TCS IT Wiz is an

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-based competition for students in class 8-12 across

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. It is held annually in

and the

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(TCS). The UAE edition of the quiz was discontinued after 2014. The first competition was in 1999. More than 15,000 students entered the competition.
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and knowledge service provider based in

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Competition

The first annual competition was held in

in 1999. In 2000, it was held in six cities and in 2011, it was held in 14 cities followed by national finals. On 8 December 2012, the finals were held in Chennai and won by New Era Public School, Mayapuri. On 15 December 2013, the finals were held in Taj Land's End,

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and won by Modern School, Barakhamba Road. The finals of the 2014 competition were also held at Taj Land's End and were won by P. S. Senior Secondary School. The 2015 competition was won by Adnan Azmat and Shadan Kalam from Rajendra Vidyalaya,

Jamshedpur Jamshedpur (, ) or Tatanagar is the largest and most populous city in Jharkhand and the first planned industrial city in India. It is a Notified Area Council and Municipal Corporation and also the headquarter of the East Singhbhum district. It ...

. The 2016 winners were Parth Dhar and Pranava Dhar from Delhi Public School,

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. The 2017 winners were Ansh Arora and Pranava Dhar from Delhi Public School,

. The 2018 competition was won by Nihar Shah and Bhavya Raninga of St. Kabir School,

Vadodara Vadodara (), also known as Baroda, is the second largest city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It serves as the administrative headquarters of the Vadodara district and is situated on the banks of the Vishwamitri River, from the state capital ...

. The 2019 edition of the quiz was won by Yashovardhan Shetty and Udbhav Saxena from

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.The 2021 edition of the quiz was won by Sandeep Murugesh from St. Judes Public School & Junior College.

References

External links

* {{Official website, www.tcsitwiz.com Student quiz competitions Competitions in India