NTSE STAGE - 2

National level Examination

Candidates acquiring more than the required percentage in the state level examination and standing within a specified number of top ranks (state quota) are eligible to appear for the national level examination (about top 4000 students from the entire country). The national level examination has two parts for nominating the required number of candidates for the interviews to be conducted by the NCERT in May:

• There is no prescribed syllabus for NTSE. The test is conducted on the basis of NCERT syllabus of 10^th class. The test includes Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Social Sciences, Language & Mental Ability subjects.
  

  NTSE Stage II Pattern

  Duration of 1 test (SAT + MAT): 180 minutes

  Exam Pattern
  Test Type	Questions	Marks	Duration (in mins.)	Questions type	Marking Scheme
  Mental Ability Test  (MAT)	50	50	45	Multiple choices with only one correct	(+1) for correct answer, -1/3 for incorrect answer
  Language	50	50	45
  Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)	100	100	90

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  Exam Date

Stage

Area

Tentative Dates

Stage- II ( National)

Examination in All other states and UT

10th May 2015 ( Sunday)

NTSE STAGE - 1

NTSE Stage 1 is conducted at State level..........

The state level examination has Three parts for nominating the required number of candidates for the second level test to be conducted by the NCERT.

•   Part I comprises of Mental Ability Test (MAT) consisting of 50 questions.

• Part II comprises of Language Comprehensive Test (LCT) consisting of 40 questions in Hindi & 40 Questions in English but student have to choose any one language.

• Part III comprises of Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) consisting 90 questions (From Social Science. Basic Science & Mathematics).

• Time for Part I is 45 minutes, for Part II is 45 minutes and for Part III is 90 minutes.

Syllabus 

There is no prescribed syllabus for this examination. Paper will be based on the curriculum of Class IX and X.

S.no.	Subject	No. of Question	Marks
1	Physics	12	12
2	Chemistry	11	11
3	Biology	12	12
4	Economics	05	05
5	History	10	10
6	Geography	10	10
7	Pol.Science	10	10
8	Maths	20	20
9	MAT	50	50
10	Language Test	40	40
Total		180	180

Social Science Analysis of NTSE-2013

Topics                                   No. of  Q.       Weigtage
HISTORY
Clothing: A social change  ---------------------    1    -----------------    2.5    
Nationalism in Europe-------------------------     2   ------------------   5.0
Print Culture & the modern world--------------    1   ------------------   2.5
Nazism & the rise of Hitler---------------------    2   ------------------   5.0
Forest, Society & colonialism------------------    1   ------------------    2.5
The Making of Global World-------------------    2   ------------------    5.0
Peasants and Farmers--------------------------    1   ------------------    2.5
History & Sport: The Story of Cricket----------    1   ------------------   2.5
Novel, Socity & History------------------------    1   ------------------   2.5
Nationalism in India-----------------------------   3   -------------------  7.5

CIVICS
Federalism-------------------------------------    2   --------------------  5.0
Gender, Religion & Caste----------------------    1   --------------------  2.5
Outcomes of Democracy-----------------------    1  --------------------   2.5
Constitutional Design---------------------------    2   --------------------  5.0

GEOGRAPHY
Lifelines of National Economy------------------   3   --------------------   7.5
Minerals & Energy Resources------------------   1   --------------------   2.5
Physical Division of India-----------------------   1   --------------------    2.5
Drainage---------------------------------------   1   --------------------    2.5
Climate----------------------------------------   2   --------------------    5.0
Population-------------------------------------   2   ---------------------   5.0
Resources & Development--------------------    1   ---------------------   2.5
Natural Vegetation & Wildlife------------------   1   ---------------------    2.5
India Size & Location--------------------------  2    ---------------------   5.0

ECONOMICS
Sectors of Indian Economy--------------------   1   ---------------------   2.5
Globalization & the Indian Economy-----------   2   ---------------------   5.0
Money & Credit-------------------------------  1   ---------------------   2.5
People as a Resources-------------------------  1   ---------------------   2.5

NTSE Stage-2

NTSE Stage-2

National level examination

Candidates acquiring more than the required percentage in the state level examination and within a specified number of top ranks (state quota) are eligible to appear for the national level examination. NCERT conducts the National Level exam each year in the 2nd week of May for about 3000 candidates. The national level examination has two parts:

• Part-I:Mental Ability Test (MAT), and
• Part-II: Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)(with questions on history, civics, geography, rarely economics, maths, physics, chemistry and biology.)

It is usually conducted on 1st or 2nd Sunday in may.This year it is on 12th May'12

S.no.	Subject	No. of Que	Marks
1	Physics	13	13
2	Chemistry	13	13
3	Biology	14	14
4	Economics	10	10
5	History	10	10
6	Geography	10	10
7	Civics	10	10
8	Maths	20	20
9	MAT	100	100
Total		200	200

NTSE Stage-1

NTSE Stage-1

NTSE Stage 1 is conducted at State level

The state level examination has two parts for nominating the required number of candidates for the second level test to be conducted by the NCERT. 

• Part-I:Mental Ability Test (MAT)
• Part-II: Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) 

Syllabus 

There is no Prescribed syllabus for the NTSE examination. However, the standard of items conforms to the level of CBSE Class 10 Public Examinations.

Date : 3rd Sunday of November ( This year it is on 18ht Nov’12)

 

S.no.	Subject	No. of Que	Marks
1	Physics	10	10
2	Chemistry	10	10
3	Biology	15	15
4	Economics	5	5
5	History	10	10
6	Geography	10	10
7	Civics	10	10
8	Maths	20	20
9	MAT	90	90
Total		180	180

 

About NTSE

The National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) is a national level scholarship program in 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 a entire academic career. It is open to student of Indian National only. Students studying in class X standard are eligible to appear for the selection process. 


There is a two-stage selection process for award of scholarship. For Stage I, selection will be done by States/UTs through the written examination. Each State/Union Territory has been alloted a quota to recommend a specific number of candidates for the Stage II examination. The details of which are available on NCERT website http://www.ncert.nic.in. Students who qualify Stage I will be eligible to appear for Stage II examination conducted by NCERT. 

Scholarships: On the basis of the examination conducted, 1000 scholarships will be awarded for each group of students appearing for Class X examinations. The amount of scholarship will be Rs.500/- per month as per NTSE rules except for Ph.D., wherein it is paid according to UGC norms. For the courses in Basic Sciences, Social Sciences and Commerce, this assistance is provided up to Ph.D. level. For professional courses like Engineering, Medicine, Management and Law this assistance is given only up to Post Graduation. 

Reservation: 15% scholarships will be reserved for students belonging to the SC category, 7.5% scholarships for students belonging to the ST category and 3% for Physically Challenged Group of Students each in respect of the class X. 

Application Form : You may contact the State/UT Liaison officer for procuring application form. However, application form can be downloaded from NCERT website also. All correspondence relating to application forms should be addressed to the State Liaison Officers (LOs) whose addresses are given at the end/Website.The completed application form duly signed by Principal of the school should be submitted to the LO/ concerned district official of the State before the last date.

Fees :  States and Union Territories may notify the fee required (refer NCERT website) which will be paid for the Stage-I examination. However, NCERT does not charge any fee for the Stage-II examination.

Announcement of Results : Results of the Stage-I examination will be announced by the respective State Governments/ Union Territories. Results of Stage-II examination will be announced by NCERT.