- NIIT to introduce MindChampion Academy in 400 Government Schools in
BiharPatna, December 18, 2008: Hon’ble Deputy
Chief Minister, Shri Sushil Kumar Modi today flagged off NIIT’s MindChampion
Academy in the state of Bihar. NIIT MindChampion Academy is a joint initiative
of NIIT, a leading Global Talent Development Corporation and World Chess
Champion, Viswanathan Anand, to initiate children across India to the game of
Chess.
NIIT MindChampion Academy is being launched in 400 schools in the
state where NIIT is offering the education services. The Academy has been
successfully introduced in over 5000 schools across the country during the past
6 years, thus exposing students in the age group of 7-17 years to the world of
Chess.
Marking the symbolic launch of the academy in the state,
Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar, Shri Sushil Kumar Modi and World Chess
Champion Viswanathan Anand made their first moves in a game of Chess. Anand
handed over the MCA kits to the Principals of some of the identified 400
Government Schools.
Speaking at the launch, Hon’ble Deputy Chief
Minister of Bihar, Shri Sushil Kumar Modi said,
“It is encouraging to
see NIIT come forward to introduce children to the world of Chess through
computer aided skills. I sincerely feel that initiatives like these will go a
long way in enabling development of these young minds.”Dr.
Anil Kumar, Hon’ble IT Minister and Shri Hari Narayan Singh, Hon’ble Human
Resource Development Minister also joined the Deputy Chief Minister in
highlighting the importance of promoting ICT in education at school level and
initiating school children in the game of chess through
technology.
Speaking at the launch of NIIT MindChampion Academy, World
Chess Champion, Viswanathan Anand said,
“Chess has grown by leaps and
bounds in India during the last 10 years, as more number of children are taking
to the sport. The NIIT MindChampion Academy offers a tremendous opportunity to
explore children’s potential, as it is aimed at providing them with requisite
guidance and facilities.”Speaking on the occasion, Dr. S N
Uma, Senior Vice President, Strategic Initiatives and Information Systems, NIIT,
said,
“We thank the government of Bihar in helping us expand our reach
to their state. The academy aims at combining the best of technology training
with the benefits that Chess as a mind game can bring to the lives of school
children.”Launched in 2002 with an objective of initiating
students into the world of Chess, NIIT MindChampion Academy has today fostered
nearly 6180 chess clubs with more than 1,75,000 students as its members in
schools where NIIT offers computer education.
Students use
computer-based tutorials, during and after school as a virtual playfield to hone
their skills in the game of Chess. Apart from tutorials, promising Chess players
get an opportunity to interact with NIIT MindChampion and World Chess Champion
Viswanathan Anand, in person at regular intervals.
Leveraging its
inherent strength in technology, NIIT MindChampion Academy has created a virtual
community of Chess enthusiasts in the country. The Academy has Viswanathan
Anand, NIIT Group Chairman Mr Rajendra S. Pawar and President of NIIT School
Learning Solutions, Mr L. Balasubramanian and few eminent world Chess
personalities on its Advisory Board.
About NIIT MindChampion
AcademyStarted in 2002-03, NIIT MindChampion Academy is joint
initiative of World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand and NIIT, to initiate young
minds into the World of Chess. The young members of the Academy get to play
Chess in both online and offline format and are given coaching using NIIT’s
technology. The MindChampion Academy conducts an Annual Chess Tournament, known
as ChessMaster for these school children across the country among the NIIT
serviced schools.
Winners of Chess Master have won many accolades in
the world of Chess. NIIT supported, M. Karthikeyan, winner of Chess Master 2006
in the Sub Junior category to participate in the National Chess Tournament, 2008
at Ahmedabad and significantly improve his FIDE ratings.
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