IT Mastermind’ telecast begins
View(s):‘IT Mastermind’ quiz programme, organized by the Computer Society of Sri Lanka (CSSL) and fully sponsored by the ESOFT Higher Education Institute began recently. The programme will be telecast every Saturday from 5.00 pm to 5.30 pm for a period of six months over the Independent Television Network (ITN). The ‘IT Mastermind’ quiz programme is being held for the second successful time. The Independent Television Network (ITN) is providing electronic media sponsorship for this year as they did for the last year.
Over 1500 international school and national school students from all parts of Sri Lanka including the North and the East came forward to participate in the IT Mastermind Quiz Programme and they were subjected to a web-based test and a written test. Based on the results of the tests, 108 students representing the whole island were selected for the first round.
The selected students will be separated into 18 groups of six students each and the preliminary round of the quiz will be held between them. Valuable certificates will be presented to all the participants and the 18 students who secure the first place in the groups will be presented with Rs.5000/= each cash prizes and the 18 students who secure the second place will be presented with cash prizes of Rs. 3000/= each. The 36 students who secure the first and second places will be divided into six groups of six students each and the semi-final round will be held between them. The six students who come first in the six groups will be presented with Rs.15000/= each cash prizes and medals and they qualify for the final round of the quiz.
The winner of the final round will be presented with a laptop computer worth Rs. 75,000/= and his or her school will be presented with computer equipment to the value of Rs. 100,000/=. The second place winner will be presented with a laptop computer worth Rs. 50,000/= and his or her school will be presented with computer equipment to the value of Rs. 50,000/=. The third place winner will get a Slimtop computer worth Rs. 35,000/= and his or her school will be presented with computer equipment to the value of Rs. 25,000/=
The Sri Lanka Computer Society (SLCS) is the apex professional body representing the information and communications professional field in Sri Lanka. It has been doing its’ national duty towards the upliftment of the ICT field of Sri Lanka by putting in motion several programmes and this ‘IT Mastermind Quiz Programming is one of the most important programmes in its’ agenda.
ESOFT Higher Education Institute is the main sponsor of the IT Mastermind Quiz Programme. ESOFT is the largest ICT education institution in Sri Lanka with the largest number of branches in the country. It is imperative that Sri Lanka get the youth to take an interest in the ICT field, to realize its’ economic development goals. So, treating the advancement of the ICT knowledge of school children as a national requirement, the management of ESOFT decided to grant full sponsorship to the IT Mastermind Quiz Programme this year as well.
The Chairman of the ESOFT Higher Education Institute, Dr. Dayan Rajapaksa and Computer Society of Sri Lanka (CSSL) past President Chrishantha Silva exchanging the IT Mastermind Quiz Programme Memorandum of Understanding. In the picture (Left to right) are CSSL assistant treasurer, Bandara Disanayake, ESOFT International Education (PVT) Limited Chief Executive Officer Dr. Prasanna Lokuge, CSSL past President Chrishantha Silva, ESOFT Chairman Dr. Dayan Rajapaksa, CSSL present President Mahesh Perera, ESOFT, Director Nishan Sembakuttiarachchi.
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