Hyderabad: Over 3,100 children between the ages of 7 and 12 will compete in the 21st edition of the Telangana Regional Prodigy Contest, a large-scale mental arithmetic competition organised by SIP Academy. The contest will be held on June 29 at Classic Convention 3, Shamshabad.
The event will feature two large rounds of competition: Round 1 begins at 8 am, and Round 2 starts at 11 am, with each round accommodating 1,550 students. Participants, trained in abacus-based arithmetic, will attempt to solve over 200 mathematical problems within just 11 minutes.
Winners from this regional round will go on to represent Telangana in the National Prodigy Championship later this year.
Jayesh Ranjan to attend as chief guest
Jayesh Ranjan, Special Chief Secretary to the Government of Telangana and CEO of Industry and Investment Cell (CMO & SPEED), will attend the event as chief guest. He will be joined by Sibi Sekhar, director of SIP Academy.
Mental agility at the core
Organisers described the event as an opportunity to spot and support young talent in numerical reasoning.
“Prodigy is a platform to identify and celebrate our brightest minds each year. Over the past several years, SIP Academy has conducted over 200 such events across India,” said the organisers in a statement.
SIP Academy is one of India’s largest skill development organisations for children, focusing on improving arithmetic, concentration, and memory through structured programs such as the SIP Abacus.
Grand Master convocation for 300 students
The competition will also include a convocation ceremony for 300 students who have completed the Grand Master Level of SIP Abacus Training. This is the final and most advanced level of the program, focusing on high-speed mental arithmetic involving decimals and complex operations.
Students at this level often use their training to gain a competitive edge in Math Olympiads, IIT entrance tests and other logic-based academic challenges.
Tackling math anxiety through practice
Math anxiety continues to affect schoolchildren across India, impacting not only academic scores but also students’ confidence and long-term learning outcomes.
“Contests like Prodigy help turn fear into fun. Children overcome the stress associated with mathematics by learning to solve problems quickly and accurately using visual and memory-based techniques,” said a representative from SIP Academy.
In Line with NEP 2020 Goals
The initiative aligns with the goals of India’s National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, which encourages experiential learning, logical reasoning, and conceptual clarity from the early stages of education.
