An individual Upper Primary Maths Fair item in which a student presents a mathematics paper, scored out of 100.
Madhava Paper Presentation invites Upper Primary students to present a short paper on a mathematical topic and answer questions. It is named after Madhava of Sangamagrama, the Kerala mathematician of the fourteenth century.
In the The Kerala School Sasthrolsavam Mathematics Fair (Ganithashastramela) it is an individual, oral item at Upper Primary (classes 5-7), open to girls and boys. The same four-line table is shared with the Bhaskaracharya Seminar and the Ramanujan Paper Presentation.
Marks are split between presentation 30, content and mathematical value 30, interview 20 and paper and supporting materials 20.
Visuals help, but the interview rewards understanding.
Where Madhava Paper Presentation comes from
The item is named after Madhava of Sangamagrama, a fourteenth-century mathematician from Kerala.
Where Madhava Paper Presentation 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 Upper Primary only.
- Presentation 30, content 30, interview 20, paper 20.
- Shares its table with the Bhaskaracharya and Ramanujan items.
- A written paper is part of the marks.
- Visuals are allowed.
On eTalenter, Madhava Paper Presentation 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, Madhava Paper Presentation is most often entered as an Individual competition, typically scored out of 100.
What judges look at in Madhava Paper Presentation
What a Madhava Paper Presentation panel is actually weighing up, and where the marks are usually won or lost:
- Presentation (30): clear, confident delivery.
- Content and mathematical value (30): accurate maths.
- Interview (20): answers to questions.
- Paper and supporting materials (20): a neat paper and visuals.
Treat these as the judging focus, not a fixed rubric: publish your own weighted criteria for Madhava Paper Presentation under Scoring Setup, or start from the judging and scoring software guide.
How to prepare for Madhava Paper Presentation
How entrants and their teachers usually get Madhava Paper Presentation right on the day:
- Choose a topic you can explain simply.
- Write the paper in sections.
- Prepare two or three visuals.
- Rehearse with a timer.
- Practise questions with a teacher.
- Learn who Madhava was.
- Bring a printed copy.
- Idea to try: an introduction to infinite series in simple terms
- Idea to try: the number pi through history
- Idea to try: patterns in Kerala mathematics tradition
Ready-made event templates that include Madhava Paper Presentation
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| Template | Category | Score label | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kerala School Sasthrolsavam – Mathematics Fair | Oral | Marks | 1 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Madhava Paper Presentation 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.
Which level?
Upper Primary.
Does the topic have to be about Madhava?
The table scores content and mathematical value; follow the announced theme.
What is the interview?
Questions from the panel, worth 20 marks.
Individual?
Yes.
Want the full judging picture? Read the judging and scoring software guide, or browse every oral competition item.
Try Madhava Paper Presentation in eTalenter
See every ready-made template that runs Madhava Paper Presentation, and install one as a live event — age groups, rules and scoring included.
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