YUVASASTHRA - TALENT SEARCH IN SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS

Nucleus, The Centre of Science in asosciation with the leading national News Paper, The Hindu, is organising YUVASASTHRA  - a seach for young talents in Science and Mathematics now studying in Class X.

Exam will be held at Various centres in Palakkad, Malappuram and Thrissur Districts on Sunday, 20th October 2019. The student shall report at the exam venue on time as instructed in the Admission Ticket. Late comers will not be allowed to attend the test.

The questions will be based on science subjects (Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology) of 8

th , 9th and 10th syllabus (State as well as CBSE).

Any 10th standard student can apply for Yuvasastra 19-20 by one of the following procedures (A or B):

A. Submit the application online - Instructions :

1. Visit www.yuvasastra.com and submit the application online as per the instructions before 18.10.2019.

2. Fill up all the 3 sections viz, A. Personal Details, B. General Details and C. Contact Details of the online application form carefully and accurately. Leave space between different parts of your name and initials if any.

3. Enter the Preview button below the page so that the applicant can view the information provided in the application on the display page. Carefully review the same and use the Edit/Modify button to make changes, if any.

4. After the final modification and verification, validate your application with OTP (One Time Password) by entering the Validate with OTP button and go for FINAL SUBMIT

5. The applicant will receive a confirmation SMS in the Registered Mobile Number.

6. If you are opting the online submission of application, NEVER submit offline application and vice versa.

OR

B. Submit the application offline - Instructions :

1. Get the printed application form along with the printed instructions from school authorities or from

Nucleus office directly. The student can also download the Application Form directly from www.yuvasastra.com. Download and read the instructions carefully before filling the application form.

2. If you are opting the submission of application offline NEVER submit online application and vice versa.

3. Fill up all the 3 sections viz, A. Personal Details, B. General Details and C. Contact Details of the application form carefully, neatly and accurately. Leave a box between different parts of your name and initials if any.

4. Question paper is available in 2 languages. Specify your choice of language in the application form.

5. Fill the application form appropriately as instructed and submit the completed application form to the teacher in charge (before 11.10.2019) or to the Nucleus Office directly (before 15.10.2019).

6. The student will receive a confirmation SMS between 13th and 17th of Oct.2019 in the Registered Mobile Number.

C. After getting the confirmation SMS :

1. The student will receive a second SMS when the Admission Ticket is ready to download (between 10 th and 19 th of Oct.2019). After receiving the SMS the student can visit www.yuvasastra.com and download the Admission Ticket. Get it printed, affix A RECENT COLOUR PASSPORT SIZE PHOTOGRAPH (taken within last 6 months) on the box specified. The student as well as the guardian/parent should sign on the specified columns of the Admission Ticket. Signature of the student and the parent are mandatory on the ADMISSION TICKET.

2. No student will be allowed to write the examination without a COMPLETE ADMISSION TICKET.

3. Part 1 (Attendance Slip) of the Admission Ticket will be collected by Nucleus officials at the exam hall and Part 2 will be returned to the student for future reference

. Announcement of Results :

1. The list of the winners will be published on 25.10.2019. Complete result will be available at

www.yuvasastra.com and www.nucleus4science.org. The total Prize for the winners of Yuvasastra will be scholarships worth Rs. 55 Lakhs†

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The details of Prize for the winners of Yuvasastra 2019-20 are as follows.

Rank 1 : Scholarship worth Rs. 75,000† Rank 2 : Scholarship worth Rs. 60,000†

Rank 3 : Scholarship worth Rs. 50,000† Rank 4 – 20 : Scholarship worth Rs. 40,000† each

Rank 21 – 50 : Scholarship worth Rs. 30,000† each 

Rank 51 – 100 : Scholarship worth Rs. 25,000† each

Rank 101 – 200 : Scholarships worth Rs. 20,000† each

There will be scholarship of Rs. 10000† for all students* who secure full A+/A1 in Std X Board Exam.

2. In case of any tie, the student who get minimum number of negative marks will be considered as

winner. If again there occurs a tie, the prize will be shared equally.

3. Participation certificate will be distributed to all the participants.

4. The prize distribution ceremony of Yuvasastra will be held in December 2019, the details of which will be informed by SMS to the winners and all the participants.

* Students who have participated in Yuvasastra 2019-20

† All scholarships are subjected to the admission of the student to the exclusive Two Year UFIP (Unique Fulltime Integrated Plus Two Program) 2020-22 Batch at Nucleus The Centre of Science

Visit http://yuvasastra.com/student-registration for complete information and registration