Archive · 23 Dec 2025
KBC Selection Process: Contestant Explains Journey to Hot Seat
Kavita Parkhe from Khandwa won Rs 12.3 lakh on Kaun Banega Crorepati Season 17.
She explained that reaching the hot seat involves a tough, multi-stage selection process.
First, you have to answer registration questions correctly.
Then, you go through an IVR screening with quick questions.
Next, you take a general knowledge test and an interview at an audition.
Finally, you compete in the Fastest Finger First round.
Only those who clear all stages get to play on the main show with Amitabh Bachchan.
Kavita, who works as an Assistant Grade III at the District Court, successfully completed all these steps to achieve her dream.
Kavita Parkhe from Khandwa won Rs 12.3 lakh on KBC Season 17.
The selection process for KBC involves multiple stages: registration, IVR screening, audition, and Fastest Finger First.
Registration begins two to two-and-a-half months before the season starts with 15-20 questions posed by Amitabh Bachchan.
Candidates who answer correctly are shortlisted and contacted via an IVR call for further screening.
The final stage is the Fastest Finger First round, where speed and accuracy determine who reaches the hot seat.
- Who
- Kavita Parkhe, a contestant from KBC Season 17
- What
- The multi-stage selection process to reach the hot seat on Kaun Banega Crorepati
- When
- The process begins two to two-and-a-half months before the season starts
- Where
- The selection process includes online registration, IVR screening, ground auditions, and the Fastest Finger First round
- Why
- To test knowledge and potentially win prize money, recognition, and respect
- Contestant Name
- Kavita Parkhe
- Contestant Hometown
- Khandwa
- Prize Won
- Rs 12.3 lakh
- Registration Questions
- 15-20 per night
- IVR Screening Questions
- 2 questions in 10 seconds
- Selection Stages
- Registration, IVR screening, audition, Fastest Finger First