The Examination cell of the Directorate of Educational Research and Training, conducts Scholarship Examinations for both Primary and Upper Primary students of the State since 2006. Interested students studying in class V and class VIII from all the schools of the state can appear for the examination.

     The objectives are to identify and recognize students with academic talent, providing them a platform to appear in competitive examinations and to provide financial assistance to successful students. The examination is held in 63 centres in all the 15 sub divisions under the supervision of the Sub-Divisional School Education Officer (SDSEO).

     Advertisement regarding the conduct of the exam is widely published through leading newspapers of the State as well as through the office of the SDSEOs. The examination consists of two core papers which is as follows:

#	Paper	Full Mark	Objective
1	Paper I: MENTAL ABILITY TEST	100	To tests the level at which the students learn things, understand the instructions and solve problems. It shall encompass their verbal concepts, vocabulary, arithmetic and spatial awareness (the ability to judge the positions and sizes of objects etc).
2	Paper II: SCHOLASTIC APTITUDE TEST	100	To assessed the student’s knowledge, understanding of students in respect of school subjects.

        Mental Ability and Scholastic Aptitude Test shall help in developing students of forming conclusions, judgments, or inferences from facts. Thus, the pattern is also going to focus more on speed for future competitive examinations of students in future. Conclusion: The list of successful students is then sent to the Directorate of School Education and Literacy (DSEL) for selection and scholarship is awarded accordingly.

The details of the existing rate of the scholarship

#	Primary/Upper Primary	Existing Rate
1	Primary	100
2	Upper Primary	40

Tenure of the Scholarship:

        The tenure of the Primary/Upper Primary Scholarship is three years subject to good conduct and satisfactory progress.

        The Primary Scholarship is payable at Primary and the Upper Primary Scholarship at Upper Primary. The officer in charge of these Scholarship are the Sub-Divisional School Education Officer and the District School Education Officer respectively.

Total Numbers of Scholarship award for Primary and Upper Primary School District wise is indicated below:-

A). Primary Scholarship:

TRIBAL
#	District	Boys	Girls	Total
1	Khasi Hills	50	50	100
2	Garo Hills	50	50	100
3	Jaintia Hills	10	10	20
Total		110	110	220

NON-TRIBAL
#	District	Boys	Girls	Total
1	Khasi Hills	10	10	20
2	Garo Hills	10	10	20
3	Jaintia Hills	02	02	04
Total		22	22	44
GRAND TOTAL		132	132	264

B). Upper Primary Scholarship:

TRIBAL
#	District	Boys	Girls	Total
1	Khasi Hills	15	15	30
2	Garo Hills	15	15	30
3	Jaintia Hills	05	05	10
Total		35	35	70

NON-TRIBAL
#	District	Boys	Girls	Total
1	Khasi Hills	03	03	06
2	Garo Hills	03	03	06
3	Jaintia Hills	01	01	02
Total		07	07	14
GRAND TOTAL		42	42	84