An individual High School Maths Fair seminar in which a student presents a mathematics paper, scored out of 100.
The Bhaskaracharya Seminar is the High School paper-presentation item, named after the twelfth-century Indian mathematician Bhaskara II.
In the The Kerala School Sasthrolsavam Mathematics Fair (Ganithashastramela) it is an individual oral item at High School (classes 8-10), open to girls and boys, using the same four-line table as the Madhava and Ramanujan items.
The student presents a paper, with visuals, and takes an interview.
Depth and clarity both count.
Where Bhaskaracharya Seminar comes from
The seminar is named after Bhaskaracharya (Bhaskara II), a twelfth-century Indian mathematician and astronomer.
Where Bhaskaracharya Seminar is run
This item is part of the official Kerala School Sasthrolsavam Mathematics Fair, the state school mathematics exhibition that runs from school level through sub-district, district and state rounds, and is installed on eTalenter through the Maths Fair template built from the official item list and evaluation indicators. This page describes the Kerala format only.
- Kerala, India
Key facts
- Individual oral item, girls and boys.
- Offered at High School only.
- Presentation 30, content 30, interview 20, paper 20.
- Shares its table with the Madhava and Ramanujan items.
- A paper is submitted.
- Visuals allowed.
On eTalenter, Bhaskaracharya Seminar is filed under Oral and typically scored with Marks. It appears in 1 ready-made event templates — each one can adjust its time limit, age-group assignment and scoring setup independently.
Across the templates that use it, Bhaskaracharya Seminar is most often entered as an Individual competition, typically scored out of 100.
What judges look at in Bhaskaracharya Seminar
What a Bhaskaracharya Seminar panel is actually weighing up, and where the marks are usually won or lost:
- Presentation (30): clear delivery.
- Content and mathematical value (30): correctness and depth.
- Interview (20): answers.
- Paper and supporting materials (20): quality of the written paper.
Treat these as the judging focus, not a fixed rubric: publish your own weighted criteria for Bhaskaracharya Seminar under Scoring Setup, or start from the judging and scoring software guide.
How to prepare for Bhaskaracharya Seminar
How entrants and their teachers usually get Bhaskaracharya Seminar right on the day:
- Pick a topic from or beyond the syllabus that you can handle.
- Write a structured paper.
- Prepare clean visuals.
- Time the talk.
- Practise answering challenge questions.
- Know the sources.
- Bring copies.
- Idea to try: Bhaskara’s lilavati problems retold
- Idea to try: the history of the quadratic formula
- Idea to try: Pell’s equation and Indian mathematicians
Ready-made event templates that include Bhaskaracharya Seminar
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| Template | Category | Score label | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kerala School Sasthrolsavam – Mathematics Fair | Oral | Marks | 1 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Bhaskaracharya Seminar judged individually or as a team?
Across eTalenter’s templates it’s most often run as an Individual entry, though an organiser can set either participation type when assigning the item to an age group.
Level?
High School.
Individual?
Yes.
Same table as Madhava?
Yes.
Are visuals needed?
They help the paper and presentation marks.
Want the full judging picture? Read the judging and scoring software guide, or browse every oral competition item.
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