Jagadis Bose National Science Talent Search (JBNSTS), Kolkata is an Autonomous Registered Society under West Bengal Society Registration Act XXI of 1860 (No.S/4353 of 1960-61). This organisation is promoted by the Government of West Bengal and administered by a Governing Body with representatives from the State Government, Academics and Industry. Conceptualized in 1958 by visionaries such as Dr. B C Roy and Sir Jehangir Ghandy, JBNSTS was initiated to commemorate the Birth Centenary Celebration of India's first modern scientist, Acharya J C Bose.During the initial years, JBNSTS was considered a popular scheme for providing scholarships to meritorious students. Gradually JBNSTS has shed away its image of just a scholarship giving scheme and for nearly four decades now, this institution has evolved as a pioneering centre for identifying and nurturing young talented students of science, medicine and engineering who would grow up to become leaders in their fields. JBNSTS has thus gradually grown to become an institution providing a range of educational opportunities to the promising student scientist. Initially financed by the Government of West Bengal, its activities were limited to students of this State.