About NTSE

National Talent Search Examination or NTSE is one of the most sought-after national level examinations conducted by National Council of Education Research and Training (NCERT) for the purpose of  identifying and recognizing students with high intellect and academic talent, and facilitating their education by means of scholarship.

As on date 2000 scholarships are awarded in the country with reservation of 15 percent for SC, 7.5 percent for ST and 27 percent for other backward classes and 4 percent for group of students with benchmark disabilities. The scholarships are awarded to candidates for pursuing courses in sciences and social sciences up to doctoral level and professional courses up to second-degree level.

The amount of scholarship is fixed to Rs1250 per month for 11th and 12th grade students; Rs2000 per month for UG and PG students. Apart from monetary benefit the NTSE SCHOLAR tag acts as an differentiator when mentioned in CV.

NTSE exam is held in 2 stages namely Stage1, managed by state education board and Stage2, managed by NCERT.
The stage 1 or 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.
While the stage 2 is conducted on 2nd Sunday of may every year, unless some special circumstances occur.

SYLLABUS AND EXAM PATTERN-

NTSE exam is held in 2 stages namely Stage1, managed by state education board and Stage2, managed by NCERT. Each stage comprises of two tests, namely the MAT (Mental Ability Test) and the SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test).

For both the stages the exam pattern remains same. The test is completely offline (pen paper based) and the candidate needs to answer a total of 200 questions in a 4 hours in two papers, all of which is multiple choice.

Paper 1 is the mental ability test, or MAT, wherein the candidate needs to answer 100 question in 2hours (2hr 30mins for visually challenged). There is no negative marking and each question carries one marks. The timing of the papers are also fixed from 9:30AM to 11:30AM.

(LINK TO MAT PRACTICE TEST {TAB FORM})

After 1st paper there is a 2 hour break after which the second test or the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) commences. SAT also comprises of 100 questions and needs to be answered in 2hours from 1:30PM to 3:30PM. The marking scheme for SAT is also +1 For each correct answer and there is no negative marking. The 100 questions of SAT can be further grouped in 40 questions of science, 40 of social science and 20 of maths.

(LINK TO SAT PRACTICE TEST {TAB FORM})

SYLLABUS

There is no prescribed syllabus for NTSE. However, the standard of items shall be conforming to the level of Classes IX and X.

(LINK TO NTSE BOOKS {TAB FORM})

From the past year trends the topics from which questions are asked are-

Syllabus for MENTAL ABILITY TEST
Verbal and Non Verbal Analogy	Verbal and Non Verbal Series
Classification	Coding-Decoding
Distance and Direction	Blood Relations
Alphabet and Number Test	Ranking and Arrangements
Venn Diagrams	Mathematical Operations
Calendar, Time and Clock	Missing Characters
Embedded Figures	Paper Cutting and Folding
Cube and Dice	Word Problems
Water and Mirror Images

(LINK TO NTSE BOOK MAT {TAB FORM})

NTSE Syllabus For SAT: Science
Physics		Magnetism and Electricity
		Measurements
		Motion and Force
		Work and Energy
		Light and Sound
		The Universe
		Source of Energy
Chemistry		Acid, Bases, Salt
		Periodic Classification of Elements
		Metals and Non Metals
		Structure of Atom
		Physical and Chemical Changes
		Carbon and its Compounds
		Fibres and Plastics
Biology		Air
		Water
		Soil
		Micro-organisms
		Reproduction
		Life Processes
		Heredity and Evolution
		Food Production and Management
		Diversity in Living Organisms
		Plant and Animal Nutrition
		Human Body
		Cellular Level of Organisation
		Some Common Diseases
		Our Environment
NTSE Syllabus For SAT: Social Science
History	French Revolution
	Industrial Revolution
	British Raj
	Mughal Empire
	Maurya Empire
	Early Medieval Period
	Medieval Architecture and Culture
	Indian Freedom Struggle
	Early States
	Indus Valley Civilization
	Jainism and Buddhism
	Conquerors from Distant Lands
	Popular Movements and Social Reforms
	Nationalism in Various Countries
	Introduction and Sources of Ancient Indian History
	Vedic Period
	World War I and II
	New Empires and Kingdoms
	World History
	UN and International Agencies
Geography	Water Resources
	Biosphere
	Atmosphere
	Agriculture
	Resources and Development
	Diversity and Livelihood
	Internal Structure of the Earth and Rocks
	Maps and Globe
	Natural Vegetation
	Our Country – India
	India and its Neighbors
	Motion of the Earth
	Climate – India and World
	Indian Physiographic Division
	Drainage in India
	Solar System
	Major Domains and landforms
	Population
Civics	Indian Constitution
	Local and State Government
	Judiciary
	Indian Government

NTSE Syllabus For SAT: Mathematics
Arithmetic Progressions	Number Systems
Polynomials	Real Numbers
Quadratic Equations	Rational Numbers
Square Roots and Cube Roots	Direct and Inverse Variation
Mensuration	Percentage
Surface Areas and Volumes	Trigonometry
Circles	Simple and Compound Interest
Triangles	Arithmetic
Coordinate Geometry	Linear Equations in Two Variables
Introduction to Euclid’s Geometry	Statistics and Probability
Quadrilateral	Parallelogram

FEES and 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 is not employed and they are appearing in class X for the first time. State may impose any fee for examination and/or for application form, hence the fees varies state to state.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

The students studying in Class X in the country ought to be on the lookout 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 addresses of which are given in the Appendix. 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.

List of LO for different states can be obtained from the

link- http://ntsescholars.com/ntse_official_link.php