In order to bring transparency and to speed up selection of sports talent from multiple entries across India, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has launched an online National Sports Talent Hunt portal. The portal aims to equip Sports Authority of India (SAI) to do a fair, fast, and transparent selection for it sports schemes. SAI is an apex National Sports body which takes in potential sports talent from across the country to develop them into competitive athletes. Currently, SAI has coaching and training for 30 different sports categories. How it works The website allows anyone above 8 years to reach the ministry and senior sports administrators with their achievements. For which, one will have to register and make a profile/account. After making the profile, a user will have to upload their achievements or videos, after which one can apply to any eligible scheme of SAI. The portal allows parents, teachers and coaches to register on behalf of their wards. Users can also track their applications after login in their profile. The shortlisted ones will be eligible to further get specialised training.The selected sportspersons will also be eligible to get assistance in their studies and scholarships, apart from obvious sports training. First impressions The user interface of the website looks smooth and understandable. We tried to make a profile for selection via the portal. To do the same, one has to register. The signup process is easy (took 30 seconds to complete), as you need to provide full name,…
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