Conducted by Tata Consultancy Services in collaboration with BITES, the IT Quiz in its 16th edition will test students’ knowledge in emerging technologies
BENGALURU, March 10, 2025: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) (BSE: 532540, NSE: TCS), a global leader in IT services, consulting, and business solutions, and the Board for IT Education Standards (BITES)—an autonomous body promoted by Government of Karnataka, have opened registrations to the 16th edition of TCS TechBytes—the Engineering IT Quiz. This quiz is open to engineering students (BE/BTech) of all streams and semesters across Karnataka.
TCS TechBytes challenges and encourages students to expand their knowledge in technology trends and its diverse application across industries. The objective is to enhance awareness in emerging areas, enabling them to compete in the fast-paced technology intensive industry. Each institution can share names of up to 20 students to participate in the regional finals of the quiz. No participation fee is charged. Entries have to be sent by the respective institutions on or before March 16, 2025, to manager@bites.org.in
Regional rounds of the quiz will be conducted across six locations—Mangaluru (March 18), Mysuru (March 20), Kalaburagi (March 25), Hubballi (March 27), Tumakuru (April 2) and Bengaluru (April 8). The finals will be held in Bengaluru on April 8, 2025. Winners and runners-up of each regional round will receive gift vouchers worth Rs 12,000 and Rs 10,000 respectively, as well as the opportunity to compete at the State Finals to be held in Bengaluru on April 8, 2025. The final prize for the winner and runner-up includes an educational scholarship worth Rs 85,000 and Rs 50,000 respectively, among other vouchers.
The quiz will focus on the application of technology across various sectors and aspects such as: the technology environment, the business, its people, new trends, legends, etc. It will also focus on emerging areas such as: artificial intelligence, digital, cloud computing, automation, biometrics, mobility, robotics, telecom, social media and big data, personalities – international and national, software products, history of IT and areas where IT has made an impact such as education, entertainment, books, multimedia, music, movies, internet, banking, advertising, sports, gaming, social networking, cell phones, etc. For more information visit www.bites.org.in.
