Students from India Shine at the Worldwide Competition in Microsoft Office 2007

Aug. 7, 2012 - PRLog -- Students from India Shine at the Worldwide Competition in Microsoft Office 2007
Students from 53 countries compete in Certiport Worldwide Competition on Microsoft Office
LAS VEGAS, New Delhi – August 7, 2012
Certiport (www.certiport.com), the official test delivery solution provider for the global workforce and academic markets, today announced the results of 2012 World Championship in Microsoft Office Word, Excel and PowerPoint, culminating the most popular technology skills competition on Microsoft Office to date. India Champion of COMPUDON- Season II (India’s gateway to worldwide competition) in  Microsoft PowerPoint 2007, 14 year old Bipin Kalra, a student from Maharaja Agrasen Model School, Delhi won the Bronze Medal, while Karanjot Singh, COMPUDON- Season II India Champion in Microsoft Word 2007, 15 year old student from Kulachi Hansarj Model School, Delhi secured 4th position in the worldwide competition in Word 2007.
The 2012 Certiport Worldwide Competition on Microsoft Office attracted more than 285,000 unique candidates from 53 countries who competed to demonstrate their mastery of Microsoft Office products. 113 student finalists participated in the final round of competition.
The top 05 Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 finalists in the worldwide competiton are:
•     Yeh Chih-Chang, Taiwan
•     Emily Peet, United States
•     Bipin Kalra, India
•     Randy Lim Wei Lun, Singapore
•     Yeo Jun-Seok, South Korea
The top 05 Microsoft Word 2007 finalists in the worldwide competiton are:
•     Sim Li Jin, Singapore
•     Ai Hoshino, Japan
•     Robert Phipps, United Kingdom
•     Karanjot Singh, India
•     Heather Plocinik, United States
Certiport recognized Bipin Kalra at the Worldwide Competition on Microsoft Office Student Awards Ceremony in Las Vegas, and presented him with a Bronze Medal, a Certificate and US Dollars 500 scholarship, while Karanjot Singh was awarded a certificate of participation.

“With more than a half a million exam uploads this year, the growing popularity of the Microsoft Office competition reflects the desire for students to master these key productivity skills worldwide,” said Lutz Ziob, General Manager of Microsoft Learning, Microsoft Corp. “The winners have studied and become experts in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft PowerPoint, and now they can apply those skills as they further their academic careers and enter the workforce.  Knowing industry-leading Microsoft programs inside and out will help them be more productive and I believe it will be a shining star on their resume for the rest of their life.”

In the concluding round, competitors participated in timed, unique tests to demonstrate their ability to work in Microsoft Office.  

In it’s 2nd year, the COMPUDON- gateway to Worldwide competition has seen 300% increase in number of participants compared to first year, and students across India are excited about COMPUDON- said Pankaj Rai, CEO of CyberLearning.  “More than 3 million individuals have now taken a Microsoft Office Specialist exam worldwide to validate their skills, so these winners are truly the best of the best.  The trip to the worldwide competition in Las Vegas (USA), sponsored by CyberLearning gave the 2 Indian students life-changing experience and exposure, which has given them confidence to take on any challenge in the world and this experience will become a valuable asset as they continue their academic and professional careers.”
The pictures of the COMPUDON India Championship and the Indian team in action at the Worldwide competiton including the images of the student awards ceremony are available at: www.facebook.com/compudon2011
About CyberLearning

CyberLearning is the Official solution provider of the official Microsoft Office Specialist certification program, the Microsoft Technology Associate certification program, the Adobe Certified Associate certification program, the CompTIA Strata IT Fundamentals and the Certiport Internet and Computing Core Certification (IC³) for India. eLearning courses offered by CyberLearning have been used by learners across the world including USA, Canada, South America, Caribbean Islands, Jordan, Egypt, Mauritius and India and the current catalog has more than 3,000 self-paced courses in eLearning format. CyberLearning has a partner network of over 700 testing locations across India.

For more information about CyberLearning, please visit www.cyberlearningindia.com
For more information about COMPUDON, please visit www.compudon.in

About Certiport
Certiport, a Pearson VUE company, is the leading provider of certification exam development, delivery and program management services delivered through an expansive network of over 12,000 Certiport Authorized Testing Centers worldwide. Certiport manages a sophisticated portfolio of leading certification programs including: the official Microsoft Office Specialist certification program, the Microsoft Technology Associate certification program, the Adobe® Certified Associate certification program, the HP Accredited Technical Associate, the CompTIA Strata™ IT Fundamentals, the Autodesk Certified User certification program, the Intuit QuickBooks Certified User certification program and the Internet and Computing Core Certification (IC³®). Certiport reliably delivers over two million tests each year throughout the secondary, post-secondary, workforce and corporate technology markets in more than 158 countries and 27 languages worldwide. For more information, please visit www.certiport.com or follow Certiport on Twitter at www.twitter.com/certiport.

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