HCL, a US $10.5 billion global conglomerate, announced that registrations are now open for the second edition of HCL Jigsaw, a critical reasoning platform. It echoes the focus on critical thinking as outlined in the New Education Policy.
It is devised to identify and award India’s Top Young Problem Solvers through a multi-layered evaluation process. The company assesses school students in grades 6 to 9 on key 21st-century skills including research, critical thinking, and communication, and helps them apply these to solve real-world challenges. Close to 7000 students from over 1900 schools registered for the first edition.