Bhopal's 12 years old girl Saanvi Jain studying 7th Grade at St. Joseph Co-Ed School in Arera Colony School excelled at just concluded 'India’s Largest Online Abacus Competition-SIP National Prodigy 2021'. And, she emerged as National Champions out of a total of 17 Champions from across India.
To reach this top national position and get this coveted title, she had to compete with 27000 kids of 6 to 12 years drawn from 20 Indian States and 183 towns.
Organised by India’s biggest Skill Development organization, the competition was tough where kids had to solve 200 mathematical sums in just 11 minutes. They had to work faster than the calculator. Those who solved the maximum correct sums became the champions. It had 17 different levels and so we have 17 Champions, explained Dinesh Victor, MD of SIP Academy.
Saanvi Jain likes mathematics. It is an interesting subject. My father Nitin Jain, an academician and mother Sonia Jain, a house wife both reviewed my performance on a day to day basis. I focused on accuracy and speed. I practiced a lot. I am very happy that I got the title. The entire credit of my success goes to my parents and teacher at SIP Academy, she said. Her dream is to become an Engineer.
She will start her preparation for IIT from next year, shared Nitin Jain, her father. We are elated, said her mother Sonia Jain. The real
Bhanu Prakash, the World’s fastest human-computer was the chief guest and announced the winners. Surprisingly the majority of the total 17 champions are from smaller towns.