The Cosmic Cup

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Latest workshops

Codeday x Cosmic cup

On 29-30 July 2023, Cosmic Cup collaborated with CodeDay Bengaluru to host a fun-little astronomy workshop that culminated with a stargazing session. There were multiple interactive activities to expose the participants to underrated concepts in astronomy.

Is the sun really yellow?

On 3rd August 2023, Cosmic Cup organised a workshop at Government Girls Inter College, Jhansi to talk about various tid-bits of Astronomy such as the colour of the sun, origin of elements, and Vedic astrology. The workshop was conducted completely in Hindi (a first in Jhansi). The chief guest was Mr Pulkit Garg, Municipal Commissioner, Jhansi.

Cosmic cup 2023

Introduction

(Cosmic Cup's 2023 registrations are closed now. We hope to see you next year!)

What is Cosmic Cup?

Cosmic Cup is an astronomy competition organized by a group of friends from India, China, the UK and Singapore.

Who can participate?

Students in grades 9th, 10th, 11th or 12th.

Why should you participate?

You get to learn about astronomy, appreciate our universe, get a completely new experience, and win amazing prizes!

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A Thank you note

The Cosmic Cup Organising Committee would like to share our heartfelt thanks to all the people, who deserve credit for the great success of Cosmic Cup 2023 through this Thank You Note.

Thank You Note.pdf

Round 2 glimpses

16th April 2023, Mount Litera Zee School, Jhansi

final round glimpses

23rd April 2023, Gandhi Auditorium, Jhansi

Accolades

"In the history of Jhansi, this is the very first time an astronomy centric competition has been organized here [Translated from Hindi]... The quality and level of questions is very good... and the competition is very well organised... I don't think anyone else could have organised such a competition"

Mr Pulkit Garg, Municipal Commissioner Jhansi

"I would like to thank Cosmic Cup for hosting such an unique and wonderful competition ... Cosmic Cup should be taken as an example of a role-model for not only Jhansi Education Department, but the Uttar Pradesh Education Department as well [Translated from Hindi]"

Mr Mansaram, Deputy Director of Education Jhansi

Our Founder

Mr Kushagra Shrivastava

Hi, Kushagra here. I am a native of Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India but when you read this, there is a high chance I am in Singapore. Cosmic Cup was born out of my passion for astronomy, and the inability to sit idle. I woke up on 23rd January 2023, and decided I shall host a competition and give students in Jhansi a taste of Astronomy. I texted members in my team, without a plan (which is not a good idea when you want people to work with you), and (not so) surprisingly they all agreed to help me out. I have met most of my team members through our mutual love for astronomy which served as the biggest motivator for the success of this competition.

As expected, there were multiple hurdles in the first ever edition of Cosmic Cup. Yet, we overcame them with the support of the 800+ students who showed their support by registering for our competition. We have big plans for the future of Cosmic Cup, and I genuinely hope we are able to inspire and expose students to this amazing and beautiful world of astronomy at an early age.