, Scientific Societies, and Non-profit organizations etc.

All through this year, about 85 countries across the world will organize events showcasing their support to UNESCO’s IYL.

Schedule

July 2015 to September 2015

Quiz Format
i Quiz 2015 will be held in 7 Stages namely Intra School, Inter School, Inter City, State-level Selection/Elimination, Inter State, Inter Zone and Grand Final Stage
i Quiz 2015 will be held in 64 cities across India. The list of cities can be found on our website www.ibnalhaytham.in

For schools enrolling 50 students or more, Stage-1 of the Quiz will be held in the School itself. Stage-2 (Inter School) will be held in the same city where your school is located. The rest of the stages will be held at Capital Cities and the information about these venues will be communicated well in advance.

NOTE: Travel &/or Stay arrangements for Participants (for out-station test centers) will be discussed at an appropriate time (sponsorship is being solicited)

Syllabus
i Quiz 2015 will be conducted on the theme of ‘Golden Age of Science with focus on Contributions of Ibn Al-haytham’. The quiz will primarily cover questions about the Scientific Inventions and Research Studies that have taken place during the Medieval Century i.e. 7th Century to 16th Century.

Also, since the main theme for UNESCO’s IYL is Light and Light-based technologies, the quiz will also cover questions about Ibn Al-haytham, a Medieval Century scientist who is considered to have laid the foundations for Optics.

The questions for i Quiz 2015 will be based on inventions and innovations that have taken place between 7th & 16th Century in the field of Optics, Medicine, Science, Astronomy, Physics, Chemistry, Geography, Architecture etc.

Registration process for i Quiz 2015

There are two stages for Registration for i Quiz 2015. The first stage is going to be School-based i.e. interested schools will have to first register for the Quiz in the name of the School only. Concerned authorities from the school will have to visit ibnalhaytham.in/school-registration and fill out the details.

Stage 2 is individual registration where in the organisers team will contact the registered schools and personally visit them & take them through the process of Individual participant registration.

Registration Fee

INR 150/-

The students will be provided with a Participant Booklet containing information about the topics for i Quiz 2015. Along with it, the booklet will also have website links, reference books and other list of resources from which students can access more information and prepare accordingly.

Until Stage 5, the quiz will be conducted in a written format. At every stage, Participants will be given a question paper comprising 100 Multiple Choice questions. The participants will get 2 hours of time to answer the Multiple Choice questions.

Stage 6 (Semi-final) and Stage 7 (Grand Final) will comprise other rounds (e.g. Research project, Live Stage Quiz etc) apart from the written quiz. Details about the format in these stages will be provided in the Participation Booklet.

Awards/Prizes for the Competition

The Grand Final round will be held between 16 Finalists out of which 8 Participants will qualify to be awarded with Ist, IInd, and IIIrd & 5 Consolation Prizes. The winners will be gifted with Cash prizes & Souvenirs.

Ist prize – INR 5 Lakhs

IInd Prize – INR 3 Lakhs

IIIrd Prize – INR 1 Lakh

Consolation Prizes – INR 50,000 each

 Every participant will be given a Participation Certificate acknowledged by UNESCO.

 Every School that sends at least 50 participants will be gifted with a ‘Proud Partner of IYL 2015’ souvenir with UNESCO logo.

If your school is not participating, individual registration from students will also be considered.

For further information, please visit http://ibnalhaytham.in/

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