NTSE has announced the National Talent Search Examination 2012. The purpose of the scheme was to identify talented students and nurture their talent. Talent refers to the potentiality that manifests itself in a high level of performance in one or more specialized areas. The scheme, therefore, covers areas like Sciences, Social Sciences, Engineering, Medicine, Management and Law. It honours and helps talented students by providing financial assistance in the form of a monthly scholarship. For the courses in Basic Sciences, Social Sciences and Commerce, this assistance is provided up to Ph.D. level. For professional courses like Engineering, Medicine, Management and Law this assistance is given only up to Post Graduation. The NCERT conducts the National

Talent Search Examination for students studying in Class VIII only.

Scholarships: On the basis of the examination conducted, 1000 scholarships will be awarded for each group of students appearing for Class VIII examinations. The amount of scholarship will be Rs.500/- per month as per NTS rules.

Reservation: 15% scholarships will be reserved for students belonging to the SC category, 7.5% scholarships for students belonging to the ST category and 3% for Physically Challenged Group of Students.

Selection: There will be two-stage selection process for award of scholarship. For Stage-I, selection will be done by States/UTs through a written examination. Students who qualify Stage I will be eligible to appear for Stage II examination conducted by NCERT.

Important Dates: Dates for Submission of Application Form and conduct of examination are given below:

Eligibility: Students of Class VIII studying in recognized schools are eligible to appear for the respective Class VIII Stage I examination conducted by the States/UTs in which the schools are located. There will be no domicile restriction.

Examination: The pattern of written examination for Class VIII will be as follows:

Stage I examination at the State/UT level will comprise two parts, namely (a) Mental Ability Test (MAT) and (b) Scholastic Ability Test (SAT) covering social sciences, sciences and mathematics.

Stage II examination at the National level will comprise (a) Mental Ability Test (MAT), (b) Scholastic Ability Test (SAT) covering Social Sciences, Sciences and Mathematics.

Sources: http://www.ncert.nic.in/programmes/talent_exam/pdf_files/ADNTSCL08_2012_ENGLISH.pdf

RESULTS THROUGH IVRS (INTERACTIVE VOICE RESPONSE SYSTEM)
Rates for IVRS per roll no. will be a maximum of Rs.1.20 per call (180 sec pulse rate duration) based on the plan. As per previous years, with the help of National Informatics Centre (NIC), Department ofInformation Technology, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology , Govt. of India, Board would be disseminating its results through IVRS also. The telephone numbers of NIC and other organization through which results can be had through IVRS are as
follows:-

(a) National Informatics Centre :
24357270
- for local subscribers in Delhi
011-24357270
- for subscribers in other parts of the country
(b) MTNL :
28127030 for local subscribers in Delhi
011-28127030 for subscribers in other parts of the country

(c) Others :
TELEPHONE NUMBER(S) Covered Operators
55456068 for IDEA subscribers
1255536 for BSNL subscribers
(Outside Delhi – Landline & Mobile)
5550099 for AIRCEL subscribers
5303052 for VIDEOCON subscribers
54321223 for TATA INDICOM subscribers
54321202 for Airtel subscribers
56735 for Vodafone subscribers
56583 for Reliance subscribers

3. RESULTS THROUGH SMS (SHORT MESSAGE SERVICE)

1) She is a beautiful girl.
In this sentence ‘beautiful’ is an adjective,

Now see this sentence.

2) She is a girl of great beauty.
In this sentence ‘of great beauty’ is an adjective phrase.(Phrase is a group of words depicting one meaning).

Let us see this sentence.

3) She is a girl who is beautiful.
In this sentence ‘who is beautiful’ is a Clause. (A Clause is a group of words with a subject and a predicate.)

Look at the 3^rd sentence carefully. She is a girl can stand alone but who is beautiful cannot stand alone. It needs the support of the first part of the sentence.

Now we shall divide this sentence into 2 parts. She is a girl /who is beautiful. The second part of the sentence needs the support of the first part.

The result is;

She is a girl—Main Clause

Who is beautiful—Subordinate  Clause.

Now this subordinate clause  says something more about the noun ‘girl’ in the Main Clause.
A word that says something more about a noun is an Adjective and so a clause that says something more is known as an Adjective Clause.

Some more examples of sentences with this Clause;
a)     The man who is fat is my grandfather.
b)    Raja likes movies that are directed by Manirathnam.
c)     The stone which shines the most is the diamond.

I hope you have tried to understand the concept of the Clause Analysis.

We shall see all the types of Clauses one by one.

Try to analyse the sentences given into Main Clause and Subordinate Clause.

Wherever different question papers are used, students will just need to log onto steps.TCYonline.com and click on the link for their geographical location to see the solved question papers. Another free service being provided by TCY is the facility of CBSE Math Mock Tests that will be on the website. As the students will be taking the exam for local language on the 8^th of March, they will have two and half days to revise their Math syllabus. The students will be able to utilize this time well by attempting CBSE Pattern Mock Tests on the website. The mock tests will be followed by a detailed analysis and explanations by TCYonline experts.

1.    Students should divide their time according to their daily tasks especially when they are preparing for board exams.
2.    There should be a break after every 2 hours of studying.
3.    There should be refreshments in the breaks they take in their study schedules.
4.    Cell phones and other such devices should be turned- off. So that you should not get distracted when you are preparing for CBSE board exams.
5.    The student should be out of earshot of any computers, televisions etc.
6.    The place to study should be quiet and devoid of any distractions.
7.    Every hard or uninteresting subject/topic should be followed by any easy or an interesting subject/topic.
8.    Students should avoid doing ‘at stretch’ studies.

So, a planned study time-frame can minimize the stress and feelings of panic that may occur when you only have a few days before the exams.

Adding to this, are subjects like Chemistry in CBSE exams – 2010, requiring the students to cram the chemical reactions and equations. Fumbling with nomenclature in carbon and its compounds, mugging up the extractions in metals and non–metals is observed in the students to an extreme extent.

To combat these issues and perform well in final board exam and also pre board exams, you should first of all be aware of the marking scheme followed by CBSE in board examination of 2010. This involves 3 very short questions carrying 1 mark each, 2 questions carrying 2 marks each, 2 short questions carrying 3 marks each and 1 question carrying 5 marks. There is no choice except the internal choice in the 5 mark question.

To equip you more on this, let us discuss deeper into a few problem areas in pre board and CBSE – 2010 Final Board examination, as given below

• Formulae of chemical compounds
• Electron dot structure of chemical compounds

1. Structure of carbon compounds

–This kind of question is generally of 5 marks in your board exam. If you are given the name of an organic compound, let’s say, Hexanol, and then simply split the name of the compound to draw its structure

Hex – an – ol

Hex – C-6

an – Single bond

ol – OH

and then simply draw the structure–

Let us take one more example to make it clearer –Butanoic acid

Again split the name of the compound into parts

But – an – oic acid

But –  C–4

an – Single Bond

oic acid –

O
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C – OH
and then draw the structure as,

Chemical Compound

Now you can practice with as many numbers of examples you want

Another important thing for CBSE – 2010 exams that how to remember the formulae of chemical compounds:

Topic No. 2: Formulae of chemical compounds

– Never ever learn the formulae of compounds

– This topic is the base of Chemistry and comes across as a cumbersome problem. Maximum Chemistry questions in boards and pre–boards call for the clarity of this concept.

To make it easier for yourself, make a table of the valencies of various positive and negative ions.

This way you would be able to learn the valencies of various ions and then you would never need to learn the formula for any compound. Make the formula by the same general method of criss–cross valency as you did in Class IX.

® Electron dot structure of chemical compounds

For this sure shot question in your CBSE Board exams, you simply need to learn the atomic number of first 20 elements for which you can develop a mnemonics also.

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So you can simply learn these by developing your own methodology. Write the electronic configuration for the element, and using its only valence shell electrons, draw the structure for it. Never write the inner shell electrons while drawing the structure.

e.g. Fluorine – Atomic number – 9

Electronic Configuration – 2, 7

We wish all of you to do well in your CBSE – 2010 Board exam and Pre–Board exams.

To solve such questions locate the pairs of complementary angle T–ratios. For example, for, 10 degree, 80 degree, 20 degree, 70 degree, 25 degree, 65 degree, etc. Change one of the T–ratios in terms of complementary angle. The final result thus obtained, will automatically cancel out, leaving the question in the most simplified form.

Here 70 degree, 20 degree; 36 degree, 54 degree; 43 degree, 47 degree; 10 degree, 80degree; 40degree, 50 degree make complementary pairs. Take note that only one angle is to be changed and not both. This method will work to solve the sum without any difficulty.
For trigonometrical identities, two types of questions are asked; one involving T–ratios other than Sin A + Cos A ; and the other involving questions with T–ratios within under–roots. For the first type of questions change T–ratios to Sin A + Cos A and solve them. For the second type of questions, rationalise the denominator, which will further simplify the question.
The most challenging portion for students in CBSE exams are the heights & distances question. To solve this question, the student should draw the diagram correctly keeping in view the various parameters given in the question. Most of the times, it is easy to find height/distance by using T–ratio “Cot A”. It makes the question simple and error–free. Secondly, equate the quantified relations to get results.

For questions involving reflection of cloud in lake water, keep in mind that image formed in water will be as far behind as the distance of cloud from lake water.

No student in CBSE – 2010 exams, aiming to score 80 marks can afford to ignore trigonometry. Anyways, it is not difficult to attain expertise if the questions are tried carefully keeping in mind the above suggestive steps.

Keeping in view an ‘overwhelming’ response to this initiative by this premier education institution of Northern India, TCY has decided to conduct ten such mock exercises before the final board examination in February next.

The response was so huge to this mock test that some of the students could not have on-the-spot registrations and had to go back due to the ‘limited’ seats availability.

Five top schools of the city like Sacred Heart Senior Secondary School, Tagore Public School, BCM Arya Model School, Bhartiya Vidya Mandir School and Kundan Vidya Mandir School took part in this annual exercise by ‘STEPS’.

One of the salient features of this event is a provision for a threadbare online analysis of students’ performance by TCYonline.com, the online initiative of TCY. This would be followed by classroom analysis on December 7th.

“The students would be easily able to analyse their strengths and weaknesses following this detailed analysis by our experts. Not only that, they would know their rankings too. The idea is to help the students work on their grey areas,” according to ‘STEPS’ Sarabha Nagar Centre Head, Mr. Viji Raj.

It is worth noting that TCYonline.com is today the No. 1 Testing platform in the country today with over 2.6 lakh students’ registrations on its web-portal. Hundreds of free practice tests are available on the website www.tcyonline.com for the benefit of not only CBSE student but also for other school competitions and Olympiads being held in the country from time to time.

“This mock test would immensely help the first-timers for this board examination in helping them familiarize with the real exam situation. The main idea is shoot away their exam blues and prepare them well,” Mr. Viji Raj emphasized.

It may be recalled that ‘STEPS’ has been organizing Mock CBSE test annually for the students of class X in association with bodies such as Rotary Club and Bansi Lal Memorial Trust. Last year over 600 students from Ludhiana and its surrounding areas participated in the mock test.
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One of the salient features of this annual event would be a provision for online analysis of students’ performance by TCYonline.com, the online initiative of TCY.

It is worth noting that TCYonline.com is today the Number One Testing platform in the country today with over 2.6 lakh  students’ registrations  on its web-portal. Hundreds of free practice tests are available on the website www.tcyonline.com for the benefit of not only CBSE students but also for other school competitions like the NTSE and Olympiads being held in the country from time to time.

“Online analytics would help students identify their critical grey areas so that they can take timely remedial measures before their final exams,” according to Sarabha Nagar ‘STEPS’ Centre-head, Mr. Viji Raj.

“This mock test would immensely help the first-timers for this board  examination in helping them familiarize   with the real exam situation.  The main idea is shoot away their exam blues and prepare them well,”  Mr. Viji Raj emphasized.

All the top schools of Ludhiana and its satellite towns are expected to take part in this crucial mock exercise.

A nominal Participation Fee of Rs. 50 shall be charged from the students. The seats are limited due to organizational constraints and the early entries would be accommodated first. Schools may contact the Test Coordinator at 4611411 for participation details.

It may be recalled that ‘STEPS’  has been organizing Mock CBSE tests annually for the students of class X in association with bodies such as Rotary Club and Bansi Lal Memorial Trust. Last year over 600 students from Ludhiana and its surrounding areas participated in the mock test.

The students can access the program from www.steps.tcyonline.com.

This ‘exhaustive’ and ‘scientifically designed’ test series is meant for the students of Class X who want to give the final ‘Midas’s touch’ to their preparation. The tests are structured in such a way that they take the students systematically through the whole syllabus and help them remove all chinks in their preparation, before exposing them to the mock board exams.

The launch of this online test series for Maharashtra students follows the ‘stupendous’ success of such programs for the CBSE and ICSE boards in Northern India.

“The mock SSC exam at the end of the series would help the students gauge their performance before the actual exam. They would be girded up to face any surprise element,” said TCYonline.com CEO, Mr. Kamal Wadhera.

“Since regular books do not cater to the exam, our expertise in preparing simulated tests has proved handy for our experts who have been working on this project for the last one year,” avers Mr. Wadhera.

Benefits for students:

* Tried & tested simulated approach
* Downloadable tests,  detailed solutions
* Chapter-wise preparation, systematic revision
* Speed building,  time management
* Self-marking assistance system

Following Delhi and Maharashtra, the company is targeting West Bengal. “Our objective is to spread our programs throughout the country. Shortly you would see such online test series for all State education boards,” added the optimistic CEO.

This website for the students, www.tcyonline.com   has found great favour with some schools, colleges and universities in the country. Of late, some academic institutions have shown keen interest in the company’s elite testing platform.

TCYonline.com’s exhaustive and free material catering to all the major national and international exams coupled with technology-enabled tools is not only becoming a rage amongst students but is also catching the eye of educational institutions and other companies.

Be it upcoming SNAP, FMS and XAT, or for that matter any college/school or competitive exam, the student’s Net gains have made him more confident after he has learnt how to wriggle out of difficult situations.  Online testing being his new success mantra, all he has to do is benchmark his performance against the best in India and abroad, and raise his bar.

Today, we see a study shift from chalk-and-board to computers with the greater impact of education websites like TCYonline.com which have brought a revolution of sorts in the test prep sector. A smart student is supplementing his classroom education with online practice tests, which are taking precedence over traditional ‘bookish’ learning.

It is worth noting that enjoying the privilege of being India’s Number One Testing Platform, www.tcyonline.com has today over 2.70 lakh students in the age group of 13–32 years on its portal taking advantage of its various free resources — online tests ranging from CBSE to MBA to GRE and Medical/Engineering exams.

Talking of the CBSE, scores of practice tests are available on the website for the benefit of the school students.  As a gesture of goodwill, like previous years, TCYonline.com will also make available number of pre board tests for the February 2009 exam.

Student benchmarking being the hallmark of this web-portal, its recently launched two testing tools – the ‘Challenge Zone’ and the ‘Test Generator’ – are making good rounds among the academic community.

Being the free website for the students, the portal has also found great favour with some schools, colleges and universities in the country. Of late, some academic institutions have shown keen interest in TCYonline.com’s elite testing platform.

TCYonline.com’s exhaustive and free material catering to all the major national and international exams coupled with technology-enabled tools is not only becoming a rage amongst students but is also catching the eye of educational institutions and other companies.

A huge student base and separate exam categories on the website provide a perfect platform for educational institutions to showcase their offerings to prospective students. With continuous product innovation and technological upgradation taking place every second, this platform offers a host of opportunities to education institutions in India and abroad, virtually on a platter.

While it is heartening to note that TCYonline.com is crossing the five-lakh registration mark during the next few months, the web-portal gives education bodies an opportunity to describe their programs, organize mock tests and virtual education fairs. Moreover, the students can gain by asking questions and interacting with the university representatives through an online chat facility.

TCYonline.com has in a way squeezed the whole world to such an extent that a now a student sitting in any part of the world, say in the US or Canada, can prepare for any international entrance exam like GRE or GMAT or TOEFL.  Practice tests for all these entrance exams are available on the website free of cost.

All said and done, TCYonline.com has become the ‘testopedia’ of the modern student today. He can’t think of his life without it.