Notification For Joint Dakshana Selection Test (JDST) 2022
Notification For Joint Dakshana Selection Test (JDST) 2022
Selection Process for the JDST 2022: For Students studying in Govt./Aided schools (Not for JNV school students)
Step 1: Check the eligibility* at apply.scholarship.dakshana.org and fill the application form.
Step 2: After 1st round of shortlisting, Fill the Dakshana Scholar Application (DSA)
Step 3: Shortlisted scholars to appear for Online Pre-Scholarship Test (PST). A mock test will be there to familiarise students to the interface.
Step 4: After 2nd round of shortlisting (based on PST and DSA), Appear for JDST 2022 (online at test centres) with Mobile.
Step 5: After 3rd round of shortlisting (based on JDST 2022), Appear for the Interview & Document Verification.
Step 6: Students selected in the interview will be offered Dakshana One-year Scholarship.
*Eligibility: Must meet all the 3 criteria to apply for the scholarship.
i. School: Currently studying in Class 12 Science from a Govt/Aided schools (Academic Year 2021-22)
ii. Merit: Aggregate marks of Maths & Science in Class 10 should be above the cut-off: GEN/EWS/OBC: 85%, SC: 70%, ST: 60%, PD: No cut-off
iii. Income: Annual Family Income to be less than 2 lakhs
All online tests will be conducted through the Dakshana Scholarship Test Android Mobile App. Details to download the app and login credential will be
provided by March 31, 2022.
The duration of each of the tests will be 3-hrs. The test will consist of 25 MCQ format questions in each of the following sections:
Section 1: Logical Reasoning | Section 2: Mathematics/Biology | Section 3: Physics | Section 4: Chemistry
Each right answer is awarded 3 marks and 1 mark is deducted for every wrong answer.
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Mock Test, Pre-Scholarship Test & JDST 2022 Syllabus:
The syllabus has been reduced. Aspirants can watch video lectures, of the below topics, on the Dakshana YouTube Channel. Click on the name of the topic
for each subject given below, to watch the video lectures. Questions will be based on the below lectures.
Note: Though the title of some videos for Physics/Chemistry on Dakshana YouTube Channel may mention that the topic is for NEET, but JEE Aspirants can
also watch those lectures.
Logical Reasoning:
Verbal: Number Series, Letter Series, Analogies, Cause & Effect, Verbal Classification, Blood Relations, Logical Sequence of Words, Direction Sense Test,
Logical Venn Diagram, Data Sufficiency, Coding Decoding, Assertion and Reason, Analysing Arguments, Logical Problems, Course of Action, Matching
Definition, Syllogism, Statement and Assumptions
Non-Verbal: Image Series, Construction of Shapes, Classification, Picture Analogies, Rule Detection
All clarifications related to the JDST will be addressed on the above email address ONLY. Kindly do not call or write to any other
Dakshana email address.
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Flow Chart for Dakshana One-Year Scholarship Process
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