Media Release
Mangaluru, Jun 27: Centre For Advanced Learning (CFAL) is all set to hold ‘Ramanujan Contest’ for high school students in mathematics again this year. Ramanujan is India’s iconic genius who made deep contributions to mathematics despite his humble beginnings. Students who have participated in earlier editions of Ramanujan Contest have been able to go to national level in the NMTC exams, clear the Regional Mathematics Olympiad (RMO) and various other scholarship exams like KVPY and NTSE.
CFAL aims to encourage students to represent India in International Mathematical Olympiad by finding talented mathematicians. It aims to give them puzzles that are more challenging than school standards. If talented kids from Mangaluru spend time with problems that are worthy of their skills, they will grow to be capable thinkers. With time, they will hone their skills to easily solve problems from International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO), AMTI exam, JEE or the KVPY exam.
Winners of last year's Ramanujan Contest
The two-hour test comprises of 10 tests which will be conducted on the last Sunday of the month. Every month, students will be asked to attempt through thought proving puzzles. The cumulative points of these tests determine the award. The registration fee for students is Rs 300 and it is free for students of government schools. This fee is refunded to students who write all these tests. There is more than Rs 50,000 in awards given to the winners of this competition, and government school students who win any award at the competition are given scholarships seat at CFAL.
The various awards are given by CFAL are:
The Ramanujan award
This award is presented to the best overall performer of the year. The award is given to encourage all round excellence, consistency and the capacity for deep thought that is important to become a scientist or mathematician. The Ramanujan awardee will also receive a kindle and books worth Rs 10,000. The Ramanujan awardee, if studying in a government school will receive a scholarship from CFAL.
The Harish Chandra award
This award is presented to the deep thinker of the year. This award is given to encourage creativity required for solving difficult problems and novelty that is demanded for non standard problems. Two students will be awarded books worth Rs 10,000. The Harish Chandra awardees, if studying in a government school will receive a scholarship from CFAL.
The Bhaskara award
This award is presented to the most consistent performer of the year. This award is given to encourage consistency required for scientific thinking and persistence that is characteristic of research. Two students will be awarded books worth Rs 10,000. The Bhaskara awardees, if studying in a government school will receive a scholarship from CFAL.
The Grit award
The award is given to encourage participation and to appreciate the virtue of thinking for at least two hours. All the students who attend 80% of the tests shall be given books worth Rs 600.
Aditya Prakash, a student at Centre for Advanced Learning (CFAL), Mangaluru was selected earlier this year for the 58th International Mathematics Olympiad (IMO 2017) to be held in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. Aditya is the only student selected from Karnataka and is one among the only 38 students selected from the country.
Math contests inspire students to become good at mathematics just like sports encourage physical fitness. Eventually, students put aside the games and get serious about the subject by turning their passion into successful careers. Beyond encouraging interests in mathematics, these contests help prepare students for competition. Competition of any sort trains students to deal with success and failure, and teaches them that effective performance requires practice.
The tests will be conducted this year on June 25, July 30, August 27, September 24, October 29, November 26, December 31, and next early year on January 28, February 25 and March 25.
For details contact:
Centre For Advanced Learning (CFAL)
Plama Residency, Kapikad,
Mangaluru - 575004
Ph: 9845737120/9740939374
Website: www.cfalindia.com