National Mathematics Day commemorated in Meghalaya

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaDecember 25, 2022

As part of the National Mathematics Day Celebration 2022, the State Council of Science, Technology and Environment (SCSTE), Meghalaya organised a one day National Mathematics day cum Orientation programme for Resource Persons (Math Ambassadors) of the Crash Tuitions programme for SSLC candidates 2023 at Shillong College Auditorium on Thursday.

 The programme was attended by 80 Maths Ambassadors of the State who will be aiding the Council in disseminating the crash tuitions to the SSLC candidates at 130 crash tuitions centres across the State.

These include 80 centres in Khasi Jaintia region and 50 centres in Garo Hills region.

 The programme consisted of two sessions where lectures were delivered by Research Scholars of the North Eastern Hills University in the first session followed by the orientation of the Math Ambassadors while in the afternoon session, Spainborlang Kharshandi, Associate Professor in Mathematics of Shillong College.

The Programme will be followed by a series of one day workshop on Mathematics for Lower Primary and Upper Primary teachers using maths kits and origami in all the 12 Districts during the month of January, 2023.

It may be mentioned that the Central Government declared 22nd December as National Mathematics Day to commemorate the birth anniversart of the Indian mathematical genius Srinivasa Ramanujan (22 December 1887 – 26 April 1920).