The department of neurology, PGIMER, in association with Indian Brain Bee, International Brain Bee and the Society for Neuroscience (SFN) organised the 14th Regional Brain Bee on Saturday.
The Brain Bee Quiz in India is a live question and answer competition about neuroscience for Class 11. It is conducted as a three-tiered contest (regional, national and international) where youths from all over the world compete to determine the “best brain” on topics pertaining to neurosciences, such as intelligence, memory, stress, emotions, sleep and various neurological diseases.
This year, 20 students from 10 schools of the tricity were registered for the competition, which was coordinated by Dr Dheeraj Khurana, department of neurology, PGIMER. Twelve students were selected through a written elimination round for the final oral rounds of the quiz. The event was judged by Dr Parampreet Singh Kharbanda, Dr Manjul Tripathi and Dr Sucharita Ray, all from department of neurology, PGIMER.
Ishita from Bhavan Vidyalaya, Panchkula, was adjudged the Brain Bee champion. Arnav Agarwal from Bhavan Vidyalaya, Chandigarh, was picked as the first runners-up and Amisha Kapoor from Sacred Heart Senior Secondary School, Chandigarh, as second runners-up.
The top two contestants at the regional level will participate in the National Brain Bee to be held in New Delhi on April. The national winner will represent India at the International Brain Bee to be held in August this year.