Mysuru:  Harisankar Nair and T.P. Athul from SDM-IMD, Mysuru, decimated their opponents to win the Mysuru edition of Tata Crucible Campus Quiz-2019.

A total of 388 teams battled it out in the city-level finale for the top honours, held at the Mysore Medical College and Research Institute (MMC&RI). Harisankar Nair and Athul took home a cash prize of Rs. 75,000 and will compete in the Zonal round to qualify for the National finale.

P.G. Nipun and B. Varun  from ICAI, Mysuru, were declared runners-up, winning a cash prize of Rs. 35,000. Dr. C. P. Nanjaraj, Director and Dean, MMC&RI, was the chief guest at the finale.

This year, the theme of the quiz has been designed in a T-20 cricket format to celebrate the 2019 Cricket World Cup. Noted quiz master ‘Pickbrain’ Giri Balasubramaniam hosted the quiz in his unique and witty style.

The fifteenth edition of India’s biggest campus quiz will run for a little over two months, traversing 40 cities, with five zonal rounds leading to the grand national finale in Mumbai. The winners of the National Finals will receive a Grand Prize of Rs. 5,00,000 along with the coveted Tata Crucible trophy.

All details of the quiz are available on www.tatacrucible.com.