Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology Online Test (SMIT Online Test) - Admission Scheme for Gifted Child

Admission Scheme for Gifted Child
Eligibility criteria and requirements for the candidate seeking admission for supernumerary seat
  • Candidate must be an Indian citizen.
  • Candidates must have passed the Class XII Board examination with a minimum of 45% marks (40% marks in case of candidates belonging to reserved category) in the science stream. They need not have written any entrance examinations
  • Candidates interested in getting admitted under gifted children supernumerary quota need to directly apply to the institution by submitting all the relevant documents along with the application form.
  • Students are also required to submit 3 letters of recommendations on a proper letterhead from the appropriate authority clearly stating that he/she is a gifted child and is eligible for the supernumerary seat in AICTE affiliated colleges. Candidates are also required to submit the ‘Statement of Purpose’.
  • All the applications will undergo primary screening at the institution’s level to check the validity of the submitted document as per the prescribed norms of the scheme.
  • Upon document scrutiny, the candidate may need to appear for the interview with a panel of experts appointed by the institutions to ascertain their truly gifted nature and eligibility for admission under this scheme. This will include several parameters (e.g.: winner of renowned international or national level idea/innovation competitions/hackathons/Olympiads, scholarships holder, first author on publications or patents, start-up founder, an App developer with a large number of downloads, etc.) The candidate MUST fulfill AT LEAST ONE of the above mention parameters (Refer to section 7 for details) to become eligible for consideration under the proposed supernumerary quota.
Detailed Criteria

Candidates must fulfill one or more of the following eligibility criteria:

  • Candidate must be the prize winner of at least one of national/international level competitions organized by government or prestigious non-governmental institutions (Listed in Annexure I).
  • Student receiving funding from government agencies for pursuing innovative projects (e.g.: DBT, DST, CSIR, NCERT, Ministry of Education, any Central or State Government agency, DRDO, Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana, Jagadish Bose National Science Talent Search Junior Scholarship, Tribal Mensa Nurturing Programme, DST-INSPIRE, NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge, Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, Kaveri Gifted Education Center, etc. (Notified by AICTE from time to time).
  • Student receiving funding from highly reputed global companies/MNCs/NGOs for pursuing innovative projects e.g.: Google, Lockheed Martin STEM, Bell Labs, Intel, TCS, IBM, Tesla, Microsoft, Infosys, etc. will be considered (Notified by AICTE from time to time).
  • Candidate must have High-quality original research article publications in peer-reviewed journals (listed under UGC-CARE-II) as the first author.
  • Candidate must be the primary holder of a Patent granted by Indian or International patent office.
  • Candidate must have registered start-up as per DPIIT norms and incubate within any recognized Technology Business Incubator.
  • Candidate must have conceived and developed an Innovative project/ product recognized and reported by prestigious national or vernacular media (Print/TV/Digital)
  • Candidate is an owner of Apps on Google/Apple/Windows stores or has launched or is in process of launching a technology-based innovative product in the market (with more than 10,000 downloads).
Admission Process

Admission for gifted students under the proposed supernumerary quota scheme will follow 2 steps process.

  • Institution Level Scrutiny

1.Institutions with approved supernumerary quota will be responsible for identifying and selecting gifted students based on the criteria specified by the scheme.
2.A ‘committee of experts’ needs to be appointed by institutions to thoroughly scrutinize the applications of candidates applying under this quota. If need be felt, the committee may interview the candidates to ascertain their credentials and giftedness.
3.No applications fees will be charged to the candidates by the institution applying under this quota.
4.After the primary scrutiny, institutions will submit details of the nominated candidates (under this quota) along with a detailed selection procedure including the names of the selection committee members on the central AICTE portal for final scrutiny and approval.

  • Final Scrutiny and Approval by AICTE

1.AICTE will appoint a ‘committee of experts to thoroughly evaluate the credentials of candidates nominated/selected by institutions as per the prescribed norms of the scheme.
2.If need be felt, the committee of experts may interview the candidates to ascertain their credentials and giftedness.
3.Upon receiving the recommendations from the committee, AICTE will announce the list of selected candidates along with the details of the assigned institution on its official portal.

Fees Structure
  • Institute will charge an application processing fee of Rs 500 to candidates applying under this scheme.
  • Complete Tuition Fee waiver: Institutions admitting students under this scheme are committed to give complete tuition waiver to the admitted students. However, institutions may charge students fees for examination, hostel, library, transportation, laboratory, and other activity as per the prevailing norms.
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