DU Girl Ranks First In Inaugural National Inter-college Crossword Expedition (NICE) 2022

The winner’s list for the first edition of the National Inter-college Crossword Expedition (NICE) - organized by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and the University Grants Commission (UGC), has been declared!

Arpita Goel, a student at School of Open Learning, Delhi University, topped the 1st round, while S Bharath Krishna of the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Thiruvananthapuram came 2nd. Joyal Biju of Government Engineering College, Thrissur, stood third on the Leaderboard.

What BIZKRIEG' 22 is all about?

Winners from All Over India

Apart from the three winners, various students topped their regional zones:

Aryan Singh of IIT topped the North Zone;
Jeffin Cherian Jacob of Government Engineering College, Thrissur topped the South Zone;
Gaikar Chinmay Gajanan of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University, Raigad topped the West Zone;
Ujjwal Raj of Bakhtiyarpur College of Engineering, Bakhtiyarpur topped the East Zone;
Shubam Paul of the Central Institute of Technology, Kokrajhar, topped the Northeast zone.

Do you enjoy solving crosswords? Participate in National Inter-college Crossword Expedition 2022 ,showcase your skills & win prizes.
To register, click https://t.co/vPjBfWRVdj pic.twitter.com/WMouO8au05
— Ministry of Education (@EduMinOfIndia) April 4, 2022

The final round was held on Sunday between 10:30 AM and 5:30 PM, after which the winners were announced.

The Nitty-Gritty of the Competition

The program was organized by Extra-C, a Patna-based civil society organization, in collaboration with AICTE and UGC. It was the first-of-its-kind crossword initiative organized by the two higher education regulatory bodies. Amitabh Ranjan, chief operating officer of the Extra-C explained the whole process of this wonderful and unique competition on Sunday. We have summarized it below.

In the first round, students from all colleges and higher education institutes can participate
They would need to solve Crossword online for four consecutive Sundays.
On April 24, 2022, a cumulative Leaderboard will settle upon the top two participants from each institute.
These will go on to form the institutions’ teams for the two subsequent offline stages – five zonal finals and a national Grand Finale.

Mr. Ranjan also explained that the initiative was conducted to promote knowledge-based co-curricular activities in higher education institutions. After the success of the inaugural edition, plans are on for another round next year!