Seven to seventeen years old children took part in these competitions (file photo)
The children registered for six competitions which included a Python coding competition, robotics competition, a chess competition, a quiz competition and a poster making competition apart from a speech competition.
IIT Madras Research Park (IITMRP) hosted ‘Techno Central’ in which six gamified learning competitions were organized for children. More than 2,500 children registered for six competitions, which included a Python coding competition, a robotics competition, a chess competition, a quiz competition and a poster making competition, apart from a speech competition.
The program was developed in collaboration with other platforms including HackerKID, DIYA Labs and Time2Chess. The collaboration aimed to encourage children to learn and acquire essential skills such as problem-solving, cognitive thinking, creativity and innovation through online coding games, robotic projects and chess making.
The Python coding competition was supported by HackerKID website operated by IIT Madras and IIM-Ahmedabad incubated edtech company GUVI. HackerKID is India’s first gamified coding and learning environment for kids
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Dr. Ashok Jhunjhunwala, Chairman, IIT Madras Research Park and IIT Madras Incubation Cell inaugurated the competition in the presence of Mr. Sunil Sethia, Executive Director, BNI Chennai. The awards were distributed by Dr. Kalaiselvan T., Ex-Additional Director, CUIC-Anna University, Ms. Rajalakshmi Srinivasan, Director Product Management, Zoho Corp and Mr. Chitti Babu, Chief Innovation Officer, Star Insurance.
Dr. Ashok Jhunjhunwala, President, IIT Madras Research Park and IIT Madras Incubation Cell, said, “I can see that the kids here want to play the coding challenge, build a robot project, win at chess or any other such challenge. want to enjoy the activity that is for them. … The biggest part of GUVI that attracted me was that programming and language were two different things. GUVI started coding classes in local Indian languages and they teach programming in these languages.
Children in the age group of seven to seventeen participated in these competitions which focused on bringing out their creativity and innovation. More than 100 children with a spirit of competition received gifts and prizes for winning the competitions and being ahead of other children. Schools with the highest number of winning students among the schools that participated were awarded trophies to support children in learning through sports and co-curricular activities.
Mr. Arun Prakash M., Founder & CEO, GUVI, said, “It is great to see young children competing to solve game problems and learning happily through these fun challenges. I’m amazed to see kids coding with high energy levels. We are glad that Techno-Central Events has served its purpose.
The Python Coding Competition aims to inspire and educate the next generation with programming skills that further develop problem-solving and cognitive thinking through interactive coding games through programming and its algorithmic approach.
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