State Level National Talent Search Examination Kerala

I want to apply for State Level National Talent Search Examination Kerala so can you tell me the eligibility criteria to apply for exam?

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The State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT), Kerala is conducting the State-level National Talent Search Examination for the students of Class X on 06 November, 2016.

Eligibility:

Students studying in Class X during this academic year (2016 -17) in any Government/Aided/Recognised schools/Kendriya Vidyalaya/ Navodaya Vidyalaya in Kerala are eligible to apply

Students secured not less than 55% for all non-language subjects in the qualifying examination of class IX of 2015-16

Fees-

Fee for General Category is Rs.250/- For SC/ST/ BPL Category is Rs.100

Exam pattern-

The test will be conducted in Two Parts of 90 minutes duration each.

Part I - Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) comprises of 100 objective type questions from Social science, Science subjects and Mathematics.

Part II consists of Mental Ability Test (MAT) and Language Comprehension Test.

There will be 50 Questions in Mental Ability Test and 50 question in Language Comprehension Test (50 questions in Malayalam Language and 50 questions in English Language).

Candidates can choose either Malayalam or English for
Language Comprehension Test.