RMTS 2008 - Day 16 – KANDHAMALA 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 16 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:

KANDHAMALA (South Zone):

For this district we need help for two blocks.

Total Number of Blocks in KANDHAMALA:12(Twelve)

RMTS 2005: Blocks Covered:3, Balikuda, Phulbani, Centres: 3 No. of Students 217

RMTS 2006: Blocks Covered: Blocks Covered: 8 (BALIKUDA, CHAKAPADA, DARINGIBADI, PHIRINGIA, TIKABALI, TUMUDIBANDH, KHAJURIAPADA & PHULBANI) No. of Students : 439

RMTS 2007: Blocks Covered: 10 BHAWANIPATNA, DHARAMGARH, GOLMUNDA, JAYPATNA, JUNAGARH, Kalampur KAKSARA, KARLAMUNDA, KESINGA, LANJIGARH, NARLA, M. RAMPUR, T. Rampur Centres : 12 No. of Students : 627

Blocks to be covered: 2 (G. Udaygiri and Tikabali )

We can increase the quality of exam if local help is forth coming.

We have to find contacts in two more blocks for full coverage of the District in 2008. Any help WELCOME.

e-address of Kandhamala 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

Kandhamal(12) Red: To be covered this year

BDO, Balliguda Block, At/Po. Balliguda, Dist.Phulbani . 06846-243251(0ff.) ori-balliguda@gramsat.nic.in	Block Development Officer, Chakapad Block, At/Po. Chakapad, Dist.Phulbani . 06847-263733(0ff.) ori-chakapad@gramsat.nic.in	Block Development Officer, Daringbadi Block, At/Po. Daringbadi, Dist.Phulbani . 06849-245321(0ff.) ori-daringbadi@gramsat.nic.in
Block Development Officer, G.udayagiri Block, At/Po. G.udayagiri , Dist.Phulbani . 06847-260040(0ff.) ori-gudayagiri@gramsat.nic.in	Block Development Officer, Khajuripada Block, At/Po. Khajuripada, Dist.Phulbani . 06842-251527(0ff.) ori-khajuripada@gramsat.nic.in	Block Development Officer, Kotgarh Block , At/Po. Kotgarh, Dist.Phulbani . 06848-220232(0ff.) ori-kotgarh@gramsat.nic.in
Block Development Officer, K. Nuagaon Block, At/Po. Nuagaon, Dist.Phulbani . 06846-246335(0ff.) ori-pnuagaon@gramsat.nic.in	Block Development Officer, Phiringia Block , At/Po. Phiringia, Dist.Phulbani . 06845-266524(0ff.) ori-phiringia@gramsat.nic.in	Block Development Officer, Phulbani Block, At/Po. Phulbani , Dist.Phulbani . 06842-253671(0ff.) ori-bphulbani@gramsat.nic.in
Block Development Officer, Raikia Block, At/Po. Raikia , Dist.Phulbani . 06847-264608(0ff.) ori-raikia@gramsat.nic.in	Block Development Officer, Tikabali Block, At/Po. Tikabali , Dist. Phulbani . 06847-263730(0ff.) ori-tikabali@gramsat.nic.in	Block Development Officer, Tumudibandh Block , At/Po. Tumudibandh , Dist.Phulbani . 06840-230328(0ff.) ori-tumudibandh@gramsat.nic.in

E-mail list of BDOs of the uncovered blocks:
ori-gudayagiri@gramsat.nic.in

ori-tikabali@gramsat.nic.in

This Year’s winners from district: 1 selected for RMTS Scholarship:

Rank	Name	School	Category
S2	Sidjhartha Mishra	Nodal U.P.School,Phiringia
S6	Dipak Ranjan Padhi	Govt. M.E.School,Sarangada
S11	Priyadarshini Sahu	Nodal U.P.School,Phiringia	Girl
S17	Pranaya Kishore Pradhan	Ekalabya Adrasha Abasika Vidyalaya,
S23	Sumit Kumar Pradhan	Nodal U.P.School,Kalinga
S23	Rajib Paraseth	Block Colony U.P.School,Tumudibandha	SC
S30	Ranjan Pradhan	Ekalabya Model Residential School	ST
S31	Bhabani Debi	Patakhanda U.P.School	ST(GIRL)
S36	Rajesah Kumar Pradhan	Jugapadar U.:P. School, Jugapadar, Kandhmal
S37	Devi Prasad Das	Nodal U.P. School, Phiringia, Kandhmal
S38	Bhabani Sankar Pradhan	Govt. U.P. School, Baliguda, Kandhmal
S50	Uttam Pradhan	Govt.High School, Mandakia	ST(BOY)
S57	Nishikanta Sahu C/o-Brajakishore Sahu	Govt U.P.School,Gochhapara