TALLENTEX is ALLEN’s biggest talent encouragement exam. It is a specially designed initiative to recognise and reward young talent with cash prizes, scholarships, and mentoring by ALLEN. Students currently studying in Class 5-10 are eligible to appear for the exam.

The TALLENTEX exam will be conducted in both offline and online formats. The exam dates are 5th October and 12th October 2025, for both. (Please refer to the zone-wise dates to know your exact exam date.)

The registration fee for TALLENTEX 2026 is ₹150 (non-refundable) till 7th July 2025 and ₹300 (non-refundable) thereafter. For the offline exam, students will receive a TALLENTEX Roll Number, a confirmation message on their registered mobile number, and a fee acknowledgement receipt upon successful payment. For the online exam, students can register using their mobile number and OTP. Once registration and payment are successfully completed, they will receive a confirmation message. Please note: Roll numbers are not allotted for the online exam.

The syllabus will be based on the NCERT curriculum of both the current and previous classes, as mentioned in the Syllabus & Pattern section. The detailed syllabus and exam pattern for the online exam will be available in a few days.

If you choose the offline exam mode, you will be eligible for scholarship to enrol in Allen classroom centers, your scholarship will be applicable for the specific Allen classroom center you opted for during registration. In addition, we’ll share a separate online scholarship offer, in case you decide to join an ALLEN Online Program instead. If you choose the online exam mode, you will be eligible only for a scholarship to enroll for Allen Online courses next year. Please note, with the online exam mode, you will not be eligible for scholarships for Allen offline centers

If you choose the offline exam mode, you will be eligible for offline cash rewards from a cash pool of Rs 1.25cr. If you choose the online exam mode, you will be eligible for online cash rewards from a separate cash pool of Rs 1.25cr. If you take both exam modes, you’ll be awarded only one cash reward — whichever is higher.

Yes, you can take the exam once per mode — one attempt for the online exam and one for the offline exam. You cannot appear more than once in the same mode.

No. If you appear for both modes, you will be considered for only one set of rewards: Cash Rewards: You’ll receive the higher of the two Scholarship: Based on whether you choose to enroll in an offline classroom or an online course, the best applicable scholarship will be applied accordingly.

If a student is found to have taken the same exam mode (online or offline) more than once — even using different or same mobile numbers — they will be disqualified from TALLENTEX.

For the offline exam, registration closes 10 days before the exam date. For the online exam, registration remains open until one day before the exam date.