Fair Play Scoring system - This interesting system of scoring introduced by the quiz-master, received a lot of positive feedback and will be included again this year during the finals whereby all teams on stage would have an equal opportunity to answer every question posed in the quiz.

Tata Motors, Tata Steel, Tata Asset Management, Tata Indicom and Ginger Hotels will also be awarding prizes at the 2008 Campus Crucible Quiz.

To Participate

Selection Process: A two-member student team, from the same accredited degree college or higher-level educational institution, can participate in the quiz. A number of teams from same institution can participate.

No Registration Fee.

Prelims: A written elimination consisting of 20-25 questions for all contestants will be held at each regional round followed by the Regional Final.

Regional Final: The top 6 teams from the written prelims will directly qualify for the Regional Finals held at the same venue.

The top four institutions from the prelim will make it to the final directly.

Two teams from the next best teams will get an opportunity to be a part of the Regional Finals through a wild card entry.

Wild Card Rounds: A certain number of teams from 5th team onwards will face off in wild card round/s of six teams each to make it to final.

National Final: The winning team from the Regional Final will participate in the National Final scheduled to be held in Mumbai on March 17, 2008.

Rules / Guidelines

The decision of the organizers / quizmaster will be final and binding.

Team composition cannot be changed after the prelims.

Teams can participate only from the city where the institution they represent is located. Institutions from cities where the event is not held may choose to participate in the closest city where the event is being held.

The winning team at each regional level will be provided travel and accommodation arrangements by the organizers of the quiz to participate in the National Final.

For complete details on the Tata Crucible - The Campus Quiz, please refer www.tatacrucible.com

Registration

To be a part of this quizzing extravaganza, log onto www.tatacrucible.com and register your participation, or write to campuscrucible2008@tata.com

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