DEVELOPING CONTEXT SPECIFIC PROCESSES TO IDENTIFY & MENTOR GIFTED CHILDREN IN INDIA

India is investing expertise and efforts to bring significant education reforms. Raising the standards of education is one of the top most priorities at the highest level. Education of high ability learners is also one of the concern areas. It has been now realized to evolve indigenous methods to identify and nurture gifted children. The present research is an empirical study. It aimed to develop process of identifying and nurture gifted children in Science and Mathematics. The aims of the research were three fold. The first was to conceptualize giftedness in Indian context. The second aim was to develop detailed methodology and appropriate instruments to identify children with gifted traits. The third aim was to setup mentoring program for the identified group of students. The study developed detailed methodology to identify and mentor potentially gifted children.