RESULTS – MindSweep and MegaWhats 2026

We’re happy to announce the results of MindSweep and MegaWhats 2026.

Jayakanthan R of Chennai, the defending champion, retains his MindSweep with a score of 89. Close behind were Calvin with 88 and Sourjo Sengupta with 86.

Category toppers:

  1. Arts –  12 (Gokul)
  2. Food & Beverages – 15 (R Jayakanthan)
  3. Movies & TV – 14 (Govind Grewal, Raamanujan)
  4. Literature – 12 (Sourjo Sengupta, Hrishikesh Varma, Abhinav Dasgupta)
  5. Music – 13 (Calvin, Govind )
  6. Sciences – 13 (Calvin, Sparsh Pradeep Jain)
  7. Social Sciences – 13 (Jayakanthan, Hrishikesh)
  8. Sports & Games – 12 (Calvin, Sourjo, Thejaswi Udupa, Baibaswata Jena, Rama Subramanian)

The results of the prelims of MegaWhats 2026, the KQA’s annual inter-city written quiz, are also below. Our congratulations to Rude Mechanicals from Chennai for topping the prelims. Here are the automatic qualifiers: the top 10 city winners and the top 6 non-city winners.

City Winners:

  1. Rude Mechanicals (Chennai)
  2. Congrats All (Bengaluru)
  3. Bombay Ducks (New Delhi)
  4. Matunga Manram (Mumbai)
  5. Feni, Vidi, Vici (Goa)
  6. Swami and Friends (Hyderabad)
  7. Smells Like Team Spirit (Kolkata)
  8. Onko Mastors (Guwahati)
  9. Live to Eat (Coimbatore)
  10. Sanat, Rishika, Anant (Ahmedabad)

Top 6 non-city winners:

  1. Aswath, Keshava, Praveen, Hrishi (Bengaluru)
  2. Peter Panchali (Bengaluru)
  3. Vast Deference (New Delhi)
  4. My Way or Samanway (Mumbai)
  5. Relapsed Quizzaholics (Chennai)
  6. Nexus Gravitas (Bengaluru)

The KQA invites the winners to participate in the MW semifinals at AsKQAnce on 26 June 2026. Each team is allowed a maximum of two changes per team; please confirm your participation by replying to the email sent.  The other qualifiers are listed below. The semifinal line-up will be published closer to AsKQAnce.

Once again, a big thank you to all the quiz organisations, proctors, participants, and our quiz setters. See you in 2027!

#CategoryNameCentreTotalArtsFood & BeveragesMovies & TVLiteratureMusicSciencesSocial SciencesSports
1OpenR. JayakanthanChennai891115131199138
2OpenCalvinBangalore88111010913131012
3OpenSourjo SenguptaBangalore8691112121011912
4OpenHrishikesh VarmaBangalore801061012991311
5OpenThejaswi UdupaBangalore75896109101112
6OpenShaswat SBangalore751011589111011
7OpenWrichik BasuKolkata75101286101199
8OPENGOKULNEW DELHI75121098117711
9OPENANNIE SEN GUPTAGOA74101110119698
10OpenGovind GrewalMumbai72814510136106
11OpenJaidev KarunakaranBangalore719991087910
12OpenAbhinav DasguptaMumbai7110771289711
13OpenPraveen VRBangalore7071081111986
14OpenMario FernandoChennai69899712798
15LadiesJayashree MohankaKolkata6891177771010
16OpenKeshav AthreyaBangalore6776101098107
17OpenBaibaswata JenaKolkata673149759812
18OpenRaoufBangalore66109988787
19OpenRaamanujanAhmedabad666101478876
20OpenNikhil SondeMumbai66961198797
21OPENMANU SUDHAKARTHRISSUR66897889107
22OPENAYUSH SHARMANEW DELHI64991168669
23CollegeSparsh Pradeep JainIIT Kanpur6391162913310
24OpenHarishIIIT Hyderabad62697787108
25OpenSandipan GoswamiGuwahati61109979566
26OpenSanat Pai RaikarBangalore607117958211
27OPENMUHAMMAD MUNAVVIRNEW DELHI601011948774
28OPENBALAGOPALNEW DELHI608108107575
29OpenKunal RoyMumbai5898768686
30OpenKrishan ShettyBangalore57511758498
31OpenAbid AbdullaBangalore56108973559
32CollegeSushant SBangalore5376776857
33OpenAnand SivashankarChennai5356696579
34OpenKushan PatelAhmedabad5285866577
35LadiesKavya RamasubramanianBangalore5048617969
36OpenAnirudh ChariKolkata50610667564
37OpenBalaMumbai5056578586
38OpenSwaminathanChennai49595745104
39OpenAbhay VikramMumbai49766464511
40OpenKumar KirtiMumbai4967639675
41OpenSujay MathiasBangalore48814354356
42OpenAbhilashBangalore48511646664
43OpenSaarthak ChabraIIIT Hyderabad48710816538
44OpenSaransh MohapatraKolkata4879625586
45OpenBryan RobertBangalore47412425767
46OpenSrihariIIIT Hyderabad4657736639
47OPENSANTONABNEW DELHI4699556354
48OpenAswin Cheerath AnilkumarBangalore4558654458
49OpenAbhishek SuhilIIIT Hyderabad45597241152
50OpenRama SubramanianIIIT Hyderabad45627335712
51OPENHARIKARTIK RAMESHNEW DELHI4545744885
52OpenMahendra BaluBangalore4396534529
53OpenKrishna SumanthChennai4376344586
54OpenRajat GururajBangalore4138546654
55CollegeGayatri GiriKolkata4166537644
56LadiesSwetha PBangalore40410443663
57CollegeTanish SharmaAhmedabad4058524664
58CollegeAryaan BasuKolkata4056556535
59OPENSOMASISH GHOSHNEW DELHI4064554835
60OPENANIRUDH SURENDRANATHTHRISSUR4043846582
61OPENSHUJOY DUTTAGOA4056674534
62OPENPRAVEEN JAYARAJCoimbatore39745173210
63OpenAnanya BIIIT Hyderabad3957808434
64OpenFrancis RodriguesMumbai3984533466
65OpenAnish RoyMumbai3953627637
66OpenAlok G SinghBangalore3826515676
67OpenGaurav HaloiGuwahati3855236548
68OpenShayak ChakrabortyKolkata3849446326
69OpenAnmolMumbai3847443655
70OpenJyotirmoy BhattacharjeeBangalore3733456574
71OpenKapinjal Kishore SharmaGuwahati3766234385
72CollegeDruhanIIIT Hyderabad3739346633
73OpenDebajyoti AdhikariKolkata3776524526
74OPENNIRMALYA BISWASSILIGURI37671163211
75OpenD GhoshKolkata3655626147
76OpenNayan DharMumbai3674626425
77CollegeMohixit GoswamiGuwahati3545525455
78OpenGautam GhoshKolkata3545632474
79OpenSudip Kalyan DeyKolkata3547333645
80OpenSarvesh ShenoyMumbai35451013336
81CollegePrabhatMumbai3513715837
82COLLEGESHREYASH MALLNEW DELHI3534806464
83CollegeAnant NarayanAhmedabad34441463102
84OpenSiddharthChennai3466432256
85OPENROSHAN KRISHNACoimbatore3442534259
86CollegeAdirtya Das ChoudhuryGuwahati3415636454
87CollegeAshutosh RanaIIT Kanpur3428332862
88OPENSAGAR AGARWALSILIGURI34521114317
89LADIESAASTHA DUAGOA3444365453
90OpenShubhamBangalore3348413355
91OPENASHWATH SIVAKUMARCoimbatore3327941334
92CollegeMd Waqar MoidKolkata3314645463
93OpenAnubhav BhattacharjeeMumbai3352732761
94OpenAbhijith BhadranMumbai3341646435
95CollegeNikilesh GKBangalore32410113445
96CollegeMoksh DalalIIT Kanpur3211445836
97OpenPranav ChakravarthyBangalore3046411617
98OpenSamarthaBangalore3047106507
99OpenRahul ABangalore3054212655
100OpenAkshay SreyasBangalore3044428332
101LadiesAnuradha DharwadkarAhmedabad30511311333
102OpenSharath JoseChennai3043326426
103OpenSneha Ann RejiIIIT Hyderabad3039133353
104CollegePrabhavIIIT Hyderabad3027125445
105OpenVinod Jacob MatthewBangalore2943231466
106OpenNikhil JhaBangalore2937124444
107OpenShivish ShuklaMumbai2915324563
108OpenA. SanthanamChennai2843213348
109OpenShravanChennai2835404327
110OPENNIKHIL BORRANEW DELHI2842723361
111LADIESVIOLA RGOA2846343431
112OpenAshwin Kumar KSIIIT Hyderabad2735211843
113OpenUjjwal NathIndia/Mysuru2726224344
114OpenSudarshan SundarrajanBangalore2635224541
115OpenBerty AshleyIndia/Mysuru2637223522
116OPENARAVIND SNCoimbatore2526113642
117CollegeAbraham PaulIIIT Hyderabad2527105424
118OPENABIR SENSILIGURI2566623200
119OpenVani SIndia/Mysuru24210501222
120COLLEGEARNAV GARGNEW DELHI2342315422
121OPENADITYA RAGHURAMNEW DELHI2311703362
122OPENACHINTYA RANJANNEW DELHI2321602543
123LadiesDivya KumarBangalore2247114212
124CollegeHaarisIIIT Hyderabad2204207225
125OpenShiladitya GanguliKolkata2245415021
126OPENPAUL GATWARDGOA2213103338
127OpenShiva PrabhakaranBangalore2133414141
128OpenSanveer Singh PuriAhmedabad2134122216
129CollegeAkhilan RameshBangalore2024204440
130OpenSankar RoyKolkata2022421225
131OPENPRASHANT SINHANEW DELHI2004413323
132OpenMahadevanBangalore1913314304
133CollegeVarun SChennai1927103321
134OpenSwathi PGChennai1923122423
135OPENARYAN RAJNEW DELHI1902006632
136CollegeRishika RajAhmedabad1833311502
137OPENHEMANT KHIMCHICoimbatore1825204032
138OpenOmkar BMumbai1701502603
139OpenRohan UmeshBangalore1603520411
140OpenPavan Madhukar BhatBangalore1513302411
141OpenMadhusudan KBangalore1435010302
142OpenRonnie JosephChennai1420104322
143OpenShreyas SridharMumbai1421502121
144OpenPranav BontadkarMumbai1411201405
145OpenRishabh JainMumbai1411101280
146OpenRudrapriya ChakrabortyGuwahati1322204201
147OPENSARTHAK BATRANEW DELHI1331411021
148LADIESSWATI PGOA1200312411
149CollegeBittu PandeyIIT Kanpur1113010312
150OPENGOKUL HTHRISSUR1113200410
151OPENMANASHIKACoimbatore1002202310
152CollegeAakash PalIIT Kanpur1012411001
153OpenAnkit PatilMumbai1020301202
154OpenK KartikeyaIIIT Hyderabad922102011
155WOMENSREEJA DUTTANEW DELHI900201411
156OpenK. PalaniChennai811101211
157OPENv ANTOCoimbatore812003110
158STUDENTKOYEL SAHASILIGURI712201001
159SCHOOLPARIKSHITCoimbatore611101002
#CITYTEAMSCORECOMMENTS
1CHENNAIRude Mechanicals50National Winner
2BANGALORECongrats All46.5City Winner
3NEW DELHIBombay Ducks45City Winner
4BANGALOREKeshava Aswath VR Hrishi44Q1
5BANGALOREPeter Panchali43.5Q2
6NEW DELHIVast Deference42Q3
7MUMBAIMatunga Manram42City Winner
8GOAFeni, Vidi, Vici41.5City Winner
9MUMBAIMy Way or Samanway40.5Q4
10HYDERABADSwami and Friends39.5City Winner
11CHENNAIRelapsed Quizzaholics39.5Q5
12BANGALORENexus Gravitas39Q6
13NEW DELHIAardvarks38.5WL1
14KOLKATASmells Like Team Spirit38.5City Winner
15NEW DELHIDos Zeros Y Ciatres38.5WL2
16CHENNAIQuizzers Anonymous38WL3
17KOLKATABanshees of Answerin38WL4
18CHENNAISiva, Vijay, Krishna, Raju37WL5
19KOLKATAHammer and Tongs36.5
20GUWAHATIOnko Mastors35.5City Winner
21COIMBATORELive to Eat35City Winner
22NEW DELHIAmlan, Munaveer, Vallari, Prateek35
23MUMBAITotaled Recall34.5
24BANGALOREKQAnon34
25BANGALORESJU Quizzers33
26BANGALOREGreat Steel Heavy Lifters33.5
27KOLKATAJoy East Bengal32.5
28BANGALOREMohemmadan Blockbusters31.5
29BANGALORETri Vandrumates31
30GUWAHATISankardev Swimming Academy31
31BANGALOREPranjal, Kavya, JP, Rahath30.5
32NEW DELHIAnything Goes30.5
33NEW DELHIAl Fayeda30
34HYDERABADAngan Teda29
35AHMEDABADSanat, Rishika, Anant28.5City Winner
36CHENNAIArjun, Akshay, Keshav, Magiyhan28
37KOLKATAInmaniacs28
38MUMBAIVada Pavar Rangers28
39NEW DELHIMe, Myself and I28
40BANGALOREMegawhatifs27.5
41BANGALORENikilesh, Jishnu, Tisha, Akhilan27
42BANGALOREManspread Mansplain Manipulate27
43NEW DELHIScream Queens27
44COIMBATOREQuestionable Characters26
45GOADeewane Mastane Parwane26
46HYDERABADAndhadhun25.5
47NEW DELHIRishi, Ankit, Shreyash, Avanie25.5
48CHENNAIShivaji the Boss25
49KANPURMoksh, Sparsh24.5City Winner
50MUMBAINerdsnipe Buddhas24.5
51MUMBAITraspassers will Be Teamed up With24.5
52NEW DELHIReserve Fixtures24
53MYSORE3 & a half Idiots23.5City Winner
54AHMEDABADMimir Tonight22.5
55MUMBAIBali ke Bakre22.5
56NEW DELHIAdda22
57BANGALOREFour-eign Particles21.5
58BANGALOREHarsimran, Nikhil21
59HYDERABADFourmidables21
60MUMBAILaawaris20.5
61BANGALOREJust miss19.5
62HYDERABADBlur19.5
63BANGALORELast Minute18.5
64BANGALORERequiem For A Team18.5
65GOARSVP18.5
66KOLKATAA Fistful of Baller18.5
67CHENNAINaanga Naalu Per18
68CHENNAISwami and friends18
69COIMBATOREConquiztadors18
70MYSOREMind Numb-ers17.5
71CHENNAIFloored the test17
72MUMBAIAnish Aaghaz & Madhur17
73BANGALOREDishonourable Mention16.5
74MYSOREPradeep Matthew & Co15.5
75GUWAHATICI15
76KOLKATAWe Don't Know Nothing14
77BANGALOREHarry, Yer A Megawizard13.5
78GUWAHATINJPD13
79NEW DELHIMahanutbandhan13
80CHENNAISmudge Fans12
81CHENNAIZJZ12
82NEW DELHISarthak, Ayush, Prashant10.5
83GOAGang of Four!10
84CHENNAIClueless9.5
85CHENNAITrisha Vetri Kazhagam9.5
86BANGALOREThe Backbenchers9
87GUWAHATIDhurandhar9
88BANGALORETeam 676.5
89GOADevki & Tapasya5.5
90COIMBATOREKovaipudur Quiz Club5

MindSweep & MegaWhats 2026 – Proctors

Here is the list of venues and proctors for the quizzes on 17 May

For Bengaluru, contact Hrishi Varma 88841 25047

#CityMS proctorContactMW proctorContact
1AhmedabadMs Mauli9924469269Aishwarya9861338726
2BengaluruVenkataraman80505 88973Debanjan Bose97635 60495
3ChennaiRavi Mundoli95000 08907Aparna Sriram9962009839
4CoimbatoreCR Naveen9489347890Kabilesh Nataraj9345718568
5GoaKanchan GatwardDevika Shetty9850884349
6GuwahatiBhrigu Talukdar70422 2617Bhrigu Talukdar70422 2617
7HyderabadGregory Paul82819 28478Gregory Paul82819 28478
8KanpurRaman Vatsal Misra8400074371Raman Vatsal Misra8400074371
9Kolkata (New Alipore)Bedbyas Datta9830186475Bedbyas Datta9830186475
Kolkata (Park Circus) (MW only)NANABarry Philip Antunis9836222698
10MumbaiSuvajit Chakraborty99308 53913Suvajit Chakraborty99308 53913
11MysuruAnurag G94803 83163Hemanth89042 91479
12New DelhiAarohan Dutta6371 435 728‬Tarun Mishra85740 77727
13SiliguriUdit Sengupta79808 57897
14Thrissur (MS Only)Dr Vijaynath V94473 80969

Venues – MindSweep and MegaWhats 2026

Here are the venues for MindSweep and MegaWhats 2026.

Please note that Chennai and Mysuru have different venues in the morning and afternoon. Kolkata has two venues, but the one in Park Circus is hosting only MegaWhats. Thrissur will host only MindSweep.

Proctor details will be published separately.

#CityVenue
1AhmedabadAhmedabad University, Room 004, SAS
2BengaluruInstitution of Agricultural Technologists, Queens Road (https://share.google/YDIaISvTwyHkgHpq2)
3Chennai MINDSWEEPHigginbothams, Anna Salai (https://maps.app.goo.gl/tnTbg3HJjf7iZ1mj8)
Chennai MEGAWHATSKIS Cafe, Adyar (https://maps.app.goo.gl/py2PKKkHgg4Dxo778?g_st=ac)
4CoimbatoreKPR IAS Academy, Gandhi Park.
5GoaGoa Business School, Taleigao Plateau
6GuwahatiThe Buddha Grove, Bora Service, Guwahati
7HyderabadHall D-101, Himalaya Block, IIIT-Hyderabad, Gachibowli
8KanpurSenate Hall, New Student Activities Centre, IIT Kanpur
9Kolkata (New Alipore)The Institute of Marine Engineers (India), Kolkata Branch,
Flat A-1/2, 1st Floor, Siddhartha Apartments,
31/3 Sahapur Colony,
Block J, New Alipore,
Kolkata 700 053.
Kolkata (Park Circus) (ONLY MEGAWHATS)Mother Teresa Hall, Church of Christ the King,
5, Syed Amir Ali Ave, Park Circus, Kolkata - 700017.
10MumbaiRajyog Family Restaurant & Bar
11Mysuru MINDSWEEP
The Organic Cafe & Bakehouse
218, 9th Cross Rd, Gokulam 3rd Stage, Gokulam, Mysuru, Karnataka 570002
Mysuru MEGAWHATSRoy's Cafe 38, 2, Gokulam Main Rd, Gokulam 1st Stage, Vani Vilas Mohalla, Mysuru, Karnataka 570002
12New DelhiIIT Delhi
13SiliguriKrishnalaya Apartment, College Para, Siliguri
14Thrissur (MINDSWEEP only)Govt. Engineering College

KQA Events – May 2026

Below is the KQA Schedule for May. Individual events will be announced separately on the WhatsApp groups and Instagram.