In sync with its vision to become a preeminent educational group that works towards the overall advancement of the society by enabling the brightest minds of the country to achieve what they desire to and what they deserve to, Aakash conducts Aakash National Talent Hunt Exam (ANTHE) every year. The ANTHE 2011 saw over 48000 Class X studying students registering for it. The objective of the examination is to enable the most deserving students to get to their goal of becoming an engineer or a doctor by providing them with free* coaching worth multiple of crores.
 

ANTHE selects 800 students from class X to give them this once in a lifetime opportunity. These students will get free* coaching from Aakash worth Rs. 14 crores. The examination is held in two stages at various centres across the nation. (*Check with Examination Scholarship Scheme table for details.)


 

Reschedule Exam Date:	23rd December, 2012 (Sunday)
Timings:	11:30 A.M. to 1:30 P.M.
Result Declaration Date:	31st December 2012

The result shall be displayed on our website, www.aakash.ac.in, mentioning the names of Top 3200 students who shall qualify to appear in Stage -II Exam. Out of 3200 selected students 75% seats ( i.e., 2400 seats) shall be for students who have opted for Engineering stream and 25% (i.e., 800 seats) will be for students who opted for Medical stream. A student must score at least 60% marks in Stage-I, in addition to his/her ranking in Top 3200, in order to qualify to appear for Stage-II. However, if the number of students (securing 60% marks or more) in Stage-I is less than 3200, in such a situation the list will be taken out for only those students who fulfill the eligibility criteria of 60% marks or more and not for 3200 students.

ANTHE Stage-I Test Pattern or Exam Pattern:
Part-I- Part-II-	60 MCQs: 30 Qs - Maths, 10 Qs - Physics, 10 Qs - Chemistry & 10 Qs - Biology. 60 MCQs: 40 Qs - Mental Ability & 20 Qs - General Knowledge.
Total No. of Questions:	120
Total Marks	480
Duration	2 hours
There is no Negative Marking.

ANTHE Stage-I Syllabus:

Mathematics: Real numbers, Polynomials, Statistics (Mean, Median, Mode, Histograms and Ogives) Trigonometric Ratios and Identities, Similarity of Triangles Simple & Compound Interest, Profit & Loss Pair of Linear Equations

Physics: Electricity, Magnetism, Sources of Energy.

Chemistry: Chemical Reactions, Acids, Bases and Salts Metals and Non-Metals (including metallurgy)

Biology: Basics of Biology - Cells, Tissues Plant Physiology - Plant tissues, Photosynthesis, Transpiration, Respiration Basics of Control and Coordination (Nervous & Endocrine), Excretion, Nutrition (Digestion), Reproduction, Respiration and Transport in Human Beings

Tentative Exam Date:	6th January 2013
Timings:	11:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.
Tentative Announcement of Final Result Date (After Stage-II)	17th January 2013

The result shall be displayed on our website, www.aakash.ac.in, mentioning the names of 800 students who shall be offered free* Two Years Classroom Coaching at any Centre of Aakash - All Over India. To qualify for the Top-800 seats, a student must scored at least 60% marks in Stage-II exam, in addition to his/her ranking in Top 800 selected students, 75% seats (i.e., 600 seats) shall be for students who have opted for engineering stream and 25% seats (i.e., 200 seats) will be for students who have opted for medical stream.

However, if the number of students (securing 60% marks or more) in Stage-II is less than 800, in such a situation the list will be taken out for only those students who fulfill the eligibility criteria of 60% marks or more and not for 800 students.

Please note that, if the number of qualified students in ANTHE-II is less than 800, then the distribution of seats shall be 75% for Engg. & 25% for Medical aspirants of actual qualified students. (For example if only 600 students qualified in Stage-II, then the freeship will be given to 450 students for Engg. & 150 students for Medical).

ANTHE Stage-II Test Pattern or Exam Pattern:
60 MCQs:	15 Qs - Data Interpretation, 25 Qs - Science & 20 Qs - Maths.
Total Marks:	240
Duration:	1 hour
Negative Marking:	1/4

ANTHE Stage-II Syllabus:

Mathematics: Real numbers, Polynomials, Statistics (Mean, median, mode, Histograms and Ogives) Trigonometric Ratios and Identities, Similarity & Congruence of Triangles - Midpoint Theorem, Pythagoras' theorem Basics of Geometry - Lines, Angles, Parallel Lines, Shapes Circles, Basics of Quadrilaterals Mensuration - Area & Perimeter of Triangles, Circles and Surface Area & Volume of Cubes, Cuboids, Sphere, Hemispheres, Right circular cylinder and Cones Simple & Compound Interest, Profit & Loss Pair of Linear Equations

Physics: Electricity, Magnetism Motion - Distance, Displacement, Velocity, Acceleration, Linear Motion, Uniform Circular Motion Force and Newton's Laws of Motion, Gravitation and Floatation, Work, Energy and Power Light - Reflection and Refraction, Sound

Chemistry: Chemical Reactions, Acids, Bases and Salts, Characteristics and Nature of Matter - Elements, Compounds and Mixtures Mole Concept, Atomic Structure, Metals and Non-Metals (including metallurgy).

Biology: Basics of Biology - Cells, Tissues Diversity in Living organisms - Five Kingdom Classification, Scientific Naming Health and Hygiene Plant Physiology - Plant tissues, Photosynthesis, Transpiration, Respiration Basics of Control and Coordination (Nervous & Endocrine), Excretion, Nutrition (Digestion), Reproduction, Respiration and Transport in Human Beings

Examination Scholarship Scheme for Engineering
ANTHE Rank	Tuition Fee2	Registration/Admission Fee1	Hostel Fee3
01 - 75	Free	Free	Free
76-300	Free	Free	Chargeable
301-600	Free	Chargeable	Chargeable

Examination Scholarship Scheme for Medical
ANTHE Rank	Tuition Fee2	Registration/Admission Fee1	Hostel Fee3
01 - 25	Free	Free	Free
26 - 100	Free	Free	Chargeable
101 - 200	Free	Chargeable	Chargeable

Separate merit list will be prepared for Medical and Engineering aspirants. In the merit list, Top 200 Ranking students will be selected from Medical aspirants and Top 600 Ranking students will be selected from Engineering aspirants.

Note: Selected candidates will be provided classroom coaching as per the choice of their study centre (at existing Aakash centres only) but if a student wants to change the study centre, the written permission for the same has to be taken from the Managing Director.

Fee Details of ANTHE:
Tuition Fee2:	The total tuition fee for Two Years Regular Classroom Program for Medical 2015 at Delhi Study Centre is Rs. 1,91,238 (inclusive of Service Tax). The tuition fee is different at various centres of Aakash in the country. The total tuition fee for Two Years Regular Classroom Program for IIT-JEE 2015 at Delhi Study Centre is Rs. 1,66,293 (inclusive of Service Tax). The tuition fee is different at various centres of Aakash in the country.
Registration & Admission Fee1:	The total registration & admission fee for Two Years Classroom Program at Delhi Study Centre is Rs. 22,472 (inclusive of Service Tax).
Hostel Fee3:	The total approximate Hostel expenditure for Two Years Classroom Program in Delhi is Rs. 1,50,000 (inclusive of Service Tax). The hostel fee is different at various centres of Aakash in the country.

Exam Fee for ANTHE:

Approx. Rs. 300/- per student. (Enrollment Forms can also be accepted after due date (i.e., 24th Nov, 2012  )   with a late fee of Rs. 50/-. No forms will be accepted after 28th November, 2012. )

1.	Kindly fill the enclosed registration form and send along with your class IX marksheet, 4 passport size photographs and demand draft of Rs. 300 in favour of ‘Aakash Institute’.
2.	You shall be sent an Admit Card for appearing in Stage – I of ANTHE mentioning your Roll No. and venue for appearing in the test.
3.	The students who will qualify the Stage – I of ANTHE shall be issued a fresh Admit Card mentioning a new Roll No. and Venue for appearing in the ANTHE Stage – II.
4.	The tests would be conducted on OMR (Optical Mark Reader) sheets, which shall be provided to you at the Test Centre.

Test Centres for Stage-I (All Over India):
State	City
ASSAM	Dibrugarh, Guwahati
ANDHRA PRADESH	Hyderabad
BIHAR	Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Gopalganj, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea
CHHATTISGARH	Bhilai, Bilaspur
DELHI	East, West, South & North
HARYANA	Ambala, Barara, Bhiwani, Faridabad, Gurgaon, Hisar, Kurukshetra, Mohindergarh, Narnaul, Panipat, Rewari, Rohtak, Sirsa, Yamunanagar
HIMACHAL PRADESH	Hamirpur, Sundernagar
JAMMU	Jammu
JHARKHAND	Bokaro, Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur, Ranchi
KARNATAKA	Davangere, Bangalore
MADHYA PRADESH	Barwani, Bhopal, Indore, Ratlam, Shajapur
MAHARASHTRA	Amravati, Mumbai, Nagpur, Pune
ODISHA	Angul, Balasore, Bhubaneswar, Bolangir, Berhampur, Cuttack, Rourkela, Sambalpur
PUNJAB	Amritsar, Barnala, Bathinda, Chandigarh, Faridkot, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Moga, Nangal, Pathankot, Patiala, Ropar
RAJASTHAN	Ajmer, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar
TAMIL NADU	Chennai
UTTAR PRADESH	Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad, Bareilly, Faizabad, Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, Gorakhpur, Kanpur, Lucknow, Noida, Meerut, Mirzapur, Saharanpur, Varanasi, Sonebhadra
UTTARAKHAND	Dehradun , Haldwani, Haridwar, Mussoorie, Roorkee
WEST BENGAL	Asansol, Bankura, Chittaranjan, Durgapur, Karishnanagar, Kolkata, Malda, Purulia, Raiganj, Siliguri

Scholarship means Fee Concession, Fee Discount and Fee Waiver: If at any point of time government decides to charge Service Tax on the scholarship / concession amount / fee waiver, then the service tax shall be borne by the students.