TCS-National Level Rural IT Quiz 2023-Instructions to participation of students
School Education – TCS – National Level Rural IT Quiz 2023 – Certain Instructions to participation of students in large scale - Orders – issued -regarding.
SUBJECT
✓ The quiz will mainly focus on application of Technology across various sectors and
aspects such as: the technology environment, the business, its people, new trends,
legends, etc.
✓ Areas where IT has made an impact – education, entertainment, books, multimedia,
music, movies, internet, banking, advertising, sports, gaming, social networking and
world of mobiles.
✓ World of internet, and unique websites, IT buzzwords and acronyms.
✓ Personalia – International, national and communications companies( e.g.: Microsoft,
TCS, IBM, Dell, Lenovo, Google, Amazon, Apple, etc)
✓ Software products, history of IT, companies and brands. Also emerging areas such as
cloud computing, artificial intelligence, telecom, biometrics and robotics.
✓ Students are advised to browse IT company’s websites e.g.: www.tcs.com, etc
✓ The quiz will mainly focus on application of Technology across various sectors and
aspects such as: the technology environment, the business, its people, new trends,
legends, etc.
✓ Areas where IT has made an impact – education, entertainment, books, multimedia,
music, movies, internet, banking, advertising, sports, gaming, social networking and
world of mobiles.
✓ World of internet, and unique websites, IT buzzwords and acronyms.
✓ Personalia – International, national and communications companies( e.g.: Microsoft,
TCS, IBM, Dell, Lenovo, Google, Amazon, Apple, etc)
✓ Software products, history of IT, companies and brands. Also emerging areas such as
cloud computing, artificial intelligence, telecom, biometrics and robotics.
✓ Students are advised to browse IT company’s websites e.g.: www.tcs.com, etc
The Secretaries of KGBV, APRIES, APMS, other Welfare Societies of
Schools, all the Regional Joint Directors of School Education, and all the
District Educational Officers are informed that, as per the reference cited
above, the Department of Electronics, IT, BT and S & T, Government of
Karnataka in association with Tata Consultancy Services announced the
National Rural IT Quiz 2023 program.
The Department and Tata
Consultancy Services came together in the year 2000 to rollout India’s frst
Rural IT Quiz aimed at educating young students (Std. 8-12) in the field
of ICT.
The Rural IT Quiz has been a very successful program for the past
23 years and has earned an entry in the Limca Book of Records as the
first IT uui rrorram for ruraz students in India.
2. It is informed that, details about the National Rural IT Quiz covering
eligibility, School and Regional level rounds and National fnals, prizes to
be won, etc. are attached. You are instructed to encourage schools in our
State to participate on a large scale, as there are prizes to be won both at
the Regional level and National level. The program will be conducted from
Aurust to November 2023 throurh onzine tests and phygital quiz
shows. Eight Regional Finals will be conducted for All India and the Winner
from each Regional Final will participate in the National fInals, scheduled
during November 2023 at Bangalore. National winners, runner-up and all
fnalists will be given higher prizes.
3. Here are some instructions to be followed immediately.
a. Sri M. Somasekhara Brahmanandam, Faculty, Dept. of Mathematics,
SCERT, ( Mobile no.9848342002) is appointed as Nodal Ofcer for the programme.
He has to co-ordinate the activities pertaining to the
National Rural IT Quiz in Andhra Pradesh. He may get in touch
with Ms Supriya Murthy from TCS (Mob: 8904855162, Email
– supriyamurthy64@gmail.com) to take this forward.
b. All the DEOs are instructed to appoint one District Coordinator to
conduct/collect the names of the students from various Govt.
Managements and Schools from Class 8th to 12th. Share the names
and contact details of District Coordinators to the State Nodal Ofcer
immediately.
c. District Coordinators are instructed to communicate time to time
with State Nodal Ofcer and attend ONLINE events regarding
conduction of Quiz, Send Best Students’ lists on time without any
grievance from any side.
d. 3 Best students per school will be allowed to participate.
e. District Coordinators have to give proper guidelines to
HMs/Principals of 8th to 12th class schools and complete school level,
division level competitions or exams using given model paper (with
State Coordinator) and submit the best students’ list to the state by
27th September 2023 in the given proforma.
f. Merit lists should be prepared as per guidelines given in the
attachment should be followed strictly and timely.
g. District IT cell should give support for ONLINE selections/events to
the selected Best Students of concerned Districts.
h. Computer Instructors or other Teachers with sound knowledge in
computers are advised to encourage the students of your school for
getting ICT content.
i. This Quiz is for the rural students from class 8 to 12 studying in
Government management schools only. Quiz is NOT open for urban
students, rural Private School students and Distant Education
Students.
4. All the DEOs and the Secretaries of Model, KGBV and other Welfare
Societies are expected to communicate the respective teachers and
students through wide publicity and time to time proceedings for getting
Good number of Prizes in both regional and as well as National Level.
Enczosures: i) Guidelines
ii) Excel Sheet for the names of selected students