Title: Super 30
Background:
I came across these 2 scholarship programmes by Central and State Government for merit students to help them in their education.
1] National Talent Search Examination [NTSE]
2] National Means cum Merit Scholarship [NMMS]
Examination Details
1] NTSE:
Conducting Authority: Central Government
Scholarship Amount: `500 per month
Duration: 8th Standard to PHD, as long as the student continues to study
Qualification: 8th Standard student studying in any school [state/CBSE/ICSE syllabus], with a minimum 55% [General Merit students] or 45%[SC/ST] total percentage in 7th Standard Exam
Examination Fee: `25 for GM, free for SC/ST
Schedule: Usually in the month of October - November
Examination Details:
The selection round consists of 3 levels:
- Level 1 [State level]
- Level 2 [All India level]
- Level 3 [Personal Interview round]
- Level 1 and Level 2:
Duration: 90 mins each
Type: Multiple choice objective type questions
Syllabus:
Question paper 1] General Mental Ability Test [GMAT]:
Tests the basic problem solving, aptitude, reasoning skills of the students
[This is more or less same as that of the Aptitude tests that are conducted during Interviews, but with lesser level of difficulty]
Question Paper 2] Scholastic Aptitude Test [SAT]
Consists of
- 35 questions covering Social Science [History, Geography, Economics, Civics]
- 35 questions covering Science [Physics, Chemistry, Biology]
- 20 questions covering Mathematics
Syllabus for this exam is based on 7th Standard [full] and 8th Standard [first semester].
Also for those students clearing Level 1, and not making it to the next levels, Karnataka State Government will give a scholarship amount of `200/ per month for 2 years.
2] NMMS
Conducting Authority: Human Resources Department, Central Government
Scholarship Amount: `500 per month
Duration: 9th Standard to 2nd PUC
Qualification:
- 8th Standard student studying in any school [state syllabus], with a minimum 55% [General Merit students] or 50%[SC/ST] total percentage in 7th Standard Exam
- Annual income of parents should not exceed `1,50,000/-
Examination Fee: Free
Schedule: Usually in the month of August-September
Examination Details:
Only one level of selection round.
Rest same as NTSE
[more details @ http://dsert.kar.nic.in/html/ntsenmms.html , http://www.scholarshipsinindia.com/national_talent_search_examination_NCERT.html]
Role of SuDhee
The above scholarship programmes provide a very good amount to enable students to pursue their education further. From SuDhee, we can do:
To Whom?
- Select around 30 merit students [totally], from different Schools [Garden City School, Basaveshwarnagar Govt School , Saneguruvanahalli Govt School
Where?
- Facilitate a class room in any of the above schools or any other venues.
By Whom?
- Request a full time teacher to conduct tuitions to the students only for these 2 scholarship programmes.
When?
June till the exams
Duration?
4 hours/ every Saturday
What is expected of you?
Co-ordinate and arrange the weekly classes
Cost estimation:
Suitable fee to the Teacher and application form fee for each of the candidates
We are planning to start this from next year: 2011-2012. We need to start identifying the teacher, class rooms, students from now on.
I have ABK sir [Seshadripuram High School Science Teacher, also in the State Govt Text Book Committee] , in mind. But other suggestions are also welcome.
