Bengaluru girl to represent India at International Biology Olympiad
16 Jun 2018 |
- A Bengaluru-based girl has been selected to represent India at the famed International Biology Olympiad 2018.
- Kunjal Parmani is among the four Indian students who will participate in the 29th edition of the competition to be held in Tehran, Iran.
- The other three, Shaswat Jain, Stuti Khandwala and Vishwesh M Bharadiya, are from Rajasthan.
- The competition will be held from July 15 to 22.
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One has to crack all five qualifying tests of Olympiad
Details |
- Parmani, a student of National Public School on Bannerghatta Road, nailed all the five qualifying tests of the National Biology Olympiad.
- Organized by the Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, generally about 20,000 students take the National Olympiad, out of which only four are chosen.
- "I went till the oriental-cum-selection camp round (last qualifier) in 2017 too, but cleared it this time," said Parmani.
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A bit about International Biology Olympiad
FACT |
| The International Biology Olympiad (IBO) is for students under the age of 20. The first IBO was held in Czechoslovakia in 1990, where only 6 countries participated. Since then, it's been an annual event. In 2008, Mumbai hosted the IBO, where 55 countries took part. |
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She wants to remain in core biology and become scientist
Ambition |
- Apart from preparing for the Olympiad, Parmani also appeared for NEET this year, requisite exam for getting admission to medical courses.
- However, she wants to remain in core biology and become a scientist or a researcher.
- She has marked two premier institutes for higher studies: IISc, Bengaluru and Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune.
- Significantly, this isn't the first laurel for Parmani.
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The teen prefers books over 'idiot fox' TV
She says |
- She had also topped the 11th National Science Olympiad conducted by Delhi-based Science Olympiad Foundation among Grade 3 students.
- Parmani, who has started reading when she was just 26 months, prefers encyclopedia and science books over TV, smart-phones or laptops.
- She calls television an 'idiot fox', as it preys on children and eats up their time, leaving them with less scope to be productive.
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