All about NTSE

All about NTSE 2020:

The National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) is a National Level scholarship program of The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), under guidance of Government of India to identify and nurture talented students. It honours and helps talented students by providing financial assistance in the form of a monthly scholarship for the Academic Career. Students studying in Class X are eligible to appear for the selection process. It is widely regarded as the most prestigious examination at high school level in India. For more details of NTSE, students can visit www.ncert.nic.in

 

There is a two-stage selection process for award of scholarship. Stage -I is a screening for Stage – II, in Stage - I, selection will be done by States/UTs through the written examination. Each State/Union Territory has been allotted a quota to recommend a specific number of candidates for the Stage - II examination. Students who qualify Stage - I will be eligible to appear for Stage - II examination conducted by NCERT.

 

The scholarship under the present scheme awarded to the candidates for pursuing courses in Science and Social science up to “Doctoral level” and in professional courses like Medicine and Engineering up to “second-degree level” subject to the fulfillment of the conditions provided in the information brochure (as decided by NCERT). As on date 2000 scholarships are awarded in the country with reservation as per Govt. rules. 

Advantages of NTSE

Why NTSE – Advantages of NTSE 2020:

NTSE is the prestigious examination at high school level in India, student who get this scholarship also get a tag value of “NTSE scholar”, which gives you moral edge over your competitor, apart from this many good collages also reserved some seats and some collages provide other facilities; many foreign collages also provide may facility to NTSE scholar.

NTSE scholar also awarded by financial benefit by Govt. of India, following are the Scholarship Amount that provided to students:

 

The rates of scholarship at different stages are given as under:

Sl. No.

Stage - Level

Rate of Scholarship

1.

Higher Secondary level.

 

Rs. 1250/- p.m.

2.

Graduate and Post Graduate

 

Rs. 2000/- p.m.

3.

For Ph.D. degree (four years)

 

As per UGC norms

 

Mode of Payment:

The payment of scholarship shall be made direct to the awardees. The scholarship amount will be either directly transferred to their joint account through e-banking or will be sent through bank draft wherever above-mentioned e-banking facilities are not available.

i. The payment of scholarship shall be made to the awardees on the receipt of the claim bill on a prescribed Performa sent to the NCERT duly signed by the Principal/ Head of the Institution and accompanied by the mark sheet of the previous annual examination.

ii. The Payment of scholarship to the awardees will be made for a maximum period of 12 months in a one academic session subject to the condition for the maximum period of duration of the specific course.

Important Dates

NTSE 2020 Exam Important dates:

 

Events

Stage I dates

Stage II dates

NTSE application dates

August 2019

No registration

NTSE Admit card released

By the second week of October 2019

Third week of April 2019

NTSE Exam dates

03, 04, & 17 November and 1December, 2019

10 May, 2020

NTSE Result to be released

January – March 2020

September 2020

 

Eligibility Criteria

NTSE Eligibility Criteria 2020:

 

Candidates who want to obtain the NTSE 2020 scholarship must fulfill the eligibility criteria for the exam as mentioned by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT). NCERT prescribed NTSE Eligibility criteria is followed by all States/UTs conducting Stage I exam. Only candidates who will satisfy NTSE Eligibility Criteria 2020 will be awarded the scholarship after the announcement of the final NTSE results.

 

NTSE 2020 Eligibility Criteria for stage I exam (state level):

The conditions are listed below:

       Candidates currently studying in Class 10th from any recognized Private/Government schools including Kendriya Vidyalaya, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, and Sainik Schools could apply.

 

       The candidates can appear in their respective state/UT’s NTSE stage I exam, although there is no domicile restriction.

 

       The SCERT of respective state/UTs may mention any additional criteria for stage I exam such as minimum qualifying marks in the previous class.

 

       Moreover, candidates who are completing their education from Open and Distance Learning (ODL) such as the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) or state Open boards were also eligible to apply and appear for NTSE 2020.

 

       The candidates studying from Open and Distance Learning must not be less than 18 years of age at the time of appearing in the scholarship exam. Moreover, they should not be employed (not even part-time jobs) and they should be appearing in the Class 10th qualifying examination for the first time. 

 

NTSE 2020 Eligibility Criteria for NTSE Stage II exam:

For candidates studying in India:

Candidates appearing for NTSE stage II exam by NCERT need to fulfill the below mentioned eligibility criteria

 

       They must be an Indian National irrespective of where they are pursuing their Class 10th qualifying examination i.e. in India or Abroad

 

       They should have qualified stage I exam at the state level

         

For candidates studying outside India:

         

       The Indian national candidates studying abroad can directly appear for stage II exam of NTSE scholarship award.

         

       They should have scored at least 60 per cent marks in their previous qualifying examination i.e. Class 9th.

         

       Only those candidates who should be planning to pursue their higher education in India after obtaining the NTSE Scholarship.

Reservation Criteria

NTSE 2020 Reservation Criteria:

NCERT will award the NTSE scholarships 2020 on the basis of certain reservation criteria according to Govt. rules, which is provided below. Candidates will be required to mention their category and attach a copy of the certificate (in case of reserved category only) in the NTSE application form 2020.

 

NTSE reservation criteria 2020

Category

Reservation Criteria

Scheduled Caste

15%

Scheduled Tribes

7.5%

Physically Handicapped

4%

Other Backward Class

27%

EWS

10%

 

Selection Processors

Selection Processors of NTSE:

 

State Level Examination:

Each State/UT conducts its own examination. They have the autonomy to lay down their own norms for the purpose of determining the eligibility of the candidates.

This examination is primarily used to recommend a given number of candidates for the second level test to be conducted by the NCERT. This number is based on the enrolment of students at Classes IX and X in different States/UTs.

The candidates are to be recommended on the basis of the merit in the written examination conducted by the States/UTs. The details of the number of candidates for different States/UTs as applicable are notified separately.

 

The state level screening examination is conducted in all State/UT’s on first Sunday of November except in Nagaland, Andaman and Nicobar Island, Meghalaya and Mizoram where it will be conducted on first Saturday of November every year until and unless some special circumstances occur.

 

State Level – Eligibility:

All students studying in Class X in any type of recognized school including Kendriya Vidyalaya, Navodaya Vidyalaya, and Sainik School etc. will be eligible to appear at the State Level Examination from the State in which the school is located.

However, no domicile restriction shall be imposed. The state may impose any other eligibility condition for appearing in the screening examination like any qualifying percentage of marks in the previous annual examination etc.

 

Students registered under Open and Distance Learning (ODL) are also eligible for scholarship provided the students are below the age of 18 years (as on 1st July of that particular year) the students are not employed and they are appearing in class X for the first time.

 

State Level – How to apply:

The students studying in Class X in the country, would be check for any advertisement in the newspapers or circulars in the school by the respective Government of their State/UT for the above said examination and act as per the requirement given in the State advertisement/circular. Any other information /query about the details of the state level examination may be had from Liaison Officers of the State/UT agencies.

The filled in application by the student be submitted to the State Liaison Officer duly signed by the Principal of the school before the due date as advertised /circulated by each concerned State/UT.

 

State Level – Medium of Examination

The medium of the test shall be as announced by the State/UT.

 

State Level – Fee

State may impose any fee for examination and/or for application form.

 

State Level – Examination

State level examination may have two parts: Part-I Mental Ability Test (MAT) and Part-II Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) for nominating the required number of candidates for the second level test to be conducted by the NCERT.

 

         

State Level – Examination Scheme:

 

Test: Mental Ability Test (MAT)- Paper-I

Exam mode – Pen-paper based test (answers to be marked on OMR sheets)

Number of Questions: 100

 

Number of Marks: 100

 

Time Duration: 120 Minutes

Timings: 09.30 am to 11.30 am

 

Test: Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)- Paper-II

Exam mode – Pen-paper based test (answers to be marked on OMR sheets)

Number of Questions: 100 (Science- 40, Mathematics-20, Social Science-40)

 

Number of Marks: 100

 

Time Duration: 120 Minutes

Timings: 13.30 am to 15.30 am

 

Qualifying: 32% SC, ST and PWD and 40% for Others (General& OBC)

 

Selection Criteria: Only candidates qualifying in both the papers separately will be considered for merit.

Selection of the awardees will be made on the basis of total Marks scored in

MAT & SAT based on merit.

There will be No Negative Marking

 

Examination Date: 1st Sunday of November (In all the States/UTs of the country except Nagaland, Mizoram, Meghalaya and Andaman & Nicobar exam where will be held on 1st Saturday November month every year).

 

State Level – Results:

The State/Union Territory will prepare a merit list of the candidates ensuring the minimum qualifying marks in both the tests separately. These marks are 40 per cent in the case of General and OBC category candidates and 32 per cent in the case of SC/ST/physically challenged candidates.

The result of State Level Talent Search examination is declared in months of January/ February by the States/UTs themselves. This examination is used only to recommend the candidates for second level NTS examination conducted by the NCERT. The marks of the State level Examination are not added to the National Level Examination for award of scholarship.

No correspondence will be entertained by the NCERT with regard to first level examination conducted by the State/UT. The candidate having any query / complaint /clarification with regard to the State Level Examination shall have to correspond only with the state examination agencies.

 

 

National Level Examination:

 

National Level – Fee: There is no fee of any kind for appearing in the National Level Examination.

 

National Level – Eligibility:

The National Talent Search Examination is open for students of Indian nationality whether they study in India or abroad at Class X level.

 

Candidates Studying in India:

Only the candidates selected by the States/UTs on the basis of their screening

examination shall be eligible to appear in the National level examination to be conducted by the NCERT on the Second Sunday of May each year (unless otherwise notified). The NCERT will convey the roll number, the venue, the date and time for the national level examination to all such candidates directly through its portal www.ncert@nic.in.

 

Candidates Studying Abroad:

Students of Indian nationality studying abroad at the Class X level may also compete for Talent Search Award under the following conditions:

i. The Indian students studying abroad in Class X or equivalent class shall be exempted from the first level-screening test and shall be permitted to appear directly at the second level examination conducted by the NCERT.

ii. A candidate shall be eligible to appear in the second level NTS examination only if he or she has obtained at least 60 per cent marks (in aggregate) at the previous annual examination.

iii. A candidate will have to appear in the NTS examination at a centre in India at her/his own cost.

iv. A candidate desiring to appear in the NTS examination may request through the Head of the Institution where he or she is studying along with an attested copy (by the Head of the Institution) of the mark sheet of Class IX. The request should reach the Head, Department of Educational Survey Division, NCERT, New Delhi-110016 latest by 31st December of the concerned year.

v. The Council shall allot roll numbers to the eligible candidates and inform them about the date, time and the venue of examination along with other relevant instructions.

vi. No request for change of Centre shall be entertained.

vii. If a candidate is selected, the scholarship shall be paid for pursuing studies in India only.

viii. Change of center will be permitted in genuine cases and as per instructions issued from NCERT.

 

National Level – Syllabus:

There is no prescribed syllabus for the NTS examination. However, the standard of items shall be conforming to the level of Classes IX and X. A separate booklet called ‘Learn about the Test’ containing sample items for both the Tests- MAT and SAT is available in print as well as on the NCERT website www.ncert.nic.in.

 

Written Examination:

The written examination shall consist of two paper; Paper-I Mental Ability Test (MAT) and Paper-II Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT). Both the tests will be administered on the same day.

Mental Ability Test:

There shall be 100 multiple-choice type items, with four alternatives. Each item will carry one mark. Candidates are required to answer the items on a separate OMR sheet as per instructions given in the test booklet and on the OMR sheet.

 

Mainly the MAT paper will be based on questions for verbal and non-verbal abilities such as reasoning and critical thinking. Also, the topics will include analogy, classification, numerical series, pattern perception, hidden figure etc.

 

Scholastic Aptitude Test:

The scholastic Aptitude Test will consist of 100 multiple-choice items of one mark each. Each item shall have four alternatives, out of which only one will be the correct answer. There shall be 40 items from Science, 40 from Social Science and 20 from Mathematics, is broadly based on Class 9th and Class 10th only. Candidates are required to answer the items on a separate OMR sheet to be provided at the examination centre as per instructions.

 

Medium:

The tests will be available in the following languages: Asamiya, Bangla, English,

Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Malayalam, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. The candidate has to mention his option regarding the language in which he/she want to take the test in the application form. Accordingly, the question booklet in that language shall be made available to the candidate at the centre. After exercising this option, no request for the change of medium will be entertained.

 

 

National Level – Examination Scheme:

 

Test: Mental Ability Test (MAT)- Paper-I

Exam mode – Pen-paper based test (answers to be marked on OMR sheets)

Number of Questions: 100

 

Number of Marks: 100

 

Time Duration: 120 Minutes

Timings: 09.30 am to 11.30 am

 

Test: Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)- Paper-II

Exam mode – Pen-paper based test (answers to be marked on OMR sheets)

Number of Questions: 100 (Science- 40, Mathematics-20, Social Science-40)

 

Number of Marks: 100

 

Time Duration: 120 Minutes

Timings: 13.30 am to 15.30 am

 

Qualifying: 32% SC, ST and PWD and 40% for Others (General& OBC)

 

Selection Criteria: Only candidates qualifying in both the papers separately will be considered for merit.

Selection of the awardees will be made on the basis of total Marks scored in

MAT & SAT based on merit.

There will be No Negative Marking

 

Examination Date: 2nd Sunday of May every year (In all the States/UTs of the country)

 

National Level – Result:

The final award shall be declared on the basis of combined scores of MAT and SAT. NCERT will declare NTSE stage II result in the second week of August. Only the selected candidates shall be informed by registered letter and through NCERT website www.ncert.nic.in. Marks obtained by the candidates in written examination will be revealed to all the candidates individually through NCERT website.

 

National Level – Rechecking:

Since the NCERT applies rigorous checks and counterchecks before the declaration of result, no request for re-evaluation or rechecking of scripts will be entertained. Candidates will be provided facility to have access to their scanned OMR sheets which will be placed on NCERT website along with final scoring key so that they can calculate their own score.

Syllabus

NTSE Detailed Syllabus:

Mathematics: These are the topics as per NTSE suggested syllabus and previous years papers. Students are advised to prepare themselves on these topics for NTSE.

  • Algebraic Expressions
  • Arithmetic
  • Arithmetic Progressions
  • Basic Geometry-Angles, Polygons, Parallel and Transverse lines, Similar Figures, Congruent Triangles etc.
  • Circles
  • Coordinate Geometry
  • Direct & inverse variation
  • Exponent
  • Linear Equation
  • Mensuration
  • Number System
  • Percentage & its Application
  • Playing with Numbers
  • Probability
  • Quadratic Equations
  • Rational Numbers
  • Simple interest & Compound interest
  • Square Root & Cube Root
  • Statistics
  • Surface Areas and Volumes
  • Triangles
  • Trigonometry

 

Science: Science is the most aggressive and the most thrilling subject always interests students more than any other subject. The following are the topics according to NTSE syllabus.

  • Acid, Bases and Salt
  • Air
  • Carbon and its Compounds
  • Cellular Level of Organisation
  • Diversity in Living Organisms
  • Fibres and Plastics
  • Food Production & Management
  • Heredity and Evolution
  • Human Body
  • Life Processes
  • Magnetism & Electricity at Work
  • Measurement
  • Metals & Non-Metals
  • Micro-organisms
  • Motion and Force
  • Our Environment
  • Periodic Classification of Elements
  • Physical and Chemical Changes
  • Plant and Animal Nutrition
  • Reproduction
  • Soil
  • Some Common Diseases
  • Source of Energy
  • Structure of Atom
  • The Universe
  • Water
  • Work and energy
  • Sound

 

Social Science: The history also plays major role in NTSE syllabus. Following topics covers under Social Science.

  • Agriculture
  • Atmosphere
  • Biosphere
  • British Rule
  • Culture, Science, and Literature
  • Democracy and Elections
  • Diversity and Livelihood
  • Early Medieval Period
  • Early States
  • Eighteenth Century Political Formation
  • French Revolution
  • India and its Neighbours
  • Indian Constitution
  • Indian Economics
  • Indian Freedom Struggle
  • Indus Valley Civilization
  • Industrial Revolution
  • Industries
  • Internal Structure of the Earth and Rocks
  • Introduction and Sources of Ancient Indian History
  • Jainism, Buddhism
  • Local and State Government
  • Major Domains and Landforms
  • Maps and Globe
  • Medieval Architecture and Culture
  • Motion of the Earth
  • Nationalism in Various Countries
  • Natural Vegetation
  • New Empires and Kingdoms
  • Our Country – India
  • Popular Movements and Social Reforms
  • Population
  • Resources and Development
  • Solar System
  • The Delhi Sultanate
  • The Judiciary
  • The Mauryas
  • The Mughal Empire
  • UN and International Agencies
  • Union Government
  • Vedic Period
  • Water Resources
  • World History

 

Mental Ability: The mental ability test problems known as the test of the reasoning & interpretation skills of candidates. Though, over the years, mental ability test has moulded itself into a set of questions which are still growing in variety. Following are the topics which will covered in NTSE.

 

  • Alphabet and Number Test
  • Analogy (Non-Verbal)
  • Analogy (Verbal)
  • Blood Relations
  • Calendar, Time and Clock
  • Classification
  • Coding-Decoding
  • Direction Sense
  • Embedded Figure
  • Figure Partition and Dot Situation
  • Mathematical Operations
  • Missing Character
  • Ranking and Arrangements
  • Series (Non – Verbal)
  • Series (Verbal)
  • Venn Diagrams
  • Water and Mirror Images
  • Word Problems

 

General Knowledge: GK tests the information a student has on various topics like Abbreviations, Awards, and Recognition, Books and Authors, India, Sports, World. Reading a newspaper every day and following the current affairs is necessary for this section.

Admit Card

Allotment of E-Admit Cards:

The NCERT shall upload the E-Admit Cards for the second level examination on its website. In case there is any change of address prior to the National Level Examination, it shall be obligatory on the part of the candidate to communicate the same to the state examining authority, which in turn shall inform the NCERT for change of address after the candidate has download the admission letter for second level examination. The same may be communicated to the NCERT directly.

Application Process

NTSE 2020 Application Form:

States and UTs started releasing the NTSE application form 2020 from the first week of August 2019. NTSE stage-I is scheduled to be conducted on November 2 for Mizoram, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Andaman and Nicobar Islands, on November 3 for all other states and UTs and on November 17, 2019, for Kerala, Bihar, Delhi NCR, Jharkhand, West Bengal, and Jammu & Kashmir. 

The application for NTSE 2020 is done for stage-I only. Those who qualify NTSE stage-I 2020 exam will automatically qualify for the NTSE stage-II. 

 

Many states will release the application form online on the official website of SCERT while others will release offline. Candidates studying in class 10th can download the application form of NTSE 2020 online or obtain the same from their school or from the state liaison officer. Candidates will have to submit the completely filled NTSE application form 2020 along with the application fee (if any) before the last date according to their State/UT.

 

NTSE Application Form 2020 – Main Points to remember:

  • The application form of NTSE 2020 will be made available by States/UTs in the online mode. It can also be collected from the state liaison officer.
  • NTSE 2020 is a single-step application process. Candidates need not apply for the stage-II exam.
  • The NTSE 2020 application fee (if applicable in the state) needs to be paid along with the form.

 

Steps to fill NTSE Application Form 2020:

Candidates can obtain, fill and submit the NTSE application form online or offline by following the steps mentioned underneath:

  • Acquire Application Form – You can download the NTSE registration form 2020 from the official website or collect it from the liaison officer of the state.
  • Filling up the application form – Candidates need to fill the complete application form in their own handwriting as per the instructions and affix their recent photograph along with signature at the provided space. Candidates will be need to enter the following details in the NTSE 2020 application form:
  • Candidate’s name
  • Mother's name
  • Father's name
  • Caste category (If any)
  • Postal address etc.
  • Payment of application fee – Candidates will have to pay the NTSE application fee (if specified by the state/UT).

Application form submission – The NTSE application form 2020 needs to be submitted in offline/online mode as specified. Candidates must ensure that the application form of NTSE is filled and attached with the required documents as per the instructions.

Cutoff

Cut off NTSE 2020:

 

NTSE Stage I Cutoff of previous years

Following table shows the Cutoff of NTSE 2019 of some states:

NTSE Cutoff 2019 - Stage I

State/UT

General

OBC

SC

ST

Delhi

181

152

136

128

Maharashtra

170

159

144

131

West Bengal

158

121

140

105

Rajasthan

174

151

140

148

Odisha

152

118

113

108

Haryana

161

49

128

-

Karnataka

143

119

101

101

Kerala

146

128

103

84

Tamil Nadu

160

146

125

126

Himachal Pradesh

127

89

101

99

 

Candidates can find below the maximum marks and the category wise NTSE cut off scores below of the previous years.:

Previous year's NTSE Stage II cut off marks:

NTSE Cut off 2018

Category

MAT & SAT - Maximum marks out of 197

Cutoff marks

General

186

150

General – PH1

144

111

General PH2

124

78

General – PH3

131

101

SC

149

122

SC - PH1

113

71

SC - PH2

87

87

ST

145

113

ST – PH1

93

90

ST - PH2

81

81

NTSE Cut Off 2017

Category

Maximum Marks of MAT & SAT

Cutoff marks

SC

143

46.67

ST

143

47.67

PwD

143

49.33

General

143

77

NTSE Cut Off 2016

Category

Maximum Marks of MAT & SAT

Cut Off Marks

ST

145

52.12

PwD

145

53.47

SC

145

56.43

General

145

85.09

 

 

 

NTSE Cutoff 2020 for Stage II

NCERT will declare the NTSE Cutoff 2020 for stage-II along with the final NTSE result 2020 in the month of September 2020. The NTSE cutoff 2020 is made available in the form of pdf. The pdf displays the maximum marks scored by candidates in each category for MAT and SAT papers and then the NTSE cut off for each category.

Quota Allotted for States

Quota Allotted for States/UTs (2018-2019 & 2019-2020):

 

S.No.

States/UTs

Quota

1.

Andaman & Nicobar Islands

20

2.

Andhra Pradesh

263

3.

Arunachal Pradesh

50

4.

Assam

202

5.

Bihar

691

6.

Chandigarh

20

7.

Chhattisgarh

195

8.

Dadra & Nagar Haveli

20

9.

Daman & Diu

20

10.

Delhi

153

11.

Goa

50

12.

Gujarat

360

13.

Haryana

186

14.

Himachal Pradesh

51

15.

Jammu & Kashmir

64

16.

Jharkhand

142

17.

Karnataka

371

18.

Kerala

220

19.

Lakshadweep

20

20.

Madhya Pradesh

530

21.

Maharashtra

774

22.

Manipur

50

23.

Meghalaya

50

24.

Mizoram

50

25.

Nagaland

50

26.

Odisha

259

27.

Puducherry

20

28.

Punjab

183

29.

Rajasthan

485

30.

Sikkim

50

31.

Tamil Nadu

466

32.

Telangana

216

33.

Tripura

50

34.

Uttar Pradesh

1408

35.

Uttarakhand

79

36.

West Bengal

569

 

TOTAL

8387

 

Note: Quota is revised after every three years

Rules and Regulations for Disbursement of Scholarship

Rules and Regulations for Disbursement of Scholarship:

 

The awardees studying in Sciences, Social Sciences, Humanities, Languages Commerce, vocational studies and fine arts are eligible to receive scholarship up to Ph.D. level whereas the awardees studying professional courses in medicines, engineering, technology, management and law, are eligible to receive the scholarship up to second degree level. Scholarships will be paid subject to fulfillment of the following conditions.

 

General Eligibility Conditions:

i. An Awardee is eligible for the scholarship provided if she/he:

a. takes up studies in approved courses.

b. maintains good conduct as certified by the Head of the College/Institution and continues his/her studies as a regular student.

c. does not absent herself/himself without proper leave.

d. takes up studies on a whole-time basis.

e. does not take up any job with salary/remuneration/stipend.

ii. (a) If an awardee is getting scholarship from other sources on regular basis, then he has to choose only one of the scholarships. In such cases the NTS scholarship will be temporarily discontinued for that year/period. His/her scholarship will be once again resumed if he/she approaches once again to NCERT for seeking NTS scholarship after fulfilling other conditions. All the students must also give an undertaking each year that they are not receiving scholarship or award from any other institutions.

Further no student who is employed is eligible for payment of scholarship and

accordingly, every student has to provide a certificate that he or she is not employed.

(b) Fee waiver/one-time grant/subsidy in fee and residential accommodation will not make a student ineligible for scholarship.

iii. No scholarship shall be available for studies abroad for any course.

iv. An awardee can submit his claim bills any time during the course of study. However, the claim bills are to be submitted for each class/year separately.

v. In case any awardee leaves her/his course of study within one month of registration/ admission, no scholarship shall be paid to him/her.

vi. In case awardee is not able to appear at the examination due to serious illness, one should send the medical certificate through the Head of the Institution within three months of his/her falling ill. The duration of illness should be clearly certified by a specialist, who is a Registered Medical Practitioner. The facility will be available to the awardee to continue the same course in which one is studying provided the principal or the head of the institution certifies that the overall performance of the awardee during the year is 60 per cent or above.

vii. The NTS awardee is allowed one shift in the course of study till one month after the end of the first year of undergraduate courses, within the same institution or in another institution. However, she/he will not be awarded scholarship for the first year of the new course. Thus, in this case she/he will have to lose the scholarship for one year. It would resume in the next year provided all the requirements are met.

viii. Scholarship shall be deemed to be discontinued with any gap of one academic session in studies at any time due to any reason.

ix. Scholarship once discontinued on the basis of the rules of disbursement of scholarship cannot be revived under any circumstances.

x. Awardees have to secure an aggregate of 60% marks or equivalent grade in order to be eligible for scholarship every year. If a student secured less than 60% in a year the scholarship is forfeited for that year. If a student fails to secure minimum 60% or equivalent grade for two consecutive or non-consecutive years. He or she will be ineligible for payment of scholarship and will be discontinued forever.

xi. For seeking scholarship the awardee has to pass in all subject (core subject) in first attempt. If an awardee fails in any core subject, his/her NTS scholarship will be discontinued forever.

xii. All rules are subject to change from time to time, as and when required, which will be binding on all awardees.

 

Eligibility and other Conditions for Continuation of Scholarship at Higher Secondary Stage:

i. The award of scholarship to the selected candidates shall commence subsequent to their clear promotion to Class XI.

ii. The scholarship at the higher secondary stage or equivalent Classes XI to XII is payable for a maximum period of two years for studies in India only.

iii. Student pursuing diploma or certificate courses will be provided scholarship, at this stage provided if they are not employed.

iv. Awardees have to secure an aggregate of 60% marks or equivalent grade in order to be eligible for scholarship every year. If a student secured less than 60% in a year the scholarship is forfeited for that year. If a student fails to secure minimum 60% or equivalent grade for two consecutive or non-consecutive years. He or she will be ineligible for payment of scholarship and will be discontinued forever.

v. In case an institution does not conduct an examination at the end of Class XI, the scholarship for the second year will be continued on the submission of a certificate to this effect from the Head of the Institution.

vi. In case the performance is reported in grades, then equivalent to 60% aggregate will be taken into account.

 

Eligibility and other Conditions for Continuation of Scholarship at First Degree Level Courses:

i. The awardee must obtain a minimum of 60 per cent marks at the end of +2 stage or equivalent examination for continuation of the scholarship at the first-degree level course in Basic Sciences, Social Sciences or a professional course in engineering, medicine, management or law.

ii. The scholarship to SC/ST/PH awardees will be paid after getting selected through Joint Entrance Examination (JEE), IIT and admitted in the one-year preparatory course for B.Tech. The scholarship will continue in 1st year subject to fulfillment of all the conditions laid down by respective IITs.

The continuation of scholarships in the second and subsequent years shall be subject to the following conditions: -

iii. Withdrawal in non-core subject as per institutional rules of exemption is considered for payment of scholarship.

iv. a. At least 60 per cent marks in aggregate at the internal examinations. However, the scholarship to MBBS candidates for internship will be given, only if one secures 60 per cent or more marks in the final degree.

b. Awardees have to secure an aggregate of 60% marks or equivalent grade in

order to be eligible for Scholarship every year. If a student secured less than

60% in a year the Scholarship is forfeited for that year. If a student fails to

secure minimum 60% or equivalent grade for two consecutive or non-consecutive years. He or she will be ineligible for payment of scholarship and

will be discontinued forever. In case the result is not declared in terms of marks

and grades are given, these should be equivalent to at least 60 percent and

above.

c. In case an Institution/University does not conduct an annual examination after such a class, a certificate from the principal/head of the institution would be acceptable to this effect that the overall performance of the awardee is 60 per cent or above.

d. In case of IITs and other institutions, which follow semester system of examination, the marks or an equivalent Cumulative Grade Point Average

(CGPA) at the end of an academic year will be considered.

 

Eligibility and other Conditions for Continuation of Scholarship at Second Degree Level Courses:

i. Awardees have to secure an aggregate of 60% marks or equivalent grade in order to be eligible for Scholarship every year. If a student secured less than 60% in a year the Scholarship is forfeited for that year. If a student fails to secure minimum 60% or equivalent grade for two consecutive or non-consecutive years. He or she will be ineligible for payment of scholarship and will be discontinued forever. In case the result is not declared in terms of marks and grades are given, these should be equivalent to at least 60 percent and above.

ii. An awardee shall be eligible to receive the scholarship in the second year only if he/she secures at least 60 per cent marks at the end of the first year. In case there is no university examination or grades are awarded, suitable certificate from the head of the institution will be acceptable.

iii. In case an institution has semester system of examination at this stage, the marks, grades or CGPA as the case may be, obtained by an awardee in the examination conducted at the end of an academic year, will be considered for continuation of her/his scholarship during the next year.

iv. The scholarships at this stage will also be available for doing a diploma course in management or specific branch of medicine or surgery provided the minimum qualification for entrance to such courses is a degree in the concerned discipline.

 

Eligibility and other Conditions for Continuation of Scholarship at M.Phil. / Ph.D. Stage:

i. An awardee shall be eligible to receive scholarship during the pre-doctoral/M.Phil. courses provided these are an institutional requirement for Ph.D. work. The continuance of scholarship after this pre-requisite course shall be subject to the successful completion of it.

ii. An awardee will be eligible to receive scholarship for doing research work leading to Ph.D./D.Phil. degree provided he/she passes M.A./M.Sc./ M.Com./M.Phil course in the first attempt securing a minimum of 60 per cent marks or its equivalent grade after aggregating the marks for all the years in the university examination of the course. An awardee must begin research/pre-doctoral work within six months of the declaration of M.A./M.Com./M.Sc. result. The date of joining should be intimated to the NCERT immediately thereafter with a certificate from the concerned supervisor indicating the field of work.

iii. At the end of two years, there would be an assessment of the quality of work done, by two independent experts on the basis of which the scholarship may be continued or discontinued.

iv. The scholarship shall be continued during the second and fourth year only if the guide certified that the work during the first and the third year respectively has been of high quality.

v. The change of topic/ guide/ Institution shall be allowed with the prior approval of both the guides and the NCERT.

vi. An awardee can take up a teaching assignment for a short period not exceeding a total period of six months only within the tenure of four years with the prior permission of the NCERT only if his/her supervisor certifies that his/her

assignment is not prejudicial to his/her progress. No scholarship shall be paid for

this period, which of course shall be counted as part of the total period of four years.

vii. The scholarship shall commence from the month of commencing the research work as certified by the Guide. However, regular registration documents must be submitted within six months of commencing the research work. In case of predoctoral/ M.Phil. courses, scholarship will be awarded from the month of admission.

viii. An awardee will be entitled to the scholarship for Ph.D. up to a period of four years ordinarily. If he/she submits the thesis/dissertation before four years period is over but continues to work on the same problem on which he/she has written the thesis/dissertation under the same supervisor, he/she will be entitled to the scholarship up to the viva-voce or the end of four years whichever is earlier. The supervisor has to certify in such cases that continuation of the Ph.D. research work after submission of the dissertation/thesis is necessary and has been undertaken.

 

Contingency Grant for PH.D. Work:

i. The grant shall be utilised with the approval of the supervisor.

ii. All purchases shall be according to the rules of the institution.

iii. The grant may be utilised on apparatus, chemical, equipment, books, journals, photostat copies, microfilms, typing, postage and field work/travel (within India only) needed in connection with the approved research project with the approval of the supervisor and the university where the scholar works.

iv. The grant shall not be used for payment of examination or any other fees.

v. On termination of the scholarship, the apparatus and other non-consumable articles purchased out of the contingency grant will become the property of the

institution/university where a scholar works. The university may, if he/she desires, allow the scholar to retain with him/her the books purchased out of the contingency grant.

vi. For all expenditure out of the contingency grant, a certificate from the supervisor to the effect that the expenditure incurred was in furtherance of the approved research project shall be necessary.

vii. Travel allowance for approved field work/travel in connection with the research work (including attending of relevant academic/research conferences and symposia) shall be admissible according to the rules applicable to the teaching staff of the University.

viii. The contingency grant for the first year of the research will be released to the head of the university concerned along with the scholarship for the first year. The contingency grant for the subsequent years will be released only on receipt of account of expenditure incurred duly certified by the supervisor and head and utilization certificate in the prescribed proforma submitted through the institution/university.

ix. The amount left unspent at the end of each year of the scholarship tenure will be adjusted against the contingency grant payable for the subsequent year. The year for the purpose is to be reckoned from the date of joining the research. Similarly, any amount left unspent out of the contingency grant on the date of expiry/termination/relinquishment of the scholarship will be refundable to the NCERT.

NTSE Exam Centres

NTSE Exam Centres 2020:

The admission letter shall have all the information about the venue, the roll number, the date and time of the test. Candidates can download their E-Admit cards themselves before 21 days of examination.

Generally, the candidate belonging to a particular state shall be allotted the centre in the same state. Normally there is only one centre in each state for the National Level Examination.

The conduct of examination at the centers shall be done under the supervision of the Centre Superintendent appointed by the NCERT. An independent observer for each centre is also appointed by the NCERT.

 

The list of exam centres for NTSE Stage 2 examination by NCERT is as provided below –

State/UT

Exam Centre(s)/Venue

Andaman & Nicobar Islands

KV No 2, Raksha Vihar, Minnie Bay

Andhra Pradesh

KV, Gandhi Gram Post, Malkapuram, Visakhapatnam

Arunachal Pradesh

KV No 2,  Itanagar, Chimpu Post, Arunachal Pradesh

Assam

KV CRPF Mile Amerigog, Kamrup, Guwahati

Bihar

KV no 1, Lohiya Nagar, Near Heart Hospital, Kankarbagh, Patna

Chandigarh

KV, ASF High Grounds, Chandigarh

Chhattisgarh

KV No 2,  Deen Dayal Upadhyay Nagar, Sector 4, Raipur

Dadra & Nagar Haveli

KV, Government High School Campus, Silvassa

Delhi

KV No 3, Ringroad, Near Seema Sadak Bhawan

Goa

KV, INS Madovi, Panjim

Gujarat

KV No 1, Near Police Commissioner’s Office, Shahi Baug, Ahmedabad

Haryana

KV No 1, AFS, Sector 14, Old Delhi Road, Gurugram

Himachal Pradesh

KV No 1, Dharamshala Cantt, Kangra

Jammu and Kashmir

KV No 1, Gandhinagar, Jammu

Jharkhand

KV CCL, Rajendra Nagar, Ranchi

Karnataka

KV, ASC Center, Victoria Road, Bangalore, Karnataka

Kerala

KV No 3, Port Trust, Willingdon Island, Kochi, Ernakulam

Lakshadweep

KV, Kavaratti

Madhya Pradesh

KV No 1, Opp Central India Flour Mill, Hoshangabad Road, Bhopal

Maharashtra

KV, Bhandup, LBS Marg, Kanjurmarg West
KV, BEG, Near Deccan College, Pune

Manipur

KV No 1, Lamphelpat, Imphal

Meghalaya

KV, Happy Valley, Shillong

Mizoram

KV, Project Pushpak Zemabawk, Aizawl

Nagaland

KV, CRPF Camp, Lerie Hill, Kohima, Nagaland

Odisha

KV No 1, Unit 9, Near Ram Mandir, Bhubaneswar

Puducherry

KV, IIT Campus, Chennai

Punjab

KV, ASF High Grounds, Chandigarh

Rajasthan

KV No 1, Bajaj Nagar, Opp Tonk Phatak, Jaipur

Sikkim

KV, Post Tadong, Middil, Siyari, Gangtok

Tamil Nadu

KV,  IIT Campus, Chennai

Telangana

KV No 1,  Langer House, Golconda, Hyderabad

Tripura

KV (GC) CRPF, Adarani, Salbagan, Agartala

Uttarakhand

KV ONGC, Kaulagarh Road, Dehradun

West Bengal

KV, Ballygunge, Circular Road, Kolkata

Uttar Pradesh

KV, Lucknow Cantt
KV, New Cantt, VD Road, Allahabad

 

Change of Centre

Change of Centre:

Only in exceptional cases under special circumstances, like transfer of the parents of the candidates, the centre of examination may be changed on a written request received to the NCERT within 15 days of the download of the E-Admit Card prior to at least 21 days of examination. However, it may be noted that in such cases only the English medium test booklet shall be provided to the candidate at the changed centre.

Exam Day Guidelines

Exam Day Guiding principle:

Following are some of the advices which the aspirants must follow on the day of the National Talent Search Examination 2020:

  • Aspirants must carry their Admit Cards, photo identity card, pencil and a pen to the examination hall.
  • All the aspirants should reach the exam centre at least 45-50 minutes before the commencement of the examination.
  • Any aspirant who is late beyond 15 minutes of the commencement of the exam, will not be allowed to write it under any circumstances.
  • Electronic gadgets such as mobile-phone, calculator etc. are not allowed in the examination centre.

NTSE Liaison Officer

NTSE Liaison Officer:

The following are the links to download State-wise NTSE Application Form 2020 online or get it offline from their State Liaison Officer. The list of NTSE State Liaison Officer is provided below:

State/UT

Official website

Details of state liaison officer

Arunachal Pradesh

http://www.arunachalpradesh.gov.in/

Mr. Gania Leij

Dy. Director,

Mrs Oyi Tatak Incharge, Directorate of Secondary Education Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh, Naharlagun, Itanagar791111, Arunachal Pradesh

Ph: 0360-2290471

Email: ddsesm@gmail.com

Assam

http://www.madhyamik.in/

Mr. Khabir Uddin Ahmed

Dy. Director

Office of the Director of Secondary Education, Kahilipara, Assam, Guwahati-781019 (Assam)

Ph: 0361-2381657

Email: direcsec123@gmail.com

Manipur

https://manipur.gov.in/dert/index.html/

Sh. R.K. Tenedy Singh

Vigyan Mandir Officer

Directorate of Education (Schools), Lamphelpat, Imphal (Manipur)-795004

Ph: 0385-2411095

Email: tenedy@rediffmail.com

Meghalaya

http://www.megeducation.gov.in/

Smt. Margarette C. Blah

Selection Grade Lecturer

Directorate of Educational Research And Training ((DERT), Laitmukhrah Nongrimmaw, Shillong793011 (Meghalaya)

Ph: 0364-2537025 08787796500

Email: dert.megh@gmail.com

Mizoram

https://scert.mizoram.gov.in/post/ntse

Mrs. Zothanmawii

Deputy Director,

S.C.E.R.T., Chaltlang, Aizawl, Mizoram-796012

Ph: 0389-2347790

Email: scertmizoram@gmail.com.

Nagaland

http://scertnagaland.org/default.aspx

Mr. Shilu A O

Joint Director, SCERT, Nagaland, Kohima-798621

Ph: 0370-2270160

Fax 0370-2270173

Email: shiluao1959@gmail.com

Sikkim

http://sikkimhrdd.org/

Mr. Bilal Prabhakar

Deputy Director (Scholarship)

Human Resource Development, Department of Education, Govt. of Sikkim, Tashiling Secretariat Gangtok-737101 (Sikkim)

Ph: 03592-201029 03592-220903

Email: bilalprabhakar2014@gmail.com

Tripura

https://scertonline.tripura.gov.in/

Smt. Kuheli Debbarma

Deputy Director,

Tripura State Council of Educational Research and Training, Abhoy Nagar, Agartala, Tripura (West)-799005

Ph: 0381-2354867 0381-2354209

Email: kuhelidebbarma@gmail.com

Andaman & Nicobar Islands

http://www.and.nic.in/

Shri Mammen Thomas

Principal,

State Institute of Education Siksha Sadan, Link Road Port Blair-744101, (A&N Islands)

Ph: 03192-232730

Email: devpearlpb@gmail.com

Bihar

http://scertbihar.co.in/

Dr. Sanjiwan Sinha

Director, S.C.E.R.T.

Mahendru Post Office, Patna-800006 (Bihar)

Ph: 0612-2370783

Email:  exam.scertpatna@yahoo.com

Jharkhand

https://jac.nic.in/

Dr. Arbind Pd. Singh

Chairman,

Jharkhand Academic Council Ranchi, Gyandeep Campus, Bargawan Namkum,

Ranchi- 834010

Ph: 0651-2261181, 6453342, 43, 44 and 45

Email: chairman.jac2003@gmail.com

Odisha

http://scertodisha.nic.in/

Dr. Puspanjali Pani

Assistant Director,

Directorate of TE & S.C.E.R.T. Unit IV, Bhubaneswar-751001, Orissa

Ph: 0674-2500881, 2502928

Email:  scert_orissa@yahoo.com, panipuspanjali61@gmail.com

West Bengal

http://www.wbsed.gov.in/wbsed/welcome.html

Dr. Syed Nurus Salam

Deputy Director of School Education (Basic)

Directorate of School Education Bikas Bhawan, 7th Floor, East Block, Salt Lake City Kolkata-700091 (West Bengal)

Ph: 033-23348005, 23345952

Email: ddsebasic2016@gmail.com

Chandigarh

http://www.siechd.nic.in/

Mrs. Mamta Sharma

Assistant Professor

State Council of Educational Research & Training (SCERT) Sector-32C, Chandigarh (U.T.) 160031

Ph: 0172-2676011

Email: mamtajnu@gmail.com

New Delhi

http://www.edudel.nic.in/

Ms. Usha Chaturvedi

Deputy Director, Directorate of Education Science & TV Branch

Behind Lady Shri Ram College, Lajpat Nagar-IV, New Delhi-110024

Ph: 011-26280409, 26280413, 26280410

Email: sciencebranch@gmail.com

Jammu & Kashmir

http://www.jkbose.jk.gov.in/

Dr. Farooq Ahmad Peer

Director Academics,

Liaison Officer (NTS) J&K State Board of School, Education, New Campus Lal Mandi, Bemina, Srinagar (J&K)-190018

Ph: 0194-2494522

Email: directorjkbose@gmail.com

Haryana

http://scertharyana.gov.in/talent-search-exam/

Sh. Sunil Vashishta

Lecturer Commerce, S.C.E.R.T., Sohna Road, Opp. Panchayat Bhawan, Gurugram-122001 (Haryana)

Ph: 0124-2321909

Email: examwing3@gmail.com

Himachal Pradesh

https://himachal.nic.in/en-IN/

Mrs. Rajni Sankhyan

Associate Professor

S.C.E.R.T., RABON Solan-173211, (Himachal Pradesh)

Ph: 0179-227135

Email: scert-hp@nic.in

Punjab

http://www.ssapunjab.org/

Mrs. Rumkeet Kaur

Lecturer in Math

State Institute of Science Education, PSEB Complex, Block-E, 6th Floor, Phase-8, Ajitgarh, SAS Nagar (Mohali), Punjab

Ph: 0172-2212221

Email: directorscert@yahoo.in

Rajasthan

http://rajeduboard.rajasthan.gov.in/

Mr. Rajendra Kumar Saxena

Assistant Director Exam,

Board of Secondary Education, Ajmer, Rajasthan-305001

Ph: 0145-2632877

Email: secy-boser-rj@nic.in

Uttar Pradesh

http://www.examregulatoryauthorityup.in/HOME.aspx

Mrs.Usha Chandra

Director,

Bureau of Psychology SCERT, 2 Lowther Road Allahabad-211001 (UP)

Ph: 7376270563

Email: bureauofpsy@gmail.com

Uttarakhand

http://www.scert.uk.gov.in/

Dr. Harish Chandra Badoni

Lecturer

State Council of Educational Research and Training, Rajeev Gandhi Navodaya Vidyalaya, I.T Campus, Nanurkhera, Dehradun, Uttarakhand

Ph: 0135-2789655, 2789710

Email: scertuk@gmail.com

Chhattisgarh

http://www.scert.cg.gov.in/

Dr. Prasoon Sarkar

Professor,

State Council of Educational Research & Training (SCERT), DIET Campus, Shankar Nagar, Raipur, Chattishgarh-492001. Ph: 0771-2442241, 2443596

Email: ddsesm@gmail.com

Daman & Diu

https://daman.nic.in/

Sh. Rajesh J Halpati

Head Master Government

High School Nani Daman Vaniyawad Opposite Custom House, Daman & Diu -396210

Ph: 0260-2250154

Email: ghsnanidaman@yahoo.in

Dadra and Nagar Haveli

http://dnh.nic.in/departmentsnew.aspx

Sh. Salim Dinganker,

State Liaison Officer,

NTS/NMMS Directorate of Education 1st Floor, Building No.5 PWD Campus, Above Animal Husbandry, Silvassa-396230 UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli

Ph: 09724507337

Email: salimdinganker.2012@gmail.com

Goa

http://www.education.goa.gov.in/

Sh. Jaywant Waman Naik,

Vocational Education Officer,

Directorate of Education, State Council of Educational Research and Training Alto-Porvorim, Bardez-403521 (Goa)

Ph: 0832-2417276 0832-2413649

Email: scertgoa@rediffmail.com, naikjayawant@yahoo.co.in

Gujarat

http://www.sebexam.org/

Sh. Dharmendra R Saradava,

Secretary,

Gujarat State Examination Board, Opp. Government Library, Sector-21, Gandhinagar Gujarat-382021

Ph: 079-23248461, 23248462

Email: gseb21@gmail.com

Madhya Pradesh

http://www.ssa.mp.gov.in/

Ms. Surbhi Parashar

Assistant Manager,

Rajya Shiksha Kendra Pustak Bhawan “B” Wing, Arera Hills, Bhopal-462011 (M.P.)

Ph: 0755-2559952

Email: ntse2011@gmail.com

Maharashtra

http://www.mscepune.in/

Sh. T.N. Supe,

Commissioner,

Maharashtra State Council of Examinations 17-Dr. Ambedkar Road, Pune-411001 (Maharashtra).

Ph: 020-26123066, 26123067, 26056448

Email: mscepune@gmail.com

Andhra Pradesh

http://main.bseap.org/

Sh. D. Ramachandra Murthy,

Deputy Commissioner,

Office of The Director of Govt. Examinations D.No. 20-124, Beside SPNRCH High School Opp. Andhra Hospitals, Gollapudi Vijaywada, A.P-521225

Ph: 0866-2974550, 2974540

Email: dir_govexams @ yahoo.com

Karnataka

http://www.dsert.kar.nic.in/

Sh. Jaya Kumar H.S.,

Senior Assistant Director,

DSERT, No.4, 100 feet Ring Road, Banashankari, 3rd Stage, Bangalore-560085 (Karnataka)

Ph: 080-26422239, 26980100, 26422372/306

Email: ntse.dsert-ka@nic.in

Kerala

http://www.scert.kerala.gov.in/

Dr. Meena. S

Assistant Professor,

S.C.E.R.T., Vidhya Bhavan Poojappura (P.O.) Thiruvananthapuram-695012

Ph: 0471-2346113

Email: ntsescertkerala@gmail.com

Lakshadweep

http://dietlakshadweep.nic.in/importantlinks.htm

Mr. Chandrashekhar,

Principal,

Govt. Senior Secondary School, Kavaratti, UT of Lakshadweep-682555

Ph: 04896-262874

Email: subicp20@gmail.com

Puducherry

http://schooledn.puducherry.gov.in/

Dr. J.Krishna Raju,

Joint Director,

Directorate of School Education, Perunthalaivar Kamarajarcent.Edu. Complex, Anna Nagar Puducherry-605005

Ph: 0413-2207260

Email: jd-edu.pon@nic.in

Tamil Nadu

http://www.tnscert.org/tnscert/index.php?language=LG-1&status=Active

Ms. D. Vasundra Devi,

Director,

Directorate of Govt. Examinations, College Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai-600006

Ph: 044-28272088, 28278286 and 28203089

Email: dgedirector@gmail.com

Telangana

https://scert.telangana.gov.in/

Sh. D. Chalapathi Rao,

Deputy Commissioner,

Director of Govt. Examinations Chapel Road, Hyderabad Telangana-500001

Ph: 040-23230942

Email: dirgovexams.tg@gmail.com

 

FAQs

FAQs – NTSE 2020:

 

Q: How can I apply for NTSE 2020?

A. To apply for NTSE Scholarship Exam, students have to download the print copy of the application form from the SCERT website and submit the form to the school officials or they can also send the filled application to the address of state’s liaison officer.

 

Q. I am reappearing for my 10th class exams this year. Am I eligible for NTSE?

A. No, anyone can apply for NTSE only once during the first attempt in class 10th.

 

Q. Can I apply for NTSE 2020 in 9th class?

A. No, only students studying in 10th class are eligible to write the NTSE.

 

Q. Will I qualify for the NTSE stage-II, if I will be able to score the minimum qualifying marks in MAT and SAT?

A. It is mandatory to achieve the total NTSE cutoff score released by your state at the time of the declaration of result. If you achieve to score the cutoff marks of NTSE stage-I, then you would find your name in the merit list. The qualifying cutoff of 40 per cent (32 per cent for SC/ST) and the ones released by states is different.

 

Q. Do I need to apply for NTSE 2020 stage II also?

A. No, the NTSE application is a one-time process. You need to apply only for stage-I. Only if you qualify stage-I exam will you be able to appear for NTSE stage-II.

 

Q. When will NTSE stage-II result be announced?

A. NTSE stage-II result 2020 will be announced in the month of August.

Ntse-2020

NTSE 2020 Contact Information:

For NTSE stage I exam – Candidates can contact the State Council of Research and Technology (NCERT) or listed Liaison Officer of their respective State/UT.

For NTSE stage II exam –

Official Address –

For additional information, the candidates may contact at the following address:

Head, Educational Survey Division,

NCERT, Sri Aurobindo Marg,

New delhi-110016

Email ID: esdhead@gmail.com

NCERT Website: www.ncert.nic.in

Myths and Wrong assumption about NTSE

Myths & Wrong assumption about NTSE:

 

Q. NTSE is very tough exam.

A. NTSE is not as tough as assumed, usually it is easer than your board exams.

 

Q. Is Long time preparation required for NTSE?

A. No, as its syllabus is same as you studding currently, it needs more concentration than more time duration.

 

Q. Can only Science toppers crack the NTSE?

A. No, it is not for assess your grip on science only; it is also needing your hold on social science. Apart from your school subject MAT is also judge your Mental Ability. So, it is a purely Talent Search Exam.

 

Q. Why majority of student score very less marks in NTSE?

A. Main reason of less total of candidate in NTSE is OMR sheet, lots of aspirants unaware about it and make lots of mistakes in marking of answers. If any one want to score high he/she have to simultaneously practice marking on OMR sheet.  

 

Q. Does preparation of NTSE affects board result?

A. No, as syllabus of both is same, so preparation of NTSE helps to score high in board exam.

State Level National Talent Search Examination Paper and Solutions

 

NTSE-Solutions

Candidates can download NTSE Solutions & Question Paper of Bihar State Level National Talent Search Examination, by click on the respective links.

S. No.

S. Name

1

Answer Key & Solutions – Bihar NTSE Stage-1 MAT-SAT 2019-20

2

Answer Key & Solutions – Bihar NTSE Stage-1 MAT-SAT 2018-19

3

Answer Key & Solutions – Bihar NTSE Stage-1 MAT-SAT 2017-18

4

Answer Key & Solutions – Bihar NTSE Stage-1 MAT-SAT 2016-17

5

Question Paper – Bihar NTSE Stage-1 – SAT – 2019-20

6

Question Paper – Bihar NTSE Stage-1 – MAT – 2019-20

7

Question Paper – Bihar NTSE Stage-1 – MAT-SAT – 2018-19

8

Question Paper – Bihar NTSE Stage-1 – MAT-SAT – 2017-18

9

Question Paper – Bihar NTSE Stage-1 – MAT-SAT – 2016-17

 

 

NTSE-Solutions

Candidates can download NTSE Solutions & Question Paper of Delhi State Level National Talent Search Examination, by click on the respective links.

S. No.

S. Name

1

Answer Key – Delhi NTSE Stage-1 MAT 2019-20

2

Answer Key – Delhi NTSE Stage-1 SAT 2019-20

3

Solutions – Delhi NTSE Stage-1 MAT 2019-20

4

Solutions – Delhi NTSE Stage-1 SAT 2019-20

5

Solutions – Delhi NTSE Stage-1 MAT-SAT 2018-19

6

Answer Key – Delhi NTSE Stage-1 MAT-SAT 2017-18

7

Solutions – Delhi NTSE Stage-1 MAT-SAT 2017-18

8

Answer Key – Delhi NTSE Stage-1 MAT-SAT-Language 2016-17

9

Solutions – Delhi NTSE Stage-1 SAT 2016-17

10

Solutions – Delhi NTSE Stage-1 MAT 2016-17

11

Question Paper – Delhi NTSE Stage-1 – SAT – 2019-20

12

Question Paper – Delhi NTSE Stage-1 – MAT – 2019-20

13

Question Paper – Delhi NTSE Stage-1 – SAT-MAT – 2018-19

14

Question Paper – Delhi NTSE Stage-1 – SAT-MAT-Language – 2017-18

15

Question Paper – Delhi NTSE Stage-1 – SAT – 2016-17

16

Question Paper – Delhi NTSE Stage-1 – MAT – 2016-17

17

Question Paper – Delhi NTSE Stage-1 – Language – 2016-17

 

 

 

NTSE-Solutions

Candidates can download NTSE Solutions & Question Paper of Gujarat State Level National Talent Search Examination, by click on the respective links.

S. No.

NTSE Paper Name

1

Answer Key – Gujarat NTSE Stage-1 MAT-SAT 2019-20

2

Answer Key – Gujarat NTSE Stage-1 MAT-SAT 2018-19

3

Answer Key – Gujarat NTSE Stage-1 MAT-Language 2017-18

4

Answer Key – Gujarat NTSE Stage-1 SAT 2017-18

5

Question Paper – Gujarat NTSE Stage-1 – SAT – 2019-20

6

Question Paper – Gujarat NTSE Stage-1 – MAT – 2019-20

7

Question Paper – Gujarat NTSE Stage-1 – MAT – 2018-19

8

Question Paper – Gujarat NTSE Stage-1 – SAT – 2018-19

9

Question Paper – Gujarat NTSE Stage-1 – SAT – 2017-18

10

Question Paper – Gujarat NTSE Stage-1 – MAT – 2017-18

11

Question Paper – Gujarat NTSE Stage-1 – Language – 2017-18

12

Question Paper & Answer Key – Gujarat NTSE Stage-1 – SAT – 2016-17

13

Question Paper & Answer Key – Gujarat NTSE Stage-1 – MAT – 2016-17

14

Question Paper & Answer Key – Gujarat NTSE Stage-1 – Language – 2016-17

 

 

NTSE-Solutions

Candidates can download NTSE Solutions & Question Paper of Madhya Pradesh State Level National Talent Search Examination, by click on the respective links.

S. No.

NTSE Paper Name

1

Answer Key Madhya Pradesh NTSE Sage-1 MAT 2019-20

2

Answer Key Madhya Pradesh NTSE Stage-1 SAT 2019-20

3

Solution & Answer Keys Madhya Pradesh NTSE Stage-1 SAT 2018-19

4

Solution Madhya Pradesh NTSE Stage-1 MAT-SAT 2017-18

5

Solution & Answer Key Madhya Pradesh NTSE Stage-1 MAT-SAT 2016-17

6

Question Paper Madhya Pradesh NTSE Stage-1 MAT 2019-20

7

Question Paper Madhya Pradesh NTSE Stage-1 SAT 2019-20

8

Question Paper & Solution Madhya-Pradesh NTSE Stage-1 MAT 2018-19

9

Question Paper Madhya Pradesh NTSE Stage-1 SAT 2018-19

10

Question Paper Madhya Pradesh NTSE Stage-1 SAT-MAT-Language 2017-18

11

Question Paper Madhya Pradesh NTSE Stage-1 MAT-SAT-Language 2016-17

 

 

 

 

NTSE-Solutions

Candidates can download NTSE Solutions & Question Paper of Rajasthan State Level National Talent Search Examination, by click on the respective links.

S. No.

NTSE Paper Name

1

Answer Key Rajasthan NTSE Stage-1 SAT-MAT 2019

2

Solution & Answer Key Rajasthan NTSE Stage-1 SAT-MAT-Lang 2017-18

3

Answer Key Rajasthan NTSE Stage-1 SAT -MAT - Language 2016-17

4

Solution Rajasthan NTSE Stage-1 MAT 2016-17

5

Solution Rajasthan NTSE Stage-1 SAT 2016-17

6

Question Paper Rajasthan NTSE Stage-1 MAT 2019

7

Question Paper Rajasthan NTSE Stage-1 SAT 2019

8

Question Paper Rajasthan NTSE Stage-1 MAT 2017-18

9

Question Paper Rajasthan NTSE Stage-1 SAT 2017-18

10

Question Paper Rajasthan NTSE Stage-1 Language 2017-18

11

Question Paper Rajasthan NTSE Language Stage-1 2016-17

12

Question Paper Rajasthan NTSE Stage-1 MAT 2016-17

13

Question Paper Rajasthan NTSE Stage-1 SAT 2016-17

 

 

 

NTSE-Solutions

Candidates can download NTSE Solutions & Question Paper of Uttar Pradesh State Level National Talent Search Examination, by click on the respective links.

S. No.

NTSE Paper Name

1

Solution Uttar Pradesh NTSE Stage-1 MAT 2019-20

2

Solution Uttar Pradesh NTSE Stage-1 SAT 2019-20

3

Answer Key Uttar Pradesh NTSE Stage-1 SAT-MAT 2018-19

4

Solution & Answer Key Uttar Pradesh NTSE Stage-1 SAT-MAT-Language 2017-18

5

Question Paper Uttar Pradesh NTSE Stage-1 MAT 2019-20

6

Question Paper Uttar Pradesh NTSE Stage-1 SAT 2019-20

7

Question Paper Uttar Pradesh NTSE Stage-1 SAT-MAT 2018-19

8

Question Paper Uttar Pradesh NTSE Stage-1 SAT-MAT- Language 2017-18

9

Question Paper & Answer Uttar Pradesh NTSE Stage-1 MAT 2016-17

10

Question Paper & Answer Uttar Pradesh NTSE Stage 1 SAT 2016-17

11

Question Paper & Answer Uttar Pradesh NTSE Stage-1 Language 2016-17

 

 

 

NTSE-Solutions

Candidates can download NTSE Solutions & Question Paper of West-Bengal State Level National Talent Search Examination, by click on the respective links.

S. No.

NTSE Paper Name

1

Answer Key West-Bengal NTSE Stage-1 MAT 2019-20

2

Question Paper & Solution West-Bengal NTSE Stage-1 MAT 2019-20

3

Question Paper & Solution West-Bengal NTSE Stage-1 SAT 2019-20

4

Answer Key West-Bengal NTSE Stage-1 MAT 2018-19

5

Answer Key West-Bengal NTSE Stage-1 SAT 2018-19

6

Answer Key West-Bengal NTSE Stage-1 Language 2017-18

7

Answer Key West-Bengal NTSE Stage-1 MAT 2017-18

8

Answer Key West-Bengal NTSE Stage-1 SAT 2017-18

9

Question Paper West-Bengal NTSE Stage-1 Language 2017-18

10

Question Paper West-Bengal NTSE Stage-1 MAT 2017-18

11

Question Paper West-Bengal NTSE Stage-1 SAT 2017-18

12

Question Paper West-Bengal NTSE Stage-1 MAT 2018-19

13

Question Paper West-Bengal NTSE Stage-1 SAT 2018-19

 

 

NTSE-Solutions

Candidates can download NTSE Solutions & Question Paper of Chhattisgarh State Level National Talent Search Examination, by click on the respective links.

S. No.

NTSE Paper Name

1

Question-Paper Chhattisgarh NTSE Stage-1 SAT 2019-20

2

Question-Paper Chhattisgarh NTSE Stage-1 MAT 2019-20

3

Answer-key Chhattisgarh NTSE Stage-1 MAT 2019-20

4

Answer-key Chhattisgarh NTSE Stage-1 SAT 2019-20

5

Question-Paper Chhattisgarh NTSE Stage-1 SAT 2017-18

6

Question-Paper Chhattisgarh NTSE Stage-1 MAT-Language 2017-18

7

Answer-key Chhattisgarh NTSE Stage-1 MAT 2017-18

8

Question-Paper Chhattisgarh NTSE Stage-1 SAT 2016-17

9

Question-Paper Chhattisgarh NTSE Stage-1 MAT-Language 2016-17

10

Answer-key Chhattisgarh NTSE Stage-1 SAT 2016-17

11

Answer-key Chhattisgarh NTSE Stage-1 Language 2016-17

12

Answer-key Chhattisgarh NTSE Stage-1 MAT 2016-17

 

 

NTSE-Solutions

Candidates can download NTSE Solutions & Question Paper of Chandigarh State Level National Talent Search Examination, by click on the respective links.

S. No.

NTSE Paper Name

1

Question-Paper Chandigarh NTSE Stage-1 MAT 2019-20

2

Question-Paper Chandigarh NTSE Stage-1 SAT 2019-20

3

Answer Key Chandigarh NTSE Stage-1 MAT 2019-20

4

Answer Key Chandigarh NTSE Stage-1 SAT 2019-20

5

Question-Paper Answer Key Chandigarh NTSE Stage-1 MAT 2018-19

6

Question-Paper Answer Key Chandigarh NTSE Stage-1 SAT 2018-19

7

Question-Paper Answer Key Chandigarh NTSE Stage-1 Language 2017-18

8

Question-Paper Answer Key Chandigarh NTSE Stage-1 MAT 2017-18

9

Question-Paper Answer Key Chandigarh NTSE Stage-1 SAT 2017-18

10

Question-Paper Answer Key Chandigarh NTSE Stage-1 Language 2016-17

11

Question-Paper Answer Key Chandigarh NTSE Stage-1 MAT 2016-17

12

Question-Paper Answer Key Chandigarh NTSE Stage-1 SAT 2016-17

 

 

NTSE-Solutions

Candidates can download NTSE Solutions & Question Paper of Jharkhand State Level National Talent Search Examination, by click on the respective links.

S. No.

NTSE Paper Name

1

Question-Paper Jharkhand NTSE Stage-1 MAT 2019-20

2

Question-Paper Jharkhand NTSE Stage-1 SAT 2019-20

3

Solution Answer-Key Jharkhand NTSE Stage-1 MAT 2019-20

4

Solution Answer-Key Jharkhand NTSE Stage-1 SAT 2019-20

5

Question-Paper Answer-Key Jharkhand NTSE Stage-1 MAT 2018-19

6

Question-Paper Answer-Key Jharkhand NTSE Stage-1 SAT 2018-19

7

Question-Paper Jharkhand NTSE Stage-1 MAT-SAT-Language 2017-18

8

Answer-Key Jharkhand NTSE Stage-1 MAT-SAT-Language 2017-18

9

Solution Answer-Key Jharkhand NTSE Stage-1 SAT-MAT-Language 2017-18

10

Question-Paper Jharkhand NTSE Stage-1 MAT-SAT-Language 2016-17

11

Answer-Key Jharkhand NTSE Stage-1 MAT-SAT-Language 2016-17

 

 

NTSE-Solutions

Candidates can download NTSE Solutions & Question Paper of Maharashtra State Level National Talent Search Examination, by click on the respective links.

S. No.

NTSE Paper Name

1

Question-Paper Maharashtra NTSE Stage-1 MAT 2019-20

2

Question-Paper Maharashtra NTSE Stage-1 SAT 2019-20

3

Answer-Keys Maharashtra NTSE Stage-1 MAT 2019-20

4

Answer-Keys Maharashtra NTSE Stage-1 SAT 2019-20

5

Solution Maharashtra NTSE Stage-1 SAT 2019-20

6

Solution Maharashtra NTSE Stage-1 MAT 2019-20

7

Question-Paper Maharashtra NTSE Stage-1 MAT 2018-19

8

Question-Paper Maharashtra NTSE Stage-1 SAT 2018-19

9

Solution Maharashtra NTSE Stage-1 MAT 2018-19

10

Solution Maharashtra NTSE Stage-1 SAT 2018-19

11

Question-Paper Maharashtra NTSE Stage-1 SAT 2017-18

12

Question-Paper Maharashtra NTSE Stage-1 Language 2017-18

13

Question-Paper Maharashtra NTSE Stage-1 MAT 2017-18

14

Answer-Keys Maharashtra NTSE Stage-1 Language 2017-18

15

Solution Maharashtra NTSE Stage-1 MAT 2017-18

16

Solution Maharashtra NTSE Stage-1 SAT 2017-18

17

Question-Paper Maharashtra NTSE Stage-1 Language 2016-17

18

Question-Paper Maharashtra NTSE Stage-1 MAT 2016-17

19

Question-Paper Maharashtra NTSE Stage-1 SAT 2016-17

20

Answer-Keys Maharashtra NTSE Stage-1 Language 2016-17

21

Answer-Keys Maharashtra NTSE Stage-1 MAT 2016-17

22

Solution Maharashtra NTSE Stage-1 SAT 2016-17

 

NTSE-Solutions

Candidates can download NTSE Solutions & Question Paper of Odisha State Level National Talent Search Examination, by click on the respective links.

S. No.

NTSE Paper Name

1

Question-Paper Odisha NTSE Stage-1 SAT 2019-20

2

Question-Paper Odisha NTSE Stage-1 MAT 2019-20

3

Answer-key Odisha NTSE Stage-1 MAT 2019-20

4

Answer-key Odisha NTSE Stage-1 SAT 2019-20

5

Question-Paper Odisha NTSE Stage-1 SAT 2018-19

6

Question-Paper Odisha NTSE Stage-1 MAT 2018-19

7

Answer-Keys Odisha NTSE Stage-1 MAT-SAT 2018-19

8

Question-Paper Odisha NTSE Stage-1 SAT 2017-18

9

Question-Paper Odisha NTSE Stage-1 MAT 2017-18

10

Answer-key Odisha NTSE Stage-1 MAT 2017-18

11

Answer-key Odisha NTSE Stage-1 SAT 2017-18

12

Question-Paper Answer-key Odisha NTSE Stage-1 Language 2016-17

13

Question-Paper Answer-key Odisha NTSE Stage-1 MAT 2016-17

14

Question-Paper Answer-key Odisha NTSE Stage-1 SAT 2016-17

 

 

NTSE-Solutions

Candidates can download NTSE Solutions & Question Paper of Punjab State Level National Talent Search Examination, by click on the respective links.

S. No.

NTSE Paper Name

1

Question-Paper Punjab NTSE Stage-1 MAT-SAT 2019-20

2

Answer-Key Punjab NTSE Stage-1 SAT 2019-20

3

Answer-Key Punjab NTSE Stage-1 MAT 2019-20

4

Question-Paper Punjab NTSE Stage-1 MAT 2018-19

5

Question-Paper Punjab NTSE Stage-1 SAT 2018-19

6

Answer-Key Punjab NTSE Stage-1 MAT 2018-19

7

Answer-Key Punjab NTSE Stage-1 SAT 2018-19

8

Question-Paper Punjab NTSE Stage-1 MAT-SAT-Language 2017-18

9

Answer-Key Punjab NTSE Stage-1 MAT-SAT-Language 2017-18

10

Question-Paper Answer-Key Punjab NTSE Stage-1 MAT-SAT-Language 2016-17