The Department of Mathematics and Statistics organized an online Mathematics & Statistics Fest ‘Eureka’ from March 8-13, 2021 between 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. 42 students (14 Teams) registered and participated in the event. All teams were assigned codes. The events were:
- PixiMath
was held on 8th March 2021. Each team submitted two pictures on the theme ‘Everyday Mathematics’. The photographs judged by Ms. Tanvi Kamat (Freelance Photographer- Mumbai), Mr. Jude Silveira (Professional Photographer, IT Engineer), Mr. Richard Parado (M.Sc. Mathematics). The winners were:
| 1st Place | Code 1 (FY B.Com) |
| 2nd Place | Code 12 (SY BCA ) |
| 3rd Place | Code 9 (SY BBA(FS)-A) |
- Mathesauruswas held on 9th March 2021. The participants were sent the Mathesaurus (word search) template via email. The winners for Mathesaurus were:
| 1st Place | Code 10 (SY B.Com) |
| 2nd Place | Code 8 (SY B.Voc.), Code 1 (FY B.Com) |
| 3rd Place | Code 7 (SY BBA(FS)-A) |
- Lord of the Cipher Ringwas held on 10th March 2021. The Google form with 20 questions of Caesar Cipher, A1Z26, and Pigpen Cipher was sent to the participants via email. The participants were given 30 minutes to decipher the hidden messages. The winners of Lord of the Cipher Ring were:
| 1st Place | Code 13 (SY B.Com) |
| 2nd Place | Code 10 (SY B.Com) |
| 3rd Place | Code 8 (SY B.Voc.) |
- Logice Breakers 2.0was conducted on 12th March 2021. The Google Form link having 15 questions on logical patterns and directions was sent to participants via email. The participants had to answer the quiz within 30 minutes. The winners of Logice Breakers 2.0 were
| 1st Place | Code 10 (SY B.Com) |
| 2nd Place | Code 13 (SY B.Com) |
| 3rd Place | Code 3 (FY B.Com) |
- Clash of Reckonerswas conducted on March 13, 2021. A Bingo card with 25 numbers was sent to the participants previously via email. It was decided that the pattern for Bingo would be two vertical lines. The numbers picked were announced to the participants on Google Meet, and the participants were asked to say aloud the word Bingo on achieving the decided pattern. The second place was decided on the pattern of full house and saying ‘Bingo’. The winners of Clash of Reckoners were
| 1st Place | Code 1 (FY B.Com) |
| 2nd Place | Code 10 (SY B.Com), Code 4 (FY B.Com) and Code 5 (FY B.Com) |
The overall winning team was decided based on points the team secured in each event.
| Winners of Eureka | |
| 1st Place | Code 10 (SY B.Com) |
| 2nd Place | Code 1 (FY B.Com) |
| 3rd Place | Code 13 (SY B.Com) and Code 8 (SY B.Voc.) |
The winning team earned a cash prize of Rs. 3000, a trophy and e-certificate for each member. The 1st runners up team received a trophy and e-certificate for each member. The 2nd runners up team received an e-certificate for all the members of the team. The meet ended at 1:05 pm.
The closing ceremony of Eureka was held on March 13, 2021 via Google Meet. Ms. Meher Rodrigues, Asst. Professor in Mathematics and the event organizer, welcomed the Vice-Principal, Dr. Rodney D’Silva and the participants and appreciated the students’ efforts. The Vice-Principal addressed all the participants and appreciated the efforts of Ms. Meher Rodrigues for conducting this fest. Ms. Shama Kharangate explained about Archimedes’ discovery and how he ran down the streets, shouting ‘Eureka’. Four participants Ms. Luvica Fernandes, Ms. Smruti Kudnekar, Mr. Shubham Kholkar and Ms. Shama Kharangate gave wonderful feedback about the fest during the online closing ceremony. Mr. Eshwar Raj Gupta proposed the Vote of Thanks.
The Principal distributed the trophies to the winners and runners up on March 20, 2021
