Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) announced that the captial will host the 2009
edition of TCS IT Wiz on Oct 31, at Indian Institute of Technology. Started in
1999, this tech quiz contest for schools has become a benchmark in inter-school
quizing circuits.
Last year, TCS IT Wiz was held in Bengaluru, Kolkata and Bhubaneshwar during
Jul-Sep. This year the event will also be held in other cities such as Chennai,
Hyderabad, Coimbatore, Lucknow, Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Pune. This nation-wide
event is expected to reach out to 2,00,000 students.
The event primarily aims to enhance IT awareness among students, keeping them
updated about latest developments in the IT world, as information technology
plays an integral role in contemporary society and economy. This year, it has
been assured by the spokesperson of the company that 2009 TCS IT Wiz winners
will walk away with laptops. Also, runner-ups will be rewarded with cameras and
digital photo frames. Six finalists will also receive an array of prizes from
TCS ranging from backpacks, watches to MP3 players.
Commenting on the event, Debashis Ghosh, VP, TCS said, "As India's largest IT
company committed to broadening the scope of education, it is our aim to get
school students excited about IT and the possibilities that it can open up for
young, inquisitive minds brimming with energy and passion. Today, technology is
a key enabler for success in diverse fields from engineering and medicine to
law." The TCS IT Wiz is open to school students studying from Class VII to XII.
There is no entry fee for the event. However, only the first 500 registered
teams will be allowed to participate.
Each institution is allowed to send eight teams (two-members per team) to
participate. Applications for the same have to be sent via the respective
institutions by Oct 28, 2009 (including Oct 28) to TCS IT Wiz Quiz Coordinator,
Tata Consultancy Services.