National Talent Search Examination Everything about NTSE Exam
“SCERT (State Council of Educational Research and Training, UT Chandigarh has recently released the official notification for State level NTS exam stage-1.”
NTSE stands for National Talent Search Exam. This exam is conducted annually in two stages, the NTSE Stage-1 is being conducted on State Level by respective State Education Board of Schools/SCERTs & the NTSE Stage-2 by NCERT, Delhi. Total 2000 students are selected through this exam & all the selected students are provided a monthly scholarship for their further studies up to Ph.D. level.
Eligibility
All students currently studying in class 10th from any recognized school under Chandigarh State Education Board. Students must have minimum 61% (for General & 56% for Rest categories) in class 9th.
NTSE Exam Pattern:
| Paper | Test name | Maximum Marks | No of Questions | Duration (in minutes) |
| I | Mental Ability Test (MAT) | 100 | 100 | 120 |
| II | Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) | 100 | 100 | 120 |
(SAT: Science – 40 questions, Social Science – 40 questions, Mathematics-20 questions)
Both the papers 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 9th & 10th is recommended.
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Important dates:
- Last date for submitting Application Form: 5th September 2019
- NTSE Stage-1 Exam Date: 03rd November 2019
- NTSE Stage-2 Exam Date: 10th May 2020
Download NTSE 2020 Application form directly from HERE
Check the Official notification for All related information i.e. Application form, Expected Syllabus, Exam Pattern, Required Documents etc…
