T.I.M.E. Aqua Regia

The T.I.M.E. Aqua Regia is an Indian Science quiz contest that was started in the year 2006. (Aqua Regia is Latin for "royal water", and is a name used for a mixture of nitric acid and hydrochloric acid.) The event is organized by Triumphant Institute of Management Education, a pan India professional coaching and test preparation company. Aqua Regia is now held annually for students of classes 8, 9 and 10
The 2007 edition of the event is well known for attracting over 2,40,000 contestants across India.
The competition is featured in the Guinness Book of World Records for achieving maximum participation in a quiz contest. The Quiz Currently holds the Guinness World Record (TM) for the Largest Quiz Ever. Aqua Regia - The Science Quiz also features in the LIMCA Book of Records as the Largest Quiz in India
The event is conducted over 5 stages, where stages 2-5 are held live in cities across India. The on stage rounds follow a unique bidding format, where teams bid for each passed question they are confident of answering. Failure to answer a question that the team has bid for will result in the team losing points. According to the organisers, the quiz aims to test how the students apply science concepts to arrive at answers and helps to spread the message that learning can be fun.
National Champions
* 2006 -Loyola School, Thiruvananthapuram
* 2007 - SSS Singhania, Mumbai
* 2008 - Sri Akhilandeshwari Vidyalaya, Trichy
* 2009 - All Saints High School, Hyderabad
* 2010 - Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Hyderabad
National Runners Up
* 2007 -DPS, New Delhi
* 2008 - All Saints High School, Hyderabad
* 2009 - SSS Singhania, Mumbai
* 2010 - Vidyodaya School, Cochin

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