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“Billabong High International School, Mumbai stood as First runners – up while Sunbeam School Varanasi won the Second runners – up prize”
Delhi/NCR, September 1, 2018:
The National Finals of Fortis Psych – ED 2018 was successfully concluded today amidst great enthusiasm at Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurugram. The quiz witnessed the participation of 880 schools across 299 cities, out of which six schools made it to the national finals. The Zonal Round was held across six cities where the top 72 schools from across the country battled it out for a coveted spot in the finals. The schools that qualified for the National Championship were:
- Delhi Round – Birla Vidya Niketan, Delhi
- Mumbai Round – Billabong High International School, Malad, Mumbai
- Bengaluru Round – Inventure Academy, Bengaluru
- Jaipur Round – Neerja Modi School, Jaipur
- Kolkata Round – Sunbeam school, Lahartara
- Mohali Round – DPS, Chandigarh
The finalists gave each other tough competition. The quiz took on several forms, which included rapid fire rounds, crosswords, a guess who questionnaire, multiple choice questions, a buzzer round and a lot more. Students greeted each round with immense enthusiasm and competitiveness. The quiz tested their knowledge of psychology and related fields, pushing them to think logically and analytically.
Winning Team Birla Vidya Niketan said, “We are ecstatic to have won Psych – ED 2018. It has been a tremendously riveting and enjoyable journey. The competition was demanding, fast paced and thorough in its execution. We learnt about teamwork; team dynamics and team motivation. It has challenged us, taught us, puzzled us, and above all encouraged us to further our knowledge of psychology.”
Dr. Samir Parikh said, “Psych-ED is an effort towards encouraging young minds to read psychology, enjoy psychology, and break the stereotype. In a country that has such a major deficit of psychologists, we aim to encourage more and more students to take up the field. The response has been overwhelming. We reached out to several young students across the entire length and breadth of the country, kindling their knowledge and their enthusiasm for psychology; it has been a great learning experience for everyone involved. The third edition of Fortis Psych-ED represents a milestone for the field of psychology. Understanding the implications of psychology as a subject is the key to unlocking the untapped potential of human resources. This will further enhance the country’s growth and productivity. The quiz is a medium through which we have heralded future generations of psychologists into the field, giving them real life challenges and problems to solve.”
Conducted under the aegis of Dr. Samir Parikh, Director, Department of Mental Health & Behavioral Sciences, Fortis Healthcare the initiative witnessed national participation from more than 2500 students coming from different cities across the whole country. The winner Birla Vidya Niketan got a prize of Rupees 50,000, (name of school) the first runner up Billabong High International School Mumbai got a prize of Rupees 30,000 and the Second runner up Sunbeam School Varansi got a prize of Rupees 20,000, respectively. G.D. Goenka University offered scholarships to the winning team as well as runners up teams. Moreover, all participants in the zonal rounds received books by Rupa Publications and educational resource material by Eupheus learning. The six finalists also get a chance to do an exclusive psychology internship with the mental health department at Fortis Healthcare.
