Results of the Stage-I examination will be announced by the respective State Governments/ Union Territories. Results of Stage-II examination will be announced by NCERT.

National Talent Search Scheme is a flagship activity of the NCERT started in the year 1963. 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

Detail:
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.

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.

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:
Stage : Stage I ( state )
Area Last Date for submission of Application form : 31 August , 2010
Examination in Mizoram, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Andaman and Nicobar Islands : 20th November, 2010 (Saturday)
Examination in All other States and Union Territories : 21st November, 2010 (Sunday)
Staet II ( National )
Area : Examination in All states and Union Territories : 8th May, 2011 (Sunday)

Application Form:
You may contact the State/UT Liaison officer for procuring application form. However, application form can be downloaded from NCERT website also.

Fees:
States and Union Territories may notify the fee required which will be paid for the Stage-I examination. Therefore, before submitting the application form you may find out the fees charged for 2010 Stage-I Examination and also the mode of payment from the respective State Liaison Officers (LOs). However, NCERT does not charge any fee for Stage-II examination

Announcement of Results:
Results of the Stage-I examination will be announced by the respective State Governments/ Union Territories. Results of Stage-II examination will be announced by NCERT.

Deadline: Application Deadline 31August2010
Contact:
Sri Aurobindo marg
New Delhi-110016
Tel No.: +91-11-26560620, +91-11-26864811
Fax No.: +91-11-26868419
Email: proncert@yahoo.co.in
Source: www.ncert.nic.in,
www.scholarshipsworld.org