Reserve Bank of India Celebrates 90th Anniversary with Nationwide RBI90Quiz

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is commemorating the 90th year of its operations this year. As part of the series of events being held throughout the year to mark this milestone, the Bank has launched the RBI90Quiz, a nationwide general knowledge-based quiz competition aimed at undergraduate students.

The RBI90Quiz is a team-based contest, being held in multiple stages. The online phase was conducted during September 19-21, 2024. Based on the performance in the online phase, college teams were selected for participation in State-level rounds. The State-level round of the RBI90Quiz for Tamil Nadu and Puducherry was conducted at Kalaivanar Arangam, Chennai, where 168 students (84 teams) competed. The team from Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing, Kanchipuram comprising Shri Tarun R Jain and Shri Asmit Kumar Sahoo emerged as the winner, followed by those from Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai and PGP College of Agricultural Sciences, Namakkal in second and third places, respectively. Prizes for the top three teams are of ₹2 lakh, ₹1.5 lakh, and ₹1 lakh, respectively.

The winning team will now compete in the Zonal round, which will take place on November 25, 2024 at Kochi. The national final will be held at Mumbai in December 2024