PANAJI: GIM WIZBIZ 2021, the flagship event of premier B-school Goa Institute of Management saw corporate teams step out of the boardroom and onto the virtual stage to battle it out for the top spot at one of India’s popular corporate quizzes. Jayakanthan R of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) emerged as the winner in a closely contested quiz.
Conducted by the popular quizmaster Avinash Mudaliar, GIM WIZBIZ witnessed participation from leading corporate houses across the country. The top ten teams that made it to the finals were Jayakanthan R of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Shantanu Sharma of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Gandhinagar, Francis Rodrigues of HDFC Life, Meghashyam Shirodkar of QuizCorp, Ayush Awasthi of Ernst & Young, Kapinjal Chowdhury of The Bank of New York Mellon, B Naveen Kumar of Sai Mitra Constructions, Deepak Jain of Infosys, Cherian Varghese of Indian Oil Corporation Limited and Ayush Patni, student of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati. After intense rounds of the fierce battle of the intellect, Jayakanthan R of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) emerged as the winner of WIZBIZ 2021 followed by 1st runners up Kapinjal Chowdhury of The Bank of New York Mellon and B Naveen Kumar of Sai Mitra Constructions.
Organised by MECCA – The Marketing Club of GIM, WIZBIZ 2021 held in virtual mode from the GIM campus in Sanquelim was a success with enthusiastic participation, challenging rounds and exciting prizes won by the participants and audience alike. Having been organized for the past 21 years, GIM WIZBIZ has escalated its standards with every passing year. Participants from corporate organizations from across the country logged in to participate at GIM WIZBIZ. The audiences watched as the titans of corporate quizzing clashed amongst each other to win the top spot and prizes.
The event was sponsored by companies from all over India like HDFC, Grandmark, Subway among many others. Quizmaster, Avinash engaged everyone with his quick wit and interesting trivia. GIM WIZBIZ 2021 concluded with the winners of the competition taking home the cash prize.