
Vadaanya Janaa Society will hold the Vadaanya Talent Test 2026 on December 13 in Anantapur and Sri Sathya Sai districts of Andhra Pradesh. The NGO released the test poster and a question booklet containing papers from the previous five years to help students prepare. Organisers expect about 10,000 students from government schools to participate.
Online registrations open on November 1. Founder Ashok Padapati said permissions were obtained from the respective District Collectors and District Education Officers. The test aims to identify talented students who studied in government schools up to Class 10 and guide them towards higher education at IITs, NITs and IISc.
The test targets government-school students up to Class 10, a group that often lacks access to competitive exam coaching. The question booklet of past papers is a low-cost preparation tool that levels the field for rural candidates. Registrations open on November 1, and the December 13 date gives students about six weeks to prepare. The key next step is the volume of registrations: the 10,000-student estimate will test the reach of the NGO's outreach in the two districts.
Source: thehindu.com
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