The Quiz will be conducted in 4 online rounds. The First round of quiz will be open from 1 to 30 November 2020. The top 3 winners in each category (NRI, PIO, Foreigner) from each country will be awarded Gold, Silver, Bronze medals and move to the Second online round.

The Second round will be open from 7 to 13 December 2020. The top 10 in each category (PIO, NRI, Foreigner) will be selected on the basis of marks secured and they will be invited to participate in the Third (Semi-final) round.

The Third round will be open from 14 to 20 December 2020. The top 7 in each category (PIO, NRI, Foreigner) will be selected to participate in the Fourth (Final) round.

The Final round will be open on 28 December 2020. The top 5 participants in each category will be declared winners, with the top 3 in each category receiving medals and next 2 in each category receiving consolation prizes.

In case of a tie, the participants who have attempted all the questions, and who have finished in the shortest time frame (first-in-first-out) will be considered.

It is mandatory for the candidate to complete online registration at portal www.bharatkojaniye.in in order to participate in the online/offline Quiz to be conducted by the Missions/Posts (first round). Participant is required to generate a unique user name and password by registering online at the portal. Following fields need to be submitted for registration:

• First Name
• Last Name
• Age
• City / country of residence
• Email id
• Social Profile (any one of Twitter or Facebook)
• Mobile number for WhatsApp
• PIO Card / OCI Card / Passport details or proof of Indian origin
• Proof of NRI/Foreigner status

Top 3 winners from each category of the First round will receive Gold, Silver and Bronze medals. Medals will be manufactured by a company selected by the Ministry and expenditure will be borne by the Ministry.

The top 5 in each category (NRI, PIO, Foreigner) in the Final round will be declared as winners: The top 3 in each category will receive medals and the next 2 in each category will receive consolation prizes. All winners of the Final round will be invited to tour India after Covid.

All the 15 finalists from the Final round will be invited to India and MEA will arrange for a Bharat Darshan after COVID-19.