Last Updated: 23 Jan 2024

Punjabi is the 10th most spoken language in the world with over 100 million speakers^[1]

People from Punjab settled in different countries but the next generation was not fully aware of their own language^[2]

To promote the Punjabi language on a global scale, the Punjab government has decided to organise the International Punjabi Language Olympiad(IPLO)^[2:1]

¶ International Olympiad: IPLO

First IPLO held online on December 9 and 10^[3]

• IPLO has been engineered to forge a global platform for adolescents to embrace Punjabi, engrave it in their hearts, and take pride in its richness^[1:1]
• The exam would be open for students residing in India, USA, Australia, Europe and other countries^[3:1]

¶ Exam Details^[2:2]

Students up to grade 9 could participate in the Olympiad^[3:2]

• It will consist of 50 objective-type questions to be solved within 40 minutes, carrying a total of 50 marks
• Students up to the age of 17 who are studying in the 8th and 9th standard are eligible to participate
• Apart from the students from India, children from United States, Australia, Europe, and other locations are welcome to take part
• The Olympiad will be conducted in six different time zones, each lasting for 2 hours

References:

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1. https://olympiad.pseb.ac.in/ ↩︎ ↩︎

2. https://www.thestatesman.com/cities/chandigarh/punjab-govt-to-organise-international-punjabi-olympiad-to-promote-language-1503237163.html ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎

3. https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/amritsar/punjabi-language-olympiad-to-be-held-in-december-560990 ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎