IIT Delhi wins North Zone Finals of National Inter-College Crossword Expedition, organised by AICTE & UGC
Harshul Sagar and Arush Utkarsh of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi were on Monday declared winners of the North Zone Finals Round of the National Inter-college Crossword Expedition (NICE 22).
Harshul Sagar and Arush Utkarsh of IIT DelhiPatna: Harshul Sagar and Arush Utkarsh of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi were on Monday declared winners of the North Zone Finals Round of the National Inter-college Crossword Expedition (NICE 22).
Shashwat Saxena and Jatin Agarwal of Jaypee Institute of Information Technology (JIIT) were declared first runners-up followed by Shashwat Sanjeev and Yuvraj Singh of Hansraj College, Delhi, at the third place.
NICE 22 is a national-level inter-college three-stage contest conducted in a hybrid online-offline mode. It is jointly organised by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and the University Grant Commission (UGC) with the Extra-C, a civil-society initiative based in Patna, as part of the celebrations of ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.’
“The objective is to showcase India's rich learning heritage by leveraging the beautiful mindgame of crosswords. The participants were shortlisted based on their cumulative scores in the online round held on four successive Sundays in April on www.crypticsingh.com,” an senior official of the Extra-C told TOI here on Monday.
The Zonal Finals were onstage and in PowerPoint format. It was conducted by Ramki Krishnan, six-time champion of Indian Crossword League. The chief guest was Dr Buddha Chandrashekhar, the chief coordinating officer of the AICTE who encouraged the participants and hailed the benefits of the New Education Policy. He also felicitated the top 3 teams.
Sambuddha Biswas, coordinator of the Extra-C, felicitated the participants of NICE 22. Prof Goldie Gabrani, Prof Deepali Virmani and a team of faculty members and student volunteers played a crucial role in making the event a success, the Extra-C official said.
Shashwat Saxena and Jatin Agarwal of Jaypee Institute of Information Technology (JIIT) were declared first runners-up followed by Shashwat Sanjeev and Yuvraj Singh of Hansraj College, Delhi, at the third place.
IIT Delhi moved ahead of all its six competitors and scored 100 points followed by JIIT securing 40 points and Hansraj College with 35 points. Altogether 50 teams had qualified for the North Zonal Round of which three teams qualified for the National Grand Finale to be held at Delhi in August this year. The event was held at VIPS-TC College of Engineering, Delhi on Monday.
NICE 22 is a national-level inter-college three-stage contest conducted in a hybrid online-offline mode. It is jointly organised by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and the University Grant Commission (UGC) with the Extra-C, a civil-society initiative based in Patna, as part of the celebrations of ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.’
“The objective is to showcase India's rich learning heritage by leveraging the beautiful mindgame of crosswords. The participants were shortlisted based on their cumulative scores in the online round held on four successive Sundays in April on www.crypticsingh.com,” an senior official of the Extra-C told TOI here on Monday.
The Zonal Finals were onstage and in PowerPoint format. It was conducted by Ramki Krishnan, six-time champion of Indian Crossword League. The chief guest was Dr Buddha Chandrashekhar, the chief coordinating officer of the AICTE who encouraged the participants and hailed the benefits of the New Education Policy. He also felicitated the top 3 teams.
Sambuddha Biswas, coordinator of the Extra-C, felicitated the participants of NICE 22. Prof Goldie Gabrani, Prof Deepali Virmani and a team of faculty members and student volunteers played a crucial role in making the event a success, the Extra-C official said.
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