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Lucknow girl secures distinction in ABRSM Violin grade 5 exam

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  Lucknow, 31 January : In a first for the city of Lucknow, Ritika Tiwari, a student of class X of City Montessori School, Gomti Nagar Extension Campus passed the ABRSM grade 5 practical exam in Violin with Distinction. Ritika achieved this feat with online teaching by the CMS Western Music Teacher, Mr Shamim Mohaved who took all her classes online for the last 10 months due to COVID. Earlier, she had also passed grade 5 music theory exam with Distinction.               To secure Distinction in grade 5 violin is a serious achievement as violin is a difficult instrument and Grade 5 of ABRSM requires a high level of playing and much skill. She achieved this feat while also preparing for her board exams for which she will appear this year.               A banker's daughter, Ritika wants to make a career in Music. She says, 'Seeing my interest in music, ...

Science should be used for the benefit of human race - Mr Satish Mahana

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  Lucknow, 30 January : The 3-day Novus Conference organized by City Montessori School, Indira Nagar Campus online came to a grand closing today. Amidst a colourful educational-cultural programme presented by the students, the Chief Guest, Mr Satish Mahana, Minister, Industrial Development, UP, inaugurated the closing ceremony virtually. The prize winners of various contests were awarded during the online function. In his address delivered on the occasion, Mr Satish Mahana said that creative use of Science will bring happiness and prosperity in society. He called upon the students to consider the power of their intellect and knowledge as the gift of the creator and apply it in the service of the society so that mankind can continue to progress. Commending CMS, he said that it is indeed a great service on the part of the institution to provide this global platform to students to exhibit their talents and skills.            ...

Three universities of England and Australia offer admission to CMS student for higher studies

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  Lucknow, 29 January : Pihu Jain, a meritorious student of City Montessori School, Gomti Nagar Campus I has been selected for admission by three prestigious universities of England and Australia for pursuing higher education. Thus, another student of CMS has brought name and fame to the city of Lucknow with her academic excellence, diligence and skills. Pihu gave the credit for this success to her mentors, the very dedicated CMS teachers. She has received admission offers from the University of Warwick and University of Bristol of England and University of Melbourne, Australia.               Chief Public Relations Officer of CMS, Mr Hari Om Sharma informed that each year more than 100 CMS students are offered admission in the top universities of the world. This year already, over 25 CMS students have been offered admission in the top universities of USA, UK, Canada, Australia, Japan, Singapore, Germany etc., most o...

CMS wins maximum seven prizes at Republic Day Parade

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  Lucknow, January 28 : City Montessori School has been awarded the maximum number of seven prizes for items, including the tableau, presented by the teams of its various CMS campuses. While the students team of CMS Aliganj Campus I has been awarded the first prize for its March Past, CMS Rajendra Nagar Campus I has been awarded the first prize for its drill 'Tiranga Jhukne Na Denge'. CMS Gomti Nagar Campus II has won the second prize for its Flag March, CMS Indira Nagar Campus has won the second prize for its cultural item 'Swachcha Jal Swasth Kal', CMS Station Road Campus won the second prize for its drill 'Corona Fighters' and CMS Kanpur Road Campus won the third prize for its BagPipe Band. Besides, the CMS tableau titled 'Chalo Duniya Ko Swarg Banayein Hum, Prem Se Aur Pyar Se' has been awarded the third prize at the parade.             Chief Public Relations Officer of CMS, Mr Hari Om Sharma informed that CMS tableau won...

CMS student creates record with 1580 out of 1600 score in SAT Examination

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  Lucknow, 28 January : Areeb Zia Khan, a meritorious student of class XI at City Montessori School, Aliganj Campus I has created record with his near perfect score of 1580 out of 1600 in the American SAT Examination and brought laurels to the school being placed in the 99th percentile. He has credited his hardwork and long hours of practice on the SAT mock tests provided on the portal and his learned CMS teachers who provided him guidance at every step for his success in this examination. He would now participate in the Advance Placement (AP) and SAT Subject Test in 2021.  It may be mentioned that the SAT exam is a standard  for admission in the prestigious universities and colleges in the US which covers about 150 million students every year from all over the world. CMS Founder and renowned educationist, Dr Jagdish Gandhi congratulated Areeb for this unprecedented success and wished for his bright future. He also expressed his gratitude towards CMS teachers for their ha...

Two CMS campuses each bag the prestigious Rs 50,000/- Wipro Earthian Award

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  Lucknow, January 27 : City Montessori School, Gomtinagar Extension & Kanpur Road Campuses bagged the prestigious national level Wipro Earthian Award. Both the campuses will receive a cash prize of Rs 50,000/- each for their sustainability education programme for the year 2020-2021. It is also noteworthy to mention that CMS Kanpur Road Campus is the only school to have won this award a record number of six timeswhile CMS Gomtinagar Extension campus have won the award for the first time.             Earthian is an annual sustainability education programme of Wipro foundation.The school teams were to work on any of the three themes of the programme (Sustainability &Water, Sustainability & Biodiversity and Sustainability &Waste).Twenty top schools across India were announced national level winners after the final round. Each winning school will be awarded a cash prize of Rs 50,000/- in an online ceremony to be h...

CMS girl marches in Republic Day Parade at Delhi's Rajpath

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  Lucknow, January 27 : Khushi Srivastava, a student of City Montessori School, Chowk Campus brought laurels to the city of Lucknow as she marched in the prestigious NCC Parade on Republic Day at Delhi's Rajpath. She is the only girl from Lucknow to have found the place in the 200-member contingent, of which 13 boys and girls were selected from Uttar Pradesh. Founder of CMS and renowned educationist, Dr Jagdish Gandhi congratulated Khushi for bringing fame to CMS and wished for her bright future. Chief Public Relations Officer of CMS, Mr Hari Om Sharma informed that during an informal conversation, Khushi said that participating in the Republic Day Parade was her childhood dream which has now come true. Khushi said that she is indebted to her learned CMS teachers to have taught her to take challenges in life and convert them into opportunities. She said that she had to work very hard to crack the rigorous selection process to join this parade. Khushi is thankful for the experience...

गणतन्त्र दिवस परेड में ‘वसुधैव कुटुम्बकम’ का संदेश देगी सी.एम.एस. की झाँकी

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 लखनऊ, 25 जनवरी 2021 । सिटी मोन्टेसरी स्कूल आगामी गणतन्त्र दिवस परेड में 'चलो दुनिया को स्वर्ग बनाएं हम प्रेम से और प्यार से' विषयक झाँकी प्रदर्शित करने जा रहा है। सी.एम.एस. की यह झाँकी साढ़े सात अरब विश्ववासियों को प्रेम एवं सेवा का संदेश देने के साथ ही जनमानस में ‘सर्वधर्म समभाव’, ‘वसुधैव कुटुम्बकम’ एवं ‘जय जगत’ का अलख जगायेगी। उक्त जानकारी आज यहाँ रवींद्रालय के निकट आयोजित एक प्रेस कान्फ्रेन्स में सी.एम.एस. संस्थापक व प्रख्यात शिक्षाविद् डा. जगदीश गाँधी ने दी। पत्रकारों को सम्बोधित करते हुए डा. गाँधी ने कहा कि वर्तमान समय आवश्यकताओं को देखते हुए सी.एम.एस. की यह झाँकी अत्यन्त प्रासंगिक है क्योंकि राष्ट्रपिता महात्मा गाँधी की ‘त्याग, सत्य और अहिंसा की नीति’ के जरिये विश्व समाज में एकता व शान्ति स्थापित की जा सकती है।प्रेस कान्फ्रेन्स में बोलते हुए डा. जगदीश गाँधी ने कहा कि ‘वसुधैव कुटुम्बकम’ का विचार भारत की संस्कृति व सभ्यता में रचा-बसा है और यही हमारे संविधान में भी सन्निहित है। आज जिस प्रकार विश्व व्यवस्था में साम, दाम, दंड, भेद का सहारा लेकर एक-दूसरे पर अधिकार जमाने का प्रय...

CMS student awarded Rashtriya Bal Puraskar by Prime Minister Narendra Modi

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  Lucknow, January 25 : Vyom Ahuja, a student of class VII of City Montessori School, Gomti Nagar Campus I was awarded the Prime Minister Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2021 by the Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on the eve of the Republic Day today. Vyom has been awarded this prestigious honour in the category of Art and Culture, for which he was presented a medal and a citation besides the cash prize of Rs. 1,00,000/-. Vyom also interacted with the Hon'ble Prime Minister via video conferencing today. 11 year old Vyom is a multi-talented boy having 35 records in his name in the field of music, General Knowledge, Science and Sports. He started playing flute when he was merely 2 and a half years old. He also plays musical instruments like mouth organ, saxophone etc. He became the youngest athlete in Asia to perform Bungee Jumping. In the year 2017 he participated in the Commonwealth chess championship. He entered the Guinness Book of World Records 28 times for his achievements...

Prepare new generation for challenges of the future - Mrs Sanyukta Bhatia, Mayor, Lucknow

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  Lucknow, January 24 : The 2-day UN International Day of Education organized by City Montessori School, Aliganj Campus II was inaugurated online by the Mayor of Lucknow Mrs Sanyukta Bhatia today. In her inaugural address delivered on the occasion, Mrs Sanyukta Bhatia called upon the teachers, parents and the learned citizens to prepare children of today for the challenges of the future and lay the foundation of a  better tomorrow. Mrs Bhatia said that the world today is passing through a very difficult phase of ideological clashes. As such, it is our duty to provide such guidance to the youth of today and instill in them such values that may help them create an ideal world order. Earlier, Mrs Bhatia formally unveiled the logo of the 'International Day of Education'. It may be mentioned that the 2-day International Day of Education is being organized on 24th and 25th January in which students of primary and junior classes from prestigious schools of India, Bangladesh, Nepal a...

Online inauguration of International Day of Education at CMS today

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  Lucknow, 23 January : The UN International Day of Education being organized by City Montessori School, Aliganj Campus II will be inaugurated online tomorrow on Sunday, 24 January at 5.00 pm. Mayor of Lucknow, Mrs Sanyukta Bhatia will be the Chief Guest at the inaugural ceremony. This information has come from the Chief Public Relations Officer of CMS, Mr Hari Om Sharma. Mr Sharma informed that this two day international educational event is being organized on 24th and 25th January, primarily for 3 to 14 years old students of primary and junior sections in which students from prestigious schools of India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Croatia are participating. Mr Sharma informed that this educational event is aimed at enhancing students' academic and creative capacities. He said that this event will play an important role in reviving the activities stalled during the Corona pandemic, enhancing family support in educational activities, boosting the morale of students, teachers and parents...

Six universities of USA, England and Canada offer admission to CMS student for higher studies

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  Lucknow, 23 January : Aditya Chaturvedi, a very talented student of City Montessori School, Aliganj Campus I has been selected for admission by the six prestigious universities of USA, England and Canada for pursuing higher education. Thus, another student of CMS has brought name and fame to the city of Lucknow with his academic excellence, diligence and talents. Aditya gave the credit for this success to his mentors, the very dedicated CMS teachers. He has received admission offers from the University of South Carolina, USA and University of Windsor, Canada, besides, University of Manchester, University of York, Durham University and University of Liverpool of England.               Chief Public Relations Officer of CMS, Mr Hari Om Sharma informed that each year more than 100 CMS students are offered admission in the top universities of the world. This year already, over 25 CMS students have been offered admissio...

CMS student wins champions trophyin national level competition

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  Lucknow, January 22 : Nishtha Patel, a talented Class V student of City Montessori School, Indira  Nagar Campus grabbed the championship trophy of National Abacus Competition held online, bringing name and fame to the city of Lucknow. The competition was organized under the aegis of the educational institute, Brainobrain. Over 4500 students from Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand and other states of India participated in this competition wherein this outstanding CMS student showcased her exemplary talent in various subjects, especially in mathematics and emerged national champion. CMS Founder and renowned educationist, Dr Jagdish Gandhi blessed Nishtha and extended his gratitude to the Principal and the teachers of CMS. Mr Hari Om Sharma, Chief Public Relations Officer of CMS informed that the organizers praised her multifaceted talent and rewarded her with a championship trophy and certificate. Mr Sharma further stated that the competition was aimed ...

IEO-2021: Participants from India and abroad venerate mystical beauty of nature

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Lucknow, January 21 : Students of various countries of the world including Germany, Jordan, Russia, USA, Canada, Ireland, UAE, Sri Lanka, Nepal and several states of India displayed their reverence for the mystical beauty of nature through their participation in various competitions held at the 3-day International Environment Olympiad (IEO-2021) organized online  by City Montessori School, Gomti Nagar Campus II and gave the message of environment conservation to the entire world. Participating students from around the world displayed their knowledge about the environment through their participation in competitions including Life Cycle (Model Making), The Hue Story (Art Designing), Fantasy Carnival (Mask Making), Ecosperity (Garment designing), Spread Your Wings (Choreography), Ode to Nature (Elocution), Website Design Competition, Imagineering My Future (Re-designing the Globe), Mysteries of Nature (Environment Quiz), Winds of Change (Future Friendly School) and Shutter and Quill (...

CMS tableau to call for fostering feelings of global brotherhood and creating heaven on earth

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  Lucknow, January 20 : City Montessori School is going to present a unique tableau at the Republic Day Parade this year based on the theme "Chalo Duniya Ko Swarg Banayein Hum, Prem Se Aur Pyar Se (Let us make this earth a heaven with love and universal brotherhood)".  This tableau, almost ready for display at the parade, was shown to the media persons at a press conference held today. Elaborating upon the various aspects of the CMS tableau, CMS Founder and renowned educationist, Dr Jagdish Gandhi said that this tableau will disseminate the message of love, peace, unity and goodwill and call for creating heaven on earth through love and global brotherhood. The tableau will also propagate the ancient Indian ethos of Vasudhaiv Kutumbkam and promote the idea of One World enshrined in the Article 51 of the Indian Constitution. Dr Gandhi expressed his belief that the CMS tableau will be a centre of attraction at the parade this year.        ...

Inauguration of 3-day International Environment Olympiad (IEO-2021)

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  Lucknow, January 19 : The 3-day International Environment Olympiad (IEO-2021) organized by City Montessori School, Gomti Nagar Campus II, was formally inaugurated this evening by the Deputy Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Dr Dinesh Sharma amidst a colourful educational-cultural programme held online. Addressing the participants and guests on this occasion, Dr Dinesh Sharma said that apart from imparting quality education to the students, CMS is also a pioneer in awakening social consciousness on important subjects like the environment and preparing its students for tomorrow. He expressed his happiness that CMS has organized this olympiad on a very important subject which will prove to be crucial in making India a developed nation. It may be mentioned that students from many countries of the world including Germany, Jordan, Russia, USA, Canada, Ireland, UAE, Sri Lanka, Nepal and several states of India are participating in the online IEO-2021.      ...

Drexel University, USA, offers US$ 1,32,000 scholarship to Anshika

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  Lucknow, January 18 : Anshika Srivastava, a brilliant student of City Montessori School, Gomti Nagar Campus I has been offered admission with a scholarship of US$ 1,32,000 by the prestigious Drexel University, USA, for pursuing higher studies there. This scholarship has been offered to her for the entire study period of four years.  Thus, this talented CMS student has brought fame to the City of Lucknow having received admission offer with scholarship from a highly ranked university of USA on the basis of her excellent academic record, hard work and talents. CMS President, Prof. Geeta Gandhi Kingdon congratulated Anshika for her achievement and praised CMS teachers profusely for their hard work, guidance and encouragement that prepares CMS students to reach the pinnacle of success.             Chief Public Relations Officer of CMS, Mr Hari Om Sharma informed that each year, almost 100 CMS students are offered admission...

3-day International Environment Olympiad to be held from January 19

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  Lucknow, 17 January :   Deputy Chief Minister of UP, Dr Dinesh Sharma will be the Chief Guest to inaugurate the three-day International Environment Olympiad (IEO-2021) being organised by City Montessori School virtually on Tuesday, 19th January 2021 at 5.00 pm. This information has come from Mr Hari Om Sharma, Chief Public Relations Officer of CMS. Mr Sharma informed that IEO-2021 is being organized virtually by CMS Gomti Nagar Campus II from 19 to 21 January in which the student participants from various counties across the globe including Germany, Jordan, Russia, Canada, Ireland, Srilanka, Nepal and various states of India will be participating. At this international olympiad, a series of interesting contests will be organized for the participants of India and abroad which include Recycle for Life Cycle (Model Making), The Hue Story (Art Designing), Fantasy Carnival (Mask Making), Ecosperity (Garment designing), Spread Your Wings (Choreography), Ode to Nature (Elocution), ...

CMS student displays outstanding talent at Quiz Competition

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  Lucknow, 16 January : Aarush Mishra, a talented student of Class IV at City Montessori School, Rajajipuram Campus I, has brought laurels to the school by displaying his scientific skills and knowledge of solar system in the second round of an online Astro Quiz. Aarush took 20 minutes to answer 50 questions at this quiz organized under the aegis of ProProfs Quiz Maker and amazed all with his knowledge and skills. The questions were based on the latest observations and discoveries in the field of astronomy. He was presented a certificate for this achievement at a grand felicitation ceremony. The Chief Public Relations Officer of CMS, Mr Hari Om Sharma informed that CMS is constantly engaged in enhancing multi-faceted talents of its students by encouraging them to participate in various competitions and developing their self confidence. The school aims at preparing the students as world leaders capable of finding thoughtful solutions to various global problems with a broad and human...

CMS inks MOU for promotion of French Language

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  Lucknow, 15 January : Roshan Gandhi, CEO of City Montessori School, recently signed an MoU with Alliance Française de Lucknow (AFL) for teaching French in all school campuses with a view to enhance employability skills, provide opportunities for pursuing higher studies in France, student exchanges and many related initiatives for the promotion of French language and culture. Mr Mukesh Meshram, Commissioner, Lucknow Division along with M. Emmanuel Lebrun-Damiens, Counsellor for Education, Science and Culture at Embassy of France in India and country director, French Institute in India and Zohra Chatterji, President, AFL were also present on the occasion.               Roshan Gandhi said, “CMS encourages its students to explore higher education options abroad. While France is home to some of the best universities in the world, at the same time, university fees in France are relatively quite low compared with the res...

Lucknow girl offered admission to Geneva School of Diplomacy, Switzerland

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  Lucknow, 14 January : Ayushi Shukla, a student of 2019-20 batch of City Montessori School, Rajajipuram Campus has been offered admission to pursue Bachelor of Arts in International Relations for 3 years at the Geneva School of Diplomacy and International Relations, Switzerland. The prestigious university has also offered a 100% fee waiver to Ayushi for the 1st year of her course.               Ayushi says, “While in school I loved public speaking and I got an opportunity to participate in the MUN organised at the 19th Chief Justices Conference. organised by CMS. There I also got the chance to meet and interact with Chief Justices, Judges and Heads of States because of which I got a better understanding of world affairs and diplomacy. This got me going. My teachers motivated me to choose this field. I am thrilled to get admission to this prestigious university”.         ...

Three CMS students qualify prestigious CAT examination

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  Lucknow, 13 January : Three outstanding students of City Montessori School have qualified the most prestigious Common Admission Test (CAT), the results of which have been declared recently. These meritorious students of CMS are, Krishna Dwivedi (97.53 percentile) and Mahendra Pratap Singh (91.08 percentile) of CMS Rajendra Nagar Campus I and Zuhaib Umar Rahman (92 percentile) of CMS Station Road Campus, who are now eligible to get admission in top management colleges of the country. CMS Founder and renowned educationist, Dr Jagdish Gandhi extended his blessings and best wishes to these talented students and hoped that they will promote the CMS philosophy of 'Sarvadharma Sambhav' and 'Vasudhaiv Kutumbkam' wherever they go.             Mr Hari Om Sharma, Chief Public Relations Officer of CMS informed that these meritorious students of CMS have given the credit of their success to their parents and teachers and the peaceful an...

CMS student secures selection in four universities of Australia, England and Canada

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  Lucknow, 12 January : Shyam Agarwal, a very talented student of City Montessori School, Aliganj Campus I has been selected for admission by four prestigious universities of Australia, England and Canada, bringing name and fame to the city of Lucknow. His academic excellence, diligence and talents have gotten him admission offers from the University of Sydney and University of Melbourne of Australia; Manchester University of England and University of Toronto of Canada. Shyam gave the credit for his success to the robust academic atmosphere of CMS.               Chief Public Relations Officer of CMS, Mr Hari Om Sharma informed that each year more than 90 CMS students are offered admission in the top universities of the world. This year already, over 22 CMS students have been offered admission in the top universities of USA, UK, Canada, Australia, Japan, Singapore, Germany etc., most of them on scholarship. He furthe...

International Environment Olympiad (IEO-2021) at CMS from January 19

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  Lucknow, 12 January : City Montessori School, Gomti Nagar Campus II is organizing the three-day International Environment Olympiad (IEO-2021) online from 19 to 21 January in which the student participants from various counties across the globe including Germany, Jordan, Russia, Canada, Ireland, Srilanka, Nepal and various states of India will be participating. The Olympiad will be inaugurated virtually, by the Chief Guest, Dr Dinesh Sharma, Deputy Chief Minister, UP, on 19th January. This information has come from Mr Hari Om Sharma, Chief Public Relations Officer of CMS. Mr Sharma informed that IEO is a platform to instill and spread the firm resolve of preserving and protecting Nature for a prosperous and peaceful world. It is a celebration of the symbiotic bond between humans and Nature.               Mr Sharma further informed that there will be a series of interesting contests at this Olympiad viz., Recycle fo...

CMS student wins first prize in Art Competition

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  Lucknow, 11 January : Shreya Das, a talented Class V student of City Montessori School, Gomti Nagar Campus I won the first prize in an Inter-school Art Competition bringing laurels to the institution. This competition was held under the educational festival 'Aashayein' organized by Shanti Asiatic School, Ahmedabad, Gujrat. Chief Public Relations Officer of CMS, Mr Hari Om Sharma informed that the students of several noted schools of the country participated in this contest to exhibit their artistic skills wherein this gem of CMS Gomti Nagar Campus I displayed his excellent creativity with brush and colours that impressed the judges of the event. The organizers of the event profusely praised his multi-sided talents and rewarded with a certificate of appreciation.               Mr Sharma informed that CMS encourages its students to participate in such creative and innovative competitions to chisel their multifaceted...