A young student of the city Charles Ranjan has secured a gold medal in 18th International Astronomy Olympiad 2013.
Charles studies in Sanskar Valley School in grade eleventh and is a participant of 18th International Astronomy Olympiad 2013 that was held on from September 6 to 14 at Vilnius, the Republic of lithuania. Through his knowledge and astronomical skills, Charles has achieved success and would be awarded with a gold medal.
To mark the success of Charles Ranjan, the Regional Science Centre, Bhopal would organise a special programme to felicitate Charles Rajan for achieving this amazing feat on September 21 at 11.00 am in the Regional Science Centre Auditorium.
While talking to The Pionner, education officer of the Regional Science Centre Charudatta Pulliwar said, “It is a proud moment for all the Bhopalites that Charles Rajan, a student of class eleventh, Sanskar Valley School, Bhopal has secured a gold medal in 18th International Astronomy Olympiad.” Elaborating further, he said, “We are organising this event to felicitate Charles on his golden achievement.” Elaborating further he said that during the event, Charles would also share his experiences during the programme and interact with students. The Centre takes this opportunity to invite student community from different schools to make most use of this unique occasion, he added.
Notably, the International Astronomy Olympiad (IAO) is an annual topmost global Astronomy knowledge gauging Olympiad for high school students (age 14-18), which emphasizes the role of astronomy and scientific knowledge in educational process.
In 18th International Astronomy Olympiad, there were 20 teams from 18 countries including China, Korea, Indonesia, Thailand, Armenia, Russia, Moscow, Serbia, Cremia, Italy, Kazakhstan etc. who took part in IAO at Vilnius, the Republic of lithuania. In all 46 students, including the three from India, participated in IAO. The judgment for the award of medals was based on the performance of the students in three highly competitive and difficult exams on theory, observation and practical.
Giving away more information, Pulliwar said that this time Indian Team has created history by securing three gold medals out of six in International Astronomy Olympiad coordinated by Nehru Science Centre, Mumbai, head office of Regional Science Centre, Bhopal. As many as 234 students participated from Regional Science Centre, Bhopal.