Wild Wisdom Quiz Contest 2019 for Junior & Middle School Students
15 September 2019
About Wild Wisdom Quiz Contest
Wild Wisdom Quiz Contest 2019 registration process has started. The Wild Wisdom Quiz is an attempt, to provide a unique opportunity for students to delve deeper into India’s fantastic wildlife, gain knowledge and take pride in its natural diversity. This initiative aims to instil a sense of concern for the natural world and inspire our students to demonstrate their interest in conservation. Wild Wisdom Quiz 2019 is the 12th edition of the competition and is organised by the WWF-India in association with the Ministry of Forests & Climate Change and the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). This quiz was initiated in 2008 and is the only National Wildlife Quiz Competiton in India.
- CBSE will consider Wild Wisdom Quiz 2019 as a part of its Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) activity.
- CCE is a kind of activity in a particular area which follows the system of educating the children of all abilities, through a continuous procedure.
- In 2018, the wild wisdom quiz final round was hosted by Mr Siddharta Basu, and there were total 59,402 registrations for the quiz.
Wild Wisdom Quiz Contest Theme 2019
The theme of the wild wisdom quiz contest is Exploring Our Planet
Wild Wisdom City Level Dates along with venue details are released and available on this page. Scroll the page to view the dates.
Wild Wisdom Quiz Topics
Topics that would be asked at various levels
School Level
- Temperature, climate and locations of biomes
- Common wildlife and flora
- Endangered/Extinct Species
- Adaptation
State Level
- Challenges to life in biomes
- Tribes or indigenous groups living in biomes
- Endemic wildlife
- Indian biomes
- Interdependence in biomes
National/International Level
- Latest news on biomes
- Issues and solutions faced in various biomes
- Extreme adaptations
Wild Wisdom Quiz Contest 2019 Categories
School students up to class 12 can take part in this contest depending upon the category
Category | Class | Level | Mode of Participation |
Junior School Quiz | Class 3-5 | Two levels | Participation through School |
Middle School Quiz | Class 6-8 | Three levels | Participation through School |
Senior/High School Quiz | Class 9-12 | Three levels | Individual Participation |
- Each of the categories comprises multiple levels and to reach the final level; the students have to qualify the preceding level.
- Earlier the quiz contest was only for the middle school students, but from 2014 the contest has opened for Junior & High School students as well.
- The National Finals for the middle school will be held on 19 November 2019
Wild Wisdom Quiz Contest 2019 Dates
Events | Dates |
Last Date of Wild Wisdom Quiz Contest Registration |
15 September 2019 |
School Level Quiz Rounds for Primary and Middle School | April – July |
City Level Quiz Rounds for Primary and Middle School | August – September |
National Level Quiz Rounds for Middle School | 19 November 2019 |
Online Quiz for Senior School |
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Wild Wisdom City Level Round Dates & Venue
City |
Tentative Date |
School Name/ Venue |
School Address |
Amritsar |
Last week of August 2019 |
The Millennium School |
SG Enclave, Majitha Road, Amritsar |
Coimbatore |
Last week of August 2019 |
Kumaraguru College of Technology |
Post Box No 2034 Chinnavedampatti, Near CMS College, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu- 641049 |
Mohali |
Last week of August 2019 |
Learning Path School |
Plot No. 3, Behind NIPER Sec- 67, Mohali |
New Delhi |
Last week of August 2019 |
Siri Fort Auditorium |
A-25, Balbir Saxena Marg, Siri Fort Institutional Area, Gulmohar Park, New Delhi- 110049 |
Udaipur |
The first week of September 2019 |
Maharana Mewar Public School |
The City Palace Udaipur-313001, Rajasthan |
Bhopal |
The first week of September 2019 |
St. Theresa’s Girl’s School |
Piplani, Bhel Township Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh- 462022 |
Guwahati |
The second week of September 2019 |
Royal Global School (Auditorium D' Royal Colosseum) |
Betkuchi, Opposite Tirupati Balaji Temple/ ISBT, NH-37, Guwahati- 781035, Assam |
Valsad |
The second week of September 2019 |
Shreevallabh Ashram’s M G M Amin & V N SavaniSchool |
N.H. No. 8, Killa Pardi, Dist: Valsad, Gujarat- 396125 |
Thiruvanantha Puram |
The second week of September 2019 |
St. Mary’s HSS, Pattom |
St. Mary’s HSS, Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram Kerala |
Mumbai |
The third week of September 2019 |
Nehru Science |
Centre Worli, Maharashtra |
Chennai |
Last week of August 2019 |
Anna Auditorium |
Velammal Engineering college Surapet |
Bangalore |
Last week of August 2019 |
Surana College |
Surana College, 16, South End Road, Bangalore-04 |
Kolkata |
Last week of August 2019 |
Assembly of God Church School |
125/1, Park Street Kolkata-700017 |
Wild Wisdom Quiz Contest Eligibility Criteria
Gender | Both |
Region | All India |
Class | Class 3-8 for Junior & Middle School Class 9-12 for High School |
Details |
The Categories for participation in the quiz contest are
Not Eligible: Children of WWF- India’s Employees cannot participate |
Wild Wisdom Quiz Contest Reward
City Level Winners of Middle School Category will participate in National Level Quiz Contest to be held on 19 November 2019. The winners of this quiz competition will get exciting prizes. The prize distribution is mentioned below:
Prize for School Level Winners
- Candidates will get the "Participation Certificate" and Free access to 6 online Enewsletter- Wild Wisdom Nuggets preseries.
Prize for City Level Winners
- Candidates will get the certificates and Top 5 winning teams get WWF-India's Panda Trophies, Medals, Brittanica books, Penguin books plus exciting prizes
Prize for National Level Winner
- Top 5 winning teams get WWF-India's Panda Trophies, Medals, Brittanica books, Penguin books plus exciting prizes.
- Top 3 teams get sponsored a trip to Camp hornbill in Ramnagar, Uttrakhand.
Wild Wisdom Quiz Contest Application form and Process
For Wild Wisdom Quiz 2019 the applications will only be accepted through the respective school of the student. Individual applications by Individual students cannot be made.
Apply Online for Wild Wisdom Quiz 2019
- The school has to confirm the participation of students through online registration.
- There is a registration fee of Rs. 100 per student which can be paid by school either through Demand Draft in favour of "World Wide Fund for Nature- India" payable at New Delhi. The DD has to be sent to the following address:
Wild Wisdom ,
c/o Environment Education, WWF-India,
172 B, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi- 110003
Wild Wisdom Quiz Contest Selection Process
Participating Students will receive a set of written questions with a choice of answers. Participants will be selected based on the maximum scores attained at the levels in the Junior Schools Quiz and Middle School Quiz, as per the Quiz Module.
Wild Wisdom Quiz Venue and City Details
City |
Date |
Venue |
Bhopal |
August 2019 |
St. Theres as Girls School. Piplani, BHEL, Bhopal |
Chennai |
August 2019 |
Kumararani Meena Muthaih Arts and Science College for Women, Adyar |
Thiruvanant hapuram |
August 2019 |
Museum Auditorium, inside the Museum & Zoo premises |
Kolkata |
August 2019 |
Ashutosh Birth Centenary hall, Indian Museum, 27, Jawaharlal Nehru Road, Kolkata |
Valsad |
August 2019 |
Shree Vallabh Ashram’s M G M Amin & V N Savani School N.H.No:8, Killa-Pardi, Dist: Valsad, Gujarat, |
Guwahati |
August 2019 |
Royal Global School, Guwahati NH-37, Opp-Tirupati Balaji Temple ISBT, Betkuchi, Guwahati |
Delhi |
August 2019 |
WWF-India Secretariat |
Mohali |
August 2019 |
Learning Paths School, Mohali |
Amritsar |
September 2019 |
The Millennium School, Amritsar |
Udaipur |
September 2019 |
Maharana Mewar Public School, The City Palace Complex, Udaipur (Rajasthan) - 313001 |
Hyderabad |
September 2019 | CII Hyderabad |
Bengaluru |
September 2019 | KLE International School, 2nd block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore - 560010 |
Mumbai |
September 2019 | Maharashtra Nature Park |
- Top 2 scorers of the participating schools in the middle school category will be eligible for National level Wild Wisdom Contest 2019.
- For Junior Level category the competition will conclude at the city level.
For Middle School
- The top 30 scoring schools at the city level from 30 cities will qualify for the NATIONAL LEVEL and will compete for the Wild Wisdom Quiz 2019 as well.
- Venue: WWF-India Auditorium, Delhi
- Date: 19 November 2019
- All the winners will be informed through a notification sent on their e-mail id.
Wild Wisdom Quiz Contest Contact Details
WWF-India,e
Pirojsha Godrej Building, 172 B,
Lodhi Road
New Delhi- 110003
Phone: 011 41504790
Mobile: 9717073958
E-mail: wildwisdom@wwfindia.net
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