MAHARASHTRA SCIENCE TALENT SEARCH EXAM

Exam Date: Sunday, www.mstse.fiitjee.com 5th September 2021 (Registration exclusively for Students from Maharashtra State only)

For Students presently in Class VIII, IX, X & XI (i.e. Aspirants of JEE 2026, 2025, 2024 & 2023 respectively)

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The exam will be conducted in proctored online mode (can be taken from the safety of your home) 1 Exam Date :

Sunday, 5th September 2021

Fee for Exam : 100/- No registration fee for Students who are already enrolled in any FIITJEE program. FIITJEE Students should submit a photocopy of FIITJEE identity card / proof of enrolment along with Paper Application Form (to be sent or deposited in person at any FIITJEE (Inclusive of Tax as applicable) Centre only). They can also upload the same documents and register through online mode.

Last Date to Register :

Online Registration Offline Registration

Paper Application Mode (in person) 3rd September 2021 Online Payment Mode 3rd September 2021 Paper Application Mode (by Post / Courier) 25th August 2021

For Online Registration, log on to www.mstse.fiitjee.com For Offline Registration, get the Paper Application Form from your nearest FIITJEE centre.

Exam Schedule & Pattern :

Combined Objective Paper The exam will be conducted in proctored online mode Class VIII & IX Aptitude Test, Science & Mathematics 10:00 am - 1:00 pm (can be taken from the Class X & XI Aptitude Test, Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics 10:00 am - 1:00 pm safety of your home)

The Test paper will be in English language only.

Result Declaration Date : Syllabi :

11th September 2021 Class VIII & IX 13th September 2021 Class X & XI To see the syllabus, please visit www.mstse.fiitjee.com The result will be available at www.mstse.fiitjee.com from 5:00 pm onwards

Eligibility :

For Students presently in Class VIII For Students presently in Class X (going to Class IX in 2022) i.e. Aspirants of JEE 2026 (going to Class XI in 2022) i.e. Aspirants of JEE 2024

For Students presently in Class IX For Students presently in Class XI (going to Class X in 2022) i.e. Aspirants of JEE 2025 (going to Class XII in 2022) i.e. Aspirants of JEE 2023

(Registration exclusively for Students from Maharashtra State only)

Enrolment Window : (Schedule to Enrol in a FIITJEE Program through MSTSE, 2021)

Counselling Dates on which Students come to Regular Enrolment Extended Enrolment Dates FIITJEE Centre to get counselling, to know the Dates with a fixed late fine procedure to get enrolled and to know about (without late fine) of Rs. 500/- the respective FIITJEE Program & other details.

15th to 19th September 2021 20th to 27th September 2021 28th to 30th September 2021

Note 1 : Students interested to take Enrolment between 15th September 2021 and 19th September 2021 can do so by paying a Facilitation Fee of Rs. 5,000 over & above the applicable Program Fee and any other applicable Fee as per the Terms & Conditions of this Test. Note 2 : Students who will not be able to take enrolment on all the given dates, but wish to enrol should contact their respective FIITJEE Centre to know the procedure. Note 3 : You may contact your nearest FIITJEE Centre for fee applicable to MSTSE. This fee will be applicable till 30th September 2021. From 1st October 2021, new fee will be applicable. 2 About Maharashtra Science Talent Search Exam (MSTSE)

Benefits of appearing in MSTSE : FIITJEE has a legacy of 29 long years, so your true performance in MSTSE will be benchmarked w.r.t. the footprint of our past students and you get an opportunity to know what you are capable of. Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.

1. UNCONDITIONAL DOUBT 1. Unconditional Doubt Removal Support : REMOVAL SUPPORT Top 3 students from each segment (class VIII, IX, X & XI) will get online doubt removal support to help them in their preparation for JEE, even without enrolling in a FIITJEE Classroom / 5. EARLY JOINING 2. EXPLORE ACADEMIC YOUR POTENTIAL Integrated School Program. BENEFITS

2. Explore your Potential : This exam is the best diagnostic tool which will help the students BENEFITS to discover their latent talent & aptitude. OF APPEARING 3. Plug Loopholes : IN MSTSE Students will get suggestions to plug loopholes, so that they can plan their study schedule and improve upon their shortcomings to perform to their optimum on the JEE day. 4. EARLY STARTER'S 3. PLUG ADVANTAGE LOOPHOLES 4. Early Starter's Advantage : Students appearing in MSTSE will have an opportunity to secure better scholarships. Moreover, early starters will also have the edge of enrolling in a FIITJEE Classroom / Integrated school program at a much lower Fee.

5. Early Joining Academic Benefits : It is observed over the years that aspirants who join early have a higher probability to achieve their set goals. This is possibly due to their inquisitiveness to learn more than to spend time in judging their course. Early risers shine brighter. FIITJEE will also begin Academic inputs as soon as you get a valid enrolment ID. Early joining Academic Benefits will act as a catalyst to outsmart your peers. This early joining would give the Student the advantage of preparing for Board / School Final Exams with an undivided focus.

A Total of 600 Students (200 Students each from FIITJEE , Nagpur and Pune Centres i.e. 50 Students each for Class VIII, IX, X & XI) will be selected through MSTSE - 2021 Exam. 20% of the seats will be reserved for Students studying in Marathi Medium Schools. 600 meritorious Students will get a Certificate of Achievement. In addition to this, Top 3 Students in each segment will also get online doubt removal support to help them in their preparation, even without joining FIITJEE Program. To further support these 600 meritorious Students, FIITJEE has decided to give up to 100% Fee waiver on Tuition Fee & up to 100% Hostel Fee Concession (wherever available) for FIITJEE Classroom / Integrated School Programs. For more details, please visit www.mstse.fiitjee.com

In consonance with our continued efforts to serve the cause of Maharashtrian community in the true sense, FIITJEE has started an initiative of Effectively providing Free Coaching* to the meritorious children of Maharashtra Police Department & Maharashtra Fire Department Employees and to Girl Students from Maharashtra State :

Children of Maharashtra Police 30 Students** (10 seats each for Mumbai, Pune & Nagpur) from each Department Employees class will be given effectively Free Coaching*

Children of Maharashtra Fire 30 Students** (10 seats each for Mumbai, Pune & Nagpur) from each Department Employees class will be given effectively Free Coaching*

Note 1 : It is mandatory to fill up the parent(s) occupation in the Registration Form. Note 2 : At the time of Enrolment, you are required to submit a valid proof of parent(s) occupation.

Girl Students from 15 Students** (5 seats each for Mumbai, Pune & Nagpur) from each Maharashtra State class will be given effectively Free Coaching*

* Effective Free Coaching - Students will be paying the Admission Fee only. ** Subject to clearing of the minimum cut-off marks in total & in individual subjects and qualifying in the final merit list. 3 Terms & Conditions

Note 1 : A Total of 600 Students i.e. 200 Students each for FIITJEE Centres in FIITJEE Mumbai Talent Search Exam is only for giving the feedback on their preparation and no Fee Waivers / (Mumbai Suburban, Thane, Navi Mumbai), Nagpur & Pune Centres (50 Students each for Class Concessions of any kind will be offered to such Students. However, FIITJEE Students will be VIII, IX, X & XI) will be selected through MSTSE - 2021 Exam. This is subject to Students entitled to rewards as per their actual performance in JEE Advanced, JEE Main, Olympiads, scoring above the minimum cut-off marks in each subject. Based on the total marks scored KVPY, XII Boards, NTSE & Jr. Olympiads. in the exam, a common merit list will be prepared. Those Students who do not clear the total Note 5 : Students presently in Class X and enrolled at FIITJEE in Four Year / Three Year cut-off marks and individual subject cut-off marks in the Exam will not qualify for the final merit Classroom Program (enrolled with an exit option after Class X and exercising their exit option) list. The final discretion will remain with FIITJEE management and this decision will be final will be entitled for Benefits (associated with Maharashtra Science Talent Search Exam) only and binding on the candidate. after moderation, on selection & joining PINNACLE - Two Year Integrated School Program / Note 2 : Tuition Fee waiver on FIITJEE programs & Hostel Fee concessions (wherever available) Two Year Classroom Program for JEE Advanced, 2024. The final discretion in each case will are valid on the program fee applicable at the time of enrolment in - Four Year Classroom remain with FIITJEE and this decision will be final and binding on the candidate. Program for JEE Advanced, 2026 OR SUPREME - Four Year Integrated School Program for Note 6 : Students presently in Class VIII and enrolled at FIITJEE in UDAYA - Two / One Year JEE Advanced, 2026 OR Three Year Classroom Program for JEE Advanced, 2025 OR Two Classroom Program can register themselves as a FIITJEE Student and they will be entitled to Year Classroom Program for JEE Advanced, 2024 OR PINNACLE - Two Year Integrated School benefits of Maharashtra Science Talent Search Exam on selection & joining any one of these Program for JEE Advanced, 2024 OR One Year Classroom Program for JEE Advanced, 2023 programs (a) SUPREME - Four Year Integrated School Program for JEE Advanced, 2026 ; (b) at FIITJEE Mumbai (Mumbai Suburban, Thane, Navi Mumbai), Nagpur & Pune Centre only. Four Year Classroom Program for JEE Advanced, 2026. Note 3 : The Hostel fee concessions (wherever available) are valid only for FIITJEE’s associate Note 7 (a) : The registered office of FIITJEE is at . All disputes and differences of hostels / lodging and boarding facilities (for male Students only) made available through any nature whatsoever shall be referred to the Sole Arbitrator appointed by the Management of FIITJEE, subject to the Student joining that particular hostel and availability of seats. The FIITJEE Ltd. The Arbitration proceedings shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions Hostel Fee concessions (wherever available) are valid for the above-mentioned programs of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 and Statutory modification thereof and rules made only. The concession will be given monthly between April 2022 to May 2026 for joining Four thereunder. The award of the Arbitrator shall be final & binding. It is further agreed that in spite Year Integrated School / Classroom Program for JEE Advanced, 2026 OR between April 2022 of the fact that the Sole Arbitrator may be known to any of the Directors or shareholders or may to May 2025 for joining Three Year Classroom Program for JEE Advanced, 2025 OR between have been appointed as an arbitrator earlier by the company shall not disqualify him. Even if April 2022 to May 2024 for joining Two Year Integrated School / Classroom Program for JEE the Arbitrator may have expressed an opinion in a similar matter earlier shall also not render Advanced, 2024 OR between April 2022 to May 2023 for joining One Year Classroom Program him disqualified. The seat of the Arbitration will be New Delhi / Delhi. for JEE Advanced, 2023 and only for the duration of Integrated School / Classroom program. The hostel fee concessions (wherever available) will be paid directly to the hostel owner by FIITJEE. Note 7 (b) : Subject to Note 7 (a) hereinabove, the exclusive Jurisdiction in the matter shall Hostel fee concessions (wherever available) is for accommodation only. Food, transportation vest in New Delhi / Delhi Courts only. & other personal expenses are to be borne by the Students. To avail this concession, Students Note 8 : If a Student scores zero or negative marks in any subject of any paper, then Scholarship must have an Optimum Performance in Phase Tests & National Level Tests and a minimum of (Fee Waivers) awarded will be scaled down by one slab. 90% monthly attendance in their respective Classes at FIITJEE. Hostel facility is available at selected FIITJEE Centres only. General Terms & Conditions Note 1 : If a Student appears in FIITJEE admission test (including Maharashtra Science Talent Note 4 : Students presently in class IX & XI and already enrolled in FIITJEE’s Integrated Search Exam) for the second time, Scholarship (Fee Waivers) if awarded, in the latter test will School / Classroom Program for JEE can appear in Maharashtra Science Talent Search Exam be scaled down by one slab so that he / she does not have any undue advantage over a fresh to find out their current level of preparation and their projected Rank in JEE Advanced / Other Student appearing for the first time. Competitive Entrance Examinations. We are already committed to these Students in giving our complete support at any point of their preparation. Since these Students are already getting Note 2 : FIITJEE reserves the right to change / cancel any program, eligibility criterion, and all the benefits and additional inputs through our classroom programs, Maharashtra Science course fee without prior notice.

With you, a promise of yesterday, today & tomorrow

FIITJEE, as a true custodian of students' best interests, extends a helping hand to those students 2. 100% fee waiver on all the other fee heads of FIITJEE fees, Megacosm fees, myPAT fees. who have unfortunately lost their parent (single or both) to this dreadful pandemic. As a dedicated 3. However, Student will be required to have the Tab as specified by the Company, while the and a student centric organisation, FIITJEE will help such students in realising the dreams of implementation charges excluding MDM fee shall be waived off. their parents and empower such students reach the pinnacle of success by announcing the Situation 3 : Student who has lost one parent who was an earning member, but the other following situations of COVID Scholarships. parent is still alive and is also earning. Situation 1 : Student who has lost both parents due to COVID-19 after March 2020 or lost Following benefits / concessions will be given to the student: the only parent (other parent had earlier expired or in case of single parent) 1. 100% waiver on Tuition fee of FIITJEE only. Following benefits / concessions will be given to the student: 2. All other fee is to be paid as per rule. 1. 100% fee waiver on all FIITJEE fees, Megacosm fees, myPAT fees. 3. However, Student will be required to have the Tab as specified by the Company and pay for 2. One-time Rs. 5,000 Administration Fee to be paid by the student at the time of admission. the implementation charges including MDM fee.

3. However, Student will be required to have the Tab as specified by the Company, while the Situation 4 : Student who has lost one parent who was not earning. implementation charges excluding MDM fee shall be waived off. Following benefits / concessions will be given to the student: Situation 2 : Student who has lost one parent who was the only earning member, but 1. 35% wavier on Tuition fees of FIITJEE only. another parent is still alive. 2. All other fee is to be paid as per rule. Following benefits / concessions will be given to the student: 3. However, Student will be required to have the Tab as specified by the Company and pay for 1. Only Admission fee to be paid at the time of Admission (as per defined process). the implementation charges including MDM fee.

Note 1 : To be eligible to receive this COVID Scholarship, the student must qualify our admission test as per the current process or seek direct admission based on past performance in competitive exams as per the current admission process of the Company. In case of fresh student appearing in the Admission Test, Registration Fee will be refunded for Situation 1 & 2 students at the time of enrolment. Note 2 : To claim the benefit under this policy we request you to connect your nearest FIITJEE Centre for policy document.

4 Results from FIITJEE Mumbai Centre

99.99 NTA Score 99.98 NTA Score 99.97 NTA Score 99.97 NTA Score 99.95 NTA Score 99.95 NTA Score FIITJEE Mumbai Student Secured

100 NTA Score & Joel Anto Paul Kartik Nair Ashwin Goyal Salil Abhijit Gokhale Arya Sanjay Vishe Aman Sharma Four Year Classroom then PINNACLE- Two Two Year PINNACLE- Two PINNACLE- Two Three Year Combined Topped the Country switched to PINNACLE- Two Year Integrated Classroom Year Integrated Year Integrated Classroom + Integrated Year Integrated School Program School Program Program School Program School Program School Program in JEE Main 2021 99.93 NTA Score 99.92 NTA Score 99.91 NTA Score 99.89 NTA Score 99.88 NTA Score 99.88 NTA Score (March Attempt)

Vaibhav Seth Rohun Sangam Easwar Kushagra Gupta Dhatri Kaushal Mehta Rudra S. Jewalikar Krishna S Bharadwaj Four Year Combined Four Year Combined Two Year Four Year Classroom then Four Year Combined Four Year Combined Classroom + Integrated Classroom + Integrated Classroom switched to PINNACLE- Two Classroom + Integrated Classroom + Integrated School Program School Program Program Year Integrated School Program School Program School Program

99.86 NTA Score 99.85 NTA Score 99.85 NTA Score 99.84 NTA Score 99.84 NTA Score 99.83 NTA Score

Neeraja Vishwanath Patil Snehaa Reddy Rajiv Shailesh Chitale Kanad Vilas Shende Kartavya Khurana Scaria Kochidanadu Four Year Combined PINNACLE- Two PINNACLE- Two Four Year Combined Four Year Classroom then Four Year Classroom + Integrated Year Integrated Year Integrated Classroom + Integrated switched to PINNACLE- Classroom School Program School Program School Program School Program Two Year Integrated Program School Program Atharva Abhijit Tambat ...and many more

Student of PINNACLE - Two Year 10 FIITJEE Mumbai 57 FIITJEE Mumbai 78 FIITJEE Mumbai 102 FIITJEE Mumbai Integrated School Program Students attained more Students attained more Students attained more Students attained more at FIITJEE Mumbai Centre than 99.9 NTA Score than 99.00 NTA Score than 98.50 NTA Score than 97.50 NTA Score

KVPY Fellowship 2020-21 NTSE (Stage-1) 2020-21

Maharashtra State Topper & Mumbai All Rank - 6 (SX Stream) District Topper

Kartik Shreekumar Nair Aditya Anand Gupta Student of Four Year Student of PINNACLE - Two Year Integrated Classroom then switched to School Program at FIITJEE Mumbai Centre Two Year Classroom Program

42 FIITJEE Mumbai Students 15 FIITJEE Mumbai Students (20 in both SA Category & 22 in SX Category) have qualified for NTSE (Stage-II). have been awarded KVPY Fellowship 2021.

Olympiads 2020-2021 IPM Mega Final 2020-21

Olympiad Mathematics Physics Chemistry Astronomy Astronomy Jr. Science Stream Profile (IOQM) (NSEP) (NSEC) NSEA (Group A) NSEA (Group B) (NSEJS) 63 FIITJEE Mumbai Students Number of Students 11 5 3 3 1 1 have qualified IPM Mega Final.

All our Results are from General Category only Do you want your son & daughter to undergo the transformation they deserve ? Give them the FIITJEE advantage. 5 Transformation at FIITJEE is not a Choice, its a cautious decision

“Taking off from 33% marks in FIITJEE Admission Test to All India Rank 216 in JEE Advanced could only be possible with FIITJEE. The only institute that has transformed not only my life but hundreds of others”

Nithin Babu He appeared in FIITJEE Admission Test on 6th April 2014 and scored just 33% Marks in it with no Scholarship. He joined FIITJEE’s Four Year

Classroom Program and Scan the secured All India Rank 216 in QR Code to watch JEE Advanced. Currently, his video testimonial he is studying at IIT Madras.

This is an excerpt from his testimonial. The full testimonial is available at : www.fiitjee.com/Nithin_Babu.pdf

Such Success Stories are Numerous ! FIITJEE not only transforms brilliant students into toppers but also catapults average & above average students (by JEE Advanced standards) to good ranks in JEE Advanced. In fact, if a student follows us sincerely & works hard, he / she is sure to get through JEE Main & JEE Advanced. Look at the sample data of students who did not get a scholarship in our Admission Test but attempted JEE Advanced in 2018, 2019 & 2020 only and excelled

Name FIITJEE Marks & Scholarship FIITJEE And, the Transformation happened ! of the Student Admission Test in FIITJEE Admission Test Program Joined All India Rank in JEE Advanced

Nithin Babu 6th April 2014 33% & No Scholarship Four Year Classroom Program AIR - 216

Kartikay Goel 27th April 2014 30% & No Scholarship Four Year Classroom Program AIR - 518

Manav Pillai 28th December 2014 35% & No Scholarship Three Year Classroom Program AIR - 671

J Snehan 28th December 2014 27% & No Scholarship SUPREME - Four Year Integrated School Program AIR - 678

Harman Singh 28th December 2014 31% & No Scholarship Three Year Classroom Program AIR - 751

Chakshur Tyagi 8th February 2015 36% & No Scholarship Three Year Classroom Program AIR - 849

Dhruv Bansal 27th April 2014 34% & No Scholarship Four Year Classroom Program AIR - 1173

Srivatsan R 28th December 2014 33% & No Scholarship Three Year Classroom Program AIR - 1204

Girish Madhavan V 27th December 2015 31% & No Scholarship SUPREME - Four Year Integrated School Program AIR - 1954

Prashant Verma 27th April 2014 32% & No Scholarship Four Year Classroom Program AIR - 2011

Tanya Goyal 20th October 2013 35% & No Scholarship Four Year Classroom Program AIR - 2066

Pulkit Arya 28th December 2014 29% & No Scholarship Three Year Classroom Program AIR - 2092

...and many more Note : Just like in JEE Advanced, where cut-off varies from year to year depending upon the difficulty level of the paper, the selection cut-off & the scholarship cut-off of FIITJEE Admission tests also vary from test to test, depending upon the complexity of the paper.

6 We don’t just produce extraordinary results in NTSE, KVPY, Olympiads, JEE Main & JEE Advanced but also transform skills of students opting for non-engineering streams & careers

Whatever stream you may choose in class XI, you must study with FIITJEE from class VI to X and if you are taking Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics and wish to pursue a non-engineering career, then you must study with FIITJEE till class XII to acquire deep thinking and analytical skills required for success in competitive exams, career & life

I am a doctor. I did my MBBS from AIIMS, To achieve my aim of building a career in Law, New Delhi. I studied at FIITJEE in class IX and X, in class XI & XII. I took which gave me an advantage of enhanced Humanities analytical & improved decision-making skills. To develop my analytical & logical thinking and This gave me enough confidence to pursue the research skills, I chose to study at FIITJEE from class later in class XI & XII. VIII to X. Only because FIITJEE taught me to solve

Medical Stream analytical reasoning questions integral to competitive The principles learnt at FIITJEE are benefitting me exams, I could clear CLAT. Today, I am enrolled in even now. Indeed, joining FIITJEEIra tillPachori class X was the apt decision for me. – BA LLB at Nalsar, Hyderabad. – Barkha Singh

7 It was my pre-set goal to choose I wanted to become a Management I am an IAS officer & always wanted after class X and Arts in class XI Commerce Professional. I took to be one. Since I wanted to opt in forclass make a career in Economics. And, & XII and to cement my academic Science Stream to strengthen my mathematics and foundation, I studied at FIITJEE in class IX XI and XII, I joined FIITJEE right in class critical-thinking skills, I joined FIITJEE from & X. FIITJEE developed my IQ, strategic IX & continued studying till class XII. This class VII to X. Those 4 years of beneficial thinking skills & infused in me enough enhanced my IQ, developed rational learning made me academically confidence to pursue BBE. Today, I am thinking & problem-solving tactics, abled enough to pursue Economics doing MBA in Marketing & the learnings pre-requisites to crack UPSC exam. The Honours from Indraprastha University, of FIITJEE still remain the biggest support learning at FIITJEE helps me till date in – Abhishek Sharma New Delhi. – Srishti Chopra in my life & career. real life applications. – Keerthi Vasan

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