Campus Quiz Results - Trichy – Madurai Medical stun Trichy
The NIT auditorium was packed to the brim with over 700 students from not just Trichy but places ranging from Madurai, Dindigul, Karur all coming in for the event. After a crisp prelim, the finalists who made it were:
Finalists
- Saranathan College of Engineering :Ms. Varshini and Ahmad Z.
- NIT Trichy :Balaji and Siddharth
- BIM :Rohitashva and Suryaprakash
- Madurai Medical College :Md. Riswin and Franklin Britto
- NIT Trichy :Anirudh and Tushar Sriram
- NIT Trichy :Balaji and Siddharth
The final was faced paced with the NIT teams off to a quick start and in the lead. It took some time for the aspiring doctors and the Saranathan duo to get their hits in. Midway into the quiz it was a clear battle where any of the teams could have won, with no one really running away with the title.
The Madurai Medical team played well and chose to pick higher values for their answers which paid off in the long run. It was a close run for the NIT teams but none could finally get past the doctors in the making.
Interestingly, this would be the first victory for the Madurai team at a Tata Crucible. The Saranathan college team also came close but had to settle behind the NIT team of Balaji and Siddharth who finished runner up.
Dr. Natarajan, Dean Planning, NIT Trichy, gave away the prizes and spoke of how it is important to both win and fail, but the learning from not winning being crucial to win in the future.