The Punjab school education department announced the dates for the State Level Talent Search Examination (Stage-1), which will be held on December 13, 2020.
According to a spokesperson of the school education department, the director state council for education research and training (SCERT) has prepared a detailed blueprint for the Talent Search examination to be conducted for the year 2020-21.
“Students studying in class 10 can appear for this exam. SC, ST and physically challenged categories should have 55% marks and the other categories should have obtained 70% marks in class 9 to sit for the exam,” he said.
“NCERT will give nearly 2,000 scholarships to the students who will pass the Stage-II Talent Search examination conducted by NCERT, New Delhi. Students of class 11 and 12 will get ₹1,250 per month as scholarship, while ₹2,000 per month will be given to the graduation and post graduation students. Pupils of other classes will get scholarship according to the UGC rules,” he said.
The reservation for this scholarship will be as per the reservation policy of the Central government.
According to
the spokesperson, the applications for this examination can be filled from
October 8 and the last date will be November 2, 2020. The admit cards can be
downloaded on December 1.
There will be 200 multiple-choice questions and each question will be of
one mark. This paper will be in English and Punjabi medium.
