Zonal rounds of Mahindra Auto Quotient at Chandigarh witnesses massive participation

Mahindra&Mahindra Ltd. (M&M), a part of the 16.2 billion multinational group based in Mumbai, officially flagged off the fifth season of Mahindra Auto Quotient (AQ), a first of its kind pan-India Auto Quiz.

More than 1500 participated in the zonal rounds, which were held at Chitkara International School, Sector-25(West), Chandigarh.

Mahindra AQ has been engaging auto enthusiasts from the engineering and management fraternity for the past five yearsto provide a common platform to industry and academia. This time the India’s largest automotive quizhas been extended to all the auto enthusiasts aged between 18 – 35 years.

Another round will be held in December 2013’ and the finalists will be selected through city rounds that comprises of written and stage rounds conducted across 4 zones, followed by studio rounds in New Delhi for the same.

Noted auto journalist, SiddharthVinayakPatankar, Editor-Auto and Senior Anchor, NDTV, shall conduct the Grand Finale at NDTV studios, Delhi.

The winners of the grand finale will receive an all – expense paid trip to the largest auto show in the world – the ‘Geneva International Auto show’.

The first runner up team will get an all – expense paid trip to the Bahrain Formula 1 GP while the second runners-up would get a chance to go on a multiday expedition with Mahindra Adventure to an exciting escapade in an exotic location in India. Third runners up will get a chance to be part of thrilling Mahindra Great Escape–India’s big daddy of off-road adventure and one of the most eagerly anticipated events on the Indian off-roading calendar.