Dharwad: Nikita Machigani from Dharwad, studying BA (Psychology) at Maharaja College in MySuru, coming to third place at the University Challenge International Level Tetrix Competition.
The final was held on October 29 and 30 in Brazil.
Nikita, 21, is the only Asian student to make her to the final of 1.5 lakh students who compete.
Sharing the success story of Machigani to the Toi that he saw advertisements on Instagram in August 2021 asked people to answer 100 questions.
“I don’t know how search engines work when I register, but we are allowed to study on the internet.
In the third round, we were given 15 tasks to finish in a week, including presentations, video production, and written answers, which are intended to test our creativity.
Tickets, accommodations and visas are all treated by the committee, “he added.
Nikita attended high school and PUC in Dharwad.
His father, Satyabodha Machigani, worked as a mechanical engineer in Dubai, and his mother, Roopa Machigani, was a housewife.
In the final, 24 people were divided into six groups.
On October 20, there were games and quizzes, and questions for the final round were given that night, while the last challenge was held on October 30, he explained.
Nikita has been offered a 50 percent discount on a master’s degree in business management or international relations at the University of FGV in Brazil.
He expressed his gratitude to Hubballi Dharwad Commissioner of Police Labhu Ram to publish the police opening certificate in a short time.
“If not, I might miss the event,” he explained.