Media Release
Mangaluru, May 30: Prathyush P Poduval, student of Centre for Advanced Learning (CFAL), has been selected for the team of five Indian students to represent the country at the International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA) 2018.
Addressing the media at press club, Severine Rosario, programme coordinator, CFAL, said, “Prathyush is the only student from south India out of five students selected in the Indian team. IOAA will be held in Beijing, China in November. The team will travel to Beijing to compete with more than 200 students from nearly 45 countries."
Prathysh P Poduval
Prathysh P Poduval is the son of Sunitha P Poduval and Prasanth P Poduval. Passionate about astronomy, physics and mathematics, his teachers at CFAL have mentored him over the years in solving physics and mathematical puzzles and in developing deep love for the subjects.
Prathyush, who studied Advanced Sciences and Mathematics at CFAL, has already got admission in IISc (Indian Institute Of Science, Bengaluru), his dream institute which is the premier institute for pure sciences in the country. Prathyush is the Karnataka state topper in KVPY 2017-18(AIR-07). In NSEP (1st stage in International Physics Olympiad), Prathyush secured the first rank in Karnataka.
Prathyush will shortly attend Ross Math Camp, which will be held in Ohio state university, USA, in June-July. It is a completely sponsored programme in which he is one among the very few students selected from all over the world.
The National Astronomy Olympiad Programme is designed to encourage students with good foundations in Physics and Mathematics and an interest in Astronomy to pursue further studies in this field. It involves a five stage process leading to participation of Indian team in International Olympiad in Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA).
In 2017, CFAL student Aditya Prakash was one among the six students who represented India in the International Math Olympiad held in Brazil. This was a great achievement of a student from Mangaluru. National level exams like Olympiads, KVPY and JEE Advanced, help motivate students to strive for better and deeper understanding of scientific facts and data. It helps them to enhance their reasoning, analytical and problem-solving skills. Above all, participating in Olympiad exams and representing one’s state or country at national and international level is a matter of great joy.
CFAL promotes original thinking among students. In the recently declared JEE-Main 2018 results, all the four toppers of Dakshina Kannada district are CFAL students. In fact, JEE-Main 2017 and 16 toppers from the district were also CFAL students.
Vijay Moras, program coordinator, CFAL, Prathyush P Poduval, selected student for IOAA, and his parents Sunitha P Poduval and Prasanth P Poduval were present at the press meet.
CFAL is located here at Bejai-Kapikad, Mangaluru.
Phone: 9845737120 or 9740939374
Website: www.cfalindia.com