The Annual BCQC College Quizzer of the Year - for The Yash Marathe Prize

For the Yash Marathe Prize (the prize is named after the best college quizzer of the previous year!)

Who can participate: Any (full time) college student from a Pune college. 11th standard onwards. Please carry a college identity card if you are not a BCQC regular (we will be polite in case we challenge your presence)

When: 27th March (Sunday). Reporting Time: To be announced

What: A general quiz. Written eliminations (Please get a pen), 8 qualifiers in the final. This is a solo quiz.

Venue: BC Lawns, COEP

Prizes: for all finalists; also for best first year participant & junior college participant

Registration: Mail yashcmarathe@gmail.com or adityadgadre@gmail.com to register. This is largely to make sure we have elim sheets for everyone.

Alternatively you can also call Yash Marathe (9890102888) Aditya Gadre (9881101291)

Note: The quiz is strictly for college quizzers from Pune, so we aren't inviting entries from outside. Also, the quiz is meant for student quizzers, so we will not be able to accommodate part-time students or professional quizzers with suspicious identity cards!

BCQC website down for refurbishment

Our website, http://bcqc.org is undergoing change, so it won't be available for the next few days. Mails sent to @bcqc.org addresses are also likely to be affected for some time, so in case you need anything, please leave a comment here on this blog.

The BQC - IIT Bombay Quizzes - Review

Sumant reviews the newly launched and recently conducted BQC-IIT Bombay quizzes here.

Prahelika 2011

Pune Institute of Computer Technology will be organizing their annual quiz Prahelika. The details are as follows:
Date: 24th March 2011 (Thursday)
Time: Elims 10:15 am and Finals 12:00 pm
Venue: Pune Institute Of Computer Technology, Sr. No 27, Pune-Satara Road, Dhankawadi, Pune 411043
Eligibilty: College Teams only
Team size: 2 per team, Top 6 teams to qualify for the finals.
Registration: Rs.50/- per team, on the spot registrations allowed. Register online or contact 9762123762
Prizes: Worth Rs 10,000/-, Special prizes for the Audience, Best Team Name & Best team Slogan
Contact details: Sumaer Bahl (9762123762)

Sinhagad Quiz

Sinhagad College of Engineering will be organizing their annual Sinhagad Open quiz. The details are as follows:
Date: 5th March 2011
Time: 11am
Venue: IT seminar hall, Sinhgad college of engineering, Pune
Team size: Maximum of 2 per team
Registration: Fee of Rs 80, on the spot registrations allowed.
Prizes: 1st Rs 9000, 2nd Rs 3000
Hosted by: Sameer Jagdale
Contact details: Sameer Jagdale 9923072228

TrizQuiz - Cummins College of Engineering, Pune

Cummins College of Engineering for Women (Mech Dept.) will be organizing a quiz titledTrizQuiz as a part of its inaugural edition of a technical event - Triz 2011.

The details are as follows,

• Date: March 13, 2011 (Sunday)

• Theme: General

• Time: 10:30am

• Team size: 2 (for UG college students with valid I-cards, on-the-spot registrations are allowed)

• Prizes: Cash prizes worth ` 5k

• Conducted by: Avaneendra Bhargav and Nikhil Motlag

• Registration fee: ` 50 per team

• Venue: MKSSS's Cummins College of Engineering for Women, Karvenagar, Pune - 411052 (get directions to the college here)

For more details, contact:
Nikhil - 98608 04350
Avaneendra - 90110 40388
else check the event website