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  • Tata Crucible’s Business Quiz concludes on Sunday

    MUMBAI: The second edition of the Tata Crucible – Business Quiz reaches its climax in Mumbai on 24 July.
     

     
    The business quiz is a search for excellence. It had launched last year to commemorate the death centenary of JN Tata and the birth centenary of JRD Tata and Naval Tata – three leaders of the Tata Group.

    The quiz was organised in nine cities including Chennai, New Delhi, Bangalore and Mumbai. The last regional final was held in Mumbai a couple of days ago. The eight finalists who will go for glory on Sunday include Vizag Steel and Accenture.

     
     
    Around 3000 participants took part in the Tata Crucible – The Business Quiz 2005. There was no entry fee for participation. Teams travelled from cities like Bhubaneshwar, Mysore, Cochin, Vizak, and Goa to take part.

    The format of the quiz designed by the quizmaster Giri Balasubramaniam had a share of oral, visual and software power rounds. The Tata Group states that the participants at the quiz were a good mix of youth and experience. All centres garnered huge participation from various age groups, right from young corporates in Hyderabad to senior citizens in Mumbai

     
     
    The broad spectrum of quiz this year included questions which evaluated the depth and width of knowledge of the contesting teams. The quiz had participants who were doctors, advocates, professors, scientists, defense personnel (Indian Army), bankers, stockbrokers, IT professionals and corporate executives. The companies who came forward to compete with one another included Dell, Google, Bhilai Steel Plant and LIC.

    This year the quiz was a battleground where the teams strategically selected the city of participation and flew to other venues that were perceived as soft destinations. There were almost 15 teams who travelled to other locations rather than participate in their own city.

    For instance The Accenture team from Mumbai travelled to Pune to participate in the quiz to improve their chances of winning. However, looking at the fierce competition in Pune, the team returned to Mumbai without participating. Eventually owing to their determination and amazing quizzing acumen, they qualified as one of the national finalists.

  • Tata group launches business quiz ‘Tata Crucible’

    Tata group launches business quiz ‘Tata Crucible’

    MUMBAI: Tata group is launching ‘Tata crucible’ – the business quiz a search for excellence. To commemorate the death centenary of JN Tata and the birth centenary of JRD Tata and Naval Tata – three leaders of the Tata Group, the company has designed two quizzes one aimed at the employees of the group and the other aimed at the corporate world at large.
     

    The quiz will be held at various cities in India at Jamshedpur, Kolkata, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Hyderabad and Bangalore. It is a ‘winner takes it all’ quiz with the winner walking away with Rs 2,00,000 as cash prize and a host of other attractive prizes, says a company release.

    The release exalts that unlike other quiz shows, this one is a multi- media based set up and would be developed on VB with extremely interactive rounds, thereby taking Indian quizzing beyond the power point.

    The quiz, to be conducted in major metros across India, has already started the regional rounds for the two tracks kicking off from Jamshedpur on 26 June 2004 where 150 Tata teams had participated.

    The grand finale will be held in Mumbai on 1 August 2004. The quiz amongst other subjects, will also underline the role played by the group in its quest for nurturing and growing business excellence, leadership, team play and entrepreneurship.

    Hosted by ace quizmaster Giri Balasubramaniam, a.k.a ‘PickBrain’ ‘Tata Crucible-The Business Quiz’, will cover a wide canvas of subjects from business houses to brands, business history, people to products, from business fundas to fundamentals, from creators of wealth to architects of scams, from Wall Street to Dalal Street, and Manhattan to Chandni Chowk, says the release.

    According to Tata Services ltd vice president, corporate affairs, Romit Chaterji, “For over one 100 years, the Tata Group has been synonymous with pioneering initiatives focussed towards nation-building. The group has been a role model for the business community in these 100 years. From steel to power, aviation to automobiles and from textile to technology, it has been at the very core of Indian industry. Building people, products and business ethics that have inspired several other companies and business practices in India.”

    “Nationwide, quizzing has become a cult phenomenon and while there are many such properties for students and the children, there are not many properties for the corporate world at large. Recognizing the untapped potential and to bridge this gap, the Tata Group has decided to launch “Tata Crucible-The Business Quiz”. Bringing together India’s finest business minds, to take the heat of the toughest business quiz in India. It is also our aim to make this event a part of our annual Calendar of Events,” he added.

    Open to all companies and other organisations, including those in the media and advertising, the quiz invites team comprising two participants from each same company or organisation. Although, there is no limit on the number of teams that can participate from an individual company or organisation.

    The participating teams from other corporates (non-Tata employees) can register at an entry fee of Rs 500. The amount collected will be donated to the cause of Save the Children India.

    These teams will contest for a preliminary written test for the regional rounds. Each regional round will be preceded by a preliminary written elimination test that will involve all teams. The top six teams from the written prelims will qualify for the regional finals, which will be held at the same venue. The winning team from each of the regional rounds will qualify for the national finals, which is to be held in Mumbai on 1 August 2004.