Mumbai : – Aakash, India’s leading Institute for Medical and Engineering coaching is conducting the first Admission cum Scholarship Test (ACST) for upcoming academic session for its Medical/IIT-JEE/Foundation Courses 2014-15. Students of classes 8th and 9th will be eligible for the Foundation courses, while students of class 10th and 11th can take part in the Engineering and Medical courses simultaneously, to be held on 17th March and 24th March 2013. The ACST is the most awaited exam for students aiming to secure scholarships and fee waivers unto 60%, based on their performances in the test.

Through these tests, Aakash will be offering admission to students for its various regular classroom courses with applicable concession organized at its branches and franchise centers. The admission test also gives an opportunity to the student to perform higher and get scholarship. A student, who has qualified for Aakash’s direct admission criteria can also sit for ACST and get himself/herself a scholarship. The syllabus of the admission test is different for different courses (essentially previous classes Science and/or Maths syllabus, depending on the class) and can be obtained from the information desk at the applying centre. The ACSTs will be held for the various Foundation, Medical and Engineering regular classroom courses; the updates along with the dates for the tests will be available on its website http://www.aakash.ac.in/.

A student can attempt the ACST 2 times maximum for seeking admission to a particular course.  If a student has taken direct admission and paid registration fee, admission fee and 1st installment of the tuition fee, then he/she cannot appear in ACST to avail any scholarship benefit. A student can avail the scholarship based on the ACST and / or various other categories that Aakash offers, while taking admission.  The Admission cum Scholarship Test Fee is Rs. 500/-.

With the ACST, Aakash wishes to give an opportunity to the most deserving students to fulfill their dream of becoming a doctor or engineer. The admission test examines the basic knowledge of the student and allows them a chance to showcase their true potential for medicine or engineering as a career.