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NATIONAL SCIENCE TALENT SEARCH EXAMINATION (NSTSE)

What is NSTSE?

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The National Level Science Talent Search Examination or commonly known as NSTSE is a skill test conducted by the Unified Council, a professionally managed progressive organization, with its objective to identify and nurture the best brains of the country in the science discipline. Being a curriculum-based examination, the NSTSE critically assess a student’s strengths and weaknesses on the basis of concepts.

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Unlike the regular examinations, NSTSE measures what and how well a student has understood the fundamentals instead of memorizing the existing facts. The Unified Council has been successfully conducting NSTSE in India, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Yemen, Indonesia, Oman, Kuwait, Russia, Nepal, Libya, Bahrain, Iran, and Tanzania. Since its inception in 1998, the Council has been working consistently towards testing and promoting talented young minds instilling a competitive spirit among them and ensuring their bright and enterprising future through tests like NSTSE.

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NSTSE Advantages

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It is a scientifically designed, skill-based assessment developed in India for Indian schools, after a detailed study of the syllabi of the Central and various State Boards. Rather than testing rote learning, it tests how well SKILLS and CONCEPTS underlying the school syllabus have been learnt by the student. The test provides information on the strengths and weaknesses of individual students and also of the entire class.

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FEATURE                                                                 ADVANTAGE

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Skill Based.                                                      Provides feedbacks on real learning and relevant - actually tests what is being taught

 

Provides a benchmark for                              Allows the student to know where he/she stands.

students all over India.

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Provides detailed analysis and feedback.      Pinpoints areas of strengths and weaknesses.

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Low cost.                                                           Affordable, accessible to all students( through schools or individually).

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NSTSE Exam Pattern

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There will be a different question paper for each class. All the questions are objective-type with no negative marking for wrong answers.

                                       

                                                                   CLASS 1                 CLASS 2                        CLASSES 3 TO 10

 

No.of Questions                                      40                          50                                      60

 

Marks                                                      40                          50                                      60

 

Duration                            1 hour

NSTSE Results And Ranking

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The performance of a participant is gauged on the basis of his individual score compiled in a Student Performance Report (SPR). The SPR provides a detailed analysis of strong and weak areas of the student along with the performance comparison at school, state, and national level. Consolidated reports per subject and class are sent to the schools. The NSTSE results are also made available at its official website.

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NSTSE Scholarships

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National Toppers

The top 100 rankers are declared as ALL INDIA achievers. The student who achieves the highest percentage of marks among all classes is the NSTSE topper and is awarded Rs 2,00,000 cash prize if he/she scores 100% marks or else they are given Rs 1,00,000 cash prize. The top rankers of each class are given a laptop, memento and a medal. Ranks 4 to 10 of each class are awarded a cash prize of Rs.3000 and ranks 11 to 40 are given a cash prize of Rs.1000.

Rankers 41 to 100 of each class are awarded BMA’s Talent & Olympiad Exams Resource Book from M/s. Brain Mapping Academy, each. Apart from this, all the 100 toppers are awarded Olympiad Coach Online Subscription worth Rs. 1198, a Medal and a Certificate of Appreciation.

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State Toppers

State Toppers are declared excluding the top 100 national toppers. Top 3 rankers from each state are awarded a special award for encouragement and Olympiad Coach Online Subscription worth Rs. 1198, and a Certificate of Appreciation.

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City Toppers

City Toppers are declared only for classes having the participation of more than 500 students.

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