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South Asia prize giving and scholarships

31 January 2008

Sri Lanka Prizegiving

Congratulations to high achieving students in South Asia who have gained recognition from CIE for their outstanding performance in the June and November examination session. 

India scholarships

The following students have been awarded prizes for achieving the best results in their respective categories in the June 2007 examination session:

  • Best overall across three A Levels (female): Nikita Jain, Mallya Aditi International School, Bangalore
  • Best overall across three A Levels (male):  Keshav Bhajanka, Calcutta New School Society, Cambridge School, Kolkata
  • Best overall across six IGCSEs: Sasha Navinder Sahni, Dhirubhai Ambani International School

Many congratulations to Nikita, Keshav and Sasha for their outstanding performances.  We wish them all the very best in their future studies.

Brilliance in Sri Lanka, November 2007

The Brilliance in Sri Lanka award ceremony organised by University of Cambridge International Examinations and the British Council was held on 24 November 2007, at the Jubilee Hall, Galle Face Hotel, Colombo. The ceremony was attended by Mr Susil Premajayanth, Minister of Education; Guy Lane, Sales and Marketing Director; and Nimali Hettiarachchi, Regional Representative Sri Lanka; who presented the awards to high achieving students from the region.

Guy Lane emphasised the success of the Sri Lankan students is his welcoming speech:

'Education is a partnership endeavour ... a partnership in which parents, teachers, principals and CIE, all have a role to play. We work together to encourage and support learners and create a supportive environment that stretches and nurtures young minds. Our very successful Sri Lankan students are a testament to the strength of this partnership and to individual hard work and talent.'

The awards recognised students in the following categories:

  • Top in the World for Cambridge International O level and AS Level subjects
  • Top in Sri Lanka for Cambridge International O Level subjects
  • Top in Sri Lanka for Cambridge International A Level subjects
  • Top in Sri Lanka for Cambridge International AS Level subjects
  • Top in Sri Lanka for six or more A grades at O Level
  • Top in Sri Lanka for three A grades at A Level

CIE also presented prizes to the 2007 Inspirational Teachers nominated by schools and the winners of the CIE Holiday Diary Competition.

Brilliance in Bangladesh, December 2007

University of Cambridge International Examinations in conjunction with the British Council held the Brilliance in Bangladesh award ceremony on 1 December 2007 at British Council, Dhaka. Guy Lane, Sales and Marketing Director, William Bickerdike, Regional Manager South Asia and June Rollinson, Director British Council, presented awards to students who achieved the highest marks in the June 2007 Cambridge examination session.

The awards recognised students in the following categories:

  • Top in the World for Cambridge International O Level subjects
  • Top in Bangladesh for Cambridge International O Level subjects
  • Top in Bangladesh for six O Levels
  • Top in  Bangladesh for three A Levels
  • Top in  Bangladesh for three AS Levels
  • Students gaining five A grades at O Level
  • Students gaining six or more A grades at O Level

Brilliance in Pakistan, February and March 2008

CIE will once again be hosting three ceremonies in Pakistan to congratulate students who achieved outstanding results in the June and November 2007 examination sessions. Students will receive prizes for coming Top in the World and Top in Pakistan. Prizes will also be awarded for best overall performances across a number of subjects. The ceremonies will take place as follows:

  • 26 February, Karachi
  • 28 February, Lahore
  • 4 March, Islamabad

For further information on the ceremonies, please contact your local British Council office. This event is by invitation only.

Brilliance in Nepal, March 2008

CIE will be hosting an award ceremony on 25 March at Rato Bangala School in Kathmandu, to recognize the outstanding achievements of those students who took Cambridge International O Level qualifications in the June 2007 examination session. As part of the ceremony, awards will be given to those coming Top in the World or Top in Nepal in a Cambridge International O Level. William Bickerdike, Regional Manager South Asia, will present the awards to students. This event is by invitation only.

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