Varun Bhalerao

"Adhaarsheela"
11, Padmarekha Society
Karvenagar, Pune 52.

Ph: (020) 5444023, 5460019 Email : varunbhalerao@yahoogroups.com

PERSONAL DETAILS

Age :	19 years
Date of Birth :	August 4, 1983
Current Studies :	First Year Elec. Engg. (IIT Bombay)
Hobbies :	Badminton, Computer Programming, Robotics

ACHIEVEMENTS

Won a Gold Medal in the Fifth International Astronomy Olympiad held at Nizhnij Arkhyz, Russia in October 2000 as a representative of the Indian Team. This was the first ever hat-trick at the International Astronomy Olympiad.

Won a Gold medal in the fourth International Astronomy Olympiad held at Crimea, Ukraine in October 1999.

Received the FIE Children’s award for 2000 from FIE foundation, Ichalkaranji.

Secured the N.C.E.R.T. National Talent Secrch Examination (NTSE) Scholarship in 1998-99.

Received the Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahana Yojana fellowship from Indian Institute of Sciences, Bangalore.

Won a Bronze medal in the Third International Astronomy Olympiad held at Nizhnij Arkhyz, Russia in October 1998.

Felicitated by the Pune Municipal Corpration on Republic Day 2001

Functioned as student facilitator in the National Astronomy Olympiad 2000 selection-cum-training camp, being actively involved in team selection for the Sixth International Astronomy Olympiad, 2001(The team won 2 Gold, 2 Silver and 1 bronze medals)

Functioned as student facilitator in the National Astronomy Olympiad 2001 training-cum-selection camp. (The team will participate in the International Olympiad in October)

Invited for teaching at the International Astronomy Student School, Lucknow in 2001.

Topped in the National Astronomy Olympiad – Seniors group in 1999 and 2000

Ranked among the state top 1% students in the National Standard Examination in Physics (NSEP) held in 2000-01 by the indian Association of Physics Teachers (IAPT).

Topped in the state in Maharashtra Ganit Adhyapak Mahamandal’s Ganit Parangat Examination held in 1998-99.

Topped in the state in Maharashtra Ganit Adhyapak Mahamandal’s Ganit Pradnya Examination held in 1996-97.

Topped in the state in Maharashtra Ganit Adhyapak Mahamandal’s Ganit Pravinya Examination held in 1996-97.

Was achiever of the week in Mid-day for the week beginning 09 Novermber 2000.

Was achiever of the week on www.15to25.com for the week beginning 22 May 2001.

Ranked among the centre top 10% in the National Standard Examination in Physics (NSEP) held in 1999-2000 by the Indian Association of Physics Teachers (IAPT).

Secured 89% in the H.S.C. Examination of Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education, with 95% in PCM group.

Secured 87% in the S.S.C. Examination of Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education.

Received trophy in appreciation of Proficiency in Computer Programming from Rotary Club of Pune Midtown for 1997-98.

Varun Bhalerao

September 22, 2002