Indian School Al Maabela, under the aegis of the Board of Directors, Indian Schools in Oman, organized the FOURTH EDITION OF ISQUIZ 2022, an Inter School Mega Quiz for all the Indian and International schools across the Sultanate of Oman on 8 December 2022.

The Quiz Competition was conducted in four stages, the two qualifying prelims, followed by the Mega Prelims and the Grand Finals. Daily Quizzes were conducted for the students to pitch their talents with their peers across the Sultanate. It was a tough fight among the students with around 10,000 participants.

Al Sheikh Tariq Bin Khalid Bin Al – Waleed Al – Hinai, Deputy Wali of Seeb, Muscat Governorate, graced the occasion as the Chief Guest. The event was presided over by Dr. Sivakumar Manickam, Chairman, Board of Directors of Indian Schools, Sultanate of Oman. Dr. Baby Sam Saamuel, former Chairman, Mr. Sirajudeen Nhelat, Academic Chairperson, Mr. Devsing Patil, Director on the Board, Mr. M.P. Vinoba, Senior Principal and Education Advisor, President Mr Sujithkumar S. and other esteemed members of the Indian School Al Maabela Management Committee and Principals of other Indian Schools in the capital area were present for the event. All the Indian and International schools’ dignitaries, teachers, parents, well-wishers and students witnessed and encouraged the finalists.

In the introductory message by Dr. Sivakumar Manickam, Chairman, Board of Directors, Indian Schools in Oman accentuated on the transformation of knowledge over time. “Besides the obvious academic benefits of expanding a student’s knowledge and exploring new skills at an early age, quizzes redefine the education system in significant ways. Today, quizzes are interactive platforms where students are not participating to take home a prize or get famous overnight, but to gain knowledge, seek opportunities to excel beyond academics and secure their future,” Dr. Manickam said.

Mr. Sujithkumar S., President, Indian School Al Maabela Management Committee underscored the importance of the quiz programme in his felicitation address. He said that quiz programmes would provide an opportunity for the students to augment their knowledge, sharpen their quizzing prowess and exhibit their intelligence and brilliance to the core.

Quiz Master Mr. Adittya Nath Mubayi, knowledge entrepreneur, and co-founder of Quiz Craft Global, made the participants have a wild guess and crave hard to crack the quizzes. He kept the audience attentive with his unique quizzing skills and set all the young quizzers’ brains on fire.

ISQUIZ 2022, the phenomenal mega event culminated with the prize distribution ceremony for the unbeatable quizzers and the winning teams.

In the Junior Category, Miss Zaina Fathima and Master Aditya Verma of Indian School Salalah won the coveted ISQUIZ Ever-rolling Trophy, Master Arnav Jaykrishnan and Master Hrithika Deepesh Jariwala of ISWK International secured the first runner-up position while Master Ashwin Sujesh and Master Kevin Rodrigues of Indian School Muscat emerged as the second runner-up.

In the Senior Category, Master Varun S Nair and Miss Geet Patil of Indian School Darsait clinched the ISQUIZ Ever-rolling Trophy, Master Kevin George and Master Hussain Suratwala, students of Indian School Muscat secured the first runner-up slot while Master Sabyasachi Choudhury and Master Alwin Jose of Indian school Al Ghubra bagged the second runner-up position.

Winners of the Daily Quiz and Sub-Junior Category from each school were also awarded with certificates and trophies. As part of ‘Navin Asher Kazi Awards for Excellence in Teaching 2022’, a quiz competition for teachers was conducted on the Grand Finale day of ISQUIZ 2022. Ms. Jyoti Singh and Mr. Pranav D. Sheth of Indian of School Al Wadi Al Kabir bagged the first position.

Indian School Al Maabela Principal, Mr P Prabakaran conveyed his heartfelt gratitude to the Chief Guest, and all the dignitaries for gracing the occasion. He thanked the Board for conceptualizing the ISQUIZ, the entire ISQUIZ team for the smooth conduct of the event and the sponsors for their relentless support.