To promote Punjabi language on a global scale, Punjab Government has decided to organize the International Punjabi Language Olympiad.
School Education and Language Minister Harjot Singh Bains on Thursday said that as Punjabi people have settled in various countries in search of better employment opportunities and their subsequent generations may not be fully proficient in the Punjabi language, the Government has, thus, decided to conduct this Olympiad to encourage children to learn the Punjabi language.
Bains said that the Olympiad will take place online on December 9 and 10, 2023, and will consist of 50 objective-type questions to be solved within 40 minutes, carrying a total of 50 marks. Students up to the age of 17, who are studying in the eighth and ninth standards, are eligible to participate in the Olympiad.
Apart from the students from India, children from United States, Australia, Europe, and other locations are welcome to take part. The Olympiad will be conducted in six different time zones, each lasting for two hours.
Those interested can register for the Olympiad on the Punjab School Education Board website, with the registration process already underway.
