NCERT 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 amonthly 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 (NTSE)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 on
National Level.
Important Dates:Dates for Submission of Application Form and conduct of examination are given below:
|
Stages
|
Events
|
Dates
|
| Stage I (State) |
Last Date for Submission of Application form |
31st August, 2011 |
| Examination in Mizoram, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Andman and Nicobar Islands |
19th November, 2011 |
| Examination in All Other States and Union Territories |
20th November, 2011 |
| Stage II (National) |
Examination in All States and Union Territories |
13th May, 2012 |
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.
For more information click here: www.ncert.nic.in/programmes/talent_exam/pdf_files/ADNTSCL08_2012_ENGLISH.pdf
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