City student tops national mathematics olympiad
Chandigarh, February 28
Both the boys have achieved All-India Rank 1 by scoring 90 out of 102 marks.
Aneesh and Tarush are followed by Pranav Goyal of Class XI, Bhavan Vidyalaya, Panchkula, who has bagged the All-India Rank 5 by scoring 77 marks. Rahul, a student of Class XI has bagged the All-India Rank 9 with 74 marks. The Mathematics Olympiad is conducted under the aegis of the National Board of Higher Mathematics (NBHM).
Meanwhile, several city students made it to the Indian National Olympiad (INO), the results of which were also declared today. Manthan Jindal scored 59.5 in Physics and 74 in astronomy. Ritvik Kapila scored 69 in chemistry and Sarvesh Mehtani scored 58 in physics and 64 in chemistry.—TNS
ANEESH GARG, Class XI, Bhavan Vidyalaya, non-medical
Class X score: 92.4% in ICSE
Parents: Father— engineer; mother—teacher
Aim: Pursue math or study at IIT—Mumbai
Success mantra: Do not get disheartened by failure, just keep going and success is sure to follow
TARUSH GOYAL, Class XI, BCM Arya Model School, Ludhiana
Class X score: 97.8%
Parents: Both doctors
Aim: To become an engineer
Success mantra: Trust your teacher; revise properly, practise as much as you can
PRANAV GOYAL, Class XI, Bhavan Vidyalaya, non-medical
Class X score: CGPA 10
Parents: Both entrepreneurs
Aim: To study at IIT—Mumbai
Success mantra: Hard work always pays; listen to teachers
WHAT IS INMO
The Indian National Mathematical Olympiad (INMO) is a high school mathematics competition held annually in India since 1989. It is the second tier in the Indian team selection procedure for the International Mathematical Olympiad and is conducted by the Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE) under the aegis of the National Board of Higher Mathematics (NBHM).
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