Mysuru: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a leading IT Services, consulting and business solutions organisation, and the Board for IT Education Standards (BITES), an autonomous body promoted by Government of Karnataka in association with IT industries and educational institutions, are rolling out the tenth edition of TCS TechBytes — an Engineering IT Quiz.

The quiz is open for engineering students (BE/ BTech) of all streams and semesters  in Karnataka.

Each institution can send 10 teams (two students per team) to participate in the Regional Finals of the quiz through an internal selection process.

There is no participation fee. Entries have to be sent by the respective institutions before Feb.26 to: [email protected] or The Coordinator, BITES-TCS IT Quiz, BITES, IIIT-B Campus, 2nd Floor, Innovation Centre, 26/C, Electronics City Phase 1, Hosur Road, Bengaluru – 560100 or contact Ph: 080-41235889.

The Regional Level Quiz will be conducted at six locations: Mangaluru – Mar.6, Mysuru – Mar.8, Kalaburagi – Mar.11, Hubballi – Mar.13, Tumakuru – Mar.18 and Bengaluru – March 21. The State Finals will be held at Bengaluru on Mar.21.

Winners at both the Regional and State Finals will receive educational scholarships and other attractive prizes from TCS.

Subject: The quiz will focus on application of technology across various sectors and aspects such as: the technology environment, the business, its people, new trends, legends, etc. It will also focus on emerging areas such as: digital, cloud computing, telecom, social media, big data, artificial intelligence, biometrics, mobility and robotics, besides covering personalities — international and national, software products, history of IT and areas where IT has made an impact such as education, entertainment, books, multimedia, music, movies, internet, banking, advertising, sports, gaming, social networking, cell phones, etc.

For more information, visit: www.bites.org.in