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Thursday, 10 March 2011 22:03

TCS Tech Bytes 2011

The Board of IT Education Standards (BITES) and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) Asia’s largest IT company are organising the Second edition of the Engineering IT Quiz – “TCS TechBytes”.

techbyte_logoThe program is an initiative to help students understand technology better - in the process help them enhance their lateral thinking process and inculcate the spirit to compete and excel.The quiz would serve as an alternative platform to enhance awareness and confidence levels of the aspiring engineers while bringing them in sync with the current developments in the technology domain through an interactive and engaging quiz platform. “TCS TechBytes” strives to provide a better understanding of IT as technology today is an enabler in diverse fields – be it engineering, medicine, law, sports, science, movie, music, government, automobile and telecommunication.

The quiz is open to engineering students of all streams and will be held across Karnataka. It will be hosted by noted Quizmaster ‘Pickbrain’ Giri Balasubramaniam of Greycaps, who also conducts TCS IT Wiz, Rural IT Quiz and Tata Crucible among others.

 

  

ENTRY AND ELIGIBILITY

There is NO entry or registration fee.

Students from all engineering streams in Karnataka are eligible to participate.

Only 10 teams per college (2 members per team) will be allowed to participate.

Completed Entry Forms for Round 2 should be sent to BITES before 18th March.

Therefore rush the selected teams from your college immediately.

 

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: cloud computing, telecom, biometrics, robotics, etc, besides covering personalia - international and national, software products, history of IT and areas where IT has made an impact.

 

2011 Schedule

Round 1: College Level ·

The College will select 10 Best Teams (2 members per team) by using the model question paper sent to all institutions. The test should be written as a team (2 students per team). The test should not be answered individually. · The college has to send the enclosed entry form of the selected 10 teams on or  before 18th March to  itquiz@bites.org.in or faxed to 22207270/1 or courier to the following address The Coordinator, BITES-TCS IT Quiz, BITES, #9 Ground floor, UNI Bldg, Thimmaiah Rd, Millers Tank Bed, Bangalore 560052.Institutions are urged to nominate a coordinator from their institution and provide his/ her contact details (email, mobile, phone nos.) to coordinate with BITES.

 

Round 2: Regional Finals

Gulbarga – 5th April : Appa Institute of Engineering & Tech., Gulbarga

Tumkur – 7th April  : Siddaganga Institute of Technology, Tumkur

Hubli – 8th April : BVB College of Engineering & Technology, Hubli

Mysore – 11th April : SJCE, Mysore

Mangalore – 13th April : Srinivas Institute of Technology, Mangalore

Bangalore – 15th April : Dayanand Sagar Engineering College, B’lore

 

Round 3: State Finals

The 6 Regional Winners from Gulbarga,Hubli,Tumkur,Bangalore,Mysore and Mangalore will be invited to participate in the State Finals on 15th April at Dayanand Sagar Engineering College,Bangalore.The winning team will emerge as the Karnataka State ‘TCS TechBytes’ Champion.

 

For previous year questions : click here

For Materials : Read my IT Quiz Category, Refer Blitz Book.

 

P.S:Particpants are requested to post the questions of their regions.It will helps in preparing for others.you can send questions to my mail id techbytes@ivittal.in or by filling this form.

6 comments

  • Comment Link Raveesh Mayya Sunday, 20 March 2011 22:49 posted by Raveesh Mayya

    Good info.. I will try to catch up you and other quizzers in one of these rounds..

    And thanks for mentioning Blitz-The IT quiz book in the reference section..

  • Comment Link abhi Saturday, 26 March 2011 11:56 posted by abhi

    i am selected 4 tcs tech bytes tumkur region finals,can u tell me how 2 prepare n suggest some gud it quiz buks

  • Comment Link Vittal Pai Tuesday, 29 March 2011 13:01 posted by Vittal Pai

    @raveesh pleasure :))

    @abhi chk yo mail inbox..

  • Comment Link Anvitha Anand Friday, 01 April 2011 20:29 posted by Anvitha Anand

    I'm attending this IT quiz competition for the first time in my engineering life...
    Any suggestions and guidelines to me for the preparation for the quiz competition...
    Do reply...

  • Comment Link praveen kumar Sunday, 03 April 2011 23:02 posted by praveen kumar

    hi, i hav been selected for mangalore region finals. I would really be very grateful if you could tell me about some reference material ,books or tricks....thanks.

  • Comment Link shruthi Tuesday, 12 April 2011 18:02 posted by shruthi

    hi...could u please tel me how can i prepare myself for the finals in dayananda sagar college,b'lore?

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