7,500 students from across Pakistan to participate in Math Challenge 2018 - Pakistan

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The competition will be <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224171254/https://www.dawn.com/news/1362900">based on a live game show</a> format using the latest quiz technology systems, and will have students use tablets and computers to solve math problems and work around analytical challenges.</p><p class="">Each round of the challenge will hold a mix of questions, covering a wide range of topics. As many as 7,500 participants from schools all over Pakistan have registered for the competition. </p><p class="">Thursday's session included practice questions, round structures, a general Q&A session, sample quizzes and announcements of important event dates for all participants, from both public and private sector schools. </p><figure class="media four-fifths palm--one-whole media--center media--embed "> <div class="media__item media__item--youtube "><iframe src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224171254if_/https://www.youtube.com/embed/53cbBF5sCJc?enablejsapi=1&showinfo=0&rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" width="100%" height="100%"></iframe></div> </figure> <p> </p><p class="">Math Challenge 2018 intends to test the students' analytical and problem solving skills in three rounds: preliminary, regional and national.</p><p class="">For the preliminary round, there will be pools of eight to nine teams with each team comprising four students. A team will have two students from junior classes and two from senior classes.</p><p class="">For the regional and national rounds, there will be 12 teams of participants that will compete.</p><p class="">Towards the end, Math Challenge 2018 will announce two champions and two runners up in a closing event which will be held at the same venue in Karachi. </p><figure class="media one-whole palm--one-whole media--stretch "> <div class="media__item "><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224171254im_/https://i.dawn.com/primary/2018/02/5a7409295d285.jpg" alt="Ameen Jan, CEO EDeQUAL , conducting the Q&A session at the launch event."/></div> <figcaption class="media__caption ">Ameen Jan, CEO EDeQUAL , conducting the Q&A session at the launch event.</figcaption> </figure> <p> </p><p class="">Addressing questions on the development of Math Challenge, Ameen Jan, CEO of EDeQUAL Pakistan indicated that the competition does not comprise of questions extracted from any of the curricula that are part of the country's education system. 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</div> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="5683098"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-11"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float-left text--gray">jawad haider</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four pb-2" title="2018-02-02T23:28:07+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2018-02-02T23:28:07+05:00">Feb 02, 2018 11:28pm</span></span> </div> <div dir="auto" class="comment__body size-six clearfix"><p>it's great job</p> </div> <div class=""> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast px-2 text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1386621/up-5683098">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1386621/up-5683098">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="5683103"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-11"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float-left text--gray">Isra</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four pb-2" title="2018-02-02T23:31:05+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2018-02-02T23:31:05+05:00">Feb 02, 2018 11:31pm</span></span> </div> <div dir="auto" class="comment__body size-six clearfix"><p>Commendable initiative. Hope it becomes a regular feature, with attractive prizes for the winners and the runner ups .</p> </div> <div class=""> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast px-2 text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1386621/up-5683103">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1386621/up-5683103">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="5683409"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-11"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float-left text--gray">Azam A Siddiqui</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four pb-2" title="2018-02-03T05:11:00+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2018-02-03T05:11:00+05:00">Feb 03, 2018 05:11am</span></span> </div> <div dir="auto" class="comment__body size-six clearfix"><p>Academic competitions should be conducted at three levels.Upto grade ten level competition should be in Mathematics and statistics.During B.A.classes competition should be in foreign languages.At the Masters' level there should be a competition on some research topics in Social sciences.This will be some research experience for gifted Students.</p> </div> <div class=""> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast px-2 text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1386621/up-5683409">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1386621/up-5683409">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="5683455"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-11"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float-left text--gray">TamiLselvan</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four pb-2" title="2018-02-03T06:23:42+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2018-02-03T06:23:42+05:00">Feb 03, 2018 06:23am</span></span> </div> <div dir="auto" class="comment__body size-six clearfix"><p>Great. More such programs must be conducted in Pakistan to engage the young minds.</p> </div> <div class=""> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast px-2 text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1386621/up-5683455">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1386621/up-5683455">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="5683766"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-11"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float-left text--gray">Vinay</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four pb-2" title="2018-02-03T09:54:51+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2018-02-03T09:54:51+05:00">Feb 03, 2018 09:54am</span></span> </div> <div dir="auto" class="comment__body size-six clearfix"><p>Great Job.</p> </div> <div class=""> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast px-2 text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1386621/up-5683766">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1386621/up-5683766">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="5686045"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-11"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float-left text--gray">ASMA</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four pb-2" title="2018-02-04T06:12:56+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2018-02-04T06:12:56+05:00">Feb 04, 2018 06:12am</span></span> </div> <div dir="auto" class="comment__body size-six clearfix"><p>A very good initiative for children. There must b some competitions on masters level too so that youth can showcase their skills on a national plateform.</p> </div> <div class=""> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast px-2 text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1386621/up-5686045">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1386621/up-5686045">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="5686617"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-11"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float-left text--gray">luke</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four pb-2" title="2018-02-04T11:23:08+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2018-02-04T11:23:08+05:00">Feb 04, 2018 11:23am</span></span> </div> <div dir="auto" class="comment__body size-six clearfix"><p>very good news made my day</p> </div> <div class=""> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast px-2 text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1386621/up-5686617">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1386621/up-5686617">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </section> <div class="text-center py-4"><div class="mb-4"> <a href="/web/20180224171254/https://www.dawn.com/" class=""> <h1 class="text-hide logo mx-auto mt-2 logo--small logo--small"> DAWN.COM </h1> </a></div><p style="max-width:100%;">Copyright © 2018</p><p style="max-width:100%;">Scribe Publishing Platform</p> </div> <footer> <script src="//web.archive.org/web/20180224171254js_/https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/blockadblock/3.2.1/blockadblock.min.js" crossorigin="anonymous"></script> <div class="pt-2 px-2 mb-2 clearfix">   <div class="ad " aria-hidden="true"> <div class="js-ad clearfix" style="max-width:728px;padding-bottom:12.362637362637%;text-align:center;margin:0 auto;overflow:hidden;"> <div class="radWrapper ad__wrapper"> <div id="div-gpt-ad-1509519280329-0" class="ad__wrapper__slot" style="width:728px;position:absolute"> <script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1509519280329-0'); 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