Gauhati Medical College Wins Red Ribbon Quiz 2021

The team representing the Gauhati Medical College comprised of Mr. Sayan Mazumdar and Mr. Bishwayan Bhattacharjee. In a tight, neck-to-neck competition, the winning team defeated the Jorhat Engineering College (JEC) by a narrow margin of 5 points.

The JEC comprised of Ms. Madhurya Goswami and Mr. Nitish Sarma, who were worthy competitors.

The winning team would participate in the next round of sub-regional Red Ribbon Quiz Competition 2021 which will be held at Kolkata in December 2021.

The winners received Rs 50, 000 cash prize along with a trophy and certificates. Gauhati University, GC College, Silchar, SCS College of Agriculture, Dhubri were given the consolation prizes, reports Northeast Now news

Prior to the state-level competition, Zonal-level competitions were conducted in 4 zones across Assam on November 8 & 9, 2021 through online mode where 38 colleges participated.

In Central Assam Zone, Gauhati University and Gauhati Medical College were declared winners and 1^st runner up respectively.

In Upper Assam Zone, Dibrugarh University and Jorhat Engineering College were winners and 1^st runner up respectively.

In the Lower Assam zone, ARB Degree College, Pathsala and SCS College of Agriculture, Dhubri won the 1^st and the 2^nd prize respectively.

In Barak valley zone, NIT Silchar and GC College, Silchar were winners and 1^st runner up respectively. All the winners and the 1st runners-up teams of the zonal level competitions participated in the state-level competition.

The Gauhati Medical College and Hospital, the second medical college to be established in Assam, is also a health care institution. It provides medical education at undergraduate, postgraduate and super-specialty levels.