With a 6-year long legacy, Hindustan Olympiad has provided a unique platform for students of grades 1-12 from all over India to compete at a national level and test their academic abilities. Th 2022 edition of the Olympiad, which saw more than 65,000 registrations, was jointly organized by HT Media and Doubtnut, a popular learning platform. It concluded with the Finale on March 30. Hindustan Times is all set to host an online felicitation ceremony for this year’s Olympiad. It will take place on April 8, 2022 at 4 pm, and will be livestreamed on YouTube as well as on Facebook. It can be watched Live on the FB pages of Hindustan Times and Live Hindustan as well as their YouTube pages. Click here for livestreaming:
During the course of the event, the names of the State toppers will be announced, while the District toppers will be contacted separately. The panel of speakers for Hindustan Olympiad includes prominent entrepreneurs and educationists like Dr. Sanyam Bhardwaj, Controller of Examination, CBSE (Guest Of Honour) and Dr Shayama Chona, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri Awardee, and President of Tamana among others. Here is a snapshot of the felicitation ceremony:
4:00 PM: Event introduction by Mr. Ravin Kundu
4:05 PM: Video presentation by Hindustan
4:10 PM: Keynote address by Ms. Puja Sharma, Head - Special Initiatives, Hindustan Times
4:15 PM: Address by Mr. Sanyam Bhardwaj, Controller of Examination, CBSE
4:25 PM: Address by Ms. Tanushree Nagori, CEO and Co-Founder, Doubtnut
4:30 PM: Address by Dr. Shayama Chona (Padma Bhushan & Padma Shri Awardee), President, Tamana
4:40 PM: Address by Mr. Aditya Shankar, COO and Co-Founder, Doubtnut
4:45 PM: Video presentation by HT School
4:50 PM: Winners' announcement (State Toppers) by Mr. Ravin Kundu
5:00 PM: Thank you note by Mr. Ravin Kundu
The toppers, who fall under two categories, State toppers (total 93) and District toppers (total 1330) have been chosen on the basis of their marks in their grade. The students who scored the highest marks in their grade from among all participants from their state have been selected as state toppers. Those who scored the highest marks in their grade from among all participants from their district have been selected as district toppers. f a state topper has already emerged from a district, the next highest scorer from that district has been named as the district topper. In case of a tie, the student who has taken the shortest time is the winner.
The state toppers will win a cheque worth ₹5,100 along with a trophy, certificate of merit, free access to Doubtnut Premium Courses and a direct entry into Doubtnut's Toppers Batch (Super 100). District toppers will be awarded with a cheque worth ₹2,100, certificate of merit and free access to Doubtnut Premium Courses. The toppers from each school will get a 50% scholarship (50% off on the fees) for Doubtnut Premium Courses. Additionally, all participants will receive a certificate of participation.