(a) whether the Government identifies and recognises students with high intellect and academic
talent and provides scholarships under the National Talent Search (NTS) scheme in the country
during the last four years;
(b) if so, the details thereof, State/ UT-wise; and
(c) if not, the reasons therefor?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
(SHRI UPENDRA KUSHWAHA)
(a) to (c) National Science Talent Search Scheme (NSTSS) was launched in the year 1963,
which provided for the identification of talented students and awarding them with scholarship. It
was renamed as National Talent Search Scheme (NTSS) in the year 1976. The scheme is
implemented through the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT).
Students who are studying in Class X in any recognized school in the country are eligible to appear
in the NTS examination. Every year about 1000 scholarships are awarded. In order to identify the
1000 talented students across the country, the National Talent Search Scheme (NTSS) examination
is held every year in a two tier process. NTS Stage-I is conducted by States and Union
Territories. The Stage-II examination at National level is conducted by NCERT on the basis of the
results of the Stage-I Examination.
The details of NTSE Scholarships awarded during the last four years are as under:
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S. No. State/UT 2014 2015 2016 2017
1 Arunachal Pradesh 2 0 1 1
2 Assam 7 1 5 3
3 Manipur 1 0 0 0
4 Meghalaya 0 0 0 0
5 Mizoram 2 0 1 0
6 Nagaland 0 0 0 1
7 Sikkim 0 0 0 0
8 Tripura 2 1 0 1
9 Andaman & Nicobar Is. 1 0 0 0
10 Bihar 30 11 27 27
11 Jharkhand 13 23 24 21
12 Odisha 45 46 59 59
13 West Bengal 15 22 40 57
14 Chandigarh 8 11 9 7
15 Delhi 35 52 62 64
16 Jammu & Kashmir 4 0 3 4
17 Haryana 44 42 51 47
18 Himachal Pradesh 9 6 5 4
19 Punjab 30 36 54 47
20 Rajasthan 88 137 137 126
21 Uttar Pradesh 87 72 102 75
22 Uttarakhand 2 10 7 4
23 Chhattisgarh 18 18 22 21
24 Daman & Diu 0 0 0 0
25 Dadar and Nagar Haveli 0 0 0 0
26 Goa 5 0 2 2
27 Gujarat 8 21 26 28
28 Madhya Pradesh 66 57 68 65
29 Maharashtra 112 103 74 96
30 Andhra Pradesh 48 12 23 1
31 Karnataka 76 66 55 65
32 Kerala 45 32 23 17
33 Laksdweep 0 0 0 0
34 Puducherry 0 0 0 0
35 Tamil Nadu 41 39 65 66
36 Telangana 0 37 30 12
37 Abroad 0 2 1 1
Total 844 857 976 922
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