University of Hyderabad team wins Hyderabad round

Hyderabad: University of Hyderabad won the Hyderabad qualifying round of The Sweden India Nobel Memorial Quiz 2018 held at Muffakam Jah College of Engineering and Technology on Sunday. The winning team members Zaman S khan, Treesa Binny and Amitabh Sai did their institute proud by answering the brain-teasers posed by quiz master Kunal Savarkar. Sreenidhi institute of science and technology secured second position followed by NIT Warangal as third. The winning team will now represent the city at the national finals which will be held at New Delhi on November 1.

Launched in 2008, this much-awaited annual quiz has grown exponentially over the years and is a unique medium to test student’s knowledge on the Nobel Prize, Nobel Laureates and their achievements along with Sweden, its people, culture, Swedish innovations and inventions. Organized by the Embassy of Sweden in collaboration with leading Swedish companies in India and other partners as well as the Consulate General of Sweden in Mumbai, it forms part of the Sweden India Nobel Memorial programme. The quiz saw over 249 participants and 83 teams for Hyderabad around.

Partners in the Sweden India Nobel Memorial programme 2018 include ABB, Air India, Atlas Copco, Ericsson, IKEA, Oriflame, SAAB, Sandvik, Scania, SEB, Swedish Energy Agency, Tetra Pak, Volvo Group, Business Sweden and Swedish Chamber of Commerce India.