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Career in Geology

Today during dinner time, I met Varun and he was wearing a T-shirt that said - "International Earth Sciences Olympiad".

I inquired and this is what he told me ...

The olympiad is organised in India by the Geological Society of India who train students selected through a screening test for the international competition.

Varun gave the exam in his XIth standard and he prepared for it by referring to the Geology text books of CBSE and his state board.
The smart chap won a bronze for the country in the competition held at Argentina.

Geology is an interesting example of applied physics/chemistry and Varun might pursue the subject in his further studies. He is now enrolled in the Engineering Physics programme.

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