NTSE

                             NTSE (National Talent Search Exam)is an offline scholarship exam conducted by NCERT (National Council of Educational Research and Training) for students studying in 10th standard. The exam is conducted every year in two stages (Stage-I and Stage-II) and rewards scholarships to exceptional students on the basis of their overall performance in both stages. The stage-I exam is a state-level exam, conducted by the Indian State and Union Territories, and Stage-II is a national-level examination, conducted by NCERT. The students are given choice in between two languages; Hindi and English.

Exam Pattern:

                 The examination is conducted in two parts, Paper-1 MAT (Mental Ability Test) and Paper-2 SAT (Scholastic Ability Test).   Each Stage comprises 200 objective-type multiple-choice questions (100 questions for Stage-I and 100 questions for Stage-II).

NTSE Paper	No. Of Questions	Maximum Marks	Time Taken
Paper-1	100	100	120 Minutes
Paper-2	100 (Science – 40, Social Science 40, Math 20)	100	120 minutes

Syllabus:

Syllabus for NTSE Paper1 tests the student’s aptitude and reasoning through:

Verbal Reasoning	Logical Venn Diagram	Coding-Decoding
	Blood Relations	Problems on Clocks
	Alphabet Test	Arithmetical Reasoning
	Series	Series Completion Test
	Puzzle Test	Verification of Truth of the Statement
	Direction Sense Test	Analogy
	Logical Sequence of Words	Analytical Reasoning
	Mathematical Operation	Inserting a Missing Character
	Classification	Distance and Direction
Non-Verbal Reasoning	Problems on Cubes and Dice	Embedded Figure
	Classification	Water & Mirror Images
	Incomplete Figures	Series
	Folding Paper Cutting	Dot fixing Situations
	Analytical Reasoning	Transparent Paper Folding
	Analogy	Hidden Figures

The syllabus of NTSE Paper 2 is not bound, but it covers some basic topics from Class IX and Class X.

 

Mathematics	Direct and Inverse Variation	Simple and Compound Interest
	Trigonometry	Quadratic Equation
	Arithmetic	Arithmetic progression
	Statistics	Triangles
	Percentage System	Rational Numbers
	Basic Geometry	Surface Area and Volume
	Algebraic Expressions	Linear Equations
	Number system	Mensuration
	Playing with Numbers	Circles
	Exponent	Probability
	Square and Cube Roots
Science (Physics, Chemistry, Biology)	Fibers and Plastics	Human Body
	Work and Energy	Periodic Classification of Elements
	Motion and Force	Heredity and Evolution
	Magnetism and Electricity	Diversity in Living Organisms
	Some Common Diseases	Acids, Bases and Salts
	The Universe	Light
	Air	Food Production & Management
	Soil	Carbon and it’s Compounds
	Our Environment	Measurement
	Sound	Sound of Energy
	Reproduction	Structure of atom
	Water	Metals and Non-Metals
	The cellular level of Organisms	Life Processes
Social Science (Geography, Civics, and History)	Early States	Diversity and Livelihood
	India and its Neighbours	Biosphere
	The Mughal Empire	Resources and Development
	Indian Constitution	The Mauryas
	World History	Population
	Our Country - India	Vedic Period
	Atmosphere	Indian Freedom Struggle
	Indus Valley Civilization	Water Resources
	Democracy and Elections	Agriculture
	The Delhi Sultanate	New Empires and Kingdoms
	Natural Vegetation	Indian Economics
	Jainism, Buddhism, and Conquerors from Distant Lands	Local and State Government
	British Raj	Early Medieval Period
	UN and International Agencies	French Revolution
	Medieval Architecture and Culture	The Judiciary
	Industries	Culture, Science and Literature
	Internal Structure of the Earth and Rocks	Industrial Revolution
	Introduction and Sources of Ancient Indian History	Eighteen Century Political Formation
	The motion of the Earth	Popular Movements and Social Reforms
	Union Government	Solar System

Marking Scheme:

Stage-I: For every correct answer, 1 mark will be awarded and 0 mark for incorrect answers and not attempted questions.

Stage-II: For every correct answer, 1 mark will be awarded, for every incorrect answer 1/3 mark will be deducted, and 0 marks for not attempted questions.

Eligibility criteria:

Only students studying in class 10 from a State or Union Territory recognized School can apply for the NTSE Scholarship. The applicant must be an Indian citizen and not be more than 18 years of age. This age limit is applicable for both Indian students as well as for students of Indian origin studying abroad. The students must fulfill the criteria else their registration will be canceled.

Stage 1 (state level) eligibility criteria: The student must have secured at least 60% of the score for general candidates and 55% of the score for reserved categories in Class 9.

Stage 2 (national level) NTSE eligibility criteria: The student must have secured at least 40% marks for general candidates and 32% for reserved categories in Stage-1 examination to qualify for the Stage-2 examination.

Important Dates:

Event	Tentative Date
\Release of Application Form	2nd week of September 2021
Last Date of Application Submission (Stage-I)	3rd week of September 2021
Release of Admit Card	3 weeks before the Examination
Date of Examination (Stage-I)	1st week of November 2021
Result Declaration of Examination (Stage-II)	2nd week of December 2021
Last Date of Application Submission (Stage-II)	Last week of December 2021
Release of Admit Card	3 weeks before the Examination
Date of Examination (Stage-II)	3rd week of June 2022
Result Declaration of Examination (Stage-II)	June/July 2022

The candidate must carry an admit card with their passport size photo pasted on it.

Reservation:

Category	Percentage of Reservation
Other Backward Class (OBC)	27%
SC (Scheduled Castes)	15%
ST (Scheduled Tribes)	7.5%
Physically Challenged Students	4%

Perpetration tips:

Make goal-oriented study plans by solving previous year papers and focusing on the type of questions asked in the exam. Attempt them, evaluate your performance, analyze your mistakes and work on your weaknesses.

Solve the below given recommended books for the examination:

• Study Package for NTSE by Study Package, McGraw Hill Education Pvt. Ltd. Publication.
• Practice Test Papers for NTSE Class X by McGraw Hill Education, Tata McGraw Hill Publications.
• Study Guide for NTSE National Talent Search Examination Class 10 (English) by Disha Experts, Disha Publications.

Scholarship Award Details:

Qualification	Scholarship awarded
Class XI & XII	Rs. 1250 per month
Undergraduate and Postgraduate	Rs. 2000 per month

The award of the scholarship shall commence after their clear promotion to class 11^th and is eligible to Ph.D. level. The student must secure at least a 60% score each year for being eligible to receive the scholarship each year else their scholarship for that ear will be lost for that year. If the student fails to secure 60% of the score consecutively, then the scholarship shall be discontinued forever. The amount of scholarship is fixed according to the UGC norms and shall be discontinued under the gap in between any academic sessions.