Hyderabad Students Excel At 2024-25 Olympiad Awards

Hyderabad: One student from Hyderabad have secured top rank in the SOF Olympiad exam for 2024-25. Ridhwan Daram, a sixth-grade student from The Future Kid's School, claimed the third rank in the International Computer Science Olympiad, receiving a bronze medal and a merit certificate.

This year's SOF Olympiad saw participation from approximately millions of students across 70 countries, including over 2,55,500 students from Hyderabad. Notable schools from Hyderabad, Chirec International School, Unicent International School, Jain Heritage A Cambridge School, Samashti International School were among the participants. SOF organised a felicitation ceremony at Dr. Ambedkar International Centre, Delhi to recognize the International olympiad winners and teachers of academic year 2024-25.

A total of 750 students and teachers attended the ceremony. The occasion was graced by Chief Guest, Hon’ble Justice JK Maheshwari, Judge Supreme Court of India. During the event, the top three SOF worldwide rank winners from classes First to Twelve that participated in eight Olympiad exams were recognized. The 74 international rank-1 winners received Rs50,000 in addition to an international gold medal and a merit certificate, while the 74 international rank-2 winners received Rs25,000 as well as an international silver medal and a merit certificate, and 74 international rank-3 holders was given Rs10,000, a bronze medal, and a merit certificate.

Addressing the students, teachers and parents at the ceremony, Supreme Court Judge JK Maheshwari said that it is our primary responsibility to empower today's generation with knowledge as well as values. Along with education, they also need to be given values, so that they can become nation builders." He further said that those who carry the light of education within themselves, can never remain in darkness for long.

Beyond celebrating the remarkable achievements of international student winners, the Science Olympiad Foundation (SOF) proudly extends its accolades to the dedicated principals and teachers from 72 participating countries whose students achieved exceptional international success. Mahabir Singh, the Founder Director of SOF, proudly shared that the Science Olympiad Foundation has successfully completed 27 years of conducting Olympiad exams. During the 2024-25 academic year, over 96499 schools from 4000 cities participated in the eight SOF Olympiad exams, with millions of students taking part.