IIM Calcutta Wins NTPC Electron Quiz 2025 Grand Finale

(Champion team - Piyus Kedia and Amartya Saha from IIM Calcutta)

NTPC Ltd., India’s largest integrated power utility, successfully concluded the NTPC Electron Quiz 2025 grand finale at NTPC Power Management Institute (PMI), Noida. After a highly competitive contest, IIM Calcutta emerged as the champion, showcasing their exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, while FMS, Delhi became the first runner-up and another team from IIM Calcutta stood second runner-up.

On the occasion, Anil Kumar Jadli, Director (HR), NTPC congratulated all the participants for their exceptional display of critical thinking and competitive spirit. NTPC Electron Quiz has been nurturing young talents and cultivating a platform for knowledge sharing for the last two decades, he said. He motivated the participants to channel this energy towards achieving their personal and professional goals while contributing to nation building.

Over 700 teams participated in this month-long annual event that took place across nine locations, namely, Ranchi, Patna, Lucknow, Raipur, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata and Noida. After intense 9 regional and 3 semi-final rounds, six teams qualified for the grand finale held on 28^th February 2025 at PMI, Noida.

The champions, Piyus Kedia and Amartya Saha from IIM Calcutta took home a cash prize of Rs 50000, while the 1st runners-up comprising Ankita Shandilya and Shashank Tyagi from FMS, Delhi received Rs 30,000. The 2nd runners-up team comprising Komal Vasudeva and Araya Arun from IIM Calcutta received Rs 20,000 cash prize.

The event was also graced by senior dignitaries from NTPC, including C Kumar, Executive Director (HR), Ms. Rachna Singh Bhal, Chief General Manager (Strategic HR & Talent Management and Head-PMI), V Jayanarayanan, General Manager (HR), KM Prashanth, General Manager (Corporate Communication) and Gautam Bose, Quiz (Master & CEO), Greycells.

The quiz, as some might imagine, was not about the power sector. It tests candidates on a wide variety of questions, primarily focused on the corporate sector in India and globally. The quiz was started in 2024.