⇒ Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Singh Thakur felicitated Fit India Quiz state-level winners at a ceremony organized by Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports in Mumbai on 21 July 2022.
- Cash prize amounting to Rs 99 Lakhs was awarded to 72 students and 36 schools from across the country.
- 360 schools competed in the State Rounds which took place during the months of February and March, 2022.
- Out of this, 360 selected schools competed in the State Rounds. After a series of quarter-final and semi-final rounds, the finalists from 36 States/UTs have been identified for participating in the National Finals.
» From Maharashtra, Tanay Gautam Sheth and Aakash Viswanath from P. G. Garodia School (ICSE), Mumbai bagged the State Level Champion award of the Fit India Quiz.
- 36 teams (two students in each team) of the state rounds and their school representatives have been awarded prize money, with the School being awarded Rs 2,50,000/- and two students being rewarded Rs 12,500/- each.
National Rounds:
- For the National Rounds of the Fit India Quiz, the prize money is Rs 25 lakh for the champion school, Rs 2.5 lakh for students (Rs 1.25 lakh each).
- The first runner-up will get Rs 15 lakh (school) and Rs 1.5 lakh (Rs 75,000 for each student), and the 2nd runner-up will get Rs 10 lakhs (school) and Rs 1 lakh (Rs 50,000 for each student).
About the Fit India Quiz:
Launched with the aim to create awareness among students about India’s rich sporting history, the Fit India Quiz saw participation of 36,299 students in the preliminary rounds where 13,500 schools competed online on a platform hosted by National Testing Agency (NTA).