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NTSE Scholarships

Around 2000 scholarships are awarded for each stage of education. These stages are:

1. For Class XI to Class XII, a scholarship of Rs.1250/- per month is provided.

2. For Undergraduates and Postgraduates, a scholarship of Rs.2000/- per month is provided.

3. For Ph.D., the scholarship amount is fixed in accordance with the UGC norms.

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NTSE Exam Eligibility 

NTSE (National Talent Search Examination) 2020 is an examination conducted in 2 stages by National Council of Education Research and Training (NCERT) to award scholarships to the candidates with high intellect and skills. This examination is conducted for students from Class X. The candidate can take up the examination only if he/she is an Indian national or Indian origin person studying abroad. The upper age limit for appearing in NTSE examination is 18 years. The state-level examination (Stage 1) is conducted in two parts – part 1 is the mental aptitude test and part-2 is the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT). The national level examination (Stage 2) is conducted for the candidates who qualify in stage 1 examination.

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NTSE Eligibility for Stage 1 (State level examination)

Due to the COVID situation in the country, there is no exact date given about the registration and date of the examination but students who are pursuing their studies from schools in India are eligible to appear in the stage 1 exam. Eligibility criteria are as follows:

• The candidate must be a Class X student from any Government/ Private schools in India.

• There is no domicile restriction. The candidate can be from any State/Union Territory of India.

• The candidates studying in open or distance learning are also eligible to write NTSE 2020, provided they are less than 18 years of age, not employed and are appearing for Class X board examination for the first time.

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NTSE Eligibility for Stage 2 (National level examination)

• Only the students who qualified in stage 1 (state-level examination) are eligible to appear for Stage 2 examination. The roll number, venue, date of examination details will be conveyed to the selected candidates by NCERT through its official website.

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NTSE Eligibility for Students Studying Abroad

• Indian students studying abroad in Class X or equivalent are eligible to write stage 2 (second level examination) directly and are exempted from the stage 1 examination.

• The candidate must have scored 60% in the previous year’s annual examination.

• The candidate should appear for the examination in a centre in India.

• The candidates must request through the Head of the Institution where he/she is studying, along with an attested copy of Class IX mark sheet. The request should reach the Head, Department of Educational Survey Division, NCERT, New Delhi by 31 December of the concerned year.

• The selected candidate will receive the scholarship only if he/she decides to pursue studies in India.

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NTSE Application Form

The National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) is a National level scholarship examination conducted in two stages. The candidates need to fill the application form only once before the stage 1 examination. The candidates who qualify in stage 1 are eligible for stage 2.

It is an examination conducted by NCERT. The students of Class X are eligible to write this examination. 

The application form can be filled online or candidates can obtain the form from their respective schools. The application form will be tentatively available from the first week of August. The last date of submission of application form will be different for every state.

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Details on the Application Form Filling 

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• How to get the Application Form?

The application can be got online from the official website or maybe collected offline from school or liaison officer of the state.

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• Filling of the Application Form

The offline application form must be filled by the candidate in their own handwriting and affix a recent photograph and put their signature in the provided space. The details should be filled only in upper case. The candidates must fill personal details like name, parents name, address, etc and educational details. The details regarding the preferred examination centre also should be mentioned in the application form. The authorities will allot the nearest examination centre to the candidate.

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• Documents to be Attached

The candidate must attach a photocopy of the caste certificate attested by the Principal of the school. Upload a copy of candidates photograph and the image of candidates signature if he/she is applying online. In offline mode, the candidate can affix the photograph in the space given and put their signature on the form.

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• Submission of Application form

The candidates must check the details on the application form carefully before submitting it. They must make sure that all the required documents are attached to the application form. 

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Interested students can contact the State/UT Liaison officer for procuring the NTSE application form. The completed application form should be signed by the Principal of the school well in advance before the last date of submission. No applications will be accepted after the last date for submission of the Application Form.

Different states may have different last dates for submission. Students are advised to check the dates and confirm them from the Liaison Officer of their state.  The address and contact number of the Liaison Officer of the States/UTs are available (State-wise) can be viewed at NCERT’s website www.ncert.nic.in.

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Candidates must note that all their queries related to the application form will be addressed only by the State Liaison Officers (LOs). They should not send their application to NCERT.

As for the application fees, the States and Union Territories will fix a certain amount and notify the candidates on how much they will need to pay. Candidates are advised to find out the fees charged for Stage-I Examination before filling and submitting their application forms. Also, check for the mode of payment for the fees from the respective State Liaison Officers (LOs). NCERT does not charge any fee for Stage-II examination.

Indian Students Studying Abroad in Class X can also fill the NTSE application form online. It will be available on the NCERT website (https://ncert.nic.in/pdf/programmes/NTSE/Examination(NTS-I)/Application_Form_2020.pdf). They can fill and send the form to Head, Department of Educational Survey Division, NCERT, New Delhi-110016 along with a photocopy of the mark sheet of the previous examination, latest by January 2021.

Application Form for students studying abroad will be uploaded on the NCERT website in the month of February 28. 2021. Announcement for students of Indian nationality studying abroad will be announced separately.

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NTSE Exam Pattern

• NTSE exam pattern  for Stage 1 & Stage 2  is divided into two parts as SAT & MAT. 

• There will be 100 questions each in both MAT and SAT (Science-40, Maths-20, Social science-40).

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Part 1 – Mental Ability Test (MAT)

• This section will have questions on analytical and logical reasoning.

• This section tests the students on their ability to solve reasoning questions, ability to think, evaluate and visualise.

• The section consists of a total of 100 questions. 

• The main topics from this section consist of series, pattern perception, analogies, coding-decoding, classifications, hidden figures and problem-solving, etc.

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Part 2 – Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)

• This section will have a total of 100 questions, which is further divided into  Science (40), Social Science (40) and Mathematics (20).

• The student has to be well versed in the syllabus taught in class 9 and 10th.

• The time allotted for the SAT section is 120 minutes.

• The level of questions will be equivalent to class 10th or equivalent exam.

The Exam pattern is the same for both Stage 1 and Stage 2 and there will only be objective type of questions in both the stages of examination.

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NTSE  Exam Pattern

The National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) is conducted in two stages. The first level is conducted separately in each State/Union Territory. The candidates selected in the first round of examination will be qualified for the national level examination.

Both the stages of the examination are conducted in two parts. The first part is the Mental Ability Test (MAT) and the second part is the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT).

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Mental Ability Test (MAT)

There are 100 multiple-choice type questions with four options given, out of which only one answer will be correct. Each correct answer will be given one mark. The candidates must answer the questions on an OMR sheet, as per the instructions given on the OMR sheet and question booklet. The time duration of the Mental Ability Test is 120 minutes.

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Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)

SAT also includes 100 multiple-choice type questions with four alternatives, out of which only one answer will be correct. Each correct answer will be given one mark. There are 40 questions from Science, 40 from Social Science, and 20 from Mathematics. The candidates must answer the questions on an OMR sheet, as per the instructions given on the OMR sheet and question booklet. There will be no negative marking. The time duration of the Scholastic Aptitude Test is 120 minutes.

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Medium

The question paper will be available in different languages including Asamiya, Bangla, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Malayalam, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu. The candidates should mention the language in which he/she wants to take up the examination in the application form.

 

NTSE Exam Marking Scheme

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