What are the various scholarship exams for class 8th students?

Updated on 22 January 2022

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Updated on 22 January 2022

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Class 8th is considered as an important class and the exams are equally important and necessary. Class 8th offers a new insight to the students regarding different subjects, streams and interests. In addition to the curricular exams, there are various scholarship exams for class 8th 2020. The scholarship exams are considered as one of the important platforms for students to showcase their skills and expertise in a particular field and gain an added advantage in their future studies and career.

Students give these exams in order to apply for the desired courses in top colleges and universities. These exams can be considered as the entrance exams for Class 12th students. After the exams, students can get admission to top medical or engineering colleges.

Once the student qualifies the scholarship exams, a relaxation in terms of fee structure is provided. For instance, in colleges, 50% – 70% of the fee reduction relaxation is given to the students who have scored 92% - 98% in the 12th board exams. But before that, let us take a look at some of the scholarship exams for Class 8th students.

SCHOLARSHIP EXAM/ OLYMPIAD	CLASSES/ STUDENTS WHO CAN APPLY
Aakash National Talent Hunt Exam	Classes 8th – 10th
Yoga Olympiad	Classes 6th – 10th
18th National Cyber Olympiad	Classes 2nd – 12th
TALLENTEX-ALLEN Talent Search Exam	Classes 5th – 10th
OBC Pre – Matric scholarship scheme	Classes 1st – 10th
NSEJS Junior Science Olympiad	Up to Class 12th
All India Talent Scholarship Award	Classes 5th – 12th
NSEA Astronomy Olympiad	Till Class 12th
NSEP Physics Olympiad	Till Class 12th
NSEB Biology Olympiad	Up to Class 12th
MOMA Pre – Matric Scholarship	Classes1st – 10th
NSEC Chemistry Olympiad	Till Class 12th
NMMS – National Means cum Merit Scholarship Scheme	Class 8th
Gyan Lab Olympiad	Classes 3rd – 9th
Aakash Admission cum Scholarship Test	Classes 8th – 12th
Unified International English Olympiad	Classes 2nd – 10th
JM Sethia Charitable Trust Merit Scholarship	From Class 8th
Smart Kid General Knowledge Olympiad	Classes 1st – 10th
Merit Scholarship Exam	Classes 5th – 12th
International Olympiad of English Language	Classes 1st – 12th
National Level Science Talent Search Exam	Class 2nd – 12th
International French Language Olympiad	Classes 6th – 10th
Maths Olympiad	Classes 1st – 12th

The above – mentioned table includes almost all the scholarship exams for Class 8th online 2020 and Olympiads that a student can give from class 1st to 12th. These scholarship exams help in boosting the career of the students. The certificates or medals provided by these scholarship exams and Olympiads help the students during their higher studies to gain admission to reputed universities.

There are many scholarship exams from classes 1st to 12th which are already given in the table above. These scholarship exams are registered online wherein the students have to register on the official site. The site asks for some documents like:

Educational documents like mark-sheet
The account number and the IFSC code
Aadhar card
Scanned copy of Bank’s passbook
Domicile certificate

The availability of Class 1st to 8th scholarship form online can be seen on the official website. These forms are available after the previous exams have been completed and the results have been declared. For instance, this year the scholarship exams were held in the month of July to August via computers or online portals. Some exams were offline too. To apply or to know about Pre – Matric Scholarship exams students can visit www.scholarships.gov.in.

Scholarship exam for Class 8th model question paper

First, let’s talk about the exam pattern and structure of these scholarship exams. The exam is for 2 hours and the weightage of these exams are of 300 marks. The number of questions varies from exam to exam. But the basic number of questions is 75. The exam mode can be either online or offline. Students can apply for these exams in case they want to practice and prepare for the JEE exams or the medical exams.

In order to prepare for these exams, students can solve the model question papers. These papers will help them in having a fair understanding of the structure of the paper, the marking scheme and the time duration. These model question papers will also help them in completing the exam well before time.

Now, where to find these mock papers? You can visit the official website of these scholarship exams and can download these model papers for free. You must also solve other sample papers and previous year’s question papers in order to practice in a better way. Therefore, to prepare for the scholarship exams and Olympiads, you must practice from the model question papers.

We have mentioned all the scholarship exams for class 8th. The Scholarship exams and Olympiads are very important if you need to boost up your career. These exams open a gateway of opportunities for the students who wish to apply for courses in top colleges and universities. The above – mentioned table includes all the scholarship exams for Class 8th online. Therefore, it is advised to take up these exams as they help in career growth and provide good job opportunities in the near future.

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