Your pride. Your team's honour. Your college's respect. The admiration and envy of all other auto enthusiasts. And that's just to begin with. After all, the stakes are bound to be high in the ultimate test of auto knowledge.
The first prize for the winners of AQ is a ticket to the Geneva Motor Show, annually held in Switzerland. It's a once in a lifetime chance to be amongst the greatest congregation of auto enthusiasts, looking at some of the greatest machines ever made. The first runners-up will get to feel the heat of some serious off-roading. They will experience the exhilarating Dune Bashing in Dubai. The second and third runners-up will be sent to a thrilling Mahindra Great Escape, India's favourite 4X4 rally, for exciting escapades through some of the most exotic locations.
Getting these prizes isn't going to be easy. There will be various rounds of auto quizzing and teams desperately trying to overtake each other. Here's how it'll all pan out-
Auto Quotient will jumpstart with a written test held across 16 cities in various engineering colleges. For B-schools, the top 4 management institutes in the 4 metros will host the written rounds.
Those that make the cut here will participate in the City Finals – live rounds that are held in their respective cities. . One City Finalist will be shortlisted from each city, and the 20 teams will be divided into their respective zones for the regional rounds. The competition will go into overdrive at the Regional Finals where only one team per region will qualify for the all-India National Finals. From the Regional Finals to the Nationals, the battle will be telecast on NDTV 24X7 for all to see.
