FINDING HIDDEN TALENTS

NASTA
LEARN, PLAY,ENGAGE & EVOLVE

"NATIONAL
ASSESSMENT OF
SCIENTIFIC
TEMPERAMENT &
APTITUDE"

In Knowledge Alliance with

Industrial Partner
सीएसआईआर- राष्ट्रीय विज्ञानं संचार एवं नीति अनुसन्धान संसथान (सीएसआईआर-निस्पर)
CSIR-National institute of Science Communication and Policy Research (CSIR-NIScPR)

A Constituent Laboratory of CSIR, Ministry of Science & Technology

"जिस समाज में साइं टिफिक टे म्पर की ताकत बढ़ती है , उसका विकास भी उतनी ही तेजी से होता है ।

साइं टिफिक टे म्पर अं धश्रद्धा को मिटाता है , अं धविश्वास को कम करता है । साइं टिफिक टे म्पर समाज में

क्रियाशीलता को बढ़ाता है । साइं टिफिक टे म्पर प्रयोग शीलता को प्रोत्साहित करता है । हर चीज में

रीजनिं ग खोजता है , तर्क और तथ्यों के आधार पर अपनी राय बनाने की समझ पैदा करता है और

सबसे बड़ी बात, ये फियर ऑफ़ अननोन को चुनौती दे ने की शक्ति दे ता है ।"

"The society in which the strength of Scientific Temper grows, it develops equally

fast. Scientific Temper eradicates superstition and reduces superstition. Scientific

Temper increases activity in society. Scientific Temper encourages usability. Finds

reasoning in everything, builds understanding to form its own opinion based on

logic and facts and, most importantly, it empowers to challenge the Fear of

Unknown."

Shri Narendra Modi

Hon'ble Prime Minister of India
(Ref: Inaugural Speech at 5th IISF, 05.11.2019)
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ABOUT KAMP
Knowledge and Awareness Mapping Platform “KAMP” is an International intellect E-based
assessment platform to evaluate cognizance of 21st-century skills, awareness,and
knowledge of Science, Technology & Humanities among students.

Knowledge and Awareness Mapping Platform "KAMP" is one of the major initiative
and knowledge alliances of the CSIR-National Institute of Science Communication and
Policy Research (CSIR-NIScPR), a constituent laboratory of the Council of Scientific &
Industrial Research, Ministry of Science & Technology and Industrial Partner M/S Nysa
Communications Pvt Ltd. (NCPL). KAMP intends to develop creativity, meaningful
learning, critical reading, and thinking skills that bring out the inherent abilities of
students.

Director’s Message
“CSIR-NIScPR is one of the premier institutes of the country to
provide inputs to policymakers for formulating the policy of
Science, Technology, Innovation (STI), and entrepreneurship.
Knowledge and Awareness Mapping Platform (KAMP), aimed to
develop and map the Scientific Temperament of children, will
help nurture innovation and creativity from an early age. The
analyses of the mapping data would be used to create inputs
for S&T policy to the new generation of scientific leaders are
PROF. RANJANA AGGARWAL
produced in the country.”
Director, CSIR-NIScPR

CSIR-NIScPR came into existence on 14th January 2021 with Dr Harsh Vardhan, then
the Hon'ble Minister of Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, announcing the
merger of two internationally acclaimed CSIR Institutions namely CSIR-National
Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources (CSIR-NISCAIR) and
National Institute of Science, Technology and Development Studies (CSIR-NISTADS).

CSIR-NIScPR is undertaking evidence-based STI Policy studies and Science

Communication initiatives of national relevance. Some of the most relevant are:
Compendium of CSIR technologies based on their assessment of Technology
Readiness Level (TRL) scale, Livelihood creation for rural India through the
deployment of CSIR technologies by collaborating with UNNAT Bharat Abhiyan and
Vijanana Bharti (VIBHA),
OUR VISION
To identify and capture Scientific and Technological temperament in
students to make

OBJECTIVES

Identify scientific attitudes & enable students to

understand their inherent potential for different career
choices.
Awareness among students of the latest
developments in emerging technologies.
Map specific attributes essential to becoming a
successful scientist or technologist.
Infuse a healthy competitive spirit through rewards,
based on performance levels.
Identify Learning/teaching gaps to suggest areas of
improvement and remedial actions.

IMPACT AND OUTCOME

Understand students' skills and challenges.
Access deep conceptual understanding rather than
rote learning
Nurturing the young minds with the help of interactive
workshops.
Comprehensive advisory for students/parents which
will help in identifying the areas of strength.
Data and Analytics will support policymakers to
analyze the current learner’s level.
Provides necessary curricular inputs and suggestions
to the policymakers.

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KAMP's mission is to identify and promote research-based methods for

students that can be used to improve scientific skills and attitudes across
life span
WHAT IS SCIENTIFIC TEMPER?
Scientific temperament refers to an individual’s attitude toward logical and rational thinking. An individual is
considered to have a scientific temper if s/he employs a scientific method of decision-making in everyday life.
The term was first coined by India’s first Hon'ble Prime Minister, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, in his book 'The
Discovery of India'.
When the fundamental duties were added to the Constitution in 1976 through Article 51A, the eighth duty stated:
“It shall be the duty of every citizen of India to develop the scientific temper, humanism and the spirit of inquiry
and reform.” This made the Constitution one of the few that requires the spirit of inquiry and scientific temper
as a foundational aspect of society.

The Government of India, through the National Council for Science and Technology Communication, dedicated
the 28th February National Science Day of 2014 to the theme "Fostering Scientific Temper"

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Knowledge and Awareness Mapping Platform (KAMP) is the first initiative taken by CSIR-NIScPR and NCPL, to
map the Scientific temperament and Attitude of young students based on their assessment outcome and
nurture them as future scientists of the country. It believes that every student is blessed with a core talent and
aimed to bring out the best in them through this platform.

Indian Constitution on Scientific Temperament

Article 51 A of our constitution which deals with fundamental duties

makes it a duty of every citizen to develop Scientific Temper; (as per
clause [h]). It is the Scientific Temper that helps in developing
Secularism, Humanism & Spirit of enquiry and reform.
KAMP-NASTA
National Assessment of Scientific
Temperament and Aptitude

Attribute Comprehensive
Based Advisory Report
Assessment
KAMP - NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF SCIENTIFIC
TEMPERAMENT & APTITUDE (NASTA)
NASTA is aimed to evaluate the cognizance of 21st-century skills, awareness, knowledge of science &
technology, scientific temper, ethical reasoning, socio-economical learning, quantitative and logical reasoning,

NASTA
computational thinking, knowledge of humanities, and digital literacy that can help identify hidden talents and
skills in young students. Students of classes V–XII can participate in KAMP – NASTA .

What is it like for students and schools to participate in NASTA?

NASTA is administered offline/online to students during regular school hours. Each student is assessed on
the different attributes of NASTA. Students spend between 90 and 120 minutes taking the assessment.
Student responses on NASTA are private, and the privacy of each participating school and student is
essential. KAMP Planning & Monitoring Committee sets the NASTA policy, determines the assessment
schedule, and what content should be measured. NASTA will be administered in English, Hindi, or other
regional languages. All students/schools of CBSE, ICSE/ISC, Other State Boards, and other institutions can
participate in NASTA.

Need of NASTA

NASTA assess a comprehensive, integrated approach in mapping the scientific temperament of young
brains.
Building a concept to develop an understanding of the scientific aspects of nature.
To help the student identify their hidden talent and provides a platform for self-assessment.
Mapping and help nurturing the scientific aptitude among students.

Impact and Outcome of NASTA

Identify learning outcome levels of students in India and abroad.

Comprehensive advisory for students/parents which will help in identifying the areas of strength.
Data and Analytics will support policymakers to analyze the current learner’s level.
Support schools to provide an enabling environment to identify students with unique skills.
Help nurture their skills/talents by creating District KAMP - Junior Scientist Club.
Support policymakers to take necessary curricular reforms.
KAMP- NASTA
ASSESSMENT DETAILS
Subjects covered for Classes V-X
National Assessment for Scientific Temperament & Aptitude (NASTA) includes a range of specific subjects at
grades 5th to 10th to provide a comprehensive look at the wide array of academic areas that are a part of a
student’s education.

Science Mathematics Earth & Universe IT/Computers Reasoning Aptitude

Assessment Indicators (for Class V-X)

NASTA indicators involve means and methods to reach scientific information and thus allows the student to
think scientifically. The science process occurs naturally, spontaneously in our minds. By logically breaking
down the steps in our thinking, we use the scientific process to find out how to answer our questions about
how the world works. National Assessment for Scientific Temperament & Aptitude includes the following
attributes:

KNOWING
RECOGNITION OBSERVATION CLASSIFICATION

APPLYING
PROBLEM SOLVING PRECISION PREDICTION

REASONING
CRITICAL THINKING INTERPRETATION
KAMP- NASTA
ASSESSMENT DETAILS
Subjects covered for Classes XI-XII
KAMP introduces the career advisory and aptitude assessment for senior students of schools and other
institutions. NASTA assess the awareness and aptitude for senior students

MECHANICAL LANGUAGE
REASONING
01 05
APTITUDE

MATHEMATICAL PERCEPTUAL
02 06
REASONING APTITUDE

DIGITAL LITERACY 03 07 ABSTRACT

REASONING

SPATIAL APTITUDE 04 08 VERBAL

REASONING

Assessment Pattern

Mode of Assessment Online/Offline

Assessment Pattern Multi Choice Questions (MCQ’s)

Registration will be done online through https://kamp.res.in.

School and Students
School Registration: School will register on https://kamp.res.in and can further
Registration
register their students from their login.

Date of Assessment December – January (yearly)

Duration and No. of Paper 2: 90 Minutes, 60 Questions

Paper 1: 90 Minutes, 60 Questions
Questions Subjects: IT/Computers, Earth &
Subjects: Science, Mathematics
(Class V-VIII) Universe, Aptitude/Reasoning

Duration and No. of Paper 2: 90 Minutes, 80 Questions

Paper 1: 90 Minutes, 80 Questions
Questions Subjects: IT/Computers, Earth &
Subjects: Science, Mathematics
(Class IX-X) Universe, Aptitude/Reasoning

Duration and No. of

Paper 1: 90 Minutes, 80 Questions
Questions
Subjects: General Aptitude & Reasoning
(Class XI-XII)

Medium English/Regional Language

CERTIFICATES, AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS

Scholarships and awards will be presented to the outstanding performers

during an academic year:

National Toppers
Rs. 50,000/- Cash Prize + Jr. Scientist Award + Certificate of Excellence

State Toppers
Rs. 10,000/- Cash Prize + Critical Thinker Award + Certificate of Excellence

District Toppers
Rs. 5,000/- Cash Prize + Medal of Excellence + Certificate of Excellence

School Toppers
Gold Medal + Certificate of Excellence + KAMP Delectable
Certificate of Excellence
Student Assessment Report (SAR): Every student who appears in the KAMP- National, State & District
Toppers
NASTA exam will be provided with a Student Assessment Report (SAR).

SAR is a detailed analysis of how the student's performance is analysed on

various skills and aptitude parameters with an advisory on how parents and

teachers can help a student improve. The SAR will be sent in digital form to

students.

- Participation Certification for each registered student.

- Certificates of Appreciation to school Principals & Nodal Officer

- Recognition and Shield of Excellence for Schools based on cumulative

performance of schools in the KAMP-NASTA.

**Awards and Scholarships are subjected to no. of participants in each class from a district, state and

nationally, kindly visit award and scholarship guidelines for detailed information through
Certificate of Appreciation
https://kamp.res.in Principal/ Nodal Officers

NATIONAL TOPPERS STATE TOPPERS DISTRICT TOPPERS

JUNIOR SCIENTIST AWARDS CRITICAL THINKER AWARDS MEDAL OF EXCELLENCE

Scholarship - Rs. 50,000/- Scholarship - Rs. 10,000/- Scholarship - Rs. 5,000/-

KNOWLEDGE SHARING SESSIONS & ACTIVITIES

Under KAMP, fortnightly online knowledge sessions/workshops, quizzes, and challenges are being organized for
all the registered students on Thursdays under the following categories:
Science, Technology and Innovations, Scientific and Life Skills, Career & Professional Development,
Academic Development, Train the Trainers/Teachers.

Objectives/Benefits of Knowledge Sessions

Bringing scientific awareness among students.

Promote and develop scientific attitude and aptitude among students.
To promote STEAM Education and to help students understand its real-life application.
Disseminate information on Science & Technology (S&T).
Stimulate a spirit of curiosity, inquiry, innovation, and creativity to supplement conventional education and foster a
scientific temper.
Collaborate and build collective knowledge, find better ways of doing things, and build a community and learning
culture.
Guidance on how to retain the knowledge and support learning as it actually happens.
Promoting a culture that encourages knowledge sharing can help fill the generational knowledge gap.
Centralizing learning material and encouraging knowledge sharing using one platform.

KAMP's Knowledge Sessions and Workshops are available for all registered
students of Classes (V-XII).
AWARENESS & MOTIVATIONAL PROGRAMME
Creativity counts, Knowledge matters, Innovations transform, Incentives inspire !!

Achievers: Leaders of Tomorrow is a series which aims to inspire students to

be creative, discover their true potential, be inspired by great things in life, and
help develop the nation through their unique ideas. In this series,
KAMP is interviewing individuals who have achieved success using their innate
talent or have done something exceptional or innovative in their life. This
programme will inspire more and more of us to be creative, be ourselves,
discover our true selves and achieve our true potential. It creates awareness
and inspires the young aspirers of our country.

Objectives
To foster creativity and critical thinking.
Cultivate resilience and self-assurance.
Allow students to progress in their skills and abilities, as well as
overcome their limitations.
To uplift students' enthusiasm about the activities presented to them.

Students and Schools get access to read popular Science Magazines like
Science Reporter, Vigyan Pragati, Journals, Podcasts and other
Science communications of CSIR.
Sample questions for preparation, Mock Examination Facility and
Reference Books are also made available to the students through an
online portal.

Scientific Excursions organised by KAMP

allow the toppers of KAMP - NASTA
assessment to witness the innovations,
projects, and research work at the eminent
CSIR Laboratories / Research Institutes /
Organizations in India.

Scientific Excursion for Achievers of KAMP - NASTA

GLIMPSE OF PREVIOUS ACTIVITIES
SCHOOLS RECOGNISED FOR OUTSTANDING
PERFORMANCE

Delhi Public School Ambience Public School Swami Sant Das Public School Vishwa Bharti Public School Cambridge Court High School
Dhanbad, Jharkhand South Delhi, Delhi Punjab, Kapurthala Noida, Uttar Pradesh Jaipur, Rajasthan

Saraswati Vidyalaya Sr. Sec.

Bhavan’s Vidya Mandir Navy Children School Delhi Public School Residential School Delhi Public School
Eroor, Ernakulam, Kerala Porbandar, Gujarat Nagpur, Maharashtra Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala Jaipur, Rajasthan

Navrachna Higher
The Indian School Delhi Public School St. Thomas Residencial School Sri venkateshwar Int. School
Secondary School
New Delhi Surat, Gujarat Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala West Delhi
Vadodara, Gujarat

National Public School Bal Bharti Public School Mahindra World School Morden School, Barakhamba Kendriya Vidhalaya
Chennai, Tamilnadu New Delhi Kanchipuram, Tamilnadu New Delhi Donimalai, Karnataka

The Assam Valley School Step by Step School Jawahar Navdaya Vidhalaya Delhi Public School
Sonitpur, Assam Noida, Uttar Pradesh Navanagar, Bihar Dehradoon, Uttarakhand

SUPPORTED BY
KAMP has been Encouraged and Supported by various Central Govt. Schools i.e. Central Board of Secondary
Education (CBSE), Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs), Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs), Army Public Schools,
Air Force Schools, Sainik Schools run by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and Schools run by Atomic Energy
Education Society (AEES) across India.

Navodaya Vidhalaya
 NATIONAL TOPPERS - NASTA 2019-20

PRIYANSH NAIR JATIN VIKASH DEVANSHI MUNJAL

RAGHAV AKAR
Bhavan’s Vidya Mandir Ambience Public Swami Sant Das Public School
Cambridge Court High School
Eroor, Ernakulam, Kerala School Delhi Punjab, Kapurthala
Jaipur, Rajasthan
Class 5 Class 6 Class 6
Class 5

DEVIKA P. SARTHAK AGGARWAL SHREYANSH KUMAR ASHISH YAKASIRI

Saraswati Vidyalaya Sr. Sec. Residential School Delhi Public School Delhi Public School Step by Step School
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala Jaipur, Rajasthan Dhanbad, Jharkhand Noida, Uttar Pradesh
Class 7 Class 7 Class 8 Class 8

MRIGANK PAWAGI SHIVAM KUNTAL

MANISH KUNDU KHUSHI RASHMIN PUROHIT
Vishwa Bharti Public School Delhi Public School
Delhi Public School Navy Children School
Noida, Uttar Pradesh Nagpur, Maharashtra
Dhanbad, Jharkhand Porbandar, Gujarat
Class 10 Class 10
Class 9 Class 9

NATIONAL TOPPERS - NASTA 2020-21

AARAV VIVEK SHAH AARAV BANSAL NAKUL SYAM RITVIK GUPTA

NAVRACHANA HIGHER SECONDARY THE INDIAN SCHOOL, ST THOMAS RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL SRI VENKATESHWAR INTERNATIONAL
SCHOOL, VADODRA South Delhi THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, KERALA SCHOOL, SOUTH WEST DELHI
Class 5 Class 6 Class 7 Class 8

ADITYA BAKSHI
TAHITI RANJIT ROY SHREYASI CHOUDHARY

TAHITI RANJIT ROY SHREYASI CHOUDHARY ADITYA BAKSHI VAIBHAV V BOMMALAPALAYAM

DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL SURAT DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL DEHRADUN BAL BHARATI PUBLIC SCHOOL, NATIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOL,
Class 9 Class 10 SOUTH WEST DELHI CHENNAI
Class 11 Class 12
 KAMP ADVISORY COMMITTEE
KAMP Advisory Committee (KAC) is a panel of experts for guidance on various aspects
like subjects, curriculum questions, evaluation parameters, etc. which will help KAMP
evolve into a robust and credible Global Assessment Platform for building & recognizing
Scientific Temperament & Innovation in students from an early age. KAC is chaired by
Director, CSIR - NIScPR.
Prof. Ranjana Aggarwal
Director, CSIR-NIScPR

Prof. B. B. Dhar Mr. Puneet Kumar

Ex-Officio Members
Chairman - KPMC Secretary - KPMC

Dr. Dalip Kumar Dr. Sharmila Mande Mrs. Meera Nagrajarao Air Vice Marshall LN Sharma AVSM (RETD.)
Senior Professor Distinguished Chief Scientist, TCS Associate Professor, Director Academics & Training
Department of Chemistry Research, Tata Consultancy Department of Physics, Delhi Public School Ghaziabad Society
Birla Institute of Science & Technology Services University of Bangalore

Mrs. Meera Balachandran Prof. Sudhir Kumar Sopory Dr. Naresh Kumar Prof. Umesh C. Kulshrestha
Director – Education Quality Former Vice-Chancellor, Senior Principal Scientist & Former Scientist, CSIR-IICT, Hyderabad,
Foundation of India Former Professor - School of Environmental
Jawaharlal Nehru University, Head, PME, CSIR-NIScPR Sciences, JNU, New Delhi
Principal of Ramjas School, New Delhi
New Delhi

Prof. C. P. Kaushik Dr. Arvind Ranade Shri. Rakesh Kr. Upadhyay

Former Dean and Chairman, Scientist F, Astronomy and Centennial Chair Professor, Bharat
Dept. of Environmental Science VIPNET Division, Vigyan Prasar, Adhyayan Kendra, Banaras Hindu
and Engg. G.J. University of S&T, New Delhi University, Varanasi
Hisar, Haryana

KAMP PLANNING & MONITORING COMMITTEE

KPMC is a monitoring committee that includes representatives of CSIR laboratory (CSIR-NIScPR), NCPL & other
members of the Industry. KPMC monitors and provides direction, vision, advice, and roadmap on KAMP's
conduct, quality, & upgrades of KAMP.

Prof. B. B. Dhar Mr. Puneet Kumar Dr. Naresh Kumar Dr. Kanika Malik Dr.(Mrs.) Kasturi Mandal
Chairman Secretary Member Member Member
Former Director, CSIR-CMRI Managing Director, NCPL Head PME, CSIR-NIScPR BDG, CSIR-NIScPR PI, KAMP, CSIR-NIScPR

Shri. Mukul Kanitkar Mr. Rajeev Gupta Mr. Ashish Mittal Ms. Arika Mathur
Member Member Member Member,
National Organising Secretary, Managing Director, Vice President, NCPL Head of Operations, NCPL
Bharatiya Shikshan Mandal RDI (India) Pvt. Ltd.
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"KAMP plays a pivotal role in assessing and developing the

scientific temperament of the students. I believe such

opportunities should be available to every child in the country.

They should be able to see the wonders of science, experience

them, question conventional wisdom and be able to do

wonderful things.

KAMP is an ambitious and big program. There are lakhs of

schools and a very small number of institutions in the country.

Let's start by having a specific set of schools and institutions,

Prof. K. Vijay Raghavan and as this programme grows, more and more schools and
Former Principal Scientific Advisor
Govt. of India institutions will come together."

"Education is not necessarily a central subject; it is a federal

structure. The central and state education systems should be

associated with this national movement called "KAMP".

CSIR is very proud that NISTADS has taken this initiative to

encourage school children to reach their highest potential. We

look forward to the development of this concept in the coming

years, and across the nation."

Dr. Shekhar C. Mande
Former Director General, CSIR

KAMP is one of such initiatives of CSIR-NIScPR, under which the

young students will be mapped for their ingenuity and the best ones

will be nurtured through various programs. The analyses of the

mapping data would be used to create inputs for S&T policy so as a

new generation of scientific leaders are produced in the country.

"KAMP is an attempt to start from the school level itself. so that we

can nurture the child from the initial development stages and help

them as well as the nation to progress well. It will do so by

organizing tests to map each student's ability in science, math, and

Dr. Dinesh K Aswal
Former Director, CSIR-NPL even humanities, and later guiding them on how to nurture their

skills in the same.

Ref: KAMP Inaugural Meet on 3rd April 2019, New Delhi
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KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS MAPPING PLATFORM

KAMP Operations & Coordination Office
3rd Floor, B - 97, Sector - 67, Noida, Uttar Pradesh - 201301
(+91) 9599576228 , (+91) 9289359694 info@kamp.res.in https://kamp.res.in