IVI Essilor OPTOMETRY WIZARD OF THE YEAR 2020

A national quiz organized by India Vision Institute (IVI) to unite Optometry practitioners, educators and students on a common platform and promote the need for continuous skill and knowledge enhancement.

The questions will encompass all major disciplines of optometry.

Eligibility: Optometry practitioners, educators and students.

Prize:

The prize money the finalists win will be based on the number of correct answers. The maximum prize money will be INR 10,000.

All three selected finalists will receive a memento from IVI along with a certificate.

Rounds:

The IVI National Quiz will be held in three rounds, comprising a web and phone-in component, followed by a finalface-to-face round. Three finalists will be selected out of the qualifiers from first two rounds of quiz. Only one entry per person will be accepted

Web Component (2 DAYS):

·      10 different set of questions will be posted as a link on the IVI Facebook page on 07 & 08 Feb, 2020

·      Participants who missed the opportunity on 07^th Feb can access the new set of questions on 08^th Feb, 2020.

·      In case of multiple entries, the first entry by the participant will ONLY be considered

·      Participants with maximum number of correct answerswill be selected for the phone-in component of this round.

·      Every question carries one mark. 0.5 Negative marking is applied for every incorrect answer.

·      List of qualifiers will be announced on IVI Facebookpage and will also be notified through phone and email with instructions for the next component of this round.

Phone-in Component:

·      Selected participants will be asked 10 questions over phone at a pre-notified time.

·      Each question has to be answered within 10 seconds.

·      Every question carries one mark. 0.5 Negative marking is applied.

·      The participants will be notified 1 week prior to the date of the phone-in component.

·      If they fail to answer the call twice between 11.00 am – 04.00 pm on the day of the quiz, their eligibility stands cancelled.

·      Three finalists will be selected for the final round.

·      Name of the finalist will be announced on IVI Facebook page and they will also be contacted via phone and email.

Final round:

·      This will be a one-on-one round consisting of multiple levels with different patterns of questions.

·      Three finalists selected from the monthly rounds will participate.

·      Finalists will need to travel to a pre-decided venue.

·      IVI will bear the cost of travel (under the standard IVI procedures), food and accommodation of the finalists for one day and one night.

·      In case of an international finalist, participation can be via Skype call if necessary.

*Disclaimer-

·      By participating in the competition, all participants warrant that they have read carefully and have fully understood the details of the program which is posted on IVI website.

·      Decisions made by IVI will be final and without appeal.

·      IVI reserves the right to disqualify any participant if it has reasonable grounds to believe that the participant has not fulfilled any of the above mentioned provisions.

·      IVI reserves the right to discontinue the quiz under unprecedented circumstances.

·      The quiz is not open to India Vision Institute and Essilor India Pvt Ltd staff.

“IVI acknowledges the support of Essilor India Pvt. Ltd. in funding the program”