In sync with its philosophy to instil confidence among students and have faith in their abilities to achieve their goal, Aakash is conducting Aakash Talent Quest (ATQ) 2017 for XII studying as well as XII passed students. This examination also aims to give a chance to deserving Class XII studying & passed students to join the most popular and effective short term course of Aakash i.e. Crash Courses and Test Series Courses by winning Scholarship up to 100% and many Cash Rewards. The examination will take place at various centres of Aakash spread across the country.

• The test centres will be Aakash Centres throughout India.
• Kindly fill the enclosed ATQ Registration Form and submit along with your self-attested photocopy of class X, XI & XII mark-sheet (as applicable), 4 passport size colour photographs and cash / demand draft of `300/- in favour of ‘Aakash Institute’. In case mark-sheet is not available, students can enroll by submitting a self attested photocopy of their Identity Card issued by the school.
• Online Registration Facility is also available on our website: www.myatq.in, from where student can download his/her Admit Card for appearing in ATQ 2017 mentioning his/her Roll No. and Aakash Centre name.
• Last date of receiving duly filled Registration Form by post at Registered Office or by hand at nearest Aakash Centre or through online submission is 17th December, 2017 (Sunday) before 6:00 PM.
• ATQ Registration Form can also be accepted with a late fee of` 50/- till 19th December, 2017 (Tuesday) by post at Registered Office or by hand at nearest Aakash Centre or through Online Submission before 6:00 PM. No forms will be accepted after 19th December, 2017 (Tuesday).
• The question paper of examination will be of Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) type, which will be conducted on OMR Sheet. A Sample Paper along with Sample OMR sheet is attached for your reference.
• One online ATQ Mock test paper will be made available at www.myatq.in for the students from 21st November, 2017 till 20th December, 2017. User ID & Password will be sent to the student on their registered mobile number.
• The result of successful candidates in ATQ 2017 shall be displayed on our website: www.myatq.in mentioning Name, Roll No. & Rank of the student along with eligible scholarship. The result will be announced on 8th January, 2018.
• The merit list for successful candidates will be prepared by listing them in the descending order of the total marks scored by them. However, there may be ties and such ties will be broken by sequentially applying the following set of rules:

  S.No	For XII Studying/Passed Students (Medical Aspirants)	For XII Studying/Passed Students (Engineering Aspirants)
  i	Candidate having higher marks in Biology	Candidate having higher marks in Mathematics
  ii	Candidate having higher marks in Physics	Candidate having higher marks in Physics
  iii	Candidate older in age to be preferred	Candidate older in age to be preferred
  iv	Girl Candidate	Girl Candidate

• Meaning of Scholarship:Scholarship means Fee Concession, Fee Discount, Fee Waiver

  If at any point of time, the government decides to charge GST on the scholarship/concession amount/fee waiver, then the GST shall be borne by the student / parent / guardian.

• 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, written permission for the same will have to be taken from the Managing Director, AESL.
• Students joining our 1-year program (Class XII) shall be eligible for scholarship for the period of 1-year subject to Terms & Conditions.
• Maximum scholarship shall not exceed 100% in any case.
• Hostel facility is available on a chargeable basis.
• Students studying in class XII will be given free i-tutor recorded video study material to help them in their board exam preparation.