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Organisation : Centre for Teacher Accreditation (CENTA)
Olympiad Name : CENTA TPO 2017 Teaching Professionals’ Olympiad
Registration Last Date : 12-11-2017
New Registration here : http://tpo-india.org/Register_login
Website : http://tpo-india.org/

CENTA TPO :

CENTA Teaching Professionals’ Olympiad (TPO) is a unique national competition to reward, recognize and celebrate teachers.

Update : CENTA Teaching Professionals’ Olympiad TPO 2018 : www.contest.net.in/38249.html

TPO 2017 will be held in 28 cities across India and in Dubai, in 14 subject tracks and 4 languages (English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu). Registrations for CENTA TPO 2017 will close on 12th November, 2017!

Eligibility and Registration :
CENTA Teaching Professionals’ Olympiad (TPO) 2017 is open to everyone who is:
At least 18 years of age (as on January 1st, 2018)
A graduate in any discipline OR a diploma holder in Education.

TPO is primarily intended for teaching professionals however, anyone who is interested in understanding his or her own teaching competencies is welcome to participate Please note that some of the prizes will be restricted to certain categories of participants based on role and experience, though ranking will be common for all. However, everyone who participates will get a personalized confidential report and 500 to 1000 declared ‘winners’ will also get ranks and TPO Certificates.

The registration fee for TPO for a single test track is Rs. 450 (inclusive of GST). The registration fee for TPO Challenger is Rs. 950 all-inclusive. Payment can be made online, in which case the registration confirmation will be available immediately. In case online payment is not possible for you, we are also providing options of couriering a cheque/Demand Draft to us.

Any group of 10 or more participating teachers from the same school or organization, who are paying together, can do a common registration and payment through the ‘Institutional Registration’ option.

Date: December 9th, 2017 (Saturday)
Locations: Test centres in 28 cities across India

TPO Challenger :
What is Challenger and in which subject track is it being offered?
An in-depth test of subject expertise and is meant for teachers who have deep interest in their subject.
TPO Challenger is being offered in three subject tracks:
** Middle School English Challenger
** Middle School Mathematics Challenger
** Middle School Science Challenger

For how long is the Challenger?
TPO Challenger is a 3 hour 30 minutes test-
3 to 5 P.M. Same test as the regular TPO in the chosen subject track
5 to 5:15 P.M. Break
5:15 to 6:45 P.M. In-depth test for Challenger participants

PLEASE DO NOT register for both the main TPO and the Challenger in the SAME subject, since the main TPO is automatically included in the Challenger.

To register for TPO Challenger, in the ‘Test details’ part of the registration form, select ‘Middle School Maths Challenger’ or ‘ Middle School English Challenger’ or ‘Middle School Science Challenger’ as your test track.

Prizes:

What are the prizes?	Who all get them?
Certificates and Career Opportunities	TPO Certificates for all Rank-Holders. All Schools, Organizations, B.Ed. colleges and other TEIs with any rank-holder to receive TPO Certificates. Profiles of winning B.Ed. students to be shared with schools in the region. Profiles of B.Ed. colleges / other TEIs with winners to be shared with schools in the region. 50 rank-holders from government and affordable private schools to receive scholarship from Michael & Susan Dell Foundation to pursue CENTA Certification (‘Social Impact Awards’).
100+ Cash Awards	Cash Awards to be won 50 National Rank Holders Rank 1: INR 1 Lakh Rank 2&3: INR 50,000 Rank 4 to 10: INR 10,000 Rank 11 to 50: INR 5,000 30 Challenger Track Rank Holders (for each of the 3 Challenger tracks) Rank 1: INR 1 Lakh Rank 2&3: INR 50,000 Rank 4 to 10: INR 10,000 22 Winners from B.Ed. Colleges/other TEIs Top 2 winners INR 50,000 Next 20 winners INR 5,000
National Recognition in The Hindu	Profiles of 25 Regional Rank holders to be published in the The Hindu group of publications 50 National Rank holders to receive a one-year free subscription to The Hindu newspaper
International Conference Sponsorship, Dubai	17 winners to attend Global Education & Skills Forum, by Varkey Foundation in Dubai, with airfare and accommodation sponsored. 14 Subject Track Toppers (Rank 1 of each TPO subject track) 3 Challenger Track Toppers (Rank 1 of each TPO Challenger track)
Co-author a Book facilitated by Central Square Foundation	38 winners to co-author a book Top 10 National Rank Holders 14 TPO Subject Track Toppers 9 Challenger Track Toppers (Top 3 rank holders of each of the 3 Challenger Tracks) 5 winners serving in tough socio-economic setting (Social Impact Awards)
Sponsored two-week International Program at Oxford University	2 English Challenger Track Winners to attend Oxford English Language Teachers’ Academy Masterclass at Oxford University
Training Sponsorship by Oxford University Press	16 English Challenger Track Winners Rank 3 to 6: Sponsored for Oxford Teachers’ Academy Online training program in partnership with Oxford University Rank 7 to 16: Sponsorsed for Online Teacher Training Program
Tablets	9 Regional Language Subject Track Winners (Ranks 1,2,3 in each of Hindi, Tamil and Telugu) to receive an Electronic Tablet
Dell PCs for Schools and B.Ed. Colleges	Top 5 schools and Top 5 B.Ed. colleges with the highest number of rank holders to get a Dell PC each