G20 THINQ , The Indian Navy Quiz - Sail Beyond Horizon
The Indian Navy and NWWA (Navy Wellness and Welfare Association) have, over the years, been conducting a quiz competition for school children as part of Navy Week activities. Christened “The Indian Navy Quiz – THINQ”, the 2023 edition of the quiz has acquired global reach, riding on the partnership and support it has received from the G20 Secretariat in a year that marks India's presidency of the prestigious G20. Very appropriately, therefore, the event is also being called the G20 THINQ.
The event is being conducted at two levels, national and international, and in two locations – in Mumbai and New Delhi.
The National Round of the G20 THINQ saw a record number of 11,741 schools registering for it. The first elimination round (ER1) was completed on 14 Sep 2023 with 3902 schools qualifying for the next level, ER2. ER2 was conducted on 03 Oct 2023 with a total of 1674 qualifying for the quarter finals conducted on 10 Oct 23. The quarter finals saw schools engaging each other neck-and-neck in a tough competition, which led to the top 10 teams from each zone being selected to compete with each other over a tie-breaker round on 18 Oct 2023. This round finalised the selection of the following 16 schools that will match wits against each other over the semifinals:
- Bhavan's Vidya Mandir, Girinagar
- DAV Public School, Gurgaon
- Delhi Public School, Bhopal
- Delhi Public School, Patna
- Dewan Public School, Meerut
- Dr K. B. Hedgewar Vidyamandir, Carapur
- G. D. Goenka Public School, Siliguri
- GMHSS Calicut University Campus, Calicut
- Kalyan Krishna Public School, Raipur
- Narendra Convent School and Junior College, Raipur
- Navy Children School, Mumbai
- Sainik School, Satara
- Sanjay Ghodawat International, Kolhapur
- SNMHSS, Purakkad.
- St Anthony’s Sr Sec School, Udaipur.
- Swami Sant Dass Public School, Jalandhar.
These 16 teams will converge at Mumbai for the national semi finals and finals that are slated to be held at NCPA and Gateway of India on 17 and 18 Nov 2023 respectively. Participating students will also get the opportunity to meet and interact with naval personnel in uniform and catch a glimpse of the exciting world of naval operations onboard warships, submarines and naval aircraft in Western Naval Command, Mumbai.
On completion of the national round, a jury will identity two best quizzers from amongst all finalists to form “Team India” for participation in the international round at India Gate, New Delhi.
For the international round, invitations were extended to all G20+09 nations and an impressive 23 international teams have indicated their interest to take part in it at New Delhi on 19 Nov 2023. The grand finale is set to take place at the iconic India Gate, New Delhi on 23 Nov 2023, offering these bright school students a global stage for intellectual exchange and competition.
As India hands over the G20 baton to Brazil on 01 Dec 2023, the G20 THINQ will likely be the concluding episode of a series of significant events held in the nation since Dec 2022. It also aims to serve as a remarkable finale to India’s Presidency that witnessed many unique achievements of the G20 at the global level.
