The Journey

Compudon 2011, the quest of finding the Champions from India, for Microsoft Office Suite. It has been an eventful journey, with thousands of institutions and students form all over the country participating in the event. India’s first Microsoft Office Championship has been quite memorable indeed. Who participated, When and How? Any student in the age-group 13 to 22 years as of June 15, 2011, was eligible to participate in the initial round of COMPUDON. To participate in COMPUDON, the student must have been must have been enrolled in an approved, degree-seeking recognized academic institution. In case they were not enrolled in any such institution, they could, and did, appear for an examination, by paying the proctoring fee at the nearest Authorized Testing Center (ATC). If an educational institution wanted to participate in COMPUDON 2011, they enrolled a minimum of 50 students from their institution in order to participate. Important dates that were: Registration: On or before April 30, 2011. 1st Level Contest: May 07, 2011. 2nd Level Contest: May 21, 2011. National, the 3rd Level Contest: June 05, 2011. Award Ceremony: June 06, 2011. Global Contest: August 01 & 02, 2011.

 

 

The Finale and The Showstoppers  June 6, 2011 – The day the Indian Champions for COMPUDON 2011 were crowned. The day the journey came to an end. The day a new journey began. The finale was each bit as exciting as the entire tournament. Students, parents, teachers and dignitaries comprised the august gathering that had come to cheer the winners, and wish the selected ones for the Mega Finals at San Diego. While the occasion was greeted by Dr. S. S. Mantha, Chairman – AICTE, Chief Guest of the ceremony, Mr. Amitabh Shah from the Times Foundation, Mr. Raghu from Microsoft and the esteemed members of the Rotary District 3010 proceeded over the event, the event was no less than a huge success. The India Champions were given trophies by the Chief Guest, and also earned themselves an all-expenses paid trip to San Diego, USA to participate in the Certiport Worldwide competition on Microsoft Office Skills, the coming August. Here is a quick look at the proud awardees:

� Jai Warde (Central Academy School, Jodhpur, Rajasthan) o WORD 2003

� Dhruv Arora (Delhi Public School, R K Puram, New Delhi)

o WORD 2007/2010

� Sarthak Jain (Maharaja Agrasen Public School, New Delhi) o EXCEL 2007/2010

� Sidak Singh (Kulachi Hansraj Model School, New Delhi)

o POWERPOINT 2007/2010 Dhruv, Sarthak and Sidak are ones who get to represent the country at the Global Championship. We wish all three all the very best. May they be known as the Microsoft Office World Champions soon!

 

People Speak   COMPUDON 2011 – The biggest Microsoft Office Championship, held for the first time in India, proved to be just the right platform for the Indian students to show their skills when it came to this most widely used software suite – Microsoft Office. Right from the beginning, Team COMPUDON has worked with the belief that they’re taking a step forward for the betterment of the digital literacy scenario in the country, by encouraging the young guns to show their IT talent; and this belief was confirmed when the auditorium at PHD Chambers, New Delhi was filled with happy faces on 6th of June, 2011. Parents, teachers, students and dignitaries – every single member of the audience present lauded the motive behind and the efforts put in this massive competition. Ms. Manju Khosla, Vice Principal, Step By Step High School, Jaipur was very happy with the tournament. “The competition helps make a student learn something beyond what is taught in the classrooms, and our school will happily support this cause in the future as well,” she said. With one of her students scoring a perfect score in the competition, she had only glowing recommendations to give for this competition. Mrs. Anju Sharma, mother of the young Tript Sharma studying in standard 8 at Maharaja Agrasen Public School, was extremely content with the way the championship shaped up. “Tript is one of those kids who spend most of their time on the computer. I’m glad that because of this event, he got to learn and do something constructive.” While she was a little disappointed with Tript not winning the coveted trophy, she looked forward to the next championship, hoping he brings home the trophy. Not only the mentors and guides, but the participants themselves are awaiting COMPUDON 2012 eagerly. Aswathy S Pillai and Yogita Rana came all the way from BSSS College, Bhopal to attend the award ceremony. Though they did not qualify in the final level, their spirits were not marred. They were glad they got a chance to expand their skill set and compete for the National Championship.

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