Aakash National Talent Hunt Exam (ANTHE) 2021, the scholarship programme by Aakash Educational Services Limited (AESL), is not only offering 100% scholarships several top scorers in the exam from Classes 7 to 12, but is also giving five students the chance to get a free trip to NASA along with a parent.
What else will students get?
In addition to scholarship on tuition fee, top scorers will also be given cash awards.
As an additional benefit, students qualifying ANTHE will also get the Meritnation school booster course free of cost. Meritnation is a subsidiary of AESL.
ANTHE exam timings and exam mode
ANTHE 2021 will be held in both online and offline mode from December 4-12, 2021 across 24 states and union territories in the country.
A one-hour exam, ANTHE online will be held between 10:00 am and 07:00 pm during all exam days.
The offline exams will be conducted on December 5 and 12, 2021 in two shifts: 10:30 am 11:30 am and 04:00 pm05:00 pm at more than 215 centres of Aakash Institute across the country.
Covid-19 guidelines of the respective states or union territories would be strictly followed.
Students can choose a one-hour slot convenient to them.
ANTHE paper pattern
The ANTHE test carries a total of 90 marks, and comprises 35 multiple-choice questions that are based on grade and streams of aspirations of students.
For students of Classes 7 to 9, the questions will be from Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics and Mental Ability.
For Class 10 students aspiring medical education the exam covers Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Mental Ability, while for engineering aspirants of the same class, it covers Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Mental Ability.
Similarly, for Classes 11 and 12, students aiming for NEET will face questions from Physics, Chemistry, Botany and Zoology, and engineering aspirants will face questions from Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.
ANTHE application details
You can apply for ANTHE on the official website of Aakash.
The last date for the submission of the enrolment form for ANTHE 2021 is 3 days and 7 days before the date of commencement of online and offline exams, respectively.
The exam fee is Rs. 99 which can be paid online or directly at an Aakash Institute centre near you.
The results of ANTHE 2021 will be declared on January 2, 2021 for Classes 10 to 12, and on January 4, 2021 for Classes 7 to 9.
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