More than 1,000 participants from 35 institutions participated in the qualifying round of the Sweden India Nobel Memorial Quiz 2016 held on 28th September 2016. The team of Alankar Devta, Siddharth Mishra & Sharzab Al Haque, KIIT University clinched the first position in the qualifying round. The Winners will represent Bhubaneswar at the National Finals scheduled to be held at New Delhi on October 7. A total of 106 teams participated in the qualifying ground.