Lucknow :

Ayush Mishra, 15, of the city has bagged the first prize in the north zone division of the national-level science championship—Vidhayarthi Vigyan Manthan—held under the central government’s science ministry on Tuesday.

The young boy who wants to be a scientist in the stream of aeronautical engineering in future is a student of standard XI who had scored 94.4% in class X CBSE result.

The national-level competition tests students on presentations, scientific understanding, creativity, out-of-box activities, assessment and leadership quality. It is jointly organised by Vigyan Prasar (VP), a national institute for science and technology communication established under the Central government’s science and technology department, NCERT and Vigyan Bharati, a national movement for propagation and popularization of science and technology.

“The competition was divided into three levels—district, state and national and the process had started in November last. The state winners were then called to the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre in Mumbai on May 12 and 13 for the final competitions,” said Ayush, a student of DPS Janakipuram. He received a trophy, certificate and cash reward for winning the north zone.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> News> City News> Lucknow News> Schools & Colleges / TNN / June 06th, 2018