24 May 2012 10:39:36 IST
, Indian Express
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Trend continues as top IIT-JEE rankers to represent India
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For yet another year, the final team, which will represent India at the International Physics Olympiad (IPhO), has students who are at the top of the IIT-Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) rank list.
The team, which was announced by the Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE) on Wednesday, includes Bijoy Singh Kochar (JEE rank 2) from Mohali, Jeevana Priya (topper among girls and rank 21) from Secundarabad, Kunal Singhal (18) from New Delhi, Rahul Trivedi (42) from Lucknow and Pulkit Tandon (58) from Jabalpur. The IPhO 2012 will be held in Tartu and Tallin, Estonia, Europe from July 15-24.
“The final team for IPhO is selected through a rigorous process. Students who have a good analytical ability do well at both (Olympiad and JEE). Also, right from the beginning, students are guided on what they should read and what to avoid if they want to be a part of an international team. Hence, it’s not surprising that this year too, we have got students who have secured some of the top slots in the JEE merit list,” said professor Vijay Singh, national coordinator, Science Olympiads from the HBCSE. The HBCSE has been a nodal centre for training and selecting students for the physics olympiad since 1998.
Last year, the team for IPhO consisted of JEE 2011 all India topper Prudhvi Tej, Shubham Mehta (rank 2), B Sai Kiran (4), Nisheeth Lahoti (5) and Sumegha Garg (12 and topper among girls). Similarly, some of the JEE first rankers who have represented India at IPhO include Piyush Srivastav (2005), Raghu Mahajan (2006), Shitikanth (2008) and Nitin Jain (2009).
“The Olympiad selection process is tougher then JEE. Since the syllabus is similar to that of JEE, it gave me a lot of confidence and made me feel that I had an edge over the others. I hope to bring back gold for India,” said Priya, who recently won a gold for India at the 2012 Asian Physics Olympiad. Her enthusiasm for the upcoming international competition is shared by Kochar. “It’s a tough competition and I am raring to go and win a gold for the country. I am going to focus on both the theory and experimental aspects so that I am well prepared,” Kochar said.
The Indian team selection process began in November 2011 where 43,000 students participated in the first level examination conducted by the Indian Association of Physics Teachers (IAPT). For the second level or Indian National Physics Olympiad (INPhO) examination, 307 students were shortlisted. The final team was selected out of 41 students after an intensive orientation-cum-selection camp for Physics Olympiad at HBCSE from May 12-23.
Vriti Edustore
