9k students take part in maths contest

PATNA: Shan Mukesh and Aditya Gupta from Nalanda and Golden Kumari from Buxar emerged state topper of ‘Srinivasa Ramanujan Talent Search Test in Mathematics-2021’. The event was organised jointly by the Bihar Council on Science and Technology (science and technology department) and the Bihar Mathematical Society (BMS) on planetarium premises here on Wednesday.

The programme was held to commemorate the

National Mathematics Day

.

Over 9,000 students from across the state participated in the event. The competition was held in three categories – classes VI to VIII, IX-X and XI-XII.

The state toppers in each category got memento, certificate and a cash prize of Rs 1,500 each while the district toppers received a cash prize of Rs 1,000 each.