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Haryana class 5 girl selected for NASA trip via maths olympiad
Ayesha, a 10-year-old Class 5 student from Bhakhri village in Haryana's Mahendragarh district, has been selected for an educational visit to NASA after progressing through the Mittsure Mathematics Olympiad. The Olympiad attracted…
Ayesha, a 10-year-old Class 5 student from Bhakhri village in Haryana's Mahendragarh district, has been selected for an educational visit to NASA after progressing through the Mittsure Mathematics Olympiad. The Olympiad attracted more than one lakh registrations from across the country.
Ayesha began with a regular school-level test, topped the district and state rounds, and cleared a final interview in Jaipur where a three-member jury asked her questions across subjects. She is among four students selected for the trip. The others are Gaurangi Sharma from Rajasthan, and Shubh Jain and Jayprakash Pandey from Madhya Pradesh.
Her father, Rajkumar, a retired Indian Navy personnel, told The Times of India that the family did not expect the test to lead this far. Ayesha is expected to travel to the US next month, subject to completion of her passport formalities.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The Mittsure Mathematics Olympiad is a private competition run by the Mittsure Foundation, not a government scheme. Its 2025-26 edition drew over one lakh registrations from more than 2,000 schools. Selecting only four students for the NASA visit from that pool underscores how narrow the path is from a classroom test to an international trip. Ayesha's selection highlights the role that privately-organised olympiads play in opening exposure for students in rural schools, where access to such opportunities remains limited. The next step is her passport formalities, which will determine if the trip to the US happens as scheduled.
Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com
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