Bhubaneswar: The 10th edition of ‘Synapse–2026’, the largest inter-school bilingual quiz competition jointly presented by Team Quizzard and Team White Canvas, and sponsored by Ruchi Foodline and Dambaru App, concluded at Saheed Bhawan, Cuttack. Over 1,000 contestants participated in this two-day event.

The programme was inaugurated by the former MLA of Barabati–Cuttack Mohammed Moquim, Founder of Dambaru Samyak Mohanty, and MLA Cuttack Barabati Sofia Firdous and Sangita Sahoo, Chairperson,Ruchi foodline. 

Siddharth, Pritiman, Manasweta, Shantanu, Rabmit, Prateek, and Ayanshu from Team Quizzard conducted the quiz as quizmasters. Crucial roles were also played by core team members Mrutyunjay, Indranil, Aleeva, Disha, and Satabdi, along with 27 members of the Organising Committee (OC), as well as Ullash Chandra Beura and Sarala Prasad Mishra from Team White Canvas.

The prize distribution ceremony was graced by Prof. Arka Kumar Das Mohapatra, Vice-Chancellor of Ravenshaw University, as the Chief Guest. The Guests of Honour included Mayor Subhash Singh, Devdutta Sha, Marketing head, Ruchi foodline, St. Xavier’s Chairman Prabhu Charana Mohanty, Snigdha Mohanty, and People Padmaja Hotel Chief Executive Officer Subrata Dash.

In the Odia quiz segment, Mihir Satapathy and Sritam Priyadarshi Sahoo of Secondary Board High School secured the first position. Sandeep Samantaray and Soma Prayas Maharana bagged second place, while Amrita Guru and Asima Baral of SSVM, Nayabazar secured third place alongside the Best All-Girls Team award.

In the English quiz segment, Adwaita Sadangi and Swastika Mishra from KIIT International School clinched first place. Swarit Kumar Swain and Priyanshu Pratik Pradhan of DAV, CDA came second, followed by Abhijwala Mohanty and Aditya Baral of Loyola School, Bhubaneswar in third place.

To make the 10th edition even more engaging and to encourage younger students, the ‘Fam Jam’ quiz was introduced for the first time. In this category, Sai Sahasranshu and his mother Padmini Priyadarshini from DAV, CDA claimed the top spot. Hambika Digbi and her father Prafulla Das from SAI International took second place, while Kshirabdhi Ray and her father Raja Sandeep Ray of DAV, CDA secured third place.

In the undergraduate division, Aadarsh Mishra from OUTR University won first place. Ashirbad Nayak of SCB Medical College secured second position, while Abhinav Prakash Agrawal from the same institution took third place. Special recognitions, including the Lucky Draw, Online Quiz, and Spirit of Synapse awards, were also presented.

The guests praised the novel initiative and suggested expanding the competition to an even larger scale in the coming years. More than 500 parents and intellectuals attended the two-day event to encourage the participating students.