Shell Junior National Science Scholarship

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Areas of Study :
For encouraging high-school students to look at a career in engineering
Level :
School
Scholarship Funded by :
British Council in India
Provided to :
Students of Class IX and X.

Shell Junior National Science Scholarship is conducted by Shell India in partnership with the British Council and with National Council of Science Museums (NCSM) as the knowledge partner. Royal Dutch Shell is one of the largest and most diversified international investor in India's energy sector among all global integrated oil companies with nearly US$1 billion invested already. It is the only global major to have a fuel retail license in India.

Shell Junior National Science Scholars programme creates a linkage between India's fascination with technical education. The scholarship programme was implemented by the British Council in India and it aims at encouraging high-school students to look at a career in engineering.

Shell Junior National Science Scholarship is a one and a half hour examination for the students of Class IX and X. The examination will comprise mainly objective type questions on science topics (Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics) and energy-related issues. There will be one subjective type question. The answer to the subjective question will serve as a tie-breaker and only be assessed if scores of the winning students stand equal. The language of question paper will be English only.

How to Register

Registration Rules

Registration process will be online only.
Registration can be done only by schools. Students are not allowed to register individually.
Students currently studying in class IX and X are only allowed to participate.
A school can register only once and a maximum of 20 students can be nominated from one school.

For registration, please visit the official website of Birla Industrial and Technological Museum (www.bitm.gov.in) and go to the 'Shell Junior National Science Scholarship' menu. Fill in the required information of the school and click on the 'Submit' button (before submitting, make sure that the information provided is correct)

An automated e-mail will be sent to the registered mail ID. Open the e-mail and click on the link for activation provided in the e-mail.

After activation, visit www.bitm.gov.in again and log in for enrolment of the students using the registered username and password. Enter the name, date of birth, sex and class of the participating students and name of mentor teacher. Check carefully the correctness of the information before clicking on the ‘Submit’ button. Once submitted, data cannot be changed, nor any request can be entertained for changing the data. Your registration is now complete.

Take a print out of the ‘Registration Form’ and get it signed by the Principal/ Head of the institution. Please send the signed copy in a sealed envelope superscribed “Registration Form - SJNSS” by speed post/courier to: Dr. A. Mondal, Curator, Birla Industrial and Technological Museum, 19A Gurusaday Road, Kolkata -700019.

Scholarship Prizes

The examination will be held simultaneously in 7 cities across India. Participating schools will be notified about the exact locations of the exam centres 3 weeks prior to the exam.

There will be 3 regional winners from each of the examination venues. Each winner will receive a cash award of Rs. 50000 which they can spend on educational purposes.
There will be 3 national winners (from the 21 regional winners) who will receive an additional cash award of Rs 75000 each.
The mentor teachers of the 3 national winners will get an opportunity to visit UK for week-long continuing professional development training.
The mentor teachers of the remaining 18 regional winners will get an opportunity to attend a 3-day science enrichment workshop in India.

Contact details:

Birla Industrial and Technological Museum
19A, Gurusaday Road, Kolkata -700019.
Phone : 033-22892817
Email: Contact Now

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