National Talent Search Exam (NTSE) Stage II exam conducted on May 08,2016 . The list of candidates selected for the Award of Scholarship category wise and Cut-off marks is –
The Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) is an on-going National Program of Fellowship in Basic Sciences, initiated and funded by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, to attract exceptionally highly motivated students for pursuing basic science courses and research career in science.
Selection of the students is made from those studying in XI standard to 1st year of any undergraduate Program in Basic Sciences namely B.Sc./B.S./B.Stat./B.Math./Int. M.Sc./M.S. in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology having aptitude for scientific research. Special groups / Committees are set up at IISc to screen the applications and conduct an aptitude test at various centres in the country. Based on the performance in the aptitude test, short-listed students are called for an interview which is the final stage of the selection procedure. For receiving a fellowship, both aptitude test and interview marks are considered.
Schedule of Examination and other details –
Date of Online Examination – 6 Nov 2016
The application fee – General Category/OBC: Rs. 1000 + For SC/ST/PWD: Rs. 500
Last Date for closing of Online Application is – 30 August 2016
Govt of Maharashtra Announced Syllabus and Exam format for std 5 & 8 Scholarship Exams 2016-17 .Interestingly Basic Science and Social Science does not find any place in the examination format whereas multiple answer question are introduced in Std 8 examinations.