National Talent Search Examination Pune

Hi I want to prepare for the National Talent Search Examination Pune so can you please tell me some details about the exam so I can have an idea???

[shikha]

Natioanl Talent Search Scheme started in 1963.

Qualification

Applicants Class X studying in recognized schools are eligible to appear for the Stage -I examination, conducted by the States/UTs, in which the schools are located.

Applicants enrolled under Open Distance Learning (ODL) shall also be eligible for scholarship, provided the student is below the age of 18 years (as on 1st July of the particular year), the student is not employed and s/he is appearing in class X examination for the first time.



Scholarships Awarded

About One thousand scholarships are awarded for difference stages of education as follows:


Scholarship of Rs.1250/- per month for Class-XI to XII.
Scholarship of Rs.2000/- per month for Undergraduates and Post-graduates.
Amount of Scholarship for PhD. be fixed in accordance with the UGC norms.

Reservation:

15% for students belonging to the SC category, 7.5% for students belonging to the ST category and 3% for Physically Challenged Group of Students.

Way of Selection:

Stage-I, selection will be done by States/UTs and those who qualify Stage- I, will be eligible to appear for Stage-II examination, conducted by NCERT.

Cut-off Marks:

Applicants from General category is 40% in each paper and for candidates from SC, ST, PH is 32% in each paper.

Language Test :

Qualifying in nature and marks obtained for Language Test will not be counted for final merit