The Early Talent Research Participation Program (ETRPP)
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e-mail: sakamal@uok.edu.pk |
Aims and Objectives
Aims and objectives
of ETRPP may be summarized as:
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To identify and to
groom talent at the school level |
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To motivate young
students to take up study of science |
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To inculcate
scientific thinking in young brains |
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To train to seek
innovative solutions to problems |
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To help students
determine their professional direction |
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To counsel the
students in choice of their undergraduate program |
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To chalk out and to
help organize programs aimed at creating science awareness in society |
Program Duration
ETRPP 2013 Session shall run from Monday, July 1, 2013 to
Friday, August 30, 2013. All meetings shall be held in
Department of Mathematics, University of Karachi, Tel: 021 9926 1300-6 ext.
2293 (secretary), 2380 (direct) Directions
Program Contents
Basic training in
scientific methodology through informal discussion of material placed on the
website (http://www.ngds-ku.org/kamal - Professor Kamal's Articles on Science and Modeling) with a combination
of experiment set up, data collection and data analysis. Program of 2010 Session PDF
Participants' Age and Maturity
ETRPP is seeking
students, who have just written their O-Levels (and awaiting results), with the
following qualities:
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Integrity/Desire to
seek the truth |
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Punctuality
(arriving on time, not missing any sessions, completing assignments on time) |
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Responsibility
(checking of assignments for accuracy and for thoroughness, notifying in
advance if unable to attend a session or unable to meet a deadline) |
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A keen interest in
learning new techniques and new concepts |
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Willingness and
ability to work in a team |
Number of Participants
A minimum of TWO and
a maximum of SIX students (3 boys, 3 girls) can be accommodated from any single
institution.
Time Commitment
One contact hour
(meeting with the ETRPP Coördinator) and three-hour preparation per week for
the entire session. Each group is entitled to participate in ETRPP for one
session only. In order to achieve maximum from the program, the students are
strongly recommended NOT to enrol in any other program during the
participation period.
Girls’ Group meets every
Monday during 1007h - 1106h (10:07 a. m. - 11:06 a. m.) in Room No. 006
Boys’ Group meets every
Monday during 1117h - 1216h (11:17 a. m. - 12:16 p. m.) in Room No. 006
Dress Code
Students must be in their respective school
uniforms during all ETRPP sessions.
Benefits/Usefulness
ETRPP may provide the following benefits to participants:
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Could be used to satisfy community service requirements of IB or
HSC (Cambridge University) Programs |
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Selected students (who perform extraordinarily) are provided
with letters of recommendation, for admission/financial assistance in
undergraduate programs |
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All the students, who complete the program satisfactorily (that
means, more than 80% attendance in sessions, not more than 2 late arrivals),
get a certificate of completion |
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During their formal participation in the training session and afterwards,
the students are eligible to attend ETRPP Popular Lecture Series |
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May get preference, if desire to work on a research project of
University of Karachi |
Participating Institutions
The following institutions
participated in the program (listed in alphabetical order):
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Academic Year |
Name of the Institution |
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2011 |
Beacon Light Academy, 'O' Levels, Gulshan-é-Iqbal, Karachi |
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2010 |
Beacon Light Academy, 'O' Levels, Gulshan-é-Iqbal, Karachi |
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2009 |
Beacon Light Academy, 'O' Levels, Gulshan-é-Iqbal, Karachi |
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2008 |
Beacon Light Academy, 'O' Levels, Gulshan-é-Iqbal, Karachi |
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2007 |
Beacon Light Academy, 'O' Levels, Gulshan-é-Iqbal, Karachi |
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2006 |
Army Public School,
‘O’ Levels, Saddar, Karachi |
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Beacon Light Academy, 'O' Levels, Gulshan-é-Iqbal, Karachi |
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2005 |
Beacon Light Academy, 'O' Levels, Gulshan-é-Iqbal, Karachi |
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2004 |
Beacon Light Academy, 'O' Levels, Gulshan-é-Iqbal, Karachi |
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2003 |
Aureole High School, Clifton, Karachi |
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Beacon Light Academy, 'O' Levels, Gulshan-é-Iqbal, Karachi |
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2002 |
Aureole High School, Clifton, Karachi |
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The International
School, Clifton, Karachi |
Nomination Procedures
Individual students
may NOT apply for this program. Institutions willing to participate may send a
letter of request on institutional letterhead to Professor
Dr. Syed Arif Kamal, Program Convener, ETRPP, University of Karachi, PO Box 8423,
Karachi 75270. The institution
should submit the following information:
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Name, paper
mail address (mailing address), telephone and fax numbers of the institution |
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Official
website and e-mail address of the institution, if available |
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Date of
establishment of the institution |
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Name of the
principal/the head teacher |
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Name of head of
the science department |
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Affiliation of
the institution (the Aga Khan Board, IB, Karachi Board, University of Cambridge, University of London, etc.) |
Each applicant must submit the following through principal of institution:
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One‑page
vita |
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Five (5)
passport-size photographs Name of the
student should be written in BLOCK LETTERS on the back of
each photograph. One of the
photographs submitted must be affixed to vita on the
upper-right-hand corner. |
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One photocopy
of B form |
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One photocopy
of CNIC of father |
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One page
Statement of Purpose, indicating 5 things, which you expect to achieve from
this program. The Statement should have 3 paragraphs. The first one
indicating what you know, the second one outlining what you want to do and
the last one relating the skills in the first to the objective in the second. |
The vitae should
include, but are not limited to (see sample vita):
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Name of the
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Interests |
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Father's name |
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Hobbies |
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Date of birth |
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Attendance in activities of a similar
nature |
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e-mail address |
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Details of projects done, previously |
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Paper-Mail (correspondence) address |
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Participation in projects, at present |
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Telephone number |
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Membership of societies/organizations |
All information should be provided in the
order given above. The deadline for receipt of nominations for the year 2014
has been established as Monday, March 24, 2014. Advance copy of nominations may be
sent by e-mail. However, a formal submission on institutional letterhead is ESSENTIAL
for completing the nomination procedures. At present, only the institutions located in Karachi may
participate in this program.
Nomination Announcement 2014 PDF
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Updated: February 1, 2023 (0000h UTC)
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