National Organization for Development of Exceptional Talents
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National Organization for Development of Exceptional Talents (NODET, also known as SAMPAD, Persian: سمپاد , which stands for سازمان ملی پرورش استعدادهای درخشان in Persian, Sazman-e Melli-e Parvaresh-e Estedadha-ye Derakhshan) are national Middle and High Schools in Iran developed specifically for the development of exceptionally talented students in Iran. NODET was established in 1987 having its first branches in Hamedan and Kerman.
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[edit] Admission to schools
Admission to Nodet schools are selective and based on a comprehensive nationwide entrance examination procedure. Every year thousands of students apply to enter the schools, from which less than 5% are chosen for the 99 middle schools and 98 high-schools within the country. The process of entrance to these schools includes two tests devised to measure intelligence and talent of the participants rather than their acquired knowledge. Once a student is considered competitive, they are allowed to write the first test, the result of which determines if they are allowed to write the second test. The source of the questions is not pre-announced.
All aplicants must have a minimum GPA of 19 (out of 20) for attending the entrance exam. In 2006 83,596 girls and 87,081 boys from 56 cities applied, and finally 6,888 students were accepted for the 2007 middle schools.
The entrance exam gets very competitive in big cities, especially in Tehran, in which 400 students are accepted after two exams and interviews, out of about 50,000 applicants.
Statistics show that NODET alumni usually pursue higher education until post-graduate level. Some NODET alumni are world class leading researchers in Science, Engineering, and Medicine.
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The manager of the organization is Hojjatoleslam Javad Ezhei who has been managing this organization since 1988. The schools for boys are mostly named Allameh Helli Schools after Iranian philosopher Allmeh Helli. The girls' schools are named Farzanegan Schools.
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