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 07th Feb can access the new set of questions on 08th 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 programâ€