Nitin Kumar / Media release

Mangalore, Jul 29: Scholars 2007, the annual inter high school quiz competition, was held at Infosys Mangalore on Saturday, July 28.

The quiz was inaugurated by BRC coordinator Mangalore Sumangala S Nayak. The competition saw the participation from 93 schools in and around Mangalore.

This is the third consecutive year that Infosys is conducting this quiz. Kannada and English quizzes were conducted for the students based on their medium of education.

After the preliminary written test, 12 teams (6 Kannada and 6 English) were shortlisted for the finals. Rachna Shetty and Sagar Y R from Sri Durga Parameshwari Temple High School, Kateel and Aditya Nair and Vasanth Bhakta of Milagres Pre-University College were the winners of the Scholars 2007 Kannada and English quizzes respectively.

The prizes were distributed by Infosys Mangalore vice president and head of development centre Sudhir Albuquerque.

A tour of the Infosys Mangalore facility was also arranged for the students and the guardians accompanying them.