JSTS - Junior Science Talent Search Exam

What is JSTS Exam?

JSTS (Junior Science Talent Search) Exam is conducted by Science Branch, Directorate of Education, Delhi. Junior Science Talent Search Examination eligible for those students who are studying in Govt./Govt. Aided/ Unaided Recognised Schools, Kendriya Vidyalayas/ Navodaya Vidyalayas/ Navyug Schools in Delhi/ New Delhi/ under NCT Delhi in class IX standard can participate in this, only from their school, not individually. Students who have scored minimum 65% marks or above in class VIII are eligible for JSTS examination.

The Junior Science Talent Search Examination (JSTS) is conducted separately in each state (union territories too) of India by the respective state education departments. It is based on the lines of the National Talent Search Scheme/Examination (NTSS/NTSE). The first round of JSTS is written test.

Important Dates for JSTS Exam:

1	Issue of Application Performa’s from Sc. Branch	02-8-2012 to 27-8-2012
2	Receipt of Application Performa’s in Sc. Branch	16-8-2012 to 31-10-2012
3	Admit cards to be issued from Sc. Branch	17-12-2012 to 15-01-2013
4	Date of Exam	27-01-2013 (Sunday)

All the Heads of Schools are requested to depute some responsible person along with the authority letter to collect the Application Forms and other related materials form the Science Branch on all working days 10.30AM to 3.30PM except Saturday & Sunday.

Reservation:

Under this Scheme there is a provision of reservation

(i) SC Category -15%

(ii) ST Category 7.5% &

(iii) Physically & Hearing challenged candidates 1% each.

Eligibility Criteria:

Name of the Exam	Parental annual income for the year 2011-12	Class as on 31.7.12 in which Student is studying.	% of Marks for General Category should have	% of Marks for SC/ST/PH should have
JSTS	No limit	CLASS-IX	Secured min. 65% marks in class VIII during 2011-12	Secured min. 65% marks in class VIII during 2011-12

Pattern of Exam:

The written test is conducted in two parts – Mental Aptitude Test (MAT) and Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT).

The first part (MAT) is a one hour (90 min) test which tests the candidates’ knowledge of GK, Current affairs and a small section on mental ability and reasoning is also there. It is a 50 marks paper. There are about 20 MCQs, 20 questions where the student would have to write his own answers in 1 sentence or 1 word and there were 10 questions based on symbols of famous companies, government organisations, political parties, universities, sporting events etc. The response has to be answered within the question sheet itself. For the general knowledge section, just keep out an eye for the major news articles. There is no negative marking.

The next part (SAT) is a 2 and a half hour paper that tests candidates’ knowledge of Maths and Science. There are about 25 questions in Maths and 50 questions in Science (each in Physics, Chemistry and Biology). There is total of 75 questions with 175 marks to answer within 150 minutes.

Announcement of Result:

The first round results come out usually in mid April and are uploaded at the Directorate of Education website under public Circulars (edudel.nic.in). There are about 150-155 students selected in the first level. For the second level candidates have to give an interview held usually in July.

Note:

(a)    H.O.S. may note caste category cannot be changed after the submission of Application forms.

(b)   Percentage of marks should be calculated as per grading system.

(c)    Application Performa should be submitted in triplicate duly attested by HOS

Contact Address:
Government of NCT, Delhi,
Directorate of Education, Science branch
Old Gargi Collage Building (behind LSR College)
Lajpat Nagar-IV, New Delhi-24

Website: http://www.edudel.nic.in/