BYJUs to host worlds biggest school quiz, winners to get NASA trip
Edtech startup BYJUs is set to host worlds biggest school quiz ever with participation of over 1 crore students. Called the Discovery School Super League (DSSL), the quiz is claimed to have a revolutionary virtual challenge and students can win a trip to NASA.
Edtech startup BYJU’s is set to host world’s biggest school quiz ever with participation of over 1 crore students. Called the Discovery School Super League (DSSL), the quiz is claimed to have a revolutionary virtual challenge and students can win a trip to NASA. Students across the country will participate in the quiz using the DSSL app and the top teams from each state will qualify for the ‘TV round’, which will also be shot remotely.
The first two editions of DSSL were conducted with a mix of on-ground and digital participation and received participation from 1 crore students from over 30,000 schools. Given the on-going pandemic, BYJU’S plans on leveraging its digital expertise to create a first-of-its-kind 100% virtual challenge, allowing students from all parts of the country to test and apply their knowledge.
Conceptualized at a never-before scale, the quiz will reach out to 30,000+ schools across 29 states, targeting participation from students in the age-group of 8 to 16 years. Each participant will be able to give four preparatory tests and there is no entry fee to participate in the main school quiz either. After a rigorous selection process, the top team from each of the states will qualify for the 6-episode TV quiz show which will premiere on Discovery channel and Discovery Kids in the coming year.
The winners of quiz will win an all expense paid trip to NASA.
“We have taken extraordinary steps to ensure that students don't miss out on their favorite school quiz this year. In fact, thanks to the growing acceptance and adoption of digital learning, we expect the participation to be higher than ever before. Never has a school-quiz happened at such a scale before and we are thrilled to be creating history alongside Discovery. Our new format will give students across all parts of the country a transparent and unbiased platform to compete and showcase their capabilities to the entire nation,” Commenting on this unprecedented launch, Atit Mehta, VP - Marketing, BYJU’S said.
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