NTSE

Subjects Covered

PhysicsChemistryMathematicsBiology

Duration

Intro

This is a long term course.

NTSE exam is the National level scholarship program by Govt. of India and most venerated exam of India. It is not only about scholarship but a matter of great pride and honour for every student to be recognised as the nation’s talent. The NTSE (National Talent Search Examination) examination is conducted every year at two levels – Stage I (State level) and Stage II (National Level). NTSE Stage I is conducted by States and NTSE Stage II is conducted by NCERT.

NTSE Eligibility Criteria

According to the criteria laid out by CBSE, NTSE is open for the students of Indian nationality irrespective of whether they study in India or abroad at class X level.
-Candidates studying in India will be selected on the basis of their screening examination will be eligible for NTSE.
-Candidates studying Abroad having Indian Nationality are eligible. They are exempted from the first level and are permitted to appear directly at the second level examination.

NTSE Eligibility Criteria (Stage 1)

• Candidate must have scored a minimum of 60% marks in Class IX. The candidate must be of recognized school in the respective State or Union Territory.
• The Open Distance Learning (ODL) program students will also be considered eligible if they are below 18 years of age as on July 1, YYYY(the same year in which candidate giving the exam) and are not employed when they appear for Class X examination.

NTSE Eligibility Criteria (Stage 2)

• Only students who manage to clear NTSE Stage I will be eligible for NTSE Stage II examination.

NTSE Scholarship

NTSE scholars are provided with the scholarship of Rs 1250 per month for Class XI and XII and Rs 2000 per month for graduation and higher studies by Indian government. Apart from this, being an NTSE scholar provides following benefits:

• NDA National Defence Academy Exam organized by UPSC gives preference to NTSE scholars.

• Renowned Engineering College for Information Technology such as IIIT-Hyderabad offers 15 seats to NTSE scholars. This institute is considered equivalent to IIT-Bombay.

• NTSE scholars will have upper edge in Foreign University admissions.

• Preference in various Public and Private sector Jobs.

• IIIT-Delhi, an Engineering College under Government of Delhi, gives ‘bonus marks’ to NTSE scholars.

Syllabus of NTSE is based on 9th & 10th class level. For Stage 1, NTSE preparation should be state wise & for Stage 2, the preparation should be national level wise. Students are advised to go through each and every topic. NTSE consists of multiple choice questions which are asked from the subjects like Mathematics, Science, Social Science, English, General Knowledge and Mental Ability syllabus

NTSE Exam Pattern

The pattern of the written examination remains same for stage I and stage II and is mentioned below. The written examination involves two different papers (MAT and SAT) of 100 marks each.

Paper I: Mental Ability Test (MAT)

Paper I MAT	No. of Questions	Marks	Exam duration
Paper I MAT	100	100	2 hours

Paper II: Scholastic Ability Test (SAT) which includes Maths, Science and Social science.

Paper II SAT	SAT	No. of Questions	Marks	Exam duration
	Mathematics	20	20	2 hours
	Science	40	40
	Social Science	40	40
	Total	100	100