13 winners, 11 levels, and one unique online contest for youngsters
The British Youth International College (BYITC) has named thirteen winners of its seventh annual International Maths Olympiad competition, including two children from Edinburgh.
Tejas Mittal, aged 10, who attends Calderwood Primary School in Edinburgh was the joint level 10 winner.
He said: “Maths feels different now. I actually enjoy solving things, and I can see how much I’ve improved since I started Supermaths!
“The games are my favourite way to learn and practice maths. I wish we had this at school too!”
Tejas’ parents Mukesh and Neha Mittal said: “Seeing my child solve math problems with confidence is amazing! BYITC’s structured learning and supportive teachers have really helped in the Olympiad journey.”
Abel Abby, 10, attends St John Vianney RC Primary School in Edinburgh and was the joint level 11 winner.
He said: “What helped me most was learning how to think through a problem. BYITC taught me not to rush, but to solve things the smart way. The teachers are really kind and explain things until I get it!”
Mum Abby Jose said: “I’m so happy with the progress my child has made through the BYITC Olympiad. The questions really helped sharpen their thinking, and the support from teachers has been excellent!”
Of the thousands of students from all over the world who took part in the week-long free-to-enter challenge, which is aimed at students ranging from four to fourteen, the following were successful and received certificates and trophies:
Winners (13):
- Aanya Muppidi, 9, Leatherhead – level 1 winner
- Anaisha Saxena, 6, Glasgow – level 2 winner
- Saksham Kataria, 7, Birmingham – level 3 winner
- Isaiah Tahir, 10, Glasgow – level 4 winner
- Chinmaye Kanumuri, 8, Hemel Hempstead – level 5 winner
- Aarav Shah, 12, Birmingham – level 6 winner
- Kapishan Kadsan, 11, New Malden, London – level 7 winner
- Jithya Krithika Kotte, 12, Liverpool – level 8 winner
- Krishna Nair, 9, Glasgow – level 9 winner
- Pranav Aiyer, 10, Reading – joint level 10 winner
- Tejas Mittal, 10, Edinburgh – joint level 10 winner
- Abel Abby, 10, Edinburgh – joint level 11 winner
- Vivaan Rawat, 10, Glasgow – joint level 11 winner
The first-of-its-kind challenge is based on BYITC’s pioneering Abacus Maths programme, with 50 questions in total and results based on accuracy and timely completion. Students used concepts like finger, Abacus, and Mental theory.
The top performers across each of eleven levels of BYITC Supermaths training were awarded certificates and trophies for their impressive arithmetic skills.
BYITC’s Founder, Dr Rashmi Mantri, said: “Congratulations to each of the winners. Every child who took part deserves enormous credit as we can tell they gave it their best shot and worked very hard.
“Young people are naturally competitive and derive lots of fun from playing and experimenting with numbers. Competitions like this prepare them for higher levels of assessments and exams as they go through their educational journey as they worked on time management and enhance their problem-solving skills.
“As we know from research, such high-level game playing significantly boosts logical thinking skills, an excellent preparation from a future which is going to be dominated by AI.
“Since we launched the Challenge, we have had more than 75 winners which is a great achievement. The success of our Olympiads and the sheer scale of entries from across the globe are very satisfying and give us confidence that there is a huge hunger out there for learning more about, and getting lots of fun from playing with, numbers.”
