National Organization for Development of Exceptional Talents (NODET, also known as SAMPAD, Persian: سمپاد , which stands for سازمان ملی پرورش استعدادهای درخشان in Persian, Sazman-e Melli-e Parvaresh-e Estedadha-ye Derakhshan) are national Middle and High Schools in Iran developed specifically for the development of exceptionally talented students in Iran. NODET was first established in 1976 re-established in 1987 having its first branches in Hamedan and Kerman.
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