Dharwad : Rural students should equip themselves with information technology knowledge as IT, biotechnology, computer science and electronics are rapidly growing sectors, Karnataka State Secondary School Education Examination Board secretary Girish Padaki said. Inaugurating the divisional and state-level rural IT quiz, organised jointly by the school education department and Tata Consultancy Services at Dharmasthala Rural Development Organisation in Dharwad, Padaki said artificial intelligence and machine learning were increasingly influencing various fields. Deputy director of public instruction (administration) Umesh Bammakkanavar, who presided over the programme, said such competitions helped students expand their knowledge beyond textbooks and develop problem-solving abilities, creativity, decision-making skills and a healthy competitive spirit. He said the competitions helped identify young talent and connect classroom learning with contemporary developments.
The quiz should encourage students to learn technology and contribute to building a digitally literate, knowledge-based society, he added. P Vibhu Bhat of Sathya Sai Loka Seva High School, Dakshina Kannada, secured first place in the state-level competition, while Yashwant Gowda of Chinmaya Independent Pre-University College, Lakshmisagar, Kolar, finished second.
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