Any info on how many selected for NTSE schol - 1000 make it out of about 150,000 examinees.
Umesh Talent search competitions http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/details.asp?id=mar0908\State9 >From Our Correspondent JAMUGURIHAT, March 8 Khoj, a premier womens socio-cultural educational voluntary organisation of Sootea, successfully organised a day-long talent search examination among the children of Sonitpur district at Sootea, on February 17. As part of the examination, competitions on general knowledge and drawing and painting were held on that day where 72 children took part. While child Powel Hazarika opened the competition with lighting of lamp, Chayarani Kataky, president of the Khoj explained the aims and objective of the NGO along with the rules and regulation of the competition. The competition was organised in two groups A and B and in group A (drawing/painting), Subhrajit Seal, Jaya Barua and Raktima Barua secured first, second and third positions respectively. In the same group, in general knowledge, Priya-darshini Saikia and Jaya Barua secured first, Priyam Saikia and Subhrajit Seal second and third prizes respectively. In group B in drawing and painting, Arindam Bhattacharya was placed in first, Prajnamita Saikia second and Arup Kumar Barua in third position. In general knowledge Upasana Koch and Prajnamita Saikia secured first, Bishal Kataky and Pranajyoti Barua second and Nayansikha Baruah third prize. A programme of tree plantation in the campus of Block Resource Centre Co-ordination office, Sarva Siksha Abhijan was also undertaken on that day. It may be noted here that Khoj was established by a group of women to create educational, social, political, economical and health awareness among the rural women and to maintain the balance of nature. The organisation has in the meantime undertaken many such activities successfully where stress on preservation of wildlife, maintenance of health and hygiene, physical, mental and spiritual development of women-folk and children were laid. It is going to organise AIDS awareness programme in south Sootea area, where uneducated and poor people are living, in the near future, it is learnt. Such benevolent activities of Khoj has been praised by the people. Umesh Sharma Washington D.C. 1-202-215-4328 [Cell] Ed.M. - International Education Policy Harvard Graduate School of Education, Harvard University, Class of 2005 http://www.uknow.gse.harvard.edu/index.html (Edu info) http://hbswk.hbs.edu/ (Management Info) www.gse.harvard.edu/iep (where the above 2 are used ) http://harvardscience.harvard.edu/ http://jaipurschool.bihu.in/ --------------------------------- Sent from Yahoo! Mail. The World 's Favourite Email. _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
