Grand Finale of Sahyadri Whiz Quiz 2018
09-Mar-2018
Dept. of Business Administration organized “Sahyadri Whiz Quiz-2018”, an inter-collegiate quiz competition for undergraduate students. Around 7,000 students from selected 50 colleges in Mangaluru, Udupi, Kodagu, Karwar and Kasargod participated in the college level round, out of which 950 students were selected to participate in the Grand Finale at Sahyadri. The day witnessed an enormous crowd of participating students who were enthusiastic to combat in the final round. Mr. Kamakhaya Prashad Aggarwal, Business Head – Karnataka and Goa, HDFC Ltd was the Chief Guest & Mr. Pradeep Suresh, Director – Financial Accounting Advisory Services, E&Y Associates LLP was the Guest of Honour during the Inaugural Ceremony.
Prof. Gayathri Shetty, Chief Coordinator of Sahyadri Whiz Quiz 2018 welcomed the gathering. Dr. Vishal Samartha, Director-MBA introduced Sahyadri and the Dept. of Business Administration to the gathering. She also gave the bird’s eye view of the flagship event Sahyadri Whiz Quiz 2018.
Mr. Kamakhaya Prashad Aggarwal, in his speech appreciated the efforts of Sahyadri for organizing such a mammoth event. He congratulated the participants as they were the winners of the college level round. He urged students to thing about – “What is success?” and further mentioned that Success is not an end but the journey. To face success, one should set an action-oriented goal emphasizing on short term goals. He said winning the Sahyadri Whiz Quiz should not be the goal, but preparation for the Whiz Quiz should be the goal which transforms the anxiety to confidence in facing the Grand finale.
Mr. Pradeep Suresh while addressing the gathering seconded the thought of the Chief Guest and added that achieving success is easy, provided one enjoys the journey. He urged students to invest on self as it is the best investment one could do. He said – “Fail, as long as you are learning from your failure”. He appreciated Sahyadri Whiz Quiz as it pushes students to be inquisitive about current affairs.
Dr. Umesh M Bhushi, Principal in his Presidential address conveyed that Sahyadri Whiz Quiz is one of the forums to convert information to wisdom. He urged the students to interact with others during the course of the event and enjoy the day-long process. Prof. Ramesh K G, coordinator of Sahyadri Whiz Quiz gave away the vote of thanks. Mr. Rakshith Shetty was the Quiz Master. Immediately after the formal function, the first preliminary round was held. Out of 315 teams of 3 each, 150 teams qualified to the second preliminary round. Finally 6 teams were selected for the Grand Finale. Swami Maheshathmanandaji, Correspondent, Ramakrishna Institute of Moral & Spiritual Institution, Mysuru & Mr. Jayaraj Rai, Chairman, Shri Ramakrishna Credit Co-operative Society facilitated the winners. Dept. of Commerce, Manipal won 1st prize with a trophy and cash prize of Rs. 25,000, SDM Ujire won 2nd place with a trophy and a cash prize of Rs. 15,000, St. Aloysius College, Mangaluru won 3rd place with a trophy and a cash prize of Rs. 10,000.
