Zaman Khan wins Kochi round of businessline Cerebration Corporate Quiz 2026

Sr Tessa CSST, Director of St Teresa’s College, Ernakulam, giving away the prize to Zaman Khan, the winner of the Kochi round of businessline Cerebration Corporate Quiz in Kochi, Kerala, on Saturday, February 7, 2026. Venkatesh Srinivasan, Quiz master, also seen. | Photo Credit: R_K_Nithin

Zaman S Khan, a professional with Aluva-based knowledge firm Q Company, emerged the winner of the Kochi regional round of the 22nd edition of the businessline Cerebration Corporate Quiz 2026.

With this victory, Khan will represent Kochi at the Grand Finale scheduled to be held at the BSE, Mumbai, on February 21.

Sr Tessa CSST, Director of St Teresa’s College, Ernakulam, gave away the prize to Khan at the Kochi round held here on Saturday.

Khan scored an impressive 133 points, the highest score recorded so far among participants in the preliminary rounds conducted in other cities. Around 100 participants took part in the written preliminary test in Kochi, which comprised 20 questions. The top six scorers qualified for the on-stage finals to compete for the regional title.

Quiz Master Venkatesh Srinivasan posed several engaging questions during the event. One question asked participants to identify a product launched after Independence that enabled middle-class families to travel to hill stations such as Nainital and Mussoorie—places earlier frequented mainly by the wealthy in the early 1980s. The answer was Maruti 800.

Another notable question focused on how Pizza Hut addressed its logistics challenges when it opened an outlet in Mumbai in 2017, to which the correct answer was its partnership with Mumbai’s famed dabbawalas.

Some of the audience prizes were won by students of St Teresa’s College, the oldest women’s college in Kerala.

The prize money for the competition is substantial, with ₹75,000 for the first prize, ₹50,000 for the second, and ₹25,000 for the third.

Organised by The Hindu businessline, the corporate quiz championship is open to corporate executives, business professionals and undiscovered bright minds, with a grand prize of up to ₹1.5 lakh for grabs.

The Cerebration Quiz has closed its registrations with an overall participation of over 6000+ individuals taking the online test.

The Cerebration Corporate Quiz 2026 is presented by Title Partner JK Tyre, powered by IndianOil Corporation LTD, in association with BSE. The associate partner for the event is Central Bank of India.

The Regional Venue Partners include MOP Vaishnav College for Women, Chennai; Institute of Public Enterprise, Hyderabad; St Teresa’s College, Ernakulam; Kristu Jayanti Deemed to be University, Bengaluru; and Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTECH), Greater Noida, Delhi. Nexus Gifting Solutions is the gift partner and the Quiz partner for the event is Nexus.

Published on February 7, 2026