NEST 2.0 – Nurturing Excellence, Strengthening Talent

NEST 2.0 is Novartis India’s innovation and talent development challenge designed to engage final and pre-final year students in solving real-world problems across research, development and data-driven healthcare. With a strong footprint in India across Hyderabad and Mumbai, Novartis offers participants the opportunity to work with one of the world’s leading innovative medicines companies.

Eligibility

Teams may consist of one to four members. Final and pre-final year students from any specialization or institution can participate. Cross-organization teams are allowed. Participants reaching Round 2 must have a faculty mentor, and no participant can be part of more than one team.

Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Engineering Students,Management, Arts, Commerce, Sciences & Others, Law, Medical

Competition Structure

AMA Session 1

An introductory interaction for guidance on problem statements and the abstract submission process.

Round 1: Innovation Challenge Submission

Teams submit a five-slide abstract deck outlining their understanding, methodology, initial results and next steps. Multiple submissions are allowed for different problem statements. Shortlisting is based on clarity, feasibility and alignment with evaluation criteria.

AMA Session 2

Shortlisted teams receive expert guidance to refine their working solutions.

Round 2: Semi-Finals

Teams submit a reproducible working solution with complete code, documentation and a detailed report. A faculty mentor is mandatory at this stage.

Round 3: Mentorship

Finalist teams undergo focused mentoring to strengthen their solution and prepare for the final presentation.

Round 4: Grand Finale

Finalists present onsite at the Novartis Hyderabad campus to the Novartis leadership and subject experts.

Rewards

National finalists may receive cash awards from a total prize pool of INR 7,50,000. Eligible participants may also be considered for Pre-Placement Interview opportunities and potential collaboration with Novartis following the competition.

Registration Deadline

07 December 2025, 11:59 PM IST

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CCRT-Cultural Talent Search Scholarship Scheme 2024-25

CCRT is an autonomous organisation of the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, and a partner organisation of Routes 2 Roots.

The schools are making all efforts to see their students excel in various forms of Art and culture and always look forward to providing platforms for the students to enable them to showcase their potential and participate in various activities, competitions, etc. 

The opportunity provided by CCRT is a golden chance for the students to participate in large numbers, prove their talents, and win cash awards.

375 scholarships for General categories & Others 125 scholarships for Traditional Artist Families

100 scholarships for Tribal Culture /ST 20 scholarships for Differently Abled (Divyang)

30 scholarships for Creative Writing/Literary Arts

The value of scholarship is Rs.3600/- (Rupees Three Thousand Six Hundred) per year and actual tuition fee

paid for the specialized training is also reimbursed up to Rs.9000/- (Rupees Nine Thousand) per year.

Children whose date of birth is in between 01.07.2010 and 30.06.2014(both days inclusive) are eligible to

apply for the award of scholarships for the year 2024-25. The application and other details may be

downloaded from the CCRT website – www.ccrtindia.gov.in or collected free of cost personally/by post 

Last date: 31 August 2024

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HCL Jigsaw Edition 5.0

Calling school students of grades 6 – 9 to be a part of HCL Jigsaw, India’s Biggest Problem-Solving Assessment Platform!

HCL Jigsaw is a pioneering program of HCL Group, a $13.1 billion global conglomerate. The program is aimed at raising awareness  the importance of 21st-century skills and building a community of young problem-solvers through a pan-India problem-solving assessment program.

The platform is in line with the New Education Policy and is devised to identify and award India’s Top Young Problem Solvers from grades 6 – 9 through a multi-layered evaluation process.

The competition will have three rounds:

Registration Duration  | April 1, 2024 – July 31, 2024

Round 1 (Olympiad) | Exam Slot 1: June 15 – 16; Exam Slot 2: August 2 – 4

Round 1 Result | August 11, 2024; 03:00 P

Round 2 (Collaboration – Project Based Learning)| August 24 – 25, 2024

Round 3 (Jury Presentations) | Sept. 7 & 8, 2024

Award Ceremony |  Sept. 9, 2024, 04:00 PM

Note that the student needs to be in Grades 6-9 in the academic year 2024-25 to be eligible for the program. 

Eligibility

Students from any board or any school from any part of India can register for HCL Jigsaw as long as they are from grades 6 – 9 in academic year 2024 – 25.

There is no registration fee

Rewards

Total Prize purse of INR 12 lakhs for Finalists

Winners: 1st Group Each Grade (12 individual winners)

Runners Up: 2nd and 3rd Group / Each Grade (24 finalists)

No Prize for 4th and 5th Positions.

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MEGASTAR INTERNATIONAL TALENT CONTEST

A Decade of Success, Trust and Love for Color Art Fest goes International

Color Art Fest presents MegaStar – International Talent Contest Season 1.

Participate in CAF MegaStar – International Talent Contest and Send your Videos, Showcase your Talent to millions and Win your own Exclusive Webshow and be the First MegaStar of the Season.

Entries Open for All Entertainment Activists Worldwide in any Communicating Languages. (Read the Rules)

Be You a Child, An Adult or an Elderly or a Group, An aspiring Youtuber, or a Comedy King, a Fine Art Artists who love Colors and Crafts or a Musician who plays instruments, a Magician who creates illusions, An Actor, Singer, Dancer or Standup Performer, a Motivational Soul, a Great Chef, a Puppeteer, a Cartoonists or Animator who’s Character speaks for them, a Poet or a Hobbyist Entertainer..

Whatever your Talent is, the Stage is Set for you to Perform and Win Millions and Millions of Fans and Admirers throughout the World.

Registrations Open, Come Participate in CAF MegaStar – International Talent Contest – season 1

NOTE: The Entry Fees Paid for Registration by Participants will Help us to Support our cause of Providing Food to Needy Families and Stray Animals during this Pandemic.

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GREAT INDIA TALENT HUNT 2.0 - BloomCap

BloomCap is a life skills based educational organization (founded by Arihant Publications), invite students  to participate in our nationwide on line event - GREAT INDIA TALENT HUNT 2.0- "BE FIT, BE HAPPY. "

The online event is open to children from the age group of 5-18 years and does NOT require any registration charges.

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Goprep Talent Search Examination 2020

Introduced in 2020, Goprep Talent Search Examination (GTSE) is a talent search-cum scholarship exam to recognize India’s top 1000 students and reward them with a scholarship for higher education and prizes. It is an online-based exam on a national level in which students of Classes 8th to 12th from any State, Central or International Board participate.

GTSE is a two-stage talent search competition which tests the students’ proficiency in subjects taught in previous classes. After clearing the first round, the top 1000 students receive a scholarship and are eligible to participate in the second round. Altogether, Goprep is a great platform for students to be holistically involved in learning and be active.

GTSE Prizes & Result 2020

Goprep announces the GTSE result for both the stages separately on its official website. The top 1000 students who qualify in the first stage will receive a scholarship for higher studies and prizes.

GTSE Syllabus & Exam Pattern

Students appearing for the upcoming talent search competition must prepare themselves in accordance with the exam pattern and syllabus mentioned below.

For Class 8 to 10: There are 3 sections in the exam- Maths, Science & General Aptitude. A total of 50 questions are asked; each question carries 2 marks.  Questions will be from the syllabus of your previous class. 

For Class 11 to 12: There are 4 sections in the exam- Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics (for JEE aspirants)/Biology(for NEET aspirants), and General Aptitude. A total of 50 questions are asked; each question carries 2 marks.

How to participate in GTSE 2020?
GTSE is completely Online: Take the test from the comfort and safety of your home. GTSE is being held in 2 rounds

Round 1
Stand a chance to win scholarship upto 90%*
Scholarships worth 1+ CRORE
The Top 1000 students qualify for GTSE ROUND 2
ROUND 1 TEST TIMINGS
April 4th
Slot 1
12 - 1 PM
Slot 2
8 - 9PM
April 5th
Slot 3
12 - 1PM
Slot 4
8 - 9PM

Round 2
Be one among the 100 super students to win the prizes

Eligibility
Students studying in Classes 8th to 12th are eligible. They can be studying in schools affiliated with any State, Central or International board.

Note: Each class will have a different exam paper

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TCS iON IntelliGem - Contest on 21st Century Skills

About TCS iON IntelliGem

An aptitude contest to create an understanding and appreciation of the various 21 st Century competencies

Students of Grades 5 to 9 compete at the School, City and National (Pre-finals and Finals) level     

Students can take part in one or more Topics. Reference learning material is provided for each Topic

A unique IntelliGem Quotient is used to gauge students' talent and to promote them to subsequent rounds

Why TCS iON IntelliGem

Provides students and educators an exposure to increasingly important

21st Century competencies

Develops in students a passion and love for lifelong learning, and early entrepreneurshipBuilds a competitive spirit in students and prepares them to handle societal challenges

Ignites a spark in young minds to actively augment their knowledge and awareness of these competencies

Eligibility 

TCS iON IntelliGem Junior - Students of Grades 5 and 6

TCS iON IntelliGem Senior - Students of Grades 7, 8 and 9

TCS iON IntelliGem 2019-20 - Contest Schedule

Round 1

School Level

Sep 12 & 13, 2019

ORSep 24 & 25, 2019

OROct 16 & 17, 2019

Register by Sep 20, 2019

 

Round 2

City Level

Nov 2019

Dates to follow

 

Round 3

National Level

Pre-Finals

Dec 2019

Dates to follow

 

Round 4

National Level

Grand Finale

Jan 25 & 26, 2020

Prizes and Awards

National Winners

Exciting Cash Rewards

National Finalists

Exciting Cash Rewards

National Semi-Finalists

Exciting Cash Rewards

School Excellence Awards

Trophies, Medals & Certificates

New Age Toys

Books & Subscriptions

Personality Development Training

All Finalists are entitled to a FREE entry to the next edition of TCS iON IntelliGem

How to Participate

01 Register School

Register your school on TCS iON IntelliGem portal

 

02 Encourage Students

Encourage students to participate by communicating via Email, SMS, WhatsApp, and School Website

 

03 Know More

Students or their Parents access the TCS iON IntelliGem portal

 

04 Register Students

Choose exam date, and register your students from Grade 5 to Grade 9

 

05 Complete Payment

Either School or Parents can make payment to confirm participation

 

06 Start Learning

Students get access to free, downloadable learning/reference material

 

07 Get Ready

Inform your students regarding the Round 1 examination

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