Centre for Cultural Resources and Training jobs for Cultural Talent Search Scholarship Scheme in Delhi. Last Date to apply: 31 Jan 2018

Cultural Talent Search Scholarship Scheme-2018

The Cultural Talent Search Scholarship Scheme is implemented at the national level. There are hundreds of art forms practiced in our country. Since the number of scholarships available are limited, only exceptionally talented and outstanding students need to apply.

Object : The object of the scheme is to provide facilities to outstanding talented children selected in the age group of 10 to 14 years (as per the cut off eligibility dates), studying either in recognizedschools or belonging to families practicing traditional performing arts for getting specialized training in various cultural fields such as traditional forms of music, dance, drama, painting, sculpture,crafts and literary arts, laying special emphasis on rare art forms, which are in the process of becoming extinct.

Nature Of Scholarship : Subject to availability of funds, the maximum number of fresh scholarships to be awarded every year will be 650, of which 100 scholarships are marked for TribalCulture/Scheduled Tribe children (those who possess a valid 'ST' certificate issued by competent authority),125 are reserved for children of families practicing traditional arts, etc. (TAF- which arecontinuously practicing art form(s) for the minimum previous 03 generations), 20 for differently abled children (having valid disability certificate) and 30 in the field of Creative Writing/Literary Arts (forthose who have evidences of their original work). The remaining 375 scholarships will be treated as general scholarships. The talented children in the age group of 10 to 14 years (as per the cut offeligibility dates), studying in the recognized schools will be eligible to apply under the Scheme. The children whose parent's/guardian's total monthly income is less than ` 8000/- only ( Eight Thousand Only) per month will be given preference for the award of scholarship. However, the criteria of talent and potential will be taken into consideration for all the candidates.

Duration : The Scholarship awarded under the scheme will be initially for two years at a time and is renewable after every two years till the completion of the first university degree stage ofeducation or up to the age of 20 years, whichever is earlier, subject to the awardee maintaining satisfactory progress. However, if the Half-Yearly Progress Reports are not submitted in timeregularly, then the decision regarding discontinuation can be taken any time without prior notice, as and when required. The payment of scholarship will start from the date which may be specifiedby the CCRT or from the date on which the admission is obtained in the approved course in an Institution or with the approved Guru, whichever is later.

Selection : For recommending the candidates to be called for Interview/Test, the CCRT will constitute a Central Selection Committee, whose decision shall be final. Only the recommendedcandidates will be informed by post about the dates, timings and venue of the Interviews/Tests which are expected to be conducted at Regional level from the month of May, 2018 onwards.The children appearing for the Interviews/Tests for the award of new scholarships will be assessed/evaluated on the scale of 1(one) to 10(ten) marks by each Expert Committee Member and children will be recommended for scholarship(s) on the basis of total marks obtained by them, strictly in order of 'Merit', subject to availability of number(s) of scholarships(s), for that year.

Training : The selected child shall be placed for training by the parent/guardian either in a suitable institution in which facilities for academic studies as well as for training in the particular culturalfield for which the child is awarded the scholarship, are available or he/she shall be placed for training in the field concerned under an approved Guru/teacher/ Insttn. while being allowed to pursuethe academic studies in a recognized school. The decision of the CCRT on the selection of the course of study and the Guru/teacher shall be final.

Value Of Scholarship : I) The value of scholarship will be ` 3600/- (` Three thousand Six Hundred Only) per year. ii) The actual fee paid for the specialized training to the Institution or to theGuru/teacher shall be reimbursed to the scholarship holder in addition to the value of scholarship indicated under (i) above, subject to a ceiling of ` 9000/- (` Nine Thousand only) per year. All payments of scholarship shall be made in the bank account of authorized parent/guardian of scholarship holders, by NEFT/ECS/RTGS directly, who shall be responsible to pay the approved tuition fee to the Guru/teacher and send the payment receipts duly signed by him and Guru/Teacher also.