What is NTSE?
National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) is a scholarship program which was introduced by NCERT in 1961 as an initiative to identify and promote academic talent. While it was started only for the students of Delhi, today NTSE is the most prestigious national-level scholarship exam conducted at secondary school level.
NTSE is conducted in two stages for the students of class 10. 2000 scholarships are awarded every year out of which 15 percent is reserved for SC, 7.5 percent for ST and 27 percent for other backward classes and 4 percent for students with special abilities.
NTSE Scholar Advantages
It is a matter for honour and repute to hold the title of an ‘NTSE Scholar’. You’ll reap its benefits throughout life. Here are a few advantages you get as soon as you receive the scholarship in class 10.
- Most of the recognised coaching centres which prepare students for careers in science discipline (JEE, Medical, etc.) offer free admission and up to 50% off on preparation material and tuition fees.
- NTSE scholars are awarded up to 3.5 bonus points in their JEE Main score, if they are considering admission to IIIT-Delhi..
- A number of foreign universities which offer undergraduate courses in science give preference to NTSE scholars during selections.
- Bagging internships during early years of college (when you have nothing substantial on your resume) is easier as compared to others.
- A monthly scholarship of Rs 1250 is given to NTSE scholars for pursuing science, social science, humanities, fine arts, languages, commerce, or vocational studies in class 11 and 12. The scholarship amount is increased to Rs 2000 per month from undergraduate up to doctoral level.
NTSE Stages
NTSE is conducted in two stages, Stage-1 and Stage-2, the details of which are mentioned below.
NTSE Stage-1:
- It is conducted at the state or union territory level.
- Candidates can apply for the first stage from their respective states.
- Results are announced separately for different states and union territories.
- About 4000 students qualify Stage-1 who then become eligible to participate in Stage-2.
NTSE Stage-2:
- It is conducted at the national level.
- Candidates who qualify Stage-1 can appear for Stage-2 exam.
- There are 100 questions each from MAT as well as SAT.
- Candidate must score well individually in SAT and MAT to qualify Stage-2.
- Top 2000 candidates who qualify Stage-2 will be given the prestigious NTSE scholarships.
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NTSE 2020-21 |
Important Dates |
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NTSE 2020
Notification |
1 Oct 2020 |
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Start of NTSE
Application Process |
To be notified
soon |
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Last Date to
submit application form |
As announced by
each state and UT (almost 1 month after the start of application process) |
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Admit Card
Release Date |
Second Week of Novermber
2020 |
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NTSE Exam Date
(Nagaland, Mizoram, Meghalaya and Andaman & Nicobar) |
12th
December 2020 (Saturday) |
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Examination in
all other states/UTs |
12th
December 2020 (Sunday) All other remaining states / UTs except above
mentioned states/UTs |
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Stage 2 Exam date) |
13th
June 2021 (Sunday) |
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Result
Declaration |
February -April
2020 |
NTSE 2020 Highlights
Name of Exam | NTSE (National Talent Search Examination) |
Conducting Body | NCERT |
Exam Medium | English and Hindi |
Exam Duration | 3 hours |
Total Stages | 2 |
Total Questions | 200 in each stage |
Type of Questions | Objective |
Sections | MAT (Mental Ability Test) & SAT (Scholastic Ability Test) |
NTSE Eligibility Criteria 2020
- Candidate must be an Indian.
- Candidate should be less than 18 years of age as on July 1, 2019.
- Candidate must be studying in class 10 in a recognised school in India.
- The state may impose any other eligibility condition for NTSE Stage 1.
- NTSE Stage 2: Candidates must secure at least 60% (aggregate) in their previous annual examination.
- Students registered under Open Distance Learning (ODL) are also eligible for NTSE, given that they are under 18 years of age, are not employed and are appearing for class 10 examination for the first time.
NTSE 2020 Eligibility Criteria for Stage 1
- Those who are currently studying in class 10th in a recognised school from CBSE or any other board, including Navodaya Vidyalaya, Kendriya Vidyalaya, Sainik School, etc are eligible to apply for NTSE Stage 1.
- Only those who are currently in class 10th are eligible to apply for NTSE Stage 1.
- Those who are registered under Open Distance Learning (ODL) can also appear for NTSE Stage 1.
- Candidates must be 18 years of age or below to be eligible.
- Candidates must have cleared class 9th with a minimum of 60% (55% for reserved categories) to be deemed eligible for appearing in the NTSE Stage 1.
- Candidates should not be employed and their nationality should only be Indian.
- The respective states may also set their own eligibility criteria like minimum qualifying percentage in the candidates’ previous annual exam.
NTSE 2020 Exam Pattern
Exam Duration: Candidates are given 4 hours to complete the paper.
Language for Question Paper: You have the option to take the paper in Assamese, Bengali, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Malayalam, Oriya, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu or Urdu.
Marking Scheme: Candidates will be awarded +1 for a correct response. There is no negative marking for incorrect answers.
Qualifying Marks:Qualifying marks for candidates of General category is 40% in each paper. For SC, ST and physically handicapped 32% in each paper.
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State |
NTSE Application Form Link |
Last Date to Apply |
Official notification/ Application |
State-Quota |
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Punjab (Released) |
November 2, 2020 |
183 |
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Chhattisgarh (Released) |
October 24, 2020 |
195 |
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Jammu & Kashmir |
Click Here |
To be notified |
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50 |
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Manipur |
To be notified |
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50 |
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Assam |
To be notified |
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202 |
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Jharkhand (Realised) |
November 13, 2020 |
Download |
142 |
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Arunachal Pradesh |
To be notified |
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50 |
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Meghalaya (Realised) |
November 27, 2020 |
50 |
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Rajasthan (Realised) |
November 2, 2020 |
Download |
485 |
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Uttar Pradesh |
Click Here |
To be notified |
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1408 |
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Goa (Realised) |
October 30, 2020 |
Download |
50 |
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Daman & Diu |
To be notified |
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20 |
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Karnataka |
To be notified |
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371 |
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Tripura |
Click Here |
To be notified |
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50 |
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Tamilnadu |
To be notified |
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466 |
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Sikkim(Realised) |
November be, 2020 |
Download |
50 |
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Delhi |
To be notified |
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153 |
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Madhya Pradesh (Realised) |
To be notified |
Download |
530 |
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Uttarakhand (Realised) |
November 6, 2020 |
79 |
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Telangana(Realised) |
November 10, 2020 |
466 |
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Himachal Pradesh (Realised) |
November 20, 2020 |
Download |
186 |
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Gujarat (Realised) |
November 7, 2020 |
360 |
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Bihar |
To be notified |
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691 |
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Maharashtra (Realised) |
November 4, 2020 |
774 |
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Haryana (Realised) |
To be notified |
186 |
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Andhra Pradesh (Realised) |
November 6, 2020 |
263 |
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Odisha (Realised) |
October 28, 2020 |
259 |
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Kerala (Realised) |
November 16, 2020 |
220 |
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Puduchery (Realised) |
November 15, 2020 |
Download |
20 |
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Chandigarh |
Click here |
To be notified |
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20 |
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West Bengal (Realised) |
December 1, 2020 |
Download |
569 |
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Dadra & Nagar
Haveli |
To be notified |
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20 |
NTSE Official Notifications 2020-21👈
Section | Questions | Marks | Time |
Mental Ability Test (MAT) | 100 | 100 | 120 minutes |
Scholastic Aptitude Tests (SAT) | 100 | 100 | 120 minutes |
Total | 200 | 200 | 4 Hours |
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