The National Talent Search Scheme started in the year 1963 The purpose of the scheme is to identify talented students and nurture them. This year NCERT will conduct the National Talent Search Examination for students studying in Class X.
(1) Scholarships on the basis of the National Talent Search Examination 1000 scholarships will be awarded. The amount of scholarship will be as under: (a) Scholarship of Rs 500/- per month for Class XI to XII (b) Scholarship of Rs 2000/- per month for Undergraduates and Postgraduates (c) Amount of Scholarship for Ph.D to be fixed in accordance with the UGC norms.
(2) 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.
(3) Selection: There will be two stage selection process for award of scholarship. Stage-I, selection will be done by States/ UTs....