K.Ravi Sri Teja, a Class VI student of St Ann’s English Medium School at Tadepalli, has won the first prize in the National Level Science Talent Search Examination (NSTSE) 2013.

Union minister of state for communication and information technology Killi Kruparani presented the prizes at a function held at Ravindra Bharati here on Sunday. Around 274 school students, who qualified in NSTSE, Unified Cyber Olympiad (UCO) and the State Level Talent Search Examination (SLSTSE), turned up to collect prizes and certificates.

“The Union government has declared 2010-2020 as the Decade of Innovations. Most of the innovations in the modern world have been carried out by those who excel in mathematics and sciences. There is a need for revolutionary changes in various fields,” the minister said.

Around 6 lakh students of Classes 2 to 12 participate in the talent search examinations every year. “Around 5,000 schools were represented at the examination across the country. We also conduct examinations abroad in Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Russia, Oman and some others,” said Srinivas Kallur, director of Unified Council.

Telugu writer Yandamuri Veerendranath and guidance counsellor BV Pattabhiram also spoke.

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> Cities> Hyderabad / by Express News Service – Hyderabad / May 06th, 2013