Mahindra's Auto Quotient Quiz held at DTU
Automobile giant Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) together with Delhi Technological University (DTU), formerly known as Delhi College of Engineering, organized 'Auto Quotient' (AQ), an auto quiz today at DTU Campus
Tweet-- Automobile giant Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) together with Delhi Technological University (DTU), formerly known as Delhi College of Engineering, organized ‘Auto Quotient’ (AQ), an auto quiz today to create an understanding and knowledge about today’s and tomorrow’s automobiles and to provide a platform to youngsters to demonstrate their automotive knowledge and share their passion will fellow auto enthusiasts. Today’s AQ quiz was won by the student team of Peeyush Kumar and Ghulam Ghaus from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi, who will now participate in the national level AQ Quiz competition.
After a written preliminary round, six teams were shortlisted for a Live Quizzing round, held at DTU campus. Out of the six teams of auto enthusiasts which made it to the live quiz, three belonged to DTU, two were from IIT, Roorkee and one was from IIT, Delhi. The questions asked at the quiz varied from ‘Which safety feature in a car mostly uses SRS technology?’, to ‘The small car polo belongs to which company?’, ‘In which part of a car would you find dog teeth?’ and ‘Which global auto company has plant in Bidadi, Karnatka?’, to mention some.
Expressing his happiness about joining Team Mahindra in organizing the AQ Quiz, Prof. P.B. Sharma, Vice Chancellor, DTU said, “I am aware that M&M is fully devoted to the cause of fuel efficiency and is committed for automotive solutions of tomorrow and that is why we value our participation in AQ Quiz. We need to embed a lot of electronics & IT in our roads to make them intelligent to create pathways of Intelligent Transport Systems, in India. At the same time we need to make our automobiles far more intelligent then what they currently are. The future mobility community would demand vehicles that are not only fuel efficient, but are environmentally benign, complying with the highest standards of safety and sustainability and at the same time offering the pleasure of driving.”
DTU has been identified by M&M for showcasing the event primarily because a number of automobile innovations such as Hybrid Car, Super-mileage Vehicle, All-Terrain Vehicle and Formula Students Car, have been designed and developed by the DTU (erstwhile DCE), which have won high national and international acclaim in SAE International Competitions. The Mahindra AQ Quiz is being organized in collaboration with NDTV Profit. Those present at the occasion included Mr. Prince Augustin, Sr. Vice President, Human Capital of M&M and Prof. S. Maji, Head of Department, Mechanical Engineering and DTU coordinator for the quiz, who also gave away prizes to the winner.
Notes to Editor
Delhi Technological University (formerly known as Delhi College of Engineering) is one of the most well-known engineering institutions of India, withover 68 years of glorious tradition behind it.A non-affiliating teaching and research University, DTU is poised to create an environment of synergetic partnership between academia and industry. It aims to cause a major departure from the conventional system of education and research and aspires to imbibe a culture of scientific research in its technology disciplines and technology temper in its scientific research and education by providing a seamless environment for integration of science and engineering. The University also endeavors to provide the thrill of a corporate R&D environment with a planned focus on industrially relevant projects and technology incubation.