Google India has launched the eighth edition of the Code to Learn 2021 competition for classes 5 to 12 all over the country. According to Google, this competition will give an opportunity to immerse students in creative and computational thinking, along with building their skills in programming.
The Code to Learn competition is aimed at encouraging students to use technology to solve problems around them in a fun and engaging way. It provides an interactive platform for them to learn the basics of coding and build a stronger foundation in Computer Science.
Registrations for the contest are already live and parents, teachers, or legal guardians can register on behalf of the students until 25 October 2021.
Code to Learn is co-organized by Google Cloud, ACM India, CS Pathshala, and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc). ACM is the worldwide society for scientific and educational computing with an aim to advance Computer Science both as a science (through CS Pathshala) and as a profession. IISc is a renowned research-oriented university based in Bangalore, pioneering fundamental and applied research in science and engineering.
” The National Education Policy 2020 has also recommended introducing coding and computational thinking at a young age to allow early exposure to technology and create new pathways for our students. We are very excited about this year’s competition and are looking forward to seeing the innovation and creativity that students will present to us via their projects,” Divy Thakkar, Research and Education Program Manager, and Ashwani Sharma, Senior Program Manager, Google India, wrote in a blog post.
