The Tata Crucible Campus Quiz 2023 will be held online right from registrations to prelims including the 24 Cluster Finals and Cluster Wild Card Final rounds. 4 Zonal Finals including Zonal Wild Card Final and 1 National Final Event will be conducted as an offline event.
- 2 Prelims
- 24 cluster finals including wild card round
- 4 Zonal Finals and 2 Wild Card round for Zonal runners-up
- 1 National Final
Clusters
For this edition the country has been divided into 24 clusters and the quiz finals will be held for these 24 clusters. The 24 clusters are based on the location of their college/ institute. Individuals need to select correct location of their college/ institute in the online registration form as that would become the basis of allotting the cluster to them.
Tata Crucible Campus Quiz for Students in India 2023 Important Dates
| Events | Date |
| Registration open till | June 5, 2023 |
| Prelims Schedule | June 2023 end (dates to be confirmed) |
| Online Finals | July 2023 onwards (dates to be confirmed) |
| National Finals | July 2023 end ( dates to be confirmed) |
Two Prelims
Level 1 Prelim
- This will be a pan-India for all participants.
- This is a software-based round.
- The top 100 from each of the 24 clusters will progress to Level 2 prelim. Total 1200 qualify.
Level 2 Prelim
- This level is for the top 1200 (top 100 from each cluster).
- Top scorers from Level 1 prelim will receive communication from organisers if they qualify for Level 2 prelims.
- This too is a software-based round.30 questions. 15 minutes.
The top 12 from each of the 24 clusters will progress to the Cluster Finals – Wild Card Round, after due validation process. If there are any drop-outs or if participation of any of the top 12 scorers is considered invalid at this stage, then the next top scorers from 13th spot onwards will be invited to complete the 12 spots for the finals. Totally 288 participants will qualify.
Quiz Finals
Cluster Finals – Cluster finals will comprise of wild card round followed by the actual finals.
Wild Card Round
- The top 12 from each of the 24 clusters, after due validation, will participate in the wild card round.
- The cluster wild card round will have two rounds of 6 participants each.
- This too is a software-based round.
- From each of these 2 wild card rounds the top 3 will qualify for the actual cluster final.
Actual Cluster Final
- The top 6 from the cluster Wild Card finals will take part in the Actual Cluster Final.
- The top scorer from this final will be declared as winner and second top scorer will be declared as runner-up.
- The winners at the cluster final level will qualify for the semi finals.
Zonal Finals
- The 24 clusters will be further segregated into 4 Zones – East, West, North and South and each Zone will comprise of 6 clusters.
- The winner from each of the 24 cluster finals will be part of the Zonal Finals, based on the Zone under which their cluster belongs.
- From each of the 4 Zonal Finals, the winner will qualify for the National Final directly.
- For the runners-up from each of the 4 Zonal Finals, a Wild Card Final will be conducted and from this 2 will qualify for the National Finals.
National Finals
- The 6 finalists, comprising of 4 winners from Zonal Finals and 2 from the Zonal Wild Card Finals, will compete in the National Finals.
- The top scorer will be crowned the National Champion.
The quiz will be hosted by Quizmaster Pickbrain and Quiz Co-host Rashmi Furtado. Detailed instructions will be sent to the shortlisted participants prior to the event.
Prizes
Top 3 scorers in the National Finals stand a chance to win internships* with Tata Group
- Cluster Final Winner (Runner UP)- Rs. 18,000
- Cluster Final (Winner)- Rs. 35,000
- National Final (Winner)- Rs. 2,50,000
