Student talent hunt from next year
The government will launch next year a nationwide talent hunt to pick out creative students from class VI to class XII through an annual competition on four subjects.
The main objective of this first-of-its-kind talent hunt is to flourish creativity in students and create a band of national icons, said Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid.
The minister endorsed a draft of Creative Talent Hunt Policy 2012 at a meeting at the ministry's conference room yesterday.
According to the draft policy, the four subjects are Language and Literature (Bangla and English), Science (Physics, Chemistry and Biology), Mathematics and Computer, and Bangladesh Studies (History, Civics, Economics and Social Science).
Students from class VI to XII of all public and private educational institutions can participate in the competition, which will be held between January and March every year, it said.
The contestants will have to take part in a number of tests including essay competition, story telling, and extempore speech (Language and Literature), scientific write-up and presentation (Science), written and oral test (Mathematics and Computer), and MCQ and oral test (Bangladesh Studies).
A total of 96 students from eight divisions, three from each subject at each level, will become finalists. From them, 12 students, one from each subject of three levels, will be selected as champions.
“The champions will be recognised as national icons and will be provided with special merit scholarship”, the policy said.
The competition will be held in three phases, starting with upazila level schools. Winners from this level will participate in the district level competition.
The district level winners will qualify for divisional competition, which will be held in seven divisions and in Dhaka metropolitan area.
A steering committee headed by Education Secretary Dr Kamal Abdul Naser Chowdhury will finalise the policy soon and the competition would begin next year.
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