New Delhi headquartered Aakash Institute, India’s leading coaching institute for aspiring doctors and engineers has been enabling the brightest minds of the country to achieve what they desire and deserve by conducting Aakash National Talent Hunt Exam (ANTHE) every year. The unique scholarship exam is open for students of classes 8, 9 and 10. The application deadline for ANTHE 2017 was October 22.
ANTHE 2017 - which marks the eighth edition of the scholarship programme -received tremendous response from the students beating previous year records. Aakash is also the knowledge partner of the ninth edition of Kaun Banega Crorepati and ANTHE was launched with start of the show.
Commenting on the overwhelming response, Aakash Chaudhry, director, Aakash Institute said, “Each year lakhs of students look up to ANTHE to fulfil their dream of affluent career through quality education. This year, we are witnessing overwhelming response to our countrywide talent hunt examination. We hope that this year’s ANTHE will be a step further in our mission to giving aspirants from different parts of India a gateway to fulfil their aspirations”.
Highlighting the importance of ANTHE 2017, he said, "Charting out great careers requires focussed approach and dedicated efforts. We at Aakash conduct this examination with intent to help students with scholarships that deserve the best platform for defining their career. With the launch of 1st edition of ANTHE in 2010 we have been able to serve over 8 lacs students till date."
ANTHE 2017 examination has been scheduled on Sunday, October 29, 2017 across 22 states of the country.
The exam is of 360 marks in total, carrying 90 MCQ Type questions. The questions will test the knowledge of Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics and Mental Ability. From class 8 and 9 students, top 50 students will be eligible for 100 percent scholarship on Tuition Fee, Admission Fee & Registration Fee, while top 150 students will also be eligible for cash awards. From class 10 students, top 500 students (Medical Aspirants) and top 1000 students (Engineering Aspirants) will be eligible for 100 percent scholarship on Tuition Fee, while top 150 students from each Medical and Engineering will also be eligible for cash awards. Students below top ranks mentioned above will also be eligible for scholarship as per the company course prospectus.
The countrywide talent hunt span across the all major cities in the states of Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Jammu, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal. AESPL also announced that more centres of ANTHE can be opened on request from the students or parents or school authorities subject to minimum conditions.
With lakhs of students writing the exam every year, ANTHE is one of the biggest scholarship exams held in the country offering up to 100 percent scholarship and cash awards.