Reserve Bank of India celebrates 90th Anniversary with Nationwide RBI90Quiz

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JAMMU: 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.
Additional Inspector General of Police (ADGP) Jammu Zone Jammu Anand Jain, CEO and MD J&K Bank, Baldev Prakash, Executive Director and CEO of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Jammu, Professor (Dr.) Shakti Kumar Gupta along with RBI officials and other dignitaries present on the occasion.
The RBI90Quiz is a team-based contest, being held in multiple stages. The online phase was conducted from September 19-21, 2024. Based on the performance in the online phase, college teams were selected for participation in State-level rounds.
The Regional-level round of the RBI90Quiz for the UTs of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh was conducted at Radisson Blu Hotel, Jammu, where 112 students (56 teams) competed.
The team from Faculty of Agriculture, SKUAST Kashmir comprising Zaid Ul Islam Bin Riyaz and Sania Shabir Soherverdy emerged as the winner, followed by those from SMVDU Katra and GCET Safapora in second and third places, respectively. Prizes for the top three teams are of Rs 2 lakh, Rs 1.5 lakh, and Rs 1 lakh, respectively.
The winning team will now compete in the Zonal round, which will take place between November 21, 2024, and December 4, 2024. The national final will be held at Mumbai in December 2024.