PROGRAM OVERVIEW

FELLOWSHIP YEAR OVERVIEW

Dakshana selects students for coaching, while they are in Class 10, based on their performance at Dakshana’s proprietary test – Navodaya Dakshana Selection Test (NDST).

Navodaya Dakshana Selection Test (NDST)

The NDST is conducted simultaneously at 80+ centres across India normally in December, every year. The test is divided into four parts: Logical Reasoning, Mathematics/Biology, Physics and Chemistry. The subject-related questions follow the NCERT syllabus of Class 9 and Class 10, although the level of difficulty for questions might be higher.

Eligibility

Dakshana invites JNV students for NDST, through their schools, based on merit at internal examinations during Class 9 and 10. Dakshana accepts these results only from the JNVs through their respective NVS Regional Offices. Non-JNV students are not eligible for this program.

Process

Once invited for the NDST, a JNV student must fill the NDST application form on the Dakshana website. The Dakshana website posts the list of students invited for NDST a month before the test. The results of NDST are normally declared in the first week of April/May. A scholar, who receives the Dakshana coaching opportunity, then goes to an assigned JNV where Dakshana provides world-class quality preparation for the IIT or medical Entrance Exam.