Ahmedabad : Realising the importance of developing the mental faculties and enhancing the problem solving skills of students to cater to the present day demands, CBSE has organised Cryptic Crossword Contest 2016 (CCCC 2016) in 37 cities across the country. Delhi Public School – Bopal hosted the Ahmedabad city chapter on Friday, 26th August 2016. CBSE organised the Cryptic Crossword Contest 2016 for students studying in classes IX to XII.

Crossword aficionados from various schools of Ahmedabad, participated in this one of its kind competition. They solved the puzzle in groups which triggered a strong sense of bonding by creating a shared memory and concrete group of accomplishment.

Speaking on this occasion, Principal, DPS-Bopal, Mr. Surender P. Sachdeva expressed that skill development is the most powerful weapon to change the world for which Crossword can be an effective tool. He also emphasised the need to introduce such activities to sharpen logical and analytical thinking of students and to train and sharpen their minds. He expounded the prominence of vocabulary-building and the supremacy of the English language in today’s world.  He appreciated and encouraged the participating schools for coming up in such large number with enthusiasm and a learning spirit.

This unique competition was conducted by Mr. Raj Narayan Singh, National Coordinator for the event on behalf of CBSE at DPS Bopal campus for Ahmedabad City Round Chapter.

The teams gave one another a tough competition with Shanti Asiatic School emerging as the winning team while Udgam School for Children was the runners up. The winning team would qualify for the next round at Delhi. All the participating teams were awarded with certificates while the winners and runners up were given trophies.