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CuriousJr organises 2nd edition of “All India Coding Championship”

All students between grades of 6th to 12th are eligible to apply and participate in the Pan India competition,with scholarship amount of INR10 lakh for each category 

CuriousJr, an online coding platform for kids, is gearing up to host its second edition of the biggest All India Coding Championship for kids, with scholarships available for students from grades 6th to 8th, and 9th to 12th. Registration for the competition has already commenced, with the competition taking place on the CuriousJr app itself on 25th December, 2022.

All students from grades 6th to 12th are eligible to participate in the competition, which is separated into two categories: grades 6th to 8th and grades 9th to 12th.The students of group 1 will be tested in Block based coding while students from group 2 will be tested in Javascript. Scholarships will be awarded to the top 500 students in each category along with certification, the scholarship has been raised to INR10 lakh for each category.  

Mridul Ranjan Sahu, co-founder of CuriousJr, said, “The previous editions were very successful and got us recognition and appreciation by students from various parts of the country, we are sure that this year’s edition will only add to this and we are expecting more number of students to participate in this . “

The process for participating in and applying for this competition is simple. All students who fall into their respective categories can apply on the CuriousJr app, the total time of the competition will be 4 hours with group 1 starting at 10am and group 2 at 2pm. The competition is scheduled for 25th December 2022. A problem statement will be displayed on the screen, and participants will have to code and solve the problem.

“The aim of this championship is to inspire more students to take up coding and to create an energetic atmosphere among students who want to pursue coding .” Mr. Mridul Ranjan Sahu added.

The All India Coding Championship allows  young protégés from all around the country to compete in a national level championship alongside their fellow programmers. This allows kids to shine bright and demonstrate their potential.

CuriousJr app is available on Google Play:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.curiousjr

About CuriousJr

CuriousJr is a Gurugram-based online platform founded in 2020 to enable code learning for kids between 8 and 17 years old. It is mobile-first, provides lessons in vernacular languages, and enables publishing and sharing of creations by students within the larger community. CuriousJr aims to create the most trusted learning platform that offers technology-assisted, impact-based learning to 500 million kids across the globe by 2030.

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