HDFC ERGO General Insurance concluded the grand finale of the 11th edition of Insurance Quiz Junior 2026, strengthening its nationwide efforts to promote insurance and financial awareness among young learners. This year, the initiative witnessed participation from 16,900+ students from 4,850 schools across 1,100+ cities, covering nearly 76% of India’s districts across all 28 states and 8 Union Territories. Conducted in 10 languages – English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati and Assamese, the programme has reached 3 million students over a decade since its launch in 2016.
After a closely contested finale, Medhansh Deole and Tanvi Shukla from Jawaharlal Nehru School BHEL, Madhya Pradesh, were crowned champions and received a cash prize of ₹2,25,000. Dilan Dawn and Pranav Santhosh from Bhavan’s Vidya Mandir, Kerala, secured the first runner-up position with ₹1,50,000, while Alisha Jain and Aayush Jha from The Kalyani School, Maharashtra, were the second runners-up and received ₹75,000. The other finalists represented Sunbeam English School, Uttar Pradesh; Sunbeam Lahartara, Uttar Pradesh; and Delhi Public School Paradip Refinery, Odisha. Among the 16,900+ participants, approximately 47% were girls.
Speaking at the grand finale, Parthanil Ghosh, MD & CEO, HDFC ERGO General Insurance, highlighted the importance of equipping young minds with insurance knowledge to build financially aware citizens. The company also continues to expand its financial awareness initiatives through state-level insurance quizzes and the Insurance Quiz Senior, launched in 2025 for undergraduate students, which attracted 1,100+ students across 140+ cities. As a digital-first and AI-first general insurance company, HDFC ERGO offers a wide range of products across health, motor, home, agriculture, travel, cyber, personal accident and corporate insurance segments.