Media Release

Mangaluru, Feb 24: Success in the National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) is a great achievement. All NTSE selected candidates from Dakshina Kannada are students of CFAL. The two students selected from Udupi are CFAL students who come all the way from Udupi to Mangaluru for training. These selected students have carved a name for themselves and for our region by qualifying in the statewide NTSE examination. They will now appear for the final stage of NTSE that will be held on May 14.

Selected students Shreyas Vasudev Pai and Janet K Joy rank 10, Ankush Moger ranks 12, Samarth M Bhat 15, Subrahmanya Hande 16, Rajath Rao 19, Anushka Irodi 21, Sushmitha S Nayak and Suraj Samaga rank 22, Praseedha Praveen rank 23.

National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) is conducted by National Council for Education Research and Training (NCERT), Government of India. The purpose of the exam is to identify outstanding students of 10th standard and help them get the best possible education in India. For this, NTSE scholars receive generous financial assistance from the government. Every year 1000 students from all over the country get selected as National Talent Scholars and receive the scholarship.

NTSE examinations test analytical and logical skills. A good understanding of the subject is needed and rote learning or memorization will not yield results. In earlier years, there were very few selections from Mangaluru in NTSE. Since CFAL began instilling an interest in math and science in the city, this number has consistently increased and currently, CFAL is breaking all records in the region with record performance by its students.

CFAL aims to promote a passion for math and science learning among students and has the best results in the city in all STEM related examinations including JEE, NTSE, KYPY, Olympiads etc. The outstanding results of the students prove that given the right learning environment, children from the region can outperform their peers from the tier 1 cities. While rote-learning and learning for the sake of marks characterize many institutions in the region, passion for the subject is what CFAL aims to attain. The outcome is deep understanding of the subject and excellence in math and science. The vision at CFAL is to inculcate interest in basic sciences and to encourage research and innovation in the field of math and science.

More information: Success in NTSE examination is a great achievement. In Karnataka, 81,489 students took the examination which was held on November 6, 2016 and only 224 students (0.274%) including all categories have been selected among them. A total of 5,255 students had appeared from Dakshina Kannada and 8 students among them are selected (0.15%). This shows that the selection rate of our district is less than the average for the state. Department of State Education, Research andTraining (DSERT) conducts the first stage of NTSE.

Exam: National Talent Search Examination (NTSE)
Eligibility: Students studying in 10th standard
Website: www.ncert.nic.inwww.dsert.kar.nic.in
Training centre: Centre for Advanced Learning (CFAL) on Bejai-Kapikad Road, Mangaluru
Website: www.cfalindia.com
Phone: 9845737120, 9740939374 or 9901115108

Severine Rosario, programme coordinator, Centre for Advanced Learning (CFAL), Vijay Moras, programme coordinator, Centre for Advanced Learning (CFAL), Sonia Moras, programme coordinator, Early Learning Centre (ELC) were present at the press meet.