NTSE 2021

Dear Students Welcome to the latest post on NTSE Helpline.

As you are well aware, NTSE Stage-1 Exam 2021 is due in the next few days and these last days are very crucial for the preparation.

While we know how engaged you are in preparing thoroughly to get closer to your goal; we have also got something imperative to help you further strengthen this preparation and head towards excellence.

To help you crack the Prestigious National Level scholarship exam’s level-1, we have got you Last Year’s NTSE Question Papers with Solutions and Answer keys for all states.

You can download the NTSE Question Papers for your respective state and get the much-needed boost for your preparation.

Download links of NTSE Previous Year Papers and Solutions as given below.

NTSE Stage-I 2020 Paper with Solutions

The National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) is a National Level Examination which is conducted by the National Council of Education Research (NCERT) and Training. The exam aims to recognize young talent and provide deserving candidates with scholarships.

NTSE exam is conducted in two Stages, 1 & 2, at the secondary school level. Students qualifying Stage 1 are the ones who stand eligible for Stage 2 of NTSE. The exam works towards identifying and recognizing students who have higher intellect and academic skills.

The Stage -1 exam is conducted at the state level and this year, it is scheduled to take place on December 12-13. With a few days left, students are now looking to make the most of the time and prepare in the best manner.

Keeping the same in mind, ALLEN Career Institute has announced a crash course for NTSE Stage 1 preparation.

This crash course is exclusively designed for the students preparing for the Stage 1 exam of NTSE. With the help of this course, students preparing for the coveted exam will get the right opportunity to strengthen their preparation. Prepared by the experienced faculties of ALLEN, the course helps the students in understanding the exam pattern, question format & types so that they can give their preparation the right direction.

Moreover, the study material as provided with the course is at par with the NTSE exam level which helps students in enhancing the preparation considerably and score desired marks in the exam.

With this crash course, students will get:

• Live Classes by Expert Faculty Team of ALLEN Kota
• Regular Testing & Doubt Clearance based on Exam Pattern.
• Study Material in PDF, Special Study Material for SST (State-wise)
• Classes as per NTSE Stage-1 Syllabus based on NCERT
• Access to 20 (10 SAT + 10 MAT) papers through ALLEN Online Test Series for unlimited practice.

The course is commencing from November 18 and will end on December 9, 2020. To get more details and apply online, visit: http://bit.ly/ntsecourse

Students can take direct admission in this course. Digital Literature will be in English language and for a better explanation, mixed language (English + Hindi) will be used while teaching.

The Rajya Shiksha Kendra, Madhya Pradesh has now released NTSE Stage 1 MP registration form for the session 2020-21 on www.mponline.gov.in.

The form was released on October 21, 2020. The last date of submitting the application form online for NTSE Stage 1 is November 13, 2020. Admit card for NTSE MP 2020, Stage 1 are reported to be made available online in the first week of December 2020.

It is to be noted that a total of 186 Students will be selected after the NTSE stage I, who will then appear for Stage II.

After clearing the NTSE stage-2 exam, 2000 students will be provided scholarships by NCERT, which include the following:

• Scholarship of Rs. 1250/- per month in class 11th and 12th.
• Scholarship pf Rs 2000/- per month in Graduation and Post-Graduation, Rs. 2000/- per month will be
• Scholarship for Ph.D. students as per UGC Norms.

Eligibility

All students of Class 10 studying are eligible for NTSE MP stage 1 exam 2020-21. Students who study in open schools can also take part in the stage 1 exam provided their age is below 18 years. Students should have scored at least 40% in Class 9 (32% for the reserved category) in order to be eligible for stage 1 registration.

Exam Pattern

The State Level NTSE exam will have two test papers namely –

MAT (Mental Ability Test) &

SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test)

Important Dates

Online Application Form Started from: October 21, 2020

Last Date to Fill Online Application Form: November 13, 2020

NTSE Stage 1 Exam Date: December 13, 2020

NTSE Stage 2 Exam Date: June 13, 2021

State Council of Educational Research & training (SCERT) Punjab has released a notification for NTSE Stage-1 exam Punjab. This year Punjab State NTSE Exam to be conducting on 13 December 2020,Sunday. Selected students from this exam will be appeared in NTSE Stage-II exam next year. National Level Examination will be conducted by NCERT Delhi on 13 June 2021.

Punjab NTSE 2021 Eligibility :

Students studying in 10th class in state govt. Kendriya Vidhyalyas, Navodaya Vidhyalyas or any other type of recognized/affiliated schools, situated in Punjab securing minimum 70% marks for general category and 55% marks for SC/ST/Physically challenged students in 9th class annual examination are eligible.

Punjab NTSE  Important Dates :

–Starting date to fill Application Form – 8-10-2020
– Last Date for Submission of Application Form is 02-11-2020
– Admit Card Download Date – 01-12-2020 
– Exam Date – 13-12-2020 

For More Details Download the Notification of NTSE Punjab 2021 here:

Punjab NTSE Admission form

Admission forms can be filled on school login id at education department portal www.epuniabschool.eov.in

Punjab NTSE Syllabus

There is no prescribed syllabus for NTSE Stage-1 Examination. However the standard of quests shall be conforming to the level of class IX and X

State Examination Board, Gujarat has released the official notification for NTSE 2021 stage 1 on their website. As most of the state boards are following the same exam schedule, expect some boards. NTSE stage-1 for Gujarat is scheduled to be conducted on 13-Dec-2020.

Eligibility

• All students currently studying in class 10^th from any recognized school under Gujarat State Education Board.
• Students must have minimum 60% (for General & 55% for Rest categories) in class 9^th.
• The minimum age decided by the State Board to appear in this exam is restricted to 18 years only (as on 1^st July, Appearing Year).

Check the Official Notification of NTSE 2021 Stage 1, Click here

Exam Pattern:

The State Level NTSE exam will have two test papers –

• MAT (Mental Ability Test) &
• SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test)

Both the papers will weigh 100 questions each with 1 marks for each right question and exam duration will be 120 minutes (& 150 minutes for Differently abled students). There is no particular syllabus for the exam but syllabi of class 9^th & 10^th are recommended. Qualifying marks for General/OBC category students will be 40 & 32 marks for rest of reserved categories.

Important dates:

• Last date for submitting Application Form: 13^th November 2020
• NTSE Stage-1 Exam Date: 13^th December 2020
• NTSE Stage-2 Exam Date: 13^th June 2021

Check the Official notification for All related information i.e. Syllabus, Exam Pattern, Required Documents & other details etc…

The National Talent Search Examination for students studying in Class X is meant to identify and nurture talent. The examination is conducted every year at two levels:

Stage-1 (State level)

tage-2 (National Level)

NTSE Scholarship: About two thousand scholarships are awarded for different stages of education as follows:

1. Scholarship of Rs. 1250/ per month for class XI to XII
2. Scholarship of Rs. 2000/ per month for undergraduates and Post-graduates.
3. Amount of Scholarship for Ph.D. is fixed in accordance with UGC norms.

NTSE Selection Process : Stage-1 Selection will be done by State/UTs and those who are selected/recommended from Stage-1 examination, will be eligible to appear for Stage-II examination conducted by NCERT.

NTSE Qualifying Marks: Qualifying marks for candidates from SC/ST/PH category is 32% in each paper and for others (General/OBC & EWS) categories it is 40% in each paper.

NTSE Important Dates: Dates for submission of application form and conduct of examination are given below:

Schedule of NTSE 2021 Examination

NTSE Eligibility: Students studying in Class X are eligible to appear for the Stage -1 exam conducted by the States/UTs, in which the schools are located. There will be no domicile restriction.

Students who are registered under Open Distance Learning (ODL) will also be eligible for scholarship, provided the student is below the age of 18 ( as on July 1, of the appearing year), the student is not employed and is appearing in Class X exam for the first time.

NTSE Paper Pattern : Pattern of the written exam will be as follows:

If there is any change in the pattern of Stage-2 examination then the same will be communicated later on through NCERT website www.ncert.nic.in. Candidates are advised to keep track of updates here on NTSEHelpline

NTSE Application Process : You may contact the State/UT Liaison officer for procuring application form.

The completed application form should be signed by the principal of the school must adhere to the last date of submission of the Application Form. Different states many have different last dates for submission. Please confirm from the Liaison officer of your state, the address at which the completed forms are to be submitted. The address and contact number of the liaison officer of the States/UTs are available here: Liaison Officers List 

NTSE Form Fees : States and Union Territories may notify the fee required which will be paid for the Stage-1 examination. Therefore, before submitting the application form, you may find out the fees charged for stage-1 Examination and also the mode of payment from the respective state liaison officers However, NCERT does not charge any fee for Stage-II Examination

Download the Official Notification : Click Here
Note: There will be no negative marking in Stage-2 exam.