HSBC

The Corporate quiz competition of the year received more than 225 entries from corporate sectors all over India this year. The quiz was hosted by quizmaster extraordinaire Derek O Brien. Over 30 B-Schools participated from all over the country. The fun weekend saw a host of interactive games relating to various disciplines of management.

While commenting on the proceedings of the event, LIBA authority said, LIBA ExQuizite consisted of two rounds of selection preliminaries and finals. The preliminary round consisted of a written test of around 30 questions related to the business world. The teams were made up of mixed corporate teams each member representing one corporate company. From over 225 teams of two members each only 6 teams were short-listed for the final round.

According to LIBA, the six teams that made to the final round were: HSBC-Fullerton, TCS- Cypress, Sanmar-Caterpillar, MMS -TCS, ITC- BPCL, Hindu - Onmobile. The final lap of the quiz consisted of six rounds. After a close fought battle in the final, team HSBC- Fullerton emerged the winner of LIBA ExQuizite 2009. The winning team was presented with were presented with a cash prize of Rs 50,000 from Fr. P. Christie SJ, Director, LIBA. The runners-up team Sanmar - Caterpillar (Deepesh Nanda from Sanmar and Balaji from Caterpillar) received a cash prize of Rs. 25,000. Several other prizes were distributed to the audiences during the quiz for giving right answers to questions posed to them.