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Some of our STUDENT-                                                                                     JAIPUR DEBATE COMPETITION!


                  LED INITIATIVES & AWARDS                                                                                     Anoushka  Tandon  (DAIS  ICSE  10A),  Apoorv  Gupta  (DAIS  ICSE  10A),
                                                                                                                               Sudarshan  Manikantan  (DAIS  ICSE  9A),  Saketaram  Manikantan  (NMAJS
                                                                                                                               MYP 7A), and Evanya Chudgar (NMAJS MYP 7A), made us incredibly proud
                                                                                                                               at  the  Jaipur  Debate'24.  They  participated    with    top    debating    teams
                                                                                                                               across  25  reputed  schools.The Senior Team, led by Anoushka, Apoorv, and
           IB LEAGUE 2024                                                                                                      Sudarshan,  emerged  as  Champions!  They  also  secured  top  spots  in  the
                                                                                                                               Overall  Best  Speaker  awards.  The  Junior  Team,  consisting    of  Saketaram
                                                                                                                               and  Evanya  reached  the  semifinals  and  showcased    exceptional    talent.
                                                                                                                               Additionally,  Saketaram  received  the  Best  Speaker  Award.
        DAIS  was  declared  runners-up  at  the  prestigious  IB
        League  2024  held  at  the  Jaishree  Periwal  International
        School,  Jaipur.  A  team  of  17  DAIS  students  were  one                                                           DAIS  IBDP  Grade  12  students  participated  in  the             INTERNATIONAL
        amongst 21 national teams competing in categories like                                                                 International Chemistry Quiz 2024 conducted by Royal
        STEM    Challenge,   Drama,   Visual   Arts,   Debate,                                                                 Australian Chemical Institute.                                     CHEMISTRY QUIZ
        Entrepreneurship and Essay Writing.
        1.  DAIS IBDP Grade 11 students won the First place as the
           STEM team - Hridank Garodia, Anshul Bhatt, Agastyaa                                                                                 Annan Vora achieved Excellence in                       Akshay  Bhalla  has  achieved  High
           Goradia, Agasthya Bhatia and Arzoo Maheshwari                                                                                       the Senior category with a perfect                      distinction  with  90%  score  in  the
        2.  Anshul Bhatt won ‘The Most Valued player’ award in                                                                                 score of 100% and shares this feat                      Final category of the Quiz, achieved
           STEM. He also got the opportunity to publish a paper                                                                                with  only  four  other  students                       by  just  seven  other  students  in
           with Lumiere Education. Essay Writing Competition.
                                                                                                                                                in the Asia region.                                    Asia region.
        3.  Entrepreneurship category
           a)  Recognition Award for Case Study - IBDP Grade 11 students- Aahana Khemani, Ranveer Sharma, and Aryahi Agarwal.
           b)  Business  Pitch  Award-  IBDP  Grade  11  students-  Anoushka  Poddar,  Raj  Chauhan,  Ranveer  Sharma,  Aahana
           Khemani and Aarav Lakhani                                                                                                                                                                          Keshav    Mohta,    Raahil
        4.  Second Place in the Essay Writing Competition- IBDP Grade 11 Illisha Avasthi                                                                                                                      Mullick, Vidit Bhimrajka and
                                                                                                                                                                                                              Aadi    Kothari   achieved
                                                                                                                                                                                                              Distinction  while  Eklavea
           Ilisha  Avasthi’s  short-story  submission  to  the  international  VSA  Elaine  Hobson  Memorial                                                                                                  Shah  received  Credit  in  the
           Literary  Festival  was  selected  and  showcased  at  the  2025  Global  Empathy  Conference
           hosted by The University of California. Her story, “For You, Nana”, won the Third Prize, with                                                                                                      Quiz this year.
           special mention of the creative thought process and emotional quotient in her writing.

                                                                                                                                FRANKLIN ESSAY PRIZE 2024                         HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL
             BEBRAS INTERNATIONAL                                          RAELL PADAMSEE                                                                                           MATHEMATICAL OLYMPIAD

         COMPUTATIONAL CHALLENGE                                        ACTING COMPETITION                                                    DAIS IBDP Grade 11, Kush                                Vivaan  Joshi  (NMAJS  MYP  Class  8)
                                                                                                                                              Batavia won a Gold medal for
                                                                   Shanayaa Tandon                                                            securing the First place in                             received a bronze medal in the Hong
        Saketaram  Manikantan  of  Class                           of NMAJS PYP Class                                                         the Franklin Essay Prize 2024                           Kong   International   Mathematical
        7A,  NMAJS,  secured  1st  Rank  at                        3 was adjudged the                                                         in the Computer                                         Olympiad (HKIMO) and a silver medal
        the National Level in the Bebras                           1st Runner Up at                                                           science category.                                       in  Mathematical  Master  Cup  World
                                                                                                                                                                                                      Open Competition.
                                                                   the Pearl Padamsee
        International   Computational                              Trophy for
        Challenge 2024.                                            Excellence in
        He  also  ranked  in  the  Top  10                         Speech and Drama-                                                                                                       ASIAN SILVER                  ASIAN
        of  all  contestants  in  the  Junior                      2024, in the 7-9                                                   PHYSICSBOWL 2025 WINNERS!                                                     HONORABLE
                                                                   years age group.
        Category   at   The   Cathedral
        Hackathon '24
                                                                                                                               Students of IBDP Grade 11 participated in the PhysicsBowl
                                                                                                                               2025,  a  Physics  competition  conducted  by  the  American
                                                                                                                               Association  of  Physics  Teachers.    Our  students  performed
          AMERICAN MATHEMATICS                                     FERMAT EXAMINATION                                          remarkably well, securing the following rewards.
                    COMPETITION                                        FOR MATHEMATICS                                                            ASIAN GOLD                                 DEVDUTT PATEL
                                                             DAIS  IBDP  Year  11  Anaahat  Singh                                                                                         ASIAN BRONZE               TARINI MAZUMDER

        Ahaan Chhaparwal of DAIS                             Johari received the Honour Roll in the
        IGCSE Class 8C demonstrated                          Fermat  examination.  This  prestigious
        exceptional mathematical                             recognition  places  him  among  the
        talent, earning Honor Roll                           top-performing   students   in   this
        status (Top 5%) in the AMC                           challenging competition.
        8 and clinching the second
                                                                                                                                                                         JAYVEER
                                                                                                                                                       AVINASH
        place too.                                                                                                                   AARAV        BALAKRISHNAN          KOCHHAR             PRANIT SANWALKA        ARJUN KULSHRESHTHA
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