| MUMBAI:
Mexus Education, an education innovations enterprise, has announced its tie up
with National Geographic Channel (NGC) and Ministry of Science and Technology
for the initative Iken ScientificA 2009- Season III.
Iken ScientificA 2009 is a hands-on science and technology competition where one
can experience science in its true essence by testing, verifying and applying
theories in a practical hands-on scenario.
Ministry
of Science and Technology and NGC have partnered Iken ScientificA 2009. NGC will
be airing the national finals and feature the national competition winners as
Student Icon of India in their programme. This competition is conducted for students
from class five to eight and comprises three rounds namely school round, city
finals and national finals where students will vie for the title. It
consists of scientifically designed quizzes and activities that test the student's
ability to put scientific knowledge to practice. The performance of the participants
is assessed at the school level on the basis of an Enterprising Index, an innovative
concept which is a combination of five parameters encompassing memory, observation,
extrapolation, analytical at practicality skills. The winners at the end of three
rounds will be crowned as ‘Student Icon of India 2009’. Mexus
Education director Saurabh Saxena said, “Post our success in 2007 and 2008,
we are happy to unveil its 3rd avatar in association with the National Geographic
Channel and Ministry of Science and Technology. This association will surely establish
Iken ScientificA as India’s premier science and technology talent hunt.” | 
