The much anticipated Zonal Rounds of the prestigious Indian Navy Quiz, THINQ – 25 were held on 13 and 14 Oct 2025. The Zonals saw top teams from all four zones (North, South, East and West) battle for a position in the semifinals. After a gruelling competition, top four teams from each zone qualified for the semifinals which is scheduled at the premier Naval training establishment, Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala on 04 Nov 2025.

Amongst these 16 teams, eight teams will progress to the Grand Finale scheduled on 05 Nov 2025. The zone-wise schools selected for participation in the semi-finals are: -

North Zone

1. Dr Virendra Swarup Education Centre, Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh)

2. Dewan Public School, Meerut (Uttar Pradesh)

3. Spring Dale Senior School, Amritsar (Punjab)

4. KL International School, Meerut (Uttar Pradesh)

East Zone

1. PM Shri JNV, Samastipur (Bihar)

2. Shiksha Niketan School, East Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

3. DAV Public School, Bhubaneswar (Odisha)

4. Santragachi Kedarnath Institution, Howrah (West Bengal)

South Zone

1. Padma Sheshadri Bala Bhavan Senior Secondary School, Chennai (Tamil Nadu)

2. Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School, Chennai (Tamil Nadu)

3. Sainik School, Kodagu (Karnataka)

4. Bharathiya Vidya Bhavan, Kannur (Kerala)

West Zone

1. Cambridge Court High School, Jaipur (Rajasthan)

2. Jayshree Periwal High School, Jaipur (Rajasthan)

3. St Anthony’s Senior Secondary School, Udaipur (Rajasthan)

4. Subodh Public School, Jaipur (Rajasthan)

With the overarching theme of MAHASAGAR, THINQ25 has emerged as one of the flagship events, which offers a stage for intellectual exchange and competition. The qualified participants will get the unique opportunity of visiting state-of-the-art training facilities at INA. Indian Navy extends best wishes to all the participating school teams as they embark on the final journey of this challenging quiz competition, THINQ 2025.

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