Rajasthan students shine at Maths Olympiad

Sixteen students from the state, four of them from Kota, have cleared the first stage of Regional Mathematical Olympiad (RMO) 2009 held recently. Nisheet Lahoti, a class XI student of Modern School in Kota who bagged eighth position, said, "I attribute the success to my parents and the faculty of the coaching institute I attended."
The selected students will now participate in the second stage Indian National Mathematical Olympiad (INMO). Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education is the nodal centre of the country for olympiad programmes in mathematics and science, including astronomy. The mathematics olympiad is conducted in five stages under the aegis of the National Board of Higher Mathematics (NBHM) for class 11th & 12th. Students from 23 places will participate in the second stage on the basis of the results of RMO.