MTS Exam MTSE 2016 : Maharashtra Talent Search Examination

Organisation : Centre for Talent Search & Excellence
Announcement : MTSE 2016 Maharashtra Talent Search Examination

Download Application Form : https://www.entrance.net.in/uploads/6671-MTSForm.pdf
Notification : https://www.mtsexam.org/
Home Page : http://www.mtsexam.org/

MTSE :

1. Last date for submission of application form : Saturday, 5th December 2015
2. Written Examination for std. VIII, IX and X will be conducted on Saturday, 23rd April 2016.

Related :

MTS Exam MTSE 2016 Syllabus & Pattern Maharashtra Talent Search Examination : www.entrance.net.in/6681.html

** The examination will be conducted between 10.00 am to 1.00 pm. without any recess.
** However, students are expected to occupy their seats before 9.30 am.
** Students should bring ball point pen for writing the answers and a water bottle.

3. On the basis of written examination the interview of the 10th std. students will be conducted between 25th May and 5th June.
** Detailed information about the interview will be communicated to the students at their residential address and to their schools.
** The letters of interview will be sent between 15th and 20th May.

4. Results of all other students of std. VIII, IX and X will be communicated to their respective schools by post at the end of June.
The complete result of all the students appearing for the examination will also be available on this website.

ELIGIBILITY :
** All students studying in std. VIII, IX and X in Govt. recognized schools.
** Appearing for MTSE has proved to be useful as a preparation for NTS Examination.
** Majority of MTSE Scholars have succeeded in NTS Examination.
** However, appearing for MTSE is not a prerequisite for NTSE.
** For appearing at MTSE std. IX, it is not compulsory to have appeared at MTSE std VIII.
** For appearing at MTSE std. X it is not compulsory to have appeared at MTSE std.VIII & IX.
Appearing for MTS Examination has proved to be useful as a preparation for National Talent Search Examination. Majority of MTSE Scholars have come out with flying colours at the NTS Examination.

HOW TO APPLY :
How to obtain Application forms ? :
** Application forms can be obtained from Headmaster / Principal of the School.
** Head of the institutes are requested to demand the No. of Forms required by them for Std. VIII, IX and X on the school letter-head, which shall enable the centre to send the forms accordingly.
** Fees for these forms can be sent to the centre at the time of submission of the filled forms.
** Please return the unused forms if any, along with the filled forms.
** Individual student can obtain application form by paying the fees in advance.
** The Schools can download the Application Form using the link given below and print the required number of copies of the same.

Other Possible Ways to get the Application Form :
** Personal Contact to the Office. (MTS Office Address.)
** Post.
** School
** Co-ordinaters.

** Completely filled application forms along with the examination fee should reach MTS office on or before 5th December, 2015.
** On submission of application forms, students will receive Acknowledgement and Admit Card.
** Students should bring this admit card while coming for the examination.
** Xerox it if necessary.
** In case of individual students the acknowledgement card will be sent to their residential addresses while for students applying through schools or coordinators, the acknowledgement cards will be sent to their respective schools / coordinators.
** If students do not receive Acknowledgement and Admit Card before the end of March, then please contact MTS Office.

Written Examination :

** Written examination for std. VIII, IX and X will be conducted on 23rd April, 2016 between 10.00 am to 1.00 pm. without any recess.
** However, students are expected to occupy their seats before 9.30 am.
** Students should bring ball point pen for writing the answers and a water bottle.

CENTER OF EXAMINATION :
** For written examination, the centers will be allotted at District or Taluka places.
** To allot a centre of examination at least 150 Students should appear for the MTS examination (Std. VIII, Std. IX and Std. X together).
** If the number of students is less, they will be allotted a nearby centre.
** Students will have to appear at the given center at their own cost.
** Examination Center No., Center code, Exam. No. and place of examination will be communicated to the school by end of March.
** Students should collect the information from school and write the same in the boxes provided on the Acknowledgement and Admit Card.
** This information will also be available on this website.
** All the students appearing for MTSE should strictly follow the rules of Examination.

MEDIUM : English / Marathi / Hindi / Gujrathi / Urdu will be the medium of examination.

AWARDS AND PRIZES :
Merit list of MTSE will be prepared at two levels.
(a) State Level Merit List
(b) District Level Merit List.
** Merit list at each level will have urban and rural components.
** Schools at all district places and within corporation limits will be treated as urban while all schools at villages and taluka places are incorporated in rural areas.

1) State Level Prize : Students appearing in the state level merit list will be awarded State Level Prize of Rs. 1000/- each.
2) District Level Prize : Students who could not secure place in the State level merit list but have made it in the District Level Merit List will be awarded to the District Level Prize of Rs. 400 /- The number of students selected for the award of MTS Prize at state / district level depends upon the number of students appearing for the examination from the entire state and the marks secured.
3) Special Prizes : Rs. 200 /- each will be awarded for those students who could not awarded State or District Prize but have secured marks more than particular marks.
4) Taluka Prizes : Rs. 125 /- each students who could not awarded State or District Level Prize but have done well in their Talukas.
5) Consolation Prizes : Besides these Prize, some students will be awarded consolation prizes of Rs. 75 /-.
6) Merit Prizes : Rs. 5000/-, Rs. 3000/- & Rs. 2000/- will be awarded to the first three students in the state level merit lists of rural and urban areas for each standard. A special prize of Rs. 500/- will be awarded to a student standing first in each paper & every section of written examination.
7) Other Medium Prize : Rs. 400/- will be awarded to a certificate holder having maximum marks amongst Hindi, Urdu, and Gujarati medium studensts.
8) Certificates : The students securing 80 marks or more out of 200 in written examination will be awarded a certificate of merit