Allen TALLENTEX 2026: Registration Open, Win Scholarship, Cash reward, Exam Date, Center, Syllabus

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TALLENTEX, also known as the Allen Talent Encouragement Exam, is a national-level scholarship exam conducted by Allen Career Institute. Tallentex exams are conducted for students in classes from 5 to 10.

The TALLENTEX offline exam will be conducted on October 5 and October 12, 2025, and the online exam will be conducted on October 5, 7, 11, and 12, 2025.
The syllabus for the TALLENTEX exam consists of Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics, and IQ subjects from the NCERT curriculum.
The exam consists of 80 multiple-choice questions, with each carrying 4 marks
TALLENTEX 2026 results are expected to be released in November 2025.
Students can get up to a 90% scholarship for Allen's offline and online courses.
Eligible students can win from a pool of 2.5 crore cash prizes.
Every year, there are over 5 lakh students who participate in the TALLENTEX. A total of 18.25 Lakh students participated in TALLENTEX till 2025.

The TALLENTEX registration has started on its official website tallentex.com.

Key Summary

Students from classes 5th and 10th will be eligible to attend the TALLENTEX exam
TALLENTEX will have 5 sections consisting of questions from Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology, and IQ.
Offline exams will be conducted on October 5 and 12, 2025, at different zones
Online exams will be conducted on October 5, 7, 11, and 12, 202,5 at home as a proctored method.
Registration fee for TALLENTEX is ₹ 300, which is non-refundable.
TALLENTEX consists of 80 multiple-choice questions, with each carrying 4 marks.
There is no Negative marking for classes 5-7, and there will be negative marking for classes 8 - 10, reducing 1 mark for each wrong answer.
Eligible students will win scholarships based on their performance, up to 90% for Allen courses (both online and offline) for the next academic year.
Eligible students win cash prizes from the pool of ₹ 2.5 crore (₹ 1.25 crore for online and ₹1.25 crore for offline exams).

Table of Contents

What is TALLENTEX?
TALLENTEX Exam Dates 2026
Benefits of TALLENTEX
TALLENTEX 2026 Registration
TALLENTEX Exam Pattern
TALLENTEX Syllabus 2026
TALLENTEX Sample Papers
How to prepare for TALLENTEX?
TALLENTEX 2026 FAQs

What is TALLENTEX?

The TALLENTEX is a national-level talent search and scholarship examination conducted by the Allen Career Institute. The TALLENTEX was started by Allen in 2014.

The exam is specially designed to encourage students with scholarships, cash prizes and mentoring by Allen itself.

More than 4200 schools have participated in TALLENTEX till now.
Based on the performance, eligible students will receive up to a 90% scholarship from a pool of over 250 crore.
The TALLENTEX scholarship is valid for 1 academic year, and the scholarship offered for the next academic year is based on the performance in the present year’s exam.
More than 15,000 prizes have been awarded so far (4750 offline prizes and 10500 online prizes) to the eligible students.
Students from the classes 5th to 10th will be eligible to attend. And Exam Medium will be in English.
Students can take the TALLENTEX exam both online and offline. The online exam will be conducted from home in a proctored method. The offline exams will be conducted at the assigned test centers.
TALLENTEX consists of questions from Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics, and questions to check a student’s IQ.

Particulars	Details
Eligible Students	From class 5th to 10th
Subjects	PhysicsChemistryBiologyMathematicsIQ
Exam Mode	Both Online and Offline
Duration	2 Hours
Medium	English
Test centers	1006 Test centers across India
Scholarship	Up to 90% from a total pool of 250 crore
Cash Prize	Students are eligible to win cash from a pool of 2.5 crore (1.25 crore for online and offline exams)
Scholarship validity	1 Academic Year

TALLENTEX Exam Dates 2026

The TALLENTEX exam is conducted at various zones across India, with different zones having different exam dates.

For S.Chandrashekhar, H.G. Khorana, and H.J. Bhabha, exams will be conducted on October 5, 2025.
For S.S.Abhyankar, Chanakya, S.Ramanujan, and J.C. Bose, exams will be conducted on October 12, 2025.
Online exams will be conducted from home in time slots by a proctored method.

Exam Dates	Exam Mode	Exam Zones
October 5 and October 12, 2025	Offline	October 5, 2025: S.Chandrashekhar, H.G. Khorana, H.J. Bhabha October 12, 2025: S.S. Abhyankar, Chanakya, S.Ramanujan, J.C. Bose
October 5, 7, 11, and 12, 2025	Online	From home at selected slots

TALLENTEX Official Test Centers and Exam Dates

Ques 1. How are test centers allocated to students?

Ans. During registration, students need to select their preferred test locations, exam date, and slots. Based on the student’s preference test center will be allocated.

Ques 2. Are there any specific locations included in each zone?

Ans. Each zone is a collection of cities and states across India where the exam will be held. The names of the zones are used to group the locations and specify the exam dates particular to the areas.

Ques 3. When will the TALLENTEX results be announced?

Ans. TALLENTEX results will be announced in the month of November 2025.

Benefits of TALLENTEX

The TALLENTEX exam provides scholarships and cash prizes to those who perform well in the competition. It provides national-level and state-level ranking recognition, a performance analysis report to strengths and weaknesses.

Benefits	Details
Scholarships	Students who perform well win up to a 90% scholarship from a pool of 250 crore for Allen’s classroom or online programs for the 2026 - 27 academic session.
Cash Prize	If students select the offline exam mode, they will be eligible for offline cash rewards from a cash pool of ₹ 1.25 crore. If students select the online exam mode, they will be eligible for an online cash prize from a separate cash pool of ₹ 1.25 crore.
Competitive Success Index (CSI)	CSI score is provided for each student to evaluate the potential and analyse the potential of each student.
National Ranking	All students who participate receive a national rank in their perspective class allowing them to know their potential against their peers.
Performance Analysis	Students will receive a detailed performance analysis report of strengths and weaknesses.

Ques 1. Who can appear for TALLENTEX?

Ans. TALLENTEX is open to students who are studying in class 5th to Class 10th.

Ques 2. What rewards can I win for appearing for the TALLENTEX?

Ans. TALLENTEX offers scholarships for Allen's offline and online courses and cash prizes for the top performer in the exam.

Ques 3. What scholarships can I get based on exam mode?

‌Ans. Scholarships based on the exam modes are as follows

If the students appear for online exams, the students get the scholarship for Allen's online courses for the next academic year.
If the students appear for offline exams, the students get the scholarship for Allen’s classroom courses for the next academic year.

Ques 4. If I take both the online and offline exams, will I get the prize for both the exam modes?

Ans. If the student is eligible for the scholarship and cash prize, they will get the one scholarship with the higher scholarship of the two, based on the student’s wish to enroll in either online or classroom courses.

TALLENTEX: Scholarships And Cash Prizes Over The Years.

The number of students who are participating in TALLENTEX has been increasing gradually, and the scale of benefits has also been increasing. Here is the data for TALLENTEX over the past few years.

Year	Number of students participated	Total Scholarships	Total cash prize	Number of students awarded
TALLENTEX 2026	(Registration is ongoing)	Up to 250 Crore	Up to 2.5 Crore	15,250 (4750 offline + 10500 online)
TALLENTEX 2025	5,25,000	Up to 250 Crore	Up to 2.5 Crore	15,250
TALLENTEX 2024	3,16,000	Up to 250 Crore	Up to 2.5 Crore	9500 (Approximately)
TALLENTEX 2023	1,48,090	Up to 250 crore	Up to 1.25 crore	4750

TALLENTEX 2026 Registration

Registration for TALLENTEX is available in various ways

Offline Registration: Offline registration will be available at schools that have agreed to TALLENTEX registration. Students can fill out the form and submit it to the school
Online Registration: Students can fill out the online application for TALLENTEX available on the official website.
In Hand Registration: Students can purchase the registration form by visiting any Allen Center, Info Center, or any associated school.

Students can register for their preferred mode of examination, be it Online or offline. For online registration, students can select their preferred exam slot. For offline exams, students can select their preferred test city during registration.

Direct Link to Register for Offline Exam	Direct Link to Register for Online Exam

TALLENTEX Registration Fee

Students have to pay ₹ 300 non-refundable fee while registering to attend offline or online examinations.

Registration Fee	₹ 300

Ques 1. What is the last date to register?

Ans. For the offline exam, registration closes 10 days before the exam, that is around September 30, 2025. For the online exam, registration closes one day before the exam date.

Ques 2. Do I need to create a new account for TALLENTEX 2026, even if I already created the account the previous year?

Ans. Yes, students need to create a new account. After registration, students need to enter the previous year's enrollment number and registered mobile number. And all the details will be entered automatically.

TALLENTEX Exam Pattern

The TALLENTEX exam pattern differs based on the classes. The exam pattern for students in classes 5th to 7th differs from that of students in classes 8th to 10th, mainly in the marking scheme and question distribution.”

TALLENTEX Exam pattern from class 5 to class 7

There are 80 multiple-choice questions for a total of 320 marks
Correct answers get +4 marks, wrong answers get 0 marks, and there is no negative marking.
Physics, chemistry, and biology have 11 questions each. 25 questions will be from mathematics, and 20 questions to test IQ.

Objectives	Details
Question Types	MCQ with a single correct answer
Number of Questions	80
Medium	English
Marking scheme	Correct answer: +4Wrong answer: -1No Negative marking
Questions Distribution	Physics: 11Chemistry: 11Biology: 11Mathematics: 25IQ: 22
Total Marks	320
Duration	2 Hours

Source: @tallentex.com

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TALLENTEX Exam Pattern for Class 8 to Class 10:

There are 80 multiple-choice questions for a total of 320 marks
Correct answers get +4 marks, wrong answers get -1 mark, and there will be a negative marking.
Physics, chemistry, biology, and mathematics get 15 questions each. 20 questions to test IQ.

Objective	Details
Question Types	MCQs with a Single correct answer
Number of Questions	80
Medium	English
Marking Scheme	Correct Answer: +4Wrong Answer: -1No answer: 0
Questions Distribution	Physics: 15Chemistry: 15Biology: 15Mathematics: 15 IQ: 20
Total Marks	320
Exam Duration	2 Hours

Ques. What is the marking scheme for TALLENTEX 2026?

Ans. marking scheme for TALLENTEX 2026 is as follows

For classes 5, 6, 7: +4 marks for the correct answer, 0 marks for the incorrect answer. No negative answer.
For classes 8,9, 19: +4 marks for the correct answer, -1 mark for an incorrect answer.

TALLENTEX Syllabus 2026

The TALLENTEX syllabus is divided into 5 sections: physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics and IQ.

The syllabus contains the topics from the NCERT syllabus of the previous class and the present class; meaning students of class 10 appearing for TALLENTEX must prepare for all the 5 subjects of class 9 and also class 10.

Download the official class-wise syllabus from the table below.

Class	Syllabus
Class 5	Download pdf
Class 6	Download pdf
Class 7	Download pdf
Class 8	Download pdf
Class 9	Download pdf
Class 10	Download pdf

Ques. What will be the syllabus for TALLENTEX?

Ans. The syllabus contains the NCERT curriculum of the previous class and present class of physics, chemistry, biology and mathematics subjects.

TALLENTEX Sample Papers

Class	TALLENTEX Sample Papers
Class 5	Download pdf
Class 6	Download pdf
Class 7	Download pdf
Class 8	Download pdf
Class 9	Download pdf
Class 10	Download pdf

How to prepare for TALLENTEX?

Familiarizing yourself with the exam pattern and syllabus is an important step in preparing for the exam. Know ‌the complete syllabus, questions distribution, question types to understand the exam.

NCERT books are the best source for subjects like physics, chemistry, biology, and mathematics.
To prepare for the IQ section, solve a wide variety of logical reasoning questions, puzzles.
Go through the detailed syllabus and give more importance to difficult topics.
Solve as many previous question papers and sample papers as possible.
Take quick notes of formulas, chemical formulations and important topics while you are studying.
Practice sample papers with time to familiarize yourself with exam conditions.

Ques 1. Are NCERT books enough to prepare for TALLENTEX?

Ans. Yes, NCERT books are the best for preparing for TALLENTEX. The exam syllabus is based on the curriculum of NCERT of both previous and present classes.

Ques 2. Is there a different strategy to prepare for online vs offline exams?

Ans. The preparation strategy for the syllabus remains the same for both online and offline exams. However, online exams will be conducted at home in a proctored method, so students should be comfortable with an online exam interface. For both offline and online exams, practice with the timer to improve time management skills.

Ques 3. How does one prepare for the IQ section of TALLENETEX?

Ans. To prepare for the IQ section, practice a wide variety of logical reasoning problems like coding decoding, blood relations, series, direction sense, etc., and also consistently solve puzzles. Consistently practice to improve the speed and accuracy. Solve the previous question paper and sample paper that are available on the official website.

TALLENTEX 2026 FAQs

Ques 1. When and how will the TALLENTEX be conducted?

Ans. The TALLENTEX exam will be conducted ‌both‌ offline and online on different dates.

Offline exams are conducted at assigned test centers across India. The online exam will be conducted from home in proctored mode.

Ques 2. Can I appear for both the online and offline TALLENTEX exams?

Ans. Students can take the exam once per mode, meaning they can take the exam online and offline each only once. Students can not appear more than once per exam mode.

Ques 3. Can I appear for online exams multiple times?

Ans: No, you can’t take 1 mode of exam multiple times, even if you used different mobile numbers to register,if you are found doing that, you will be disqualified from the TALLENTEX.

Ques 4. What are the tiebreaker rules in TALLENTEX?

Ans. If two or more students secured equal aggregate marks, a higher rank will be awarded by comparing subjects' scores in priority of IQ, maths, physics and chemistry. If all the subjects' marks are equal, then the lower aged student will get the higher rank.

Ques 5. Can I appear for the TALLENTEX exam every year?

Ans. Yes, you can appear for TALLENTEX every year, given that you are eligible to attend the exam in a given year. Students from class 5th to class 10th are eligible to attend the TALLENTEX exam. So, if you are in class 5th this year, you are eligible to attend the exam until you are in class 10th every year.

Ques 6. What are the cash prizes based on ranking in TALLENTEX?

Ans. Cash prizes based on ranking are as follows:

Class/Rank	1	2-5	6-10	11-20	21-100	101-200	201-500	501-1000	1001-1750
Class 10	1 Lakh	75,000	50,000	25,000	8000	7500	3000	2000	1000
Class 9	1 Lakh	50,000	35,000	21,000	5000	3000	2000	1500	NA
Class 8	1 Lakh	40,000	31,000	20,000	4000	2000	1000	NA	NA
Class 5, 6, 7	50,000	35,000	20,000	10,000	3000	2000	1000	NA	NA

Ques 7. When will I get the admit card for the TALLENTEX exam?

Ans. Students will be able to download the admit card in the month of October 2025 days before the official exams begin. Students who registered offline through school or at Allen centers can receive admit cards from the respective schools and from Allen centers.

*The article might have information for the previous academic years, which will be updated soon subject to the notification issued by the University/College.

Comments

Found 1 Comment

krishang sai

Sep 13, 2025 09:27

Any book to prepare for exam

sweta kumari

Jan 17, 2026 14:53

To prepare for TALLENTEX, thoroughly study your NCERT textbooks for Science and Mathematics, as the exam is based on this curriculum. For a competitive edge, use Pearson IIT Foundation books or MTG’s Objective NCERT at your Fingertips. For Mental Ability (IQ), R.S. Aggarwal’s Reasoning is recommended by toppers.

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