Registration are open for ISTSE Online Scholarship Olympiad 2025- Summer. Exam is scheduled in the month of May 2025.
About ISTSE
Indian School Talent Search Exam (ISTSE) is a scholarship test open to classes 1 to 10. It is a single paper exam comprising of Mental & Logical Ability, Mathematics, Science and English.
Details
- Online Scholarship Exam for class 1 to 10 students. Take test from home using a desktop/laptop/tablet with web-camera and internet connection(speed >= 512 kbps).
- 1-hour exam. Questions from Mental and Logical ability, Math, Science and English.
- There will be negative marking for the wrong answer.
- Registered student will receive 3 mock tests for practice. Mock tests will not be available on and after the exam date.
Eligibility
It’s an online test open to all the students of class 1 to 10.
Important dates
- Class 1 to 3: May 18th 2025,
- Class 4 to 6: May 17th 2025,
- Class 7 to 10: May 11th 2025
Exam details for Individual
- The ISTSE online is an advanced test that challenges students to apply their learning and thinking by answering stimulating questions, which are not usually asked in standard tests.
- It’s an Online Exam open to all class 1 to 10 students. Student have to register themselves online at istse.org.
- ISTSE is committed towards the fair conduction of the examination. We are the first and only online talent exams for school kids with anti-cheating tools to prevent any malpractice during the exam. Our exam system is equipped with an advanced AI-based anti-cheating module, advanced software tools and manual monitoring to support fair conduction of the examination.
- Students have to appear in exam from their home. Students should have access to laptop/desktop/tablet with webcam and live internet connection to appear in this exam. Click HERE for System Compatibility Check.
- 16% of marks are reserved for fair participation in the exam. The “Fair Play / Practice” scores will be calculated with AI enabled tool and manual monitoring of the participants during the exam.
- In case two or more students get the same rank, an interview will be conducted to decide the award.
- Indian School Talent Search Exam (ISTSE) online exam is a single question papers exam which will content questions from Mental & Logical Ability, Mathematics, Science and English.
- Exam Duration: 60 minutes, No of questions: 35 questions for students from class 1 to 4, 50 questions for students from class 5 to 10
- Syllabus: Question papers will be comprising of questions from Mental & Logical Ability (9%) , Mathematics (24%), Science (24%), English (12%) and Scholars Section (15%). Additionally 16% of marks is reserved for Fair Play / Practice. For detailed syllabus scroll below.
- Negative Marking: There is negative marking for each wrong answer.
- 30 minutes video interview of 100 marks will be conducted for top 10 marks holders to decide the top 10 ranks.
How to Register?
Interested candidates can register online via this page.
Fee
Exam Fees: INR 399/-, With Late Fees INR 449/-
Awards
Recognition is the best form of appreciation. Each participating student will get a certificate. The student who scores
- 95% or above will get a Scholar Certificate along with a Gold Medal
- 90% to 94.99% will get an Outstanding Performance Certificate along with a Silver Medal
- 80% to 89.99% will get a Distinguished Performance Certificate along with a Bronze Medal
- 60% to 79.99% will get a Participation Certificate
- below 60% will get a digital Participation Certificate
Scholarship
The top 3 students from each class will be awarded
- International Rank 1 – Scholarship of ₹1500/month for 12 months + Topper Shield
- International Rank 2 – Scholarship of ₹1000/month for 12 months + First Runner Up Shield
- International Rank 3 – Scholarship of ₹500/month for 12 months + Second Runner Up Shield
