IIT Delhi wins inter-college crossword contest, IIM Kozhikode becomes runner-up
PATNA: Harshul Sagar and Arush Utkarsh of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi were declared winners of the Grand Finale of National Inter-College Crossword Expedition (NICE-22).
Amar Kumar Mishra and Rajaram K of Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Kozhikode bagged the second position whereas Aedha Nimisha and Prathama Priyadarshini of Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical College and Research Institute, Bengaluru (SABVMCRI) bagged the third position.
Altogether 16 teams of institutes of higher education across the country had qualified for the two-day Finale event held at the AICTE Auditorium in New Delhi. Team IIT Delhi was awarded a cash prize of Rs 25,000; Team IIM Kozhikode received a cash prize of Rs 20,000 and Team SABVMCRI received a cash prize of Rs 15,000.
The finale was conducted by a renowned cross-master and teacher Alan Cowell and Ramki Krishnan, a five-time national champion of Indian Crossword League (IXL), served as the chief arbiter.
Amar Kumar Mishra and Rajaram K of Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Kozhikode bagged the second position whereas Aedha Nimisha and Prathama Priyadarshini of Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical College and Research Institute, Bengaluru (SABVMCRI) bagged the third position.
The finale witnessed a nail-biting competition till the final clue in which IIT Delhi scored 180 points, IIM Kozhikode secured 160 points and SABVMCRI received 120 points.
NICE-22 is a national-level inter-college three-stage contest conducted in a hybrid online off-line mode. It was jointly organised by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and the University Grants Commission (UGC) with Extra-C, a civil-society initiative based in Patna, as part of the celebrations of “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.” The objective is to show case India's rich learning heritage by leveraging the beautiful mind game of crosswords.
Altogether 16 teams of institutes of higher education across the country had qualified for the two-day Finale event held at the AICTE Auditorium in New Delhi. Team IIT Delhi was awarded a cash prize of Rs 25,000; Team IIM Kozhikode received a cash prize of Rs 20,000 and Team SABVMCRI received a cash prize of Rs 15,000.
The finale was conducted by a renowned cross-master and teacher Alan Cowell and Ramki Krishnan, a five-time national champion of Indian Crossword League (IXL), served as the chief arbiter.
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