NTSE(National Talent Search Examination)

National Talent Search Examination popularly known as NTSE is conducted by National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) for identifying talented students who want to pursue higher education in Science and Social Studies streams. The examination is conducted at two levels i.e. first, state-level talent search examination and then, National Level Talent Search Examination. The State Level Talent Search Exam is conducted by 29 States/07 UTs for all students studying in Class 10^th. The students qualifying in State Level Talent Search Examination are eligible to appear in NTSE stage II examination to be conducted by NCERT. The aim of NTSE scheme is to award talented students pursuing education in Science and Social Studies stream with scholarships to help continue their education.

Scholarships & Rewards: Around 1000 scholarships are awarded for entire academic career. From the year 2014-15 there is a change in amount of scholarship from 500/- per month to as given below.

Scholarship of 1250/- per month during class 11th and 12th.
Scholarship of 2000/- per month during graduation and post graduation.
For PhD as per UGC norms.

Latest Changes in NTSE from NTSE 2018 (Stage 2) exam:

There is no paper on language test.
There is no negative marking in both the papers.
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 obtained in both the papers.
From the year 2018-19 reservation(@27%) to Other Backward Class (OBC) will be implemented in the NTS scheme.

NTSE 2018-19 Stage 1 Detail (For M.P State students): Based on performance in written test approximate 284 students are selected from M.P. state for NTSE stage-2.

NTSE 2018-19 Exam Pattern for Stage 1:

QuestionPaper	Test	No. of Ques.	Marks	Duration	Qualifying Marks
Paper 1	Mental Ability Test(MAT)	100	100	120 Min	32% for SC, ST & PWD and 40% for General Category & OBC in both the papers
Paper 2	Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)	100(Science40, Maths-20, Social Science40)	100	120 Min

Highlights of National Talent Search Examination
Exam Name	National Talent Search Examination Commonly known as NTSE, STSE
Conducted by	State level examination/NTSE Stage 1 is conducted by respective states/UTs National level or NTSE stage II is conducted by NCERT
Exam Level	National Level
Class level	Class 10^th only
Total Scholarships	1000
Scholarship amount	Rs. 1250 per month for Class 11-12 Rs. 2000 per month for UG and PG level As per UGC norms for research level
Scholarship level	Up to Ph. D. level
Exam Mode	Offline examination
Exam Papers	Mental Aptitude Test (MAT) Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)
Test Duration	120 minutes for each paper at each level i.e. Total 240 minutes each for STSE and NTSE
Total Exam Centers	For NTSE Stage I exam - In all 29 states and 7 UTs For NTSE Stage II - 35 exam cities
Registration dates	Registration began in August 2019 and the last date of application is to be notified by respective state/UT separately
Exam dates for NTSE Stage I exam 2018-2019	Start Date for Application Form- 08-08-2019 Last date for Applications online- 08-09-2019 NTSE Stage-1 Exam date- 03-11-2019 NTSE Stage-2 Exam date- 10-05-2020
Exam date for NTSE Stage 2 exam 2019	May 10, 2020, for all states and UTs
Exam Helpline for NTSE Stage ii examination only	Phone number - 011-26560464 e-mail - ntsexam.ncert@gov.in
Official Website	http://www.ncert.nic.in

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