Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 7: Aakash National Talent Hunt Exam (ANTHE) 2021, the twelfth edition of the flagship annual scholarship exam of Aakash Educational Services Limited (AESL) is set to offer upto 100 per cent scholarships for Class VII to XII students to the institute’s most sought after NEET and IIT-JEE coaching programmes for aspiring doctors and engineers.
ANTHE 2021 will be held in both online and offline mode from December 4 to 12, 2021 across 24 States and Union Territories in the country. In addition to scholarship on tuition fee, top scorers will also be given cash awards.
A novelty for students this year is that 5 performers across Grades will be awarded a free trip to NASA along with one parent.
As an additional benefit, students qualifying ANTHE will also get the Meritnation school booster course free of cost. Meritnation is a subsidiary of AESL.
A one-hour exam, ANTHE online will be held between 10 am to 7 pm during all exam days, while the offline exams will be conducted on December 5 and 12, 2021 in two shifts–10:30 am to 11:30 am and 4 pm to 5 pm at all 215 plus centres of Aakash Institute across the country. Students can choose a one-hour slot convenient to them.
The last date for the submission of the enrolment form for ANTHE 2021 is 3 days and 7 days before the date of commencement of online and offline exams, respectively. The exam fee is Rs 99 which can be paid online or directly at an nearest Aakash Institute centre.
The results of ANTHE 2021 will be declared on January 2, 2022 for Class X-XII students, and on January 4, 2022 for Class VII-IX students.
Commenting on ANTHE 2021, Aakash Chaudhry, Managing Director, Aakash Educational Services Limited (AESL), said, “Our aim, ever since we conceived ANTHE in 2010, has been to reach our high value coaching programmes to the unreached and the deserving students anywhere in the country. ANTHE gives us an opportunity to prepare them for NEET and IIT-JEE at their own pace, wherever they are. We are confident that just like the previous years, lakhs of students will make use of ANTHE 2021 and take a valuable step in securing a bright future.”