Vijay Inder Singla congratulates government school students who cleared stage 1 of NTSE
Punjab school education minister Vijay Inder Singla on Tuesday congratulated the students of government schools of Punjab who cleared the first stage of the National Talent Search Exam (NTSE) with flying colors.
As many as 20 students of government schools of Punjab have cleared the first stage of the National Talent Search Exam (NTSE).
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Vijay Inder Singla congratulated the students, their parents, teachers, and officials of the education department for their hard work and tremendous achievements. The minister said that the students of government schools performed very well in NTSE as compared to the last year.
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He also said that apart from the policies and reforms introduced by the Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh led state government, the efforts of the teachers and other staff of the education department also helped the students to excel in all competitions.
He said that the education department has facilitated the students with free coaching classes for NTSE and during the tough times of the COVID-19 pandemic, the teachers, principals, resource persons, and other staff had worked hard to train the students.
Singla said that the NTSE was being conducted by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) on the national level only for 10th standard students in two stages.
He said that the objective of the exam was to provide scholarships to the exemplary students studying in class 10th. He added that the NTSE scholars were provided with the scholarship of Rs 1250 per month for Class XI and XII and Rs 2000 per month for graduation and higher studies by the government. He added that apart from this, several other coaching benefits.
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