Student Achievement – Second Place in Zonal UG Psychiatry Quiz – IPSOCON 2026, Kanyakumari

AIMS Students Win Second Place at Zonal Undergraduate Psychiatry Quiz, IPSOCON 2026

Ms. Sanjana S Iyer and Ms. Sandhya Krishnakumar, Phase III Part II MBBS students of Adichunchanagiri Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS), B.G. Nagara, won Second Place in the Zonal Undergraduate Psychiatry Quiz on 17 October 2026. The quiz was part of IPSOCON, the Indian Psychiatric Society (IPS) South Zone Conference, held at Rohini College of Engineering, Kanyakumari.

The Competition

The zonal quiz brought together the state-level quiz winners from all five southern states. The AIMS team represented Karnataka. The quiz had competitive rounds, including pounce, auction, image-based questions and trivia, which tested both subject knowledge and quick thinking.

Objectives and Learning

The quiz aimed to:

• deepen undergraduate students’ knowledge of the subject
• encourage healthy competition
• build teamwork towards a shared goal

Representing the institution at state and zonal levels gave the students hands-on, active learning. It also let them measure themselves against teams from other colleges and states and prepare better for future competitions. The experience gave them a well-rounded view of psychiatry and encouraged them to consider it as a postgraduate (MD) specialty.

Conclusion

This achievement reflects the students’ academic commitment and teamwork, and the institution’s support for learning beyond the classroom. AIMS congratulates Ms. Sanjana S Iyer and Ms. Sandhya Krishnakumar on bringing recognition to the institution and to Karnataka at the zonal level.