The first regional SIP Abacus Brain Contest will be conducted on December 8 at Tana Bhagat Stadium, Hotwar from 9 AM onwards. Former IPS Amitabh Choudhary will inaugurate the programme. SIP Academy MD Dinesh Victor said that the motto of the programme is to help in increasing concentration, memory, speed, accuracy among children and overall skill development as well as to motivate the children for any competition in life. He added that over 1000 students in the age group of 5 to 12 years are expected to participate. Of these 600 children are from Ranchi, 375 from Jamshedpur and 25 from Bokaro and Hazaribagh districts. Nearly 2500 parents are expected as visitors in the mega competition.