Hello everyone,

Following the highly successful outcome of the maiden edition of the Xfire Nairaland Undergraduate Quiz Competition held last year, I hereby formerly declare open the 2nd Edition.

The first edition was highly competitive with about 300 screened applicants partaking in the online test. The eventual winner, a 400 level Medicine and Surgery student from UNIBEN (exe0) received a total cash prize of N170, 000 (N60,000 from myself supported by N100, 000 from InvertedHammer and N10, 000 from Ariel20.

The 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th placed winners also received various cash prizes while the 6th to 15th placed winners received N1, 000 recharge cards each courtesy of GraceBestowed who contributed N10, 000.

In the maiden edition, final year students were exempted. But in this edition and subsequent ones, it will be thrown open to all undergraduates. So expect the program to be more competitive.

Links to the Maiden Edition:
https://www.nairaland.com/3551871/annual-xfire-nairaland-undergraduate-quiz

https://www.nairaland.com/3565797/cash-prizes-sent-winners-xfire

This year, the top 3 students will receive the following cash prizes (subject to a minimum score of 70%):

Winner: N70,000

1st Runner Up: N40, 000

2nd Runner Up: N30, 000

A cash prize of N10, 000 each will be given to the 4th and 5th best as consolation.

This year and going forward, I will be stepping down as the overall coordinator of the competition. A well respected mod in Education section Richiez (Agbara Richard Obinna) will be the overall coordinator with Odunayo providing support.

Richiez will provide details on the criteria for selection, modalities of the tests, registration period, etc. in the post below this and follow-up threads. He (alongside Odunayo) will also be responsible for attending to your enquiries.

Other well wishers are free to pledge additional financial support for the winners.

Regards,

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UPDATE

Following additional contribution of N50,000 by Mayflowa, the rewards have now been updated as follows:

Winner - N100, 000

1st Runner Up - N45, 000

2nd Runner Up - N35, 000

4th and 5th best - N10, 000 each

6th to 15th best - N1, 000 recharge card vouchers / top-up each

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xfire
Sponsor, Xfire Nairaland Undergraduate Quiz Competition

cc Richiez Odunayo

As you have been told earlier, I and Odunharry will be coordinating this year’s edition (i.e. the 2018 edition) of the annual XFIRE scholarship quiz competition. The overall winner exe0 went home with a whopping sum of N170, 000 in the last edition. Click Here to See Details. Thanks to co-sponsors Ariel20 and InvertedHammer who supported the initiator xfire.

Going forward, participants interested in this year’s edition are to take note of the following:

CRITERIA FOR PARTICIPATION:

Eligible participants must

1. Be a Nairaland Member with account registered not later than 30th June, 2017.

2. Have made at least 6 posts on Nairaland prior to the date of commencement of the quiz

3. Have never been placed on Ban by a Nairaland moderator in the education section.

4. Be a Nigerian undergraduate in any tertiary institution in Nigeria.


If you meet all the criteria and you are interested, just signify interest by stating your email address, institution, level & course of study on this thread.

Note: ::Do not provide your names and phone numbers here::

SCHEDULE

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Pre-test Activities

1.::: Registration: Wednesday 10/01/2018 to Thursday 18/01/2018 (10 pm)

2.::: List of shortlisted candidates for online assessment: Friday 19/01/2018 by noon

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Online assessment

1.::: Sample online test: Saturday 20/01/2018

2.::: XFIRE scholarship test - stage 1 (pass mark = 60%) Tuesday 23/01/2018

3.::: List of shortlisted candidates for stage 2 test Wednesday 24/01/2018

4.::: XFIRE scholarship test - stage 2 Thursday 25/01/2018

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Post-test Activities

1.::: Announcement and Verification of winners/Award ceremony: Saturday 27/01/2018
2.::: Closing remarks

Good day all,

I will be updating the list of participants everyday by noon till the deadline for registration.

Please stick to the rules.
All the best

RULES AND REGULATIONS

1.::: Multiple registration by the same participant who use different usernames is not allowed.
2.::: All participants are advised to post only comments, enquiries, suggestions or contributions that are related to this competition.
3.::: Impersonation in whatever form is not allowed.
4.::: All Nairaland rules apply.

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Eligible participants who violate any of these rules at any stage of the competition will be instantly disqualified.

cc: Co-mods Fynestboi and olawalebabs

What of postgraduate?

Institution : University of Benin

level : 500 level

Course : Petroleum Engineering

babyfaceafrica:
What of postgraduate?

The scholarship is meant for Nigerian undergraduates in any tertiary institution in Nigeria.

Institution: University of Nigeria Nsukka
Level: 100
Course: Library and information science

hmm.
But the issue is that, will the question for each level differentiated?
cause telling a 100level student like me who just got his first lecture yesterday to go against a 200 level+ student is a suicide mission.

Are those with ND that's about getting DE form or HND form this year allowed to participate?


cc: Odunharry
Xfire
Richiez

Institution: Federal University Lafia

Level: 100

Course: Computer Science

level; 200L
course; Mechanical engineering
institution; Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.



thanks

ANTONINEUTRON:
hmm.
But the issue is that, will the question for each level differentiated?
cause telling a 100level student like me who just got his first lecture yesterday to go against a 200 level+ student is a suicide mission.

The questions are designed to accommodate all levels and departments...they are not your usual classroom tests.

...

Richiez:


The questions are designed to accommodate all levels and departments...they are not your usual classroom tests.

ok better

Mznaett:
Are those with ND that's about getting DE form or HND form this year allowed to participate?


cc: Odunharry
Xfire
Richiez

Since the compulsory one-year IT program is a valid period in polytechnic education, if they can prove that they finished their ND programme not earlier than year 2016, and they meet the other criteria stated, then they should be eligible.

signify interest by stating your email address, institution, level & course of study on this thread.

Richiez:


Since the compulsory one-year IT program is a valid period in polytechnic education, if they can prove that they finished their ND programme not earlier than year 2016, and they meet the other criteria stated, then they should be eligible.

signify interest by stating your email address, institution, level & course of study on this thread.

Ok, thanks

Institution: University of Maiduguri


Level: 200L

Course: Medicine

Institution; Osun State University
Level; 100 Level
Course of study; Mechanical Engineering

Institution: University of Ibadan
Level: 100
Course: Physics and Education

Institution - University Of Benin (UNIBEN)

LEVEL - 100

COURSE OF STUDY - Library and Information Sciences

School: University of Benin
Level: 400L
Department: Computer Engineering

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School:Nnamdi Azikiwe University
Level:200
Department: Physiology

school: Abua
Department: Med&surg
level:400

I haff hear

Uncle.

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school:Ambrose Alli university
department:microbiology
level:300

Institution : University of Lagos
level : 300 level
Course : Computer sciences