Around 11,45,000 students participated in Aakash Educational Services Ltd’s prestigious National Scholarship Exam, ANTHE 2025
Kolkata, October 14, 2025: Aakash Educational Services Ltd. (AESL), the national leader in test preparatory services for aspiring doctors and IITians, with more than 415 centers across the country, conducted its national scholarship exam, the Aakash National Talent Hunt Exam (ANTHE), in two phases: both online and offline. The first phase, held in online mode, took place on October 4th -12th, 2025, while the offline exam was conducted on October 5th & 12th, 2025.
ANTHE 2025 received tremendous support and appreciation from the school community and parents in the state, with more than 50000 students participating in the exam from West Bengal
ANTHE 2025 offers up to 100% scholarships worth ₹250 Cr in total to Classroom, Aakash Digital and Invictus Courses, along with significant cash awards worth ₹2.5 Cr helping students achieve their dreams of a successful career in medicine or engineering. The exam opens the door for students to avail the best coaching for competitive exams like NEET, JEE, State CETs, NTSE, and Olympiads, offered by Aakash’s expert faculty.
ANTHE is one of the largest pan-India scholarship exams for students studying in Class VII to XII. It gives them an opportunity to earn up to 100% scholarship for admission in engineering and medical colleges and helps them take the first step in their endeavour to become doctors and engineers. ANTHE has traditionally been open to students from Classes VII to XII. This year, it was thrown open to students from Class V and VI too, considering the popular demand.
Mr. Tilak Raj Khemka, Director, Aakash Educational Services Limited (AESL), said: “We are overwhelmed by the response that ANTHE has received in West Bengal over the last one decade, and more so, this year. The scholarship has today emerged as one of the largest gateway in the country for school students aspiring to fulfil their Medical or IIT dream.”
The countrywide talent hunt exam, ANTHE, is held across 24 states and union territories in two phases: both online and offline. The first phase, conducted in online mode, took place on October 4th – 12th, 2025, while the offline exam was held on October 5th & 12th, 2025. States where the scholarship exam was held are ANDAMAN & NICOBAR, Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya