RFC for "Super 30" Program

Title: Super 30

Mission: Crack the NTSE and NMMS

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: 8^th Standard to PHD, as long as the student continues to study

Qualification: 8^th Standard student studying in any school [state/CBSE/ICSE syllabus], with a minimum 55% [General Merit students] or 45%[SC/ST] total percentage in 7^th 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 7^th Standard [full] and 8^th 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: 9^th Standard to 2^nd PUC

Qualification:

- 8^th Standard student studying in any school [state syllabus], with a minimum 55% [General Merit students] or 50%[SC/ST] total percentage in 7^th 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.