The Hindu : New Delhi News : 5,000 students for Cyber Olympiad

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Tuesday, Feb 14, 2006

New Delhi

New Delhi

5,000 students for Cyber Olympiad

Staff Reporter

NEW DELHI: The country's first online cyber Olympiad will be held on February 19.

Organised by the Delhi-based Science Olympiad Foundation, the National Cyber Olympiad is meant for students of Class III to XII.

In all, 5,000 talented students from over 1,800 schools across the country are expected to participate in the LG Fifth National Cyber Olympiad for Indian schools.

Testing a student's mental ability, reasoning and Information Technology, the question paper will have 30 questions for each class, with a student getting just about a minute to answer each.

In its fifth term now, this year will see Indian students from Gulf, Singapore, Nepal and Andaman also participate in the online examination.

``This event will work as a catalyst to bridge the digital divide in India.

This project will act as a model for corporate partnership with NGOs to deliver projects with national level impact,'' feels the National Coordinator of Science Olympiad Foundation, Vikas K.Sharma.

The examination will be held in India at the web centres of Reliance Web World, where 5,000 students will take the second round of the Olympiad. Walking away with the gold, silver and bronze medals will be the top 500 students.

Also awarded will be the best principal and best NGO in-charge awards.

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