It gives us great pleasure to share that four students from SundarSTEM have made it to Pakistan's national team for the 65th International Mathematics Olympiad (IMO) 2024. Hashir Naimat, Muhammad Daniyal, Muhammad Hasnat Farooq and Muhammad Mahad Arif have earned coveted spots in the team after a competitive and thorough testing process conducted by the National Science Talent Competition (NSTC). The competition will be held between 11th and 22nd July 2024 at the University of Bath, UK. Here it is prudent to mention that this is the second time that our students will be representing Pakistan in the IMO.
As these budding mathematicians prepare for what is known to be a pinnacle of mathematical excellence, they carry with them the wishes of their teachers, parents and the entire mathematical community of the country. Indeed, we are very proud of them!
One of our students, Ghulam Junaid, recently competed in the Games of the Future held in Kazan, Russia, where he achieved an impressive 30th place and was awarded a cash prize of $3,000. This remarkable feat is particularly noteworthy given that the competition saw participation from 107 countries worldwide. Remarkably, Ghulam Junaid was one of only two contestants representing Pakistan at this prestigious event.
The Pakistani IMO-2023 team took part in the math Olympiad contest in Chiba Japan which was held from July 2 to July 13. Four of the six students selected to represent Pakistan at this contest were from SundarSTEM. It was the first time these four students had participated in a live math contest and the first time they had travelled outside Pakistan. There were contestants from over a hundred countries and our students intermingled with many of them and found that the top performers at the contest were similar students like them, just better prepared.
After the contest, the students went sightseeing in Tokyo and found Tokyo Disneyland to be truly amazing!
The students returned to Pakistan determined to excel in the very next competition in which they would get the opportunity to participate.
A group of our students from SundarSTEM recently took part in the renowned CodeRush Online Competition on June 23, 2023. This highly-anticipated event was hosted by the prestigious Student Club of Information Technology University Lahore and organized by Google Developer. The competition drew considerable attention, with 133 skilled participants from a variety of educational institutions, including both schools and universities.
Demonstrating their exceptional talents and resolve, our student, Ghulam Junaid, distinguished himself by securing an impressive second place in the competition. Likewise, Ahmad Imran Malik performed remarkably, achieving a noteworthy third place, further underscoring the quality of our student body.
To acknowledge their significant accomplishments, Ghulam Junaid and Ahmad Imran Malik were awarded cash prizes of Rs. 5000 and Rs. 2500, respectively. This distinction underscores their remarkable talent and unwavering dedication to STEM fields.
SundarSTEM students visibly chart their progress, showcasing their notable achievements.
SundarSTEM Computer Sciences students participated in the FAST University SOFTEC Speed Programming Competition on 7th May, 2023. A group of nine students from Class 9 represented the school at the university level competition. The event drew over 200 teams from more than 50 universities, colleges, and schools from all over the country.
Out of the three SundarSTEM teams, each consisting of three students, one team secured the 1st Runner-up Shield which came with a cash prize of 40,000 PKR. We congratulate the students for their remarkable achievement.
SundarSTEM School is very pleased to share that its students have once again proven themselves in the field of programming. Two teams from SundarSTEM School participated in the recent NaSCon Event held at FAST, Islamabad, where they competed against more than 70 teams from various universities across Pakistan in a speed programming competition.
We are proud to announce that one of our teams, consisting of Muhammad Umair Ahmed Mirza, Kaleem Raza Syed (class 10th IOI), and Jawad Akbar from class 9th IOI, emerged as the champions of the competition. Their coding skills, problem-solving abilities and creative approach to programming set them apart from the other competitors and earned them a well-deserved victory.
Moreover, our other team comprising of Faisal, Aneeq, and Abdullah Jameel of class 9th IOI also put up an impressive performance and secured the 4th position. Their hard work and passion for programming are a reflection of the educational environment at SundarSTEM School.
Both teams received certificates and prizes for their outstanding performance. We would like to extend our congratulations to both teams and their mentors for their exceptional achievements.
SundarSTEM's IOI (International Olympiad of Informatics) students recently participated in DAIRA, hosted by FAST University Faisalabad, Chiniot Campus. SundarSTEM's Class 9 and 10 students participated in the Speed Programming Contest, forming two teams: Turtle Team and Tiger Team. Despite intense competition, both teams were able to solve all the problems given to them in the allotted time, securing the 1st runners up position and 2nd runners up position respectively.
The organizers at FAST University Faisalabad were most impressed by the agility and skill demonstrated by our young and promising students. As a result, they have expressed an interest in visiting SundarSTEM for future initiatives.
This achievement is a testament to the dedication and hard work put in by both the students and their mentors at SundarSTEM. We are proud of their accomplishment and look forward to supporting them in their future endeavors. Congratulations to the Turtle Team and Tiger Team on their impressive performance at DAIRA!
National Science Talent Contest (NSTC) was held in March 2022 for selection of the first batch of fifty-four students from across the country and six students would finally be chosen from this batch to represent Pakistan in IMO 2023. About six thousand high school students took part in the competition from across the country and twelve SundarSTEM students qualified in this first round.
On 7th October 2022, the second contest took place and nineteen students were shortlisted out of the first batch of fifty-four students. Seven of these nineteen were from SundarSTEM.
On 8th February 2023, the last round of tests was undertaken by COMSATS to select the final team of six students that would represent Pakistan in IMO 2023. We are proud to state that four out of these six finalists are from SundarSTEM. We congratulate all these six students and their families and hope that they will win medals for themselves and for Pakistan in the competition to be held in Japan from July 2 to July 13, 2023.
In October 2022, nineteen high school students from across the country were chosen by COMSATS for the second training camp and subsequent selection of the final team of six students who would participate in the IMO 2023 contest to be held in Japan in July 2023. Out of these nineteen students, seven belong to SundarSTEM.
Today, 8th February 2023, these nineteen students, including the seven from SundarSTEM, participated in the final selection test held by COMSATS. Based on the results of this test, the team of six students shall be finalized by COMSATS in the coming days.
Nineteen students from across Pakistan are presently in the run for IMO Pakistan 2023 team from which six finalists will be selected in February 2023. This team of six students will participate in the International Math Olympiad to be held in Japan in July 2023. These nineteen students took part in Iranian Geometry Olympiad that was held last October. Seven of these nineteen are from SundarSTEM.
The two toppers from Pakistan scored 16 points and both were from SundarSTEM. There were six other students from Pakistan that scored 8 points and one of them was from SundarSTEM.
We are pleased to announce that Kaleem Raza Syed, a student of SundarSTEM School Grade 10, got Pakistan’s highest rank in this year’s Google Kick Start Round G. His clear margin can be seen in the following screenshot:
On Friday 7th October 2022, a contest was organized by COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI), Lahore Campus, after completion of the initial Training Camp for selection of Pakistan’s IMO 2023 Team. The initial camp comprised of fifty-four students and twelve of them were from SundarSTEM.
We are delighted to report that seven students from SundarSTEM are amongst the nineteen candidates shortlisted for this second stage. We appreciate the hard work of these students and wish them good luck towards selection into the final batch of six students that will represent Pakistan in the International Math Olympiad (IMO) to be held in Japan in July 2023.
On 1st of October, 2022 SundarSTEM students for the first time participated in a Scrabble Competition, the 6th Inter-School Scrabble Championship 2022. Pakistan Scrabble Association in collaboration with the World Times Institute organized the Championship at Aitchison College, Lahore.
A total of 32 schools and colleges from all over Pakistan participated in the Championship starting from Category A (8 years Old) to Category E (14-16 Years Old). It was an individual event and all the participants had random opponents selected for all the four rounds of the championship. Out of the five SundarSTEM students, two won all four rounds of the Championship against their designated opponents. Wazir Bakhtiyar Mehdi, Class 10 student won all four rounds and by a big margin of 492 cumulative points won the Runners Up Trophy at the Championship. The students learnt new words and experimented with word formation, making longer words from the existing words to score more points. The environment was very competitive. As a school entering a Scrabble Championship for the first time, securing a trophy is very heartening. The winners have hoisted the school banner high.
SundarSTEM School is proud to announce the accomplishment of our students at the prestigious European Junior Olympiad in Informatics (EJOI) 2022. Pakistan participated for the first time in this competition in which 172 contestants from 32 countries took part virtually. The contest was hosted by Ukraine from 21st to 23rd September, 2022.
Our students won the following medals:
Silver Medal – One
Bronze Medal – Two
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Students from SundarSTEM School participated in a Speed Coding Competition held at Expo Center, Karachi from 24th to 25th August, 2022. Two teams from SundarSTEM competed in the University Level Competition and secured 3rd and 4th positions. This is in line with the past performance of SundarSTEM in previous university level coding competitions at FAST Islamabad and FAST Lahore.
National Science Talent Contest (NSTC) was held in March 2022 for selection of the first batch of fifty-four students from across the country. After a series of additional math tests during this year and early 2023, six students will finally be chosen to represent Pakistan in the International Math Olympiad (IMO) to be held in Japan in July 2023.
It is a matter of great pleasure for us that twelve Class-9 students from SundarSTEM are amongst the fifty-four students. We congratulate these students and hope that they will strive their utmost to get selected in Pakistan’s IMO team for 2023.
A university-level programming competition was held at FAST University Islamabad on 21st May 2022 in which 40 teams of three students each participated from across the country.
SundarSTEM team BINARY.BEASTS comprising of Grade-9 students secured 3rd position in the contest and our school was the only high school that participated in this university wide competition. The first position was secured by Pentateuch (From GIKI - GIK Institute of Sciences & Technology) and the second position by Team Renegades (PUCIT - Punjab University College of Information Technology).
It is indeed an honour for SundarSTEM that its computer science teams are participating in university-level contests in the country and securing high positions!
A computer science contest was held at FAST University’s Lahore campus on 26th and 27th March in which 135 teams from universities all over Pakistan participated. Each team comprised of three students.
Two teams from SundarSTEM participated and ours was the only high school that took part in this contest – all other teams were from universities. One of our teams came 13th in the competition while the second team took 20th position.