District Maths Olympiad
The ‘District Science Olympiad’ to identify prospective school students, who can be trained for two months to take the Regional Maths Olympiad organised by the Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE), will be conducted by Sri Shakti Institute of Engineering and Technology here on January 27.The district event comprises a written test for two hours involving 50 questions, 10 from each discipline (physics, chemistry, mathematics, biology and computer science) and an onstage event that will be the grand finale.The team with the maximum score in the written round will qualify for the onstage second round. The team with the maximum score in the onstage event will be given prizes. The first team will get Rs. 10,000 and a rolling trophy. The second and third teams will get Rs. 5,000 and Rs. 3,000 respectively. All participants will be given certificates.Minister for Forests N. Selvaraj will give away the prizes and Vice-Chancellor of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University C. Ramasamy will be the guest of honour.There will be no participation fee. There can be a maximum of three teams from a school. The written test will begin at 9 a.m. and the quiz will be held at 2 p.m. in the college premises. Details can be obtained from the institute on L&T Bypass, Venkittapuram P.O., Coimbatore – 641014; or call 0422-6450891/ 6450892 / 6450893.
