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Reegana Doulath of Ideal Indian School won the first prize in the Qatar National Biology Olympiad organised by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education recently.
More than 350 students from national, international, independent and Indian schools participated in the contest. The top 25 percent competed in the second round in February, which consisted of questions covering the biology syllabus of Grades XI and XII. The Ministry of Skill Development offered training for the qualified students in the month of March. The training covered the topics questioned at the International Biology Olympiad.
The top 11 students who qualified the third round were given practical training at Weill Cornell Medical College in May. The top four students who passed the fourth round with distinction were awarded gold medals and the rest received silver and bronze medals.
Doulath was honoured with a gold medal and a certificate of appreciation for her exemplary performance in the olympiad.
