Metallurgy, Materials and Welding - National Level Quiz Contest
Announcement of National Level Quiz Contest On
Metallurgy, Materials and Welding
The Indian Institute of Welding IIW India is a non-profit professional body to promote and enhance
competence of welding industry and practicing welding professionals in India. Established in 1966, with its registered office at Kolkata,
IIW has over 4500 welding professionals and more than 300 industries as corporate members
who are contributing their expertise for the development of welding fraternity. IIW India has also endeavored to bring academia, researcher and industry from all over the country
to discuss various
facts of welding science and technology to support the growth and modern competitiveness of Indian industries.
From the year 2007, IIW India became an Authorised National Body (ANB) of International Instituteof Welding for education, Welding training, qualification and certification programmes of welding professionals in India, thus promoting qualitywelded product and improvements in the quality of life of the people.
This year, IIW India is celebrating its Golden Jubilee
Year. As part of Golden
Jubilee Celebrations, the Chennai
Branch of IIW India is going to organize an Interschool National Level Quiz Competitions on 29th July at Kalpakkam. This
programme is initiated as a part
of our efforts to create
awareness among the students about
the role of materials science
and welding in industrial andtechnological developments. Along
with the Quiz
Competition, a visit
to various nuclear facilities at DAE complex
in Kalpakkam will
be also arranged on the previous day, i.e. on July 28, 2016.
Visit
to Nuclear Facilities (Thursday, 28th July 2016)
In this visit,
the students and escorts will be taken
around the various
nuclear facilities at DAE complex Kalpakkam namely
Madras Atomic Power
Station (MAPS), Fast Breeder Test Reactor (FBTR) and Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor
(PFBR) and state-of-the-art facilities for advanced research in materialsand welding technology. The visit to the various
reactor sites and the exposure
to the world class research facilities would be an enthralling experience for the budding students.
Quiz Programme (Friday,
29th July
2016) Rules
1. The theme
of the Quiz
will be 'Metallurgy, Materials and Welding'
2.
Each team shall be represented by two students
only.
3.
A maximum of two teams shall
strictly be allowed
per IIW Branch.
4.
Only one escort per branch is required to accompany team.
5.
The teams are required to register
along with their escort on before 2nd July 2016. Confirmation of registration will be sent to the participating teams.
It is important to note that the local hospitality will be extended
only to teams and escorts
who have the
confirmation of registration.
6.
All the branches/ schools
(whichever is applicable) are requested to send their participants/ escort's names and travel
itinerary not later
than 20th July 2016.
The preliminary rounds
will be held in parallel
sessions and the winner and the runners-
up teams
from each session shall be chosen for the semifinals. Teams chosen from the two semifinal sessions shall
contest the Grand
Finale.
Quiz
Awards
The winners and runners-up of quiz will receive the cash prize,
of Rs 50,000 and Rs 30,000 respectively, and certificates at the National
Welding Seminar (NWS)
to be held at Kolkata.
In addition, the winners and the runners-up of the quiz programme will also receive
trophy of excellence by IIW Chennai
Branch.
Accommodation and local transport
IIW Chennai Branch
would take care
of the accommodation, local hospitality which
includes pick-up and drop to and from Chennai railway
station/airport for the registered participants and their
escort. Teams are expected to arrive not
earlier than the
evening of 27 July 2016
and depart not
later than the morning of 30 July
2016.
About Kalpakkam
Kalpakkam
is a coastal township situated
on the shore of the Bay of Bengal, at a distance
of 75 km from Chennai
and about 20 km from the famous
archeological town of Mamallapuram. The clean and vast beach spread across over a few kilometers distance
in the residential colony will for sure captivate the minds and
hearts of all our guests.
Important Dates
Last Date of
Intimation of Participation from IIW Branches
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2nd July 2016
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Last Date
of Registration from
IIW Branches
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10th July 2016
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Visit to Nuclear Facilities
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28th July 2016
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National Level Quiz Competition
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29th July 2016
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Contact Details
Shri T.V. Prabhu
Chairman,
National Level Quiz
Competition Project
Manager (Mech)
Demonstration Facility for Metal
Fuel Fabrication, Reactor Operation and
Maintenance Group, Indira Gandhi Centre
for Atomic Research (IGCAR) Kalpakkam 603 102, Tamil Nadu
Phone: +9144
27480500 Ext 26125
Email: prabs@igcar.gov.in
/ prabstv@gmail.com
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Shri Hemant
Kumar
Convener,
National Level Quiz
Competition Scientific Officer (E),
Materials
Technology Division, Metallurgy
and Materials Group,
Indira Gandhi Centre
for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam
603 102, Tamil Nadu
Phone:
+91-44-27480500 Extn 21056
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Shri Parthasarathy Sasi Anand
Co-convener, National Level Quiz Competition Zonal Manager South,
Fronius
India Private Limited, Chennai, Tamilnadu
Phone: +91-9840529953
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