RMTS 2008 - Day 14 – Jharsuguguda Facts:

(RMTS stands for Rural Mathematics Talent Search. An initiative for Orissa’s secondary school students.)

It is already a 6 year old operation.

Dear Friends:

This is day 14 of campaign for AWARENESS FOR RMTS 2008, to be conducted for the 6th consecutive year.
Date of Test: 2nd November, 2008

Last date of Application: October 2, 2008

Achievements up to RMTS 2007:

RMTS 2005: Blocks covered: 58 No of centers : 81 Participation: 4678 Scholarships: 165

RMTS 2006 Blocks covered: 162 No of centers: 280 Participation: 19928 Scholarships: 201

RMTS 2007 Blocks covered: 200 No of centers: 354 Participation: 18887 Scholarships: 201

Goal for RMTS 2008
Blocks covered: 314
No of centers: 500
Participation: 125 per block(40 thou<)
Scholarships: 201

Camp Plans:
6 camps for each batch. 1st batch (RMTS 2003) camps completed. The 1^st batch has reached 10^th grade and will be out of secondary schools, in 2008.

Math Olympiad Successes thus far:

Himalaya Niranjan Senapati of RMTS 2003 and Bhadrak district was selected for the Indian Astronomy Olympiad team. He went to Simeiz, Crimea, Ukraine in Europe and earned a silver medal. We are exited and we hope this tradition will continue

Web site: www.rmtsorissa.org/
(This web site is donated by Shri Prashant Sahu of Houston & Orissa Music.)
All the help that some of you have extended, are bearing fruit.

How can you start a RMTS Center in the Block of your choice? Call 509-371-1286 or e-mail, if you have questions:

Jharsuguguda (West Zone):

For this district we need help as we lost one block.

Total Number of Blocks in Jharsuguguda: 5(Five)

RMTS 2005: Blocks Covered: Kirimira, Centres: 1 No. of Students 30

RMTS 2006: Blocks Covered: Jharsugda, Kirimira, Kolabira, Laikera, Lakhanapur Centres : 7- No. of Students : 428

RMTS 2007: Blocks Covered: Jharsugda, Kolabira, Laikera, Lakhanapur Centres : 7 No. of Students : 374

Blocks to be covered: 1 (Kimiria)

We lost 1 blocks this year(2007): We lost Kimiria block this year.

We have to find contacts in one lost block for full coverage of the District in 2008. Any help WELCOME.

e-address of Jharsuguda Block Development Officers(BDO) provided. You can write to them and liaison with them, particularly for uncovered blocks.
I would appreciate if you write back to me and extend help by taking responsibility of one of 314 blocks, even if they are covered, or any way you like to contribute, so that we can run a quality RMTS 2007 truly unearthing rural talents, who otherwise will wither away.

Thanking you in advance.

Best wishes,
Sandip

2. Jharsuguda (5) Red: To be covered this year

Block Development Officer, Jharsuguda Block , At/Po. Jharsuguda , Dist.Jharsuguda. 06645-27275(0ff.) ori-bjharsuguda@gramsat.nic.in	Block Development Officer, Kirimira Block , At/Po. Kirimira , Dist.Jharsuguda. 06645-282003(0ff.) ori-kirimira@gramsat.nic.in	Block Development Officer Kolabira Block , At/Po. Kolabira , Dist.Jharsuguda. 06645-285110(0ff.) ori-kolabira@gramsat.nic.in
Block Development Officer, Laikera Block , At/Po. Laikera , Dist.Jharsuguda. 06645-282002(0ff.) ori-laikera@gramsat.nic.in	Block Development Officer, Lakhanpur Block , At/Po. Lakhanpur , Dist.Jharsuguda. 06645-252204(0) ori-lakhanpur@gramsat.nic.in

E-mail list of BDOs of the uncovered blocks:

1. ori-kirimira@gramsat.nic.in

This Year’s winners from district: 4 selected for RMTS Scholarship:

Rank	Name	School	Category
W24	Rajalaxmi Dehuria	Girls Co-Edn U.P.school	ST(Girl)
W27	Bibhuti Bhusana Sahu	Kanaktora U.P.School
W53	Benudhar Badhei	Chandinimal M.E.School
W54	Smruti rekha Singh	Nl.Govt. M.E.School,Kolabira