India’s biggest quiz on Sports and fitness, with a total cash prize of Rs 3.25 Cr, was conducted in the months of May and June 2023. Fit India Quiz gives a unique platform to students from each and every nook and corner of the country to showcase their knowledge in sports and fitness and providing and a platform on the National level.
The 2nd edition of Government of India’s Fit India National Fitness and Sports Quiz for Schools was launched on 29th August last year on the eve of the National Sports Day by Hon’ble Union Minister, Youth Affairs & Sports and Information & Broadcasting Shri Anurag Singh Thakur and Hon’ble Minister of State, Youth Affairs & Sports and Ministry of Home Affairs, Shri Nisith Pramanik, in the presence of Hon’ble Union Minister of Education and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan.
Fit India Quiz, organized by Sports Authority of India, Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Government of India, has been an extraordinary journey for more than 61,981 students from 16,702 schools, from 702 Districts of India.
After the Preliminary Rounds of the Fit India Quiz, 348 schools and 418 students were selected for the State/UT round
Four teams from Jammu & Kashmir had qualified for the quarterfinal and semi-final rounds to move into the State final round. A team of 2 students, each from HSS Rajpura Samba, GHSS Kothibagh, Islamia English Medium High School Loragam Tral Pulwama and Govt BHSS Charar-I-Sharief had participated in the State finals and after an intensely competitive and equally thrilling experience. The team from HSS Rajpura Samba with Randeep Kumar Sharma AND Thohith Kumar has emerged victorious from the state of Jammu Kashmir. This is proud moment both for HSS Rajpura Samba as well as the participating students.
The HSS Rajpura Samba is crowned the State Champion of Jammu Kashmir and will move to Mumbai for the National Finals of the Fit India Quiz 2022, scheduled to be held in the month of July 2023.
Fit India Quiz has multiple elimination stages, the first preliminary stage/round was conducted by the National Testing Agency. After the Preliminary Rounds of the Fit India Quiz, 348 schools from 36 States and UTs were selected.
The Final round of the Quiz will be held in Mumbai in the month of July. The winning school will receive a prize money of INR. 25 Lakhs, and winning students will receive an amount of INR. 2.5 Lakhs. 1st Runner up school will receive INR. 15 Lakhs, and the second runner school will receive INR. 10 Lakhs.
The State rounds are being streamed on the Fit India Movement’s Youtube Channel and the State Finals are to be aired on Doordarshan and Youtube.
