“An investment in knowledge pays the best interest” – Benjamin Franklin (Founding Father of the United States)
The Quiz Club has been an essential team building platform where keen minds have come forward to collaborate in their pursuit of knowledge. The Club aims to promote active learning, enhance retention of knowledge, and encourage students to explore various subjects beyond their curriculum. Additionally, quiz competitions are expected to foster Healthy Competition and Teamwork and develop important skills such as Problem-solving, Learning Techniques, Knowledge Retention, Cognitive Skills, Team work and Time management. It is an engaging platform for intellectual stimulation, personal development, and social interaction.
The Principal Purpose of the Quiz Club is to train, support and facilitate students in the following aspects-
=> Knowledge Acquisition & Critical Thinking:
To encourage participants to delve into various topics and acquire knowledge across a vast realm of different studies. To make Critical Thinking a regular practice such that quizzers learn to master quick analysis, Strategy-Building and problem-solving skills within a limited time frame.
=> Memory Enhancement and Communication Skills:
As Recalling information during quiz competitions is the most essential skill, the club discusses various methods to exercise memory retention and help students improve their ability to retain and recall facts, dates, figures, and concepts. Quizzing Participants often need to articulate their answers clearly and concisely. The club organises informal and friendly quiz contests to improve students’ verbal communication skills.
=> Building Teamwork, Competitive Spirit & Confidence:
The Quiz Club has become a platform for building friendship, team-work and collaboration and knowledge-exchange across students of various socio-cultural and ethnic backgrounds. The quiz has succeeded not only in knowledge-building but also in Confidence Building as students get opportunities to participate in larger quiz platforms. A sense of achievement, victory and recognition after winning has boosted a sense of self-worth and collective pride.
=> Enhancing Networking Opportunities:
Through the Quiz Club the college also seeks to facilitate opportunities for students to meet and interact with like-minded individuals, potentially leading to new friendships and collaborations in a wider circle outside college.
The Quiz Club periodically organizes intra college quiz competitions. The students are given exhaustive training by the members so that participation is wide and inclusive across students of all semesters.
ROLE AND DUTIES OF THE QUIZ CLUB
- To organize regular Quiz competitions on a regular basis and increase student participation.
- To select academically, politically and socio-economically relevant questions of the current and contemporary times which have significance at the national and global level.
- To encourage participants to delve into various topics and acquire knowledge across a vast realm of different studies.
- To train quizzers to master quick analysis and problem-solving skills within a limited time frame.
- To ensure that the students acquire an increased level of confidence through these participations.
- To be responsible for the smooth running of the club and the setting of the calendar of events.
- To nourish the spirit of enquiry within students and increase general awareness and knowledge among students.
QUIZ CLUB
Chairperson
Dr. Mohammadi Tarannum
(Vice Principal)
Mrs Mafuza Yasmin
(Convenor)
Dr. Sreyashi Roy Ghosh
(Jt. Convenor)
Faculty Members
Ms Nivedita Baraily
Ms. Sanhita Mukherjee
Mrs. Chandrima Sen
Students Members
Biraj Sarkar (4th year)
Sarfaraz Khan (3rd year)
Sneha Nepal (2nd year)
Riya Roy (1st year)