Bharat Ko Janiye Quiz
Bharat Ko Janiye Quiz
Win a trip to India!
The quiz is open to NRI, PIO, OCI, and Foreign Citizens
Schedule:
Participants can register on the BKJ portal till 15 September 15 October 15 November, 2018 (local time).
Contact:
https://www.bharatkojaniye.in/
The contestants can participate the Quiz Test from anywhere ONLINE.
Top 3 winners of (NRI, PIO & Foreign National category) will be awarded Gold/Silver/Bronze medals at the Pravasi Bhartiya Divas Convention in January 2019 at Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.
Provided by Consulate General of India, Atlanta
cons.atlanta@mea.gov.in | com.atlanta@mea.gov.in
Government of India is organising the second edition of ‘Bharat Ko Janiye’ (BKJ) quiz.The online quiz is open for overseas Indian youth between the age of 15 and 35 years as on 1 January 2019 (born not before 01 January 1984 and not after 1 January 2004). The Quiz will be held for three distinct categories of participants -Non-Resident Indians (NRI) and Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) & Foreigners. Topics of the Quiz include - Indian Art, Indian Democracy, Economy, Geography, Personalities in Music and Dance, Science & Technology, Languages & Literature, Education, Tradition of Indian Crafts, Indian Cinema and Renowned Personalities. Details of the Quiz could be obtained from the web-site http://www.
The entire quiz will be organized in 4 rounds. The first round of quiz will be executed by the Consulate General of India, Atlanta. The second, third and fourth rounds will be executed by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), New Delhi. The Consulate will select the top three contenders in each category (NRI & PIO). The top three contenders / participants of the first round quiz competition from each category will be given medals (Gold, Silver and Bronze) by the Consulate and they will participate in the second round of quiz (online) to be conducted by the MEA, New Delhi. The third and fourth round (semi-final and final round) would be organized onsite in New Delhi.
Top 10 finalists in each category (NRI/PIOs/Foreigners) will be selected on the basis of marks secured in second round and they will be invited to participate in the third round (semi-final) and fourth round (Final round) in New Delhi. All participants, who are invited for onsite round would attend the workshop in New Delhi and participate in the Bharat Ko Janiye Yatra, a 15 day tour of India.. Government of India will bear international airfare and all expenses including hotel accommodation (4 Star Hotel on twin sharing basis), local transportation (by AC vehicle on twin sharing basis), boarding and lodging for Quiz participants during their stay in India, airport-hotel-airport transfer during arrival and departure from India.
Participants will visit Delhi, Agra and one State for familiarization. The main element of the visit could be:
Visit to a University, College or Institute
· Visit to Industries/visit to village
· Visit to industries/visit to village
· A one day orientation programme in Foreign Service Institute, New Delhi
· Visit to places of historical, industrial, cultural and tourists importance
· Interaction with senior officials, policy makers and opinion makers
· Participation in Youth PBD at Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
It is mandatory for the candidate to complete online registration at portal www.bharatkojaniye.in in order to participate in the online Quiz to be conducted by the Consulate. Participant is required to generate a unique user name and password by registration online at the portal. Eligible contestant can appear for the Quiz only once. The cut-off date for registration is November 15, 2018 and 1st round of quiz test will remain open till November 15, 2018.
Should you have any query in this regard, please contact my Private Secretary, Mr. Bikash Kumar @ cgoffice.atlanta@mea.gov.in
