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What is NTSE?

cbse online coaching National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) is one of the most sought after national level exam to allow the students of class 10th to pursue their courses in the stream of science and social science (for upto doctoral level studies) and professional courses such as engineering & medicine (for upto post degree level). NTSE exam helps brilliant students by providing financial assistance in the form of a monthly scholarship for the whole Academic Career. National Council of Education Research & Training (NCERT) conducts ntse exam every year in coordination with states. While the individual State / UT conduct the selection of the first stage, the NCERT conducts the selection of the second stage at national level.

NTSE Selection process for the award of a scholarship is the two-stage process. NTSE exam scholarships are awarded on the basis of two objective type written examinations, the Mental Ability Test (MAT) and the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), followed by face-to-face interviews. Identification of students' talent comprise two-stage selection process. Stage I selection is made after a written examination by States / UTs, students who qualify for Stage I are eligible to appear for Stage II exam Students' qualifying marks from the general category are 40% in each paper and SC, ST, PH candidates are 32% in each paper.

Every year, NCERT awards 2000 scholarships through the NTSE exam with a reservation of 15% for SC, 7.5% for ST and 27% for other backward classes and 4% for a group of students with benchmark disabilities all over India. Scholarships are awarded for different stages of education as follows:

NTSE Exam Highlights

Conducting Body NCERT (National Council of Education Research and Training)
Mode of Exam Offline
Medium of Exam English and Hindi
Duration of Exam 120 Minutes ( For each part)
Type and Number of Questions Objective Type Questions (Stage 1: 200 Questions), (Stage 2: 200 Questions)
Sections 2 (Mental Ability Test and Scholastic Ability Test)

NTSE Eligibility Criteria

The eligibility criteria for NTSE are as given:

NTSE Reservation Criteria

There are provisions of reservation in NTSE as per government of India norms:

Category

Reservation Percentage

Scheduled Caste (SC)

15%

Scheduled Tribe (ST)

7.5%

Other Backward Classes (OBC)

27%

Persons with Disabilities (PWD)

4%

Economically Weaker Section (EWS)

10%

NTSE Exam Pattern

The exam is conducted in two stages and each stage consists of two tests namely the Mental Ability Test (MAT) and the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT).

Section

Question Type

Area of Assessment

Mental Ability Test (MAT)

Analogies

Classification

Series

Pattern perception

Hidden figures

Coding-decoding

Block assembly

Problem solving etc.

Power of reasoning

Ability to think

Evaluate or discriminate

Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)

Matching type

Arrange the sequence

True and False statements

Questions based on passages

Science (Physics, Chemistry and Biology)

Mathematics

History

Geography

Political Science

Economics

Language Test (LT)

NTSE Stage I Exam Pattern

Tests

No. of Questions

Max. Marks

MAT (45 mins)

50

50

LT (45 mins)

50

50

SAT (90 mins)

100

100

Total

200

200

NTSE Stage II Exam Pattern

Tests

No. of Questions

Max. Marks

MAT (45 mins)

50

50

LT (45 mins)

50

50

SAT (90 mins)

100

100

Total

200

200

Note: In NTSE Stage II (National Level), there will be negative marking in each paper. For each wrong answer, 1/3 mark will be deducted. No marks will be deducted for unattempted questions.

NTSE Exam Syllabus

NTSE Stage I Syllabus

NTSE Stage II Syllabus

NTSE Selection procedure

Identification of talent comprises a two-stage selection process.

NTSE Stage I : State level examination

The first level exam is the state level examination, which has two parts for nominating the required number of candidates for the second level test to be conducted by the DSERT.

Students of any Board studying at any recognized school can participate. Those who get qualified an enter the Second Level National Exam. The results of the same will be out on March of the next year.

NTSE Stage II : National level examination

Candidates acquiring more than the required percentage in the state level examination and standing within a specified number of top ranks (state quota) are eligible to appear for the national level examination (about top 4000 students from the entire country). The national level examination has two parts for nominating the required number of candidates for the interviews to be conducted by the NCERT in May:

Declaration of Results

The results of the National Level Examination shall be out by July–August the same year. The results are displayed on the website www.ncert.nic.in mid-July or early-August.

NTSE Admit Card

NTSE Registration

Follow the given steps to register:

Submit the duly-filled application form to the state or UT Officer after getting it signed by your school principal.

NTSE Exam Centres

NTSE exam is conducted in various states and union territories. Candidates have to indicate their preferred exam center at the time of filling up NTSE Application Form Below is the list of exam centers for NTSE 2020 examination:

States/ UTs

NTSE Exam Centre Venue

Andaman & Nicobar Islands

KV No 2, Raksha Vihar, Minnie Bay

Andhra Pradesh

KV, Gandhi Gram Post, Malkapuram, Visakhapatnam

Arunachal Pradesh

KV No 2, Itanagar, Chimpu Post, Arunachal Pradesh

Assam

KV CRPF 9 Mile Amerigog, Kamrup, Guwahati

Bihar

KV No 1, Lohiya Nagar, Near Heart Hospital, Kankarbagh, Patna

Chandigarh

KV, ASF High Grounds, Chandigarh

Chhattisgarh

KV No 2, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Nagar, Sector 4, Raipur

Dadra & Nagar Haveli

KV, Government High School Campus, Silvassa

Delhi

KV No 3, Ringroad, Near Seema Sadak Bhawan

Goa

KV, INS Madovi, Panjim

Gujarat

KV No 1, Near Police Commissioner’s Office, Shahi Baug, Ahmedabad

Haryana

KV No 1, AFS, Sector 14, Old Delhi Road, Gurugram

Himachal Pradesh

KV, Dharamshala Cantt, Kangra

Jammu & Kashmir

KV No 1, Gandhinagar, Jammu

Jharkhand

KV CCL, Rajendra Nagar, Ranchi

Karnataka

KV, ASC Center, Victoria Road, Bangalore, Karnataka

Kerala

KV No 3, Port Trust, Willingdon Island, Kochi, Ernakulam

Lakshadweep

KV, Kavaratti

Madhya Pradesh

KV No 1, Opp Central India Flour Mill, Hoshangabad Road, Bhopal

Maharashtra

KV, Bhandup, LBS Marg, Kanjurmarg West

Maharashtra

KV, BEG, Near Deccan College, Pune

Manipur

KV No 1, Lamphelpat, Imphal

Meghalaya

KV, Happy Valley, Shillong

Mizoram

KV, Project Pushpak Zemabawk, Aizawl

Nagaland

KV, CRPF Camp, Lerie Hill, Kohima, Nagaland

Odisha

KV No 1, Unit 9, Near Ram Mandir, Bhubaneswar

Puducherry

KV, IIT Campus, Chennai

Punjab

KV, ASF High Grounds, Chandigarh

Rajasthan

KV No 1, Bajaj Nagar, Opp Tonk Phatak, Jaipur

Sikkim

KV, Post Tadong, Middil, Siyari, Gangtok

Tamil Nadu

KV, IIT Campus, Chennai

Telangana

KV No 1, Langer House, Golconda, Hyderabad

Tripura

KV (GC) CRPF, Adarani, Salbagan, Agartala

Uttarakhand

KV ONGC, Kaulagarh Road, Dehradun

Uttar Pradesh

KV, Lucknow Cantt

Uttar Pradesh

KV, New Cantt, VD Road, Allahabad

West Bengal

KV, Ballygunge, Circular Road, Kolkata

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