Inauguration of VSEC and MaSC Quiz Prize Distribution Ceremony

Inauguration of VSEC

Vidya Social Empowerment Centre (VSEC) is a new initiative of Vidya International Charitable Trust (VICT) to serve as an umbrella body to coordinate the activities and to provide direction for the further strengthening of several social outreach programmes of VICT aimed at the uplift of the weaker and marginalised sections of society and also at providing support for personal and career advancements of meritorious youngsters. The Centre was formally inaugurated in an online function held on 23 January 2021 in the presence of Mr V P Nandakumar, MD and CEO, Manappuram Finance Ltd and a galaxy of senior functionaries of the Trust including Er P K Asokan, Chief Patron, Dr Santhosh Prasannan, Chairman, Mr Thilakan K K, Executive Committee Member and Er G Mohanachandran, Executive Director.

Dr Saji C B, Principal, introduced the Chief Guest. Dr Siju K C, Head of VSEC delivered the welcome address and Dr Vineetha C P, Associate of VSEC proposed the vote of thanks.

Prize declaration of online quiz

The programme of the day also included the declaration of prizes to the winners of the online quiz conducted by VSEC for school students. The quiz christened as “MaSC” (for Mathematics, Science, Computer Science) saw participation of more than 500 students in the 6th, 9th and 11th standards studying in more than 40 different schools in various districts of Kerala. The prizes were sponsored by Sumam Asokan Foundation.

Prize winners

Sixth Standard	First Prize	Aparna Manoj	Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Vechoochira, Pathanamthitta
	Second Prize	Gopika Vinod	Government Girls High school, Wadakanchery, Thrissur
	Third Prize	Sarah Samson	Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Vechoochira, Pathanamthitta
Ninth Standard	First Prize	Rishida Ramesh M	EMS Smaraka Govt. HSS Pappinisseri, Kannur
	Second Prize	Sangeeth MV	EMS Smaraka Govt. HSS Pappinisseri, Kannur
	Third Prize	Amalendhu Bindhil	S.N.G.S.H.S.S, Karamuck, Thrissur
Plus One	First Prize	Sanjay K Jayachandran	Gurukulam Public School, Venginissery, Thrissur
	Second Prize	Avinash Sankar	Gurukulam Public School, Venginissery,Thrissur
	Third Prize	Nikhila.A	G.H.S.S, Chattukappara, Kannur