PATNA: As many as 25,000 school students from Bihar belonging to Standard II to X are expected to participate in International English Olympiad (IEO) being organized jointly by `The English and Foreign Language University (EFAL)’, Hyderabad, and Science Olympiad Foundation (SOF).
According to SOF state coordinator Vishal Daftuar, while the one-hour joint test would be held on January 29 in the state, the last date for registration to participate in IEO has been extended, and the full details could be had from the mobile number 9973119416.
He said that 25,000 students belonging to 200 schools would be participating in the IEO. Of them, 6,500 students would be from the schools at Patna alone, Daftuar added.
The SOF has collaborated with EFAL, Hyderabad, which is the only internationally known institution and university for English language in the country. The one-hour examination would have questions aimed at testing students’ knowledge in word structure, reading and spoken as well as written expressions, Daftuar said, adding that the All India English Language Testing Authority ( AIELTA) would frame the questions.
All the participating students would get Participation Certificate and their respective English Quotient reports, while 500 most successful students at the international level, each from every class from Standard II to X, number 4,500 in all, would also be honoured. Besides, English Intellect trophies would be given to first three students of every class selected at the international level.
Daftuar said that the prizes distributed would be worth Rs 75 lakh. During the prize giving function, 25 principals would get Best Contribution in English Education Award and another 69 English language teachers would also be honoured.
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