T.I.M.E. Aqua Regia

T.I.M.E. Aqua Regia

The "T.I.M.E. Aqua Regia" is an Indian Science quiz contest that was started in the year 2006. Aqua Regia is Latin for royal water. The event is organized by Triumphant Institute of Management Education, a pan India professional coaching and test preparation company. Aqua Regia is now held annually for students of classes 8, 9 and 10.

The 2007 edition of the event is well known for attracting over 2,40,000 contestants across India.The competition is featured in the Guinness World Records for achieving maximum participation in a quiz contest.

The event is conducted over 5 stages, where stages 2-5 are held live in cities across India. The on stage rounds follow a unique bidding format, where teams bid for each passed question they are confident of answering. Failure to answer a question that the team has bid for will result in the team loosing points. According to the organisers, the quiz aims to test how the students apply science concepts to arrive at answers and helps to spread the message that learning can be fun.

National Champions

2006 Loyola School, Thiruvananthapuram

2007 SSS Singhania, Mumbai

External links

* [http://www.time4education.com/Aqua-Regia-guiness-Records.ASP T.I.M.E. Website]
* [http://www.time4education.com/Aqua%20Regia%202008.html Aqua Regia notification]
* [http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2008/02/080215.aspx Guinness News]
* [http://www.thehindu.com/2007/12/04/stories/2007120492190200.htm Hindu Report]


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