Fit India School Quiz

Fit India School Quiz 2022

Government of India
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports

SPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA
FIT INDIA MISSION

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium,
1st Floor (Near Ramp No. 5)
Lodhi Road, New Delhi – 110003
Email: contact@fitindia.gov.in

F. No. 19-2/FITINDIA/QUIZ/2022

Dated: 22/08/2022

CIRCULAR

Subject: Fit India School Quiz 2022

1. The Fit India Movement was launched in August 2019 to popularise fitness as a way of life among citizens. Envisioned as a People’s Movement, the endeavour has been to inculcate the philosophy that Fitness is Free, Fun and Easy among citizens of all age groups – from school children to senior citizens.

2. In a bid to further reiterate the need to create awareness about fitness and sports among school children, who are the future of India, the Fit India Mission under the aegis of Sports Authority of India, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has decided to launch second edition of Fit India Quiz for schools across the country.

3. Fit India Quiz 2022 will be launched on 29th August 2022 and Launch will be live telecast on Fit India Mission YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/FitIndiaMovement2019) and Fit India Movement FB Page (https://www.facebook.com/FitIndiaOff/). The registrations for schools for participation shall begin from 3rd September 2022 on Fit India website (https://fitindia.gov.in/).

4. The objective of the quiz is to provide a National platform for students to showcase their knowledge about fitness and sports, also endeavours in its philosophy to create awareness among students about India’s rich sporting history, including centuries-old indigenous sports, our national and regional sporting heroes of the past and how traditional Indian lifestyle activities hold the key to a Fit Life for all.

5. The quiz is the second edition of the National-Level Quiz for students which will give out a total cash award of Rs 3.25 crore to schools and students.

6. The quiz will also be the second edition of the first-ever fitness and sports quiz to be telecast on India’s one of the largest sports television channels, Star Sports as well as on the National TV channel. Students who make it to the national round as representatives of their schools will therefore get a chance to showcase their talent before the entire nation.

7. The four rounds of the quiz will include the following:

a. School Round : To be conducted by the school to select students for registration in the Fit India Quiz Preliminary Round. It is the responsibility of the school that they encourage maximum students to participate in the Fit India Quiz 2022.

b. Preliminary Round: To be a multiple-choice online round conducted by the National Testing Agency (India’s premiere examination body that conducts national-level exams such as JEE and NEET). The country-wide quiz will be organised in 13 languages for benefit of students studying in regional-medium schools.

c. State Round: To be conducted by each State / UTs with the support from FIT India Mission amongst Schools qualified after the preliminary round. The detailed process of qualification of the school is described in the annexure. This round will be anchored by a professional quiz master and will be telecast on Fit India Mission social media handles.

d. National Round: Final round in which the winning team of each State / UT will participate and fight for the TOP TITLE of the National Winner of FIT INDIA QUIZ 2022. First Runner Up and Second Runner Up prizes will also be decided. This will be a grand event to be hosted by Fit India Icon.

More details of Fit India Quiz are attached as Annexure.

II. It is, therefore, requested that the Principal Secretary / Secretary in charge of the School Education Department of all State / UT Governments may kindly give necessary publicity and share this information with all schools in the state so that maximum students from the State / UTs participate in this unique programme. It is with the support and active participation of all states / UTs that the Fit India Quiz can become a grand success.

III. This issues with the approval of the Secretary (Sports), Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.

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(Ekta Vishnoi)
Mission Director (Fit India)

Enel.: As above

To:

Principal Secretary / Secretary in charge of School Education Department of States/UTs Copy to:

1. Joint Secretary, D/o School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education, Government of India
2. Principal Secretary / Secretary in charge of Sports Department of States / UTs
3. The Chairperson, Central Board of Secondary Education
4. The Commissioner, Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan
5. The Commissioner, Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti
6. The Chairperson, Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE)
7. Director in charge of State School Education Boards of States/UTs

Copy also for information to:
1. Sr.PPS to Secretary, D/o School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education, Govt, of India
2. Sr.PPS to Secretary D/o Sports, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Govt, of India

Source: https://fitindia.gov.in/