Tamil Nadu Rural Students Talent Search Examination (TRUST) 2024: Exam Date, Application Form, Eligibility

Tamil Nadu Directorate of Government Examinations (TNDGE) is the authority that is responsible for releasing the official notification for the Tamil Nadu Rural Students Talent Search Examination (TRUST) 2024. The aim of this program is to identify the students of high scholastic achievement in middle school and give scholarships to them for higher studies. Only those students can apply for this scholarship program who are currently studying in class 9^th.  In this post, we are providing all the important details related to the Tamil Nadu Rural Students Talent Search Examination (TRUST) 2024.

TRUST 2024 Important Dates

The tentative dates related to the Tamil Nadu Rural Students Talent Search Examination (TRUST) 2024 are given in the table below.

TUEST 2024 Eligibility Criteria

Only those candidates who meet the eligibility criteria given below are eligible to apply for the Tamil Nadu Rural Students Talent Search Examination (TRUST) 2024.

School

• This scholarship scheme is only for the Talented Rural Students studying in the schools located in rural areas of the Tamil Nadu only. It means the school of the student should be a govt. recognized school and must not be located in the municipal corporation and municipalities (except Chennai and Pondicherry)

 Educational Qualification

• The student must be studying in class 9^th of a recognized school. Plus, the student must have passed the class 8^th annual examination with a minimum of 50% marks.

Parent’s Annual Income

• The annual income of the parents must not be more than 12000/- in order to apply for the Tamil Nadu Rural Students Talent Search Examination (TRUST) 2024.

Tamil Nadu Rural Students Talent Search Examination (TRUST) 2024 Application Form

The application process of the Tamil Nadu Rural Students Talent Search Examination (TRUST) 2024 will take place in offline mode only. All the applications from the students must be submitted through their schools/ institutes only. Given below are the complete details related to the process of application.

• On behalf of eligible and willing students, the head of the institute will collect the blank application form from the chief educational officer.
• Then, the head of the institute will distribute the blank application forms among the students.
• Students then have to fill all the necessary details in the application form.
• The details like name, father’s name, address, the annual income of parents need to be entered in the application form.
• The information entered in the application form must be accurate. Otherwise, the application form might get rejected.
• Along with the application form, it is also compulsory to pay the necessary application fee.
• The duly filled application form along with a copy of the income certificate from the Tashildar must be counter-signed by the respective headmasters/ headmistress must be sent to the chief educational officers.
• This Office does not receive the application form directly but only Nominal Roll received from C.E.O’s Offices.

Application Fee

All the aspirants are required to pay the necessary application fee.

• The application fee for all the candidates is Rs. 7/-.

Mode of payment: The application fee must be submitted by cash at the time of submitting the application form.

TRUST 2024 Admit Card

• The distribution of the admit cards will start once the application form submission process gets over.
• Please note that the TRUST admit card are distributed from all CEO’s office to all the centres.
• Only those candidates will get the admit card who will submit the application and application fee before the last date.
• No candidate will be allowed to enter the examination hall without having a valid admit card.
• It is also the responsibility of the candidate to keep the admit card safe. The admit card should not be torn or mutilated.

TRUST 2024 Result

• After conducting the examination, the department of Government Examination will declare the TRUST result 2024.
• Please note that the result of this exam is computerized on the basis of the highest marks secured by the candidates.
• Authorities will prepare a list of 50 boys and 50 girls from each revenue district.
• This list is then sent to the director of school education, Chennai – 6.
• The director of school education will then provide the scholarship amount to the students.
• Currently, the authorities are providing Rs.1000/- for four years (9th standard to 12th Standard) to the selected students.

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