Criteria: Best Schools in terms of No. of Awards won by a School putting together all the classes.
Total Awards: 25 Awards to Best Schools and 10 Awards to principals of Top-10 Schools.
| Sr. No. | Ranks in each Class (at National Level) | No. of Points for each student |
| 1 | AIR 1st | 100 |
| 2 | AIR 2nd | 75 |
| 3 | AIR 3rd | 50 |
| 4 | AIR 4th to 10th | 25 |
| 5 | AIR 11th to 25th | 15 |
| 6 | AIR 26th to 100th | 10 |
| 7 | AIR 101st to 500th | 05 |
1. In case of Point-tie- the school which has produced better ranks; shall be given higher ranking.
2. Condition: Only those schools shall be considered eligible for this award category from where participation in STaRT would be a total of 200 students overall from Class-VI to XII with not less than 25 students from any class.
2. Condition: Only those schools shall be considered eligible for this award category from where participation in STaRT would be a total of 200 students overall from Class-VI to XII with not less than 25 students from any class.
| Sr. No. | National Rank for Award | Cash Award (Rs.) | Total Amount (Rs.) | Trophy/Memento |
| 1 | AIR 1st | 1,00,000 | 1,00,000 | Trophy |
| 2 | AIR 2nd | 75,000 | 75,000 | Trophy |
| 3 | AIR 3rd | 50,000 | 50,000 | Trophy |
| 4 | AIR 4th to 10th | 25,000 each | 1,75,000 | Memento |
| 5 | AIR 11th to 25th | 10,000 each | 1,50,000 | Certificate |
| 6 | Recognition Award to Principals of Top-10 Schools | 10,000 each | 1,00,000 | NA |
| TOTAL | 6,50,000 | NA |
a. The cash amount to 'Best School' shall be paid to the school through an a/c payee Cheque/Bank DD in the name of the Society/trust
running the school.
b. The 'Principal's RecognitionAward' shall be paid to the respective Principal through a/c payee Cheque/DD in his/her name.
b. The 'Principal's RecognitionAward' shall be paid to the respective Principal through a/c payee Cheque/DD in his/her name.
School Principals: 'Maximum Participation' Awards
Criterion: No. of students participating from a school.
Total Awards: 25 Awards
Condition: Only those schools shall be considered eligible for this award category from where participation in STaRT would be minimum of 200 students cumulative from Class-VI to XII and not less than 25 students from any class.
Total Awards: 25 Awards
Condition: Only those schools shall be considered eligible for this award category from where participation in STaRT would be minimum of 200 students cumulative from Class-VI to XII and not less than 25 students from any class.
| Sr. No. | National Rank for Award | Cash Award (Rs.) | Total Amount (Rs.) | Trophy/Memento |
| 1 | AIR 1st | 75,000 | 75,000 | Trophy |
| 2 | AIR 2nd | 50,000 | 50,000 | Trophy |
| 3 | AIR 3rd | 25,000 | 25,000 | Trophy |
| 4 | AIR 4th to 10th | 10,000 each | 70,000 | Memento |
| 5 | AIR 11th to 25th | 5,000 each | 75,000 | Memento |
| TOTAL | 2,95,000 |
School Coordinators: 'Maximum Participation' Awards
Criterion:No. of students participating from a school.
Total Awards: 25 Awards
Condition: Only those schools shall be considered eligible for this award category from where participation in STaRT would be a minimum of 200 students cumulative from Class-VI to XII and not less than 25 students from any class.
Total Awards: 25 Awards
Condition: Only those schools shall be considered eligible for this award category from where participation in STaRT would be a minimum of 200 students cumulative from Class-VI to XII and not less than 25 students from any class.
| Sr. No. | National Rank for Award | Cash Award (Rs.) | Total Amount (Rs.) | Trophy/Memento |
| 1 | AIR 1st | 50,000 | 50,000 | Trophy |
| 2 | AIR 2nd | 20,000 | 20,000 | Trophy |
| 3 | AIR 3rd | 10,000 | 10,000 | Trophy |
| 4 | AIR 4th to 10th | 5,000 each | 35,000 | Memento |
| 5 | AIR 11th to 25th | 2,500 each | 37,500 | Memento |
| TOTAL | 1,52,500 |
