IREVNA, Chennai wins SITM’s Telecom GrandMasters Quiz 07

Symbiosis Institute of Telecom Management (SITM), Pune– India's finest Telecom B-School, organized their annual flagship event- SITM Telecom GrandMasters Quiz 2007 in association with TATA Teleservices Limited, on Friday 24th August, at Symbiosis Vishwabhavan, Pune. The event, now in its sixth year, provides the only common competitive platform to corporate and student teams wherein they compete for the coveted title of 'Telecom GrandMasters'.

SITM Telecom GrandMasters has a nationwide presence which was again highlighted this year with active participation of around 500 teams from 35 cities across the country for the preliminary rounds. Out of these participating teams, only 6 teams reached the grand finale held today battling each other in 8 grueling rounds with total prizes worth Rs. 2.5 Lakhs at the stake. Grandiosely conducted by the quizmaster Carson Dalton, known for his witty demeanors, the grand finale made for an interesting showdown.

This year's Telecom Grandmasters are Anil Kumar and Vinod Ganesh from Irevna, Chennai taking away prizes worth Rs.1.18 Lakhs. The first runners up are Lokesh Gurunathan & Pragati Katyal from SIBM, Pune. The second runners up are Subhodeep Jash & Subhajit Chakraborty from SSLC, Pune.

The Chief Guest for the evening was Mr.Aditya Jain, Chief HR Officer, TTSL and the guest of honor was Mr. Pravin Agarwal, Director and Chairman, SOTL. The noted singer and Indian Idol Mr. Abhijit Sawant also graced the event as the celebrity guest for the evening.

Here are some pictures of the day:

 

The contestants ready for the final battle……

 

 

Celebrity Guest for the evening, Mr. Abhijit Sawant talking to Quizmaster Carson Dalton.

 

 

The Telecom GrandMasters Trophy.

 

 

Telecom GrandMasters 2007- IREVNA, Chennai being given prizes worth Rs.1.18 Lacs by Mr. Virender Kapoor, Director- SITM. Also seen in the picture are Chief Guest for the evening: Mr.Aditya Jain, Chief HR Officer, TTSL and the Guest of Honour: Mr. Pravin Agarwal, Director and Chairman, SOTL.

Myths & Facts about SITM Telecom GrandMasters

Myths
· Telecom GrandMasters is a telecom quiz and deals solely with questions from telecom and not from other domains.
· Only people having knowledge about technology and telecom can take part.
· You need to have very good domain knowledge of telecom field to excel in the quiz.

Facts
· TGM deals with a wide variety of questions from current affairs, business, sports, entertainment, IT and telecom.
· Every year TGM gets participation from diverse fields like art, literature, economics, commerce and engineering.
· You have to be an all-rounder to be Telecom GrandMasters with interest and knowledge in various fields.

How to be one of the Contenders?

It's quite simple. Here's a simple guide including all the information about the registration process for SITM TGM 2007:

• The Quiz will be held in two phases- First is the preliminary round, followed by the Grand Finalé on August 24^th, 2007 at Symbiosis Vishwabhawan in Pune.
  
• Preliminary Round will be held separately for teams from Pune and for teams from other cities.
  
  • Teams from Pune: Prelims will be held at SITM Campus, Model Colony, Pune on 19^th August 2007
    
  • Teams from Other Cities: Prelims will be held online at SITM Website on 16^th & 17^th August 2007
    
• Registrations for the Quiz are now open and the procedure is as follows-
  
  • Teams from Pune: Register your teams by filling the registration forms available at the SITM Front Office, Atur Center, Model Colony, Pune. The registration fee for students is Rs. 50/Team and for corporate it is Rs. 100/Team.
    
  • Teams from Other Cities: Register online- Click here to go to Registration Page.
    
• The top eight teams will make it to the Finals on the 24^th August 2007 and stand a chance to win prizes worth up to Rs. 2 Lakhs.
  

Your Mind is Your Identity

Telecom Grandmasters (TGM) Quiz is a national level event conducted annually by Symbiosis Institute of Telecom Management.

SITM TGM is an effort to bring forth the keenest minds from the student community as well as the corporate world and pit them against each other on the solemn platform of knowledge. Being a platform wherein titans of intellect battle out to reign supreme... TGM has over the last six years won for itself a coveted place in hearts and minds of avid quizzers from both the student and corporate world. Continuing with the success last year, the vision for SITM Telecom Grandmasters 2007 is-

"To establish SITM Telecom Grandmasters Quiz as the most admired quiz in the minds and hearts of quizzers across India"

Telecom Grandmasters 2007 will be held at Symbiosis Vishwabhawan, S.B.Road, Pune on 24th August, 2007.