NTSE: An Introduction
All about NTSE
What your talent at a tender age can bring you? How can you
support your own education with scholarships for your School Education? How can
you exhibit your knowledge amongst the glittering lot and compete with them?
What National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) is all about?
Different scholarship
and Olympiad examinations bring you great opportunities right from your school
days. Though there are many talent competitions which offer you financial aids
for studies and acknowledge your talent at state and national levels, NTSE is
the most prestigious talent cum scholarship examination.
NTSE Selection Process
NTSE Selection comprises two stages to identify talent:
NTSE Level I: This stage is
conducted by the State/UT usually in November. Any student of class X can
register themselves for this stage of the selection process.
NTSE Level II: Those students who
qualify Stage I appear for this stage of the examination. This is conducted at
the National level and students from across the country that has cleared Stage
I compete at this level.
What is NTSE?
NTSE is a national level examination cum scholarship program
which recognizes and nurture talented students across India and also offers
cash awards to the successful candidates.
Each year almost 4000
students are selected who qualify Level I of the examination. The selected
candidates then appear in Level II examination.
NTSE is an important
examination valid for class X students only, as it gives a platform to students
to compete at national level and avail scholarships for their further
education.
NTSE
Exam Pattern
Stage I– The Stage I of the test is
divided into two parts- Part I and Part II. The part I of the test is Mental
Ability test (MAT). The second part of this test is Scholastic Aptitude Test
(SAT), in which students have to attempt 50 questions related to Language.
Stage II– The Stage II of the test is divided into two parts- Part I and
Part II. Part I is same as the MAT of Stage I, but Part II of SAT consists of
100 questions related to Maths, Science and Social studies. The SAT section is
designed to judge reading abilities, interpretation, evaluation and general
awareness about the subjects.
How to apply?
NCERT generally announces NTSE Application Form in May every year,
for the scholarship exam, which is held in November. The application form
process starts in the first week of August and continues till the end of
August.
Who can apply?
As per NTSE Eligibility, students from different states of the
country studying in X standard are eligible for appearing in the examination.
Whether a student is from a government or a private school, he/she is eligible
to apply for NTSE.
Find below the important dates of NTSE:
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Stage
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Area
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Month
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Level I (State)
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Submission of application
form
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August
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Examination in Mizoram,
Meghalaya, Nagaland and Andaman & Nicobar Islands
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November
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Examination in all other
States/UT
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November
|
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Level II (National)
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Examination in all
States/UT
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May
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NTSE Application
Form
National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT)
generally announces NTSE Application Form in May every year, for the NTSE
scholarship exam, which is held in November. The application form process
starts in the first week of August and continues till end of August.
✓✓Candidates can
contact State/UT liaison officer to procure application form
✓✓ The duly filled-up
form should be signed by the respective principal of the school
✓✓The completed
application form should be sent to the following address
Address –In-Charge, National Talent Search Scheme Cell, Education Survey
Division, National Council of Educational Research & Training, Sri
Aurobindo Marg, New Delhi-110016
Phone: 011-26560464
Website: http://www.ncert.nic.in
Application Fee: NTSE Application Form fee for Stage I exam is notified by
respective State/UT. NCERT does not charge any fee for NTSE State II exam.
NTSE Eligibility
Criteria
NTSE Eligibility Criteria says students of class X from a recognized
school are eligible for this examination cum scholarship programme. NTSE
scholarship exam is a national level examination cum scholarship program which
recognizes and nurture talented students across India and also offers cash
awards to the successful candidates.
Eligibility Criteria
of NTSE are set by the National Council of Education and Training (NCERT),
which is conducted at two Levels. Level I of NTSE is conducted at State level,
and according to the eligibility criteria Indian students of class X are
eligible for appearing in the test.
Students must have
scored 60% marks in their class IX, during the previous academic year. Student
should be from a recognized school in the respective State or Union Territory.
In case of SC, ST and PH category students a relaxation of 5% is provided. The
maximum score in their IX class must be 55% marks.
Students scoring 80%
or above in the State level, are eligible for Level II which is held at
national level. Almost 4000 students are selected for the National level test
across the country. Every student who scores the required number of marks at
Level II is eligible for the scholarship program.
NTSE Important Dates
The Important Dates of NTSE are listed below:
|
Stage
|
Area
|
Month
|
|
Level I (State)
|
Submission of application
form
|
August
|
|
Examination in Mizoram,
Meghalaya, Nagaland and Andaman & Nicobar Islands
|
November
|
|
Examination in all other
States/UT
|
November
|
|
Level II (National)
|
Examination in all
States/UT
|
May
|
|
|
|
|
NTSE Exam Pattern
NTSE Exam Pattern is broadly
categorized into two important levels- State Level and National Level. The
first stage of the test is conducted by individual state or union territory and
follows a test format compromising of two parts- Part 1 and Part 2. The NTSE
Exam Pattern is an objective type test, available in both paper-pen and
computer-based formats.
NTSE Exam Level I test is divided into two parts- Part I
and Part II. The Part I of the test is Mental Ability test (MAT), which
consists of reasoning and logical based questions. In this part students have
to answer questions related to power of reasoning, ability to think, evaluate,
ability to discriminate and visualize. The number of questions students have to
answer is 50 which are related to analogies, classifications, series, pattern
perception, coding-decoding, hidden figures and problem solving etc. The second
part of this test is Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), in which students have to
attempt 50 questions related to Language.
The Level II of the test is divided into two parts- Part I
and Part II. Part I is same as the MAT of Level I, but Part II of SAT consists
of 100 questions related to Mathematics, Science and Social studies. The SAT
section is designed to judge reading abilities, interpretation, evaluation and
general awareness about the subjects.
The candidates are required to select any one language
either English or Hindi as the mode of examination, which will be applicable
throughout the exam process.
The Second level of NTSE Exam is the National Level, where
short listed students from State Level appear for the examination. This level
is conducted by NCERT and has two parts- MAT and SAT. However, at this level a
negative marking of 1/3 points is done for each wrong answer given by the
students. The time is bounded to 135 minutes for completing the test.
|
Test
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No. of Questions
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Maximum Marks
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Time Allotted
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Marking Scheme
|
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LEVEL I
|
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MAT
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50
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50
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45 minutes
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+1 for right answer
zero marks for wrong
answer
|
|
SAT – Language Test
|
50
|
50
|
45 minutes
|
|
LEVEL II
|
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MAT
|
50
|
50
|
45 minutes
|
+1 for right answer
-1/3 marks for
wrong answer
|
|
SAT – Mathematics,
Science, Social Science
|
100
|
100
|
90 minutes
|
NTSE Selection Procedure
NTSE Selection Procedure of scholars is done on the basis of their
scores in the National level test. NTSE scholarship exam is a national level
examination cum scholarship program which recognizes and nurture talented
students across India and also offers cash awards to the successful candidates.
Scholars are selected
on the basis of the scores achieved in the final National level test. NCERT
selects only those candidates who have successfully achieved the required score
in the final stage of the examination and provide scholarships of Rs 500 per
month.
NTSE Exam Pattern is
categorized under two important sections- State level and National level.
Students of class X across India can apply for the NTSE state level, which is
conducted by individual state and Union Territories. After achieving desirable
score, they are eligible for National level. Almost 4000 students are selected
for the National level test across the country.
NTSE has a two-stage
selection process for awarding scholarships to students. At Stage I, selection
is done at State or UT level through a written examination. After qualifying
Stage I a student appears for Stage II, which is conducted by NCERT at national
level. Every student who scores the required number of marks at Stage II is
eligible for the scholarship program.
Each state has
recommended a quota of specific number of students to be sent for the National
level of examination. However, there is no such quota for awarding the
scholarships but certain percentage of scholarships is reserved under different
categories. 15% reservation of scholarships is for SC
