Hyderabad: State-level Abacus & Vedic Maths competitions held

Hyderabad: The 9th State-level Abacus and Vedic Maths Competitions were held at Hindu Public School, Sanath Nagar, on Sunday. Over 400 students from about 220 schools selected from various districts of Telangana showed their mettle and solved basic to complex maths problems with simple bead movements and remarkable Vedic Math techniques.

Speaking on the occasion, chief guest, Telangana Recognised Schools Management Association (TRSMA) president P Sudhakar emphasised the need to organise such competitions to encourage and help students improve their mathematical skills.

"Abacus and Vedic Maths increase speed and accuracy and make a student become a mental calculator himself, besides boosting their self confidence and improve memory," Viswam Edutech CEO Hari Charan said, adding that students who excelled in this competition would participate in Viswam Edutech's national-level competition to be held in Indore soon, and the grand finale scheduled to be held in Malaysia on 4, October.

The programme was also attended by Hindu Public School principal T Radhika, and and technical head R Vinod Kumar.