SOCIETY OF ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGISTS OF INDIA (SAPI) National Veterinary Physiology Quiz Madan Trophy For EDU-EXCEL

Address for Correspondence:

Dr. PSP Gupta, General Secretary, SAPI, NIANP, Bangalore-30
Email: sapihq@gmail.com Phone: 08105569496

The National Veterinary Physiology Quiz of Madan Trophy For EDU-EXCEL competition for students of B V Sc & A H is conducted by the SAPI every year with basic objectives of highlighting the importance of Physiology, keep the students abreast of latest developments in the field of Physiology and activities of the Society of Animal Physiologists of India (SAPI). Modalities The quiz shall be held at three levels.

1. College level: All the Veterinary Colleges / Faculties shall hold a Veterinary Physiology quiz competition after an announcement from SAPI Head Office and winning team shall qualify for zonal level competition. The students of B V Sc & A H shall be eligible for the quiz competition and each team will comprise of 2 (two) members. The SAPI life member / Representative / HOD of Veterinary Physiology of the concerned college or his representative shall organize this quiz as per format given below.

2. Zonal Level: The country has been divided in to four zones as follows -

The States falling in different zones are as follows:

a. North Zone Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttrakhand, Delhi b. East Zone Bihar, West Bengal, Assam, North Eastern States, Jharkhand, Orissa c. West Zone Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharastra d. South Zone Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Telangana, Simandhra, Puducherry

The colleges of different zone will compete at the zonal level competiton and winner of each zone shall qualify to participate at National Veterinary Physiology Quiz of Madan Trophy for EDU-EXCEL to be held simultaneously each year with National SAPI conference. The zonal level winner will get the prize in form of a memento and certificate.

The SAPI shall bear the expenses of the best team from each zone to attend the final event of quiz at venue of National Seminar of SAPI each year in form of travelling expenses, boarding and lodging etc. (only sleeper class Rly. fare is admissible)

Format of Veterinary Physiology Quiz competition
The decisions of quiz master shall be final. There will be five rounds of quiz and each round shall consist of minimum 2 set of questions.

Round 1 : Direct Question round (questions from UNIT 1 and 2)
Round 2 : Direct Question round (questions from UNIT 3 and 4)
Round 3 : Audio visual round from complete syllabus.
Round 4 : Clinical applications of Physiology and Misc.
Round 5 : Rapid fire round of 60 seconds duration consisting of yes/no answer without passing to next team.

Right answer carrying 10 (ten) marks and wrong answer carrying (-) 5 (minus five). Time to reply each question shall be 40 seconds and 20 seconds for pass questions. Marks shall be half for pass questions. Each answered question shall carry 10 marks, while answering passed question team will get 5 marks.

[N.B.: Organizer from respective colleges / zonal level can modify this basic guideline as per their suitability and convenience. Rules for National Level Quiz Competition are enclosed herewith]

Rules and Regulations for National level Competition

General
1. The winner of Quiz team will be awarded running MADAN Trophy for Edu-Excel. The Trophy shall be in the custody of the Institute for the period of one year or till next conference whichever is earlier. The representative faculty of the winning Institute will give an undertaking on behalf of the Institute to return the Trophy for the next conference. A replica of the trophy will be provided to the winner team which will be kept in their institute.

2. Only Zonal winners team shall participate in the National Veterinary Physiology Quiz Competition and the tam will be consists of two students members only. Each team shall report the organizer and have to be seated at least 30 minutes before the commencement of the quiz competition.

3. If a selected Zonal team not turning up, organizers may decide to select one wild card entry team from the same zone.

4. Replacement of any participant of a team member is not allowed after registration of names at the zonal level quiz competition.

5. Prompting of hints or clue from other source will lead to cancellation of the team.

6. The team will be identified by their institutions.

7. Only the first attempt/answer will be accepted from a team against one question.

8. Participants are not allowed to use mobile or any electronic aid/instruments.

9. Inappropriate behavior of any team member shall lead to punishment and elimination of the team from contest.

10. For all purposes decision of quiz master shall be final, however in case of any ambiguity/appeal, the decision of Referee/judge shall binding to all.

11. A demo will be displayed before commencement of Quiz. Any confusion related to rule should be clarified before commencement of Quiz.

12. There will be total 5 rounds. i. Direct question-answer round - I ii. Direct question-answer round - II iii. Spot your area round iv. Audio-visual round and v. Rapid fire round

13. There will be multiple choices for direct question - answer rounds. If any answer, in case of direct question, is disclosed within stipulated time that question will be cancelled and an alternate question will be asked. In case of passing question no alternate question will be asked in the same situation.

14. The starting team will be decided by lottery in 1st round.

15. Every question, except rapid fire round, will be displayed on screen.

16. If there is tie, there will be a tiebreaker round amongst the teams.

17. All the participant team and institute must be bounded with rule and regulation of SAPI.

1st Round (Direct question round - I) 1. It will be a direct question round where every team will be asked 2 MCQs with four options which will be displayed on screen. 2. Each right answer will carry + 10 marks while for each wrong answer 5 marks will be deducted. 3. It is a passing round where only the next team will get chance to answer the passing questions and so on. If there is two failed attempt it will not be passed on to the follower team. 4. Five bonus points will be awarded for right answer of the passing while for wrong answer 5 marks will be deducted.

2nd Round (Direct question round - II) 1. It will be a direct question round where every team will be asked 3 MCQs with four options which will be displayed on screen. 2. In this round each team has an opportunity to select the set of questions carrying either ten (10) or six (6) marks depending on weightage of the questions. 3. Each right answer will carry + 10 or +6 marks (as per the choice) while for each wrong answer 5 marks will be deducted if played for 10 or 3 marks will be deducted if played for 6. 4. There will be no passing or bonus point for the next team.

3rd Round (Spot your area round) 1. There are five area for spotting 2. First team can opt from 5 areas 3. Second team can opt from rest 4 and so on … 4. Top scorer of the 1st two rounds will get first chance for option, followed by 2nd team and so on. 5. Each team will be asked 4 direct question, No pass 6. All are MCQ type 7. Marks for such question will carry (+) 10 for right answer or (-) 5 for wrong answer. 8. Time will be allowed only 10 sec.

4th Round (AV Round) 1. This is an Audio-Visual Round. 2. This is a Buzzer round. 3. Each right answer will carry + 10 marks while for each wrong answer 10 marks will be deducted.

5th Round (Rapid Fire Round) 1. This is a Rapid Fire Round. 2. Top scorer of the previous rounds will get first chance face the rapid fire and so on. 3. Each team will be asked maximum 10 questions in 60 seconds. 4. Marks for such question will carry (+) 10 for right answer or (-) 5 for wrong answer. 5. For passing of question, no marks will be deducted and the passed questions will be asked again within the stipulated time.