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Malappuram district looks set to notch a hat-trick win, heading the State school science festival on its third day with 891 points: a hefty lead over the other competitors with just one day of the event remaining. Kannur district was in the second position with 862 points, and Kozhikode district in the third position with 856 points. Thrissur scored 841 points, Palakkad 827, Wayanad 814, Kottayam and Ernakulam 807, Thiruvananthapuram 804, Kasargod 799, Kollam 795, Alapuzha 768, Idukki 747 and Pathanamthitta 744. Among individual schools, Government HSS, Konni, Pathananthitta, appeared poised to lift the overall trophy with 108 points. Rajiv Gandhi Memorial HS, Mokeri, Kannur, is in the second position with 97 points. Mambaram HSS, Mambaram, Kannur, was in the third place with 93 points. Subject-wise lead tally In science fair, Thrissur was leading with 174 points and Kannur in the second place with 166 points. Wayanad was in the third place with 164 points. In mathematics fair, Malappuram was leading with 280 points, followed by Kasargod with 246 points, and Palakkad with 245 points. In social science festival, Kozhikode was in the lead with 153 points, followed by Kannur with 148 points and Malappuram with 144 points. In work experience, Kannur was leading with 205 points, followed by Kozhikode with 203 points and Thrissur with 202 points. Around 8,500 students from across the State gathered in Palakkad for the four-day event, which will wrap up on Monday. The festival showcased students’ curiosity and ingenuity through interactive displays, project presentations and hands-on experiments, revealing how today’s youth picture the future of science. The four-day science mela will conclude with a valedictory ceremony at Government Moyan Model Girls Higher Secondary School here on Monday evening, where trophies will be awarded to the winners. Organisers said the science fair, held under the joint auspices of the Department of Education and the Department of Science and Technology, has become a key venue for nurturing students’ scientific thinking.
