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National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) is a national-level scholarship program in India to identify and recognize students with high intellect and academic talent.
5,00,000 students appear for this scholarship exam every year
Only 1000 scholarships are awarded, out of which 775 are unreserved
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
Scholarship of Rs. 1250 per month is awarded for class XI to XII.
Scholarship of Rs. 2000 per month is awarded for Undergraduates and Postgraduates.
The scholarship amount is fixed in accordance with the UGC norms for Ph.D.
SELECTION PROCEDURE :-
Identification of talent comprises two-stage selection process. While the individual State/UT conducts the first stage selection, the second stage selection at the national level is carried out by the NCERT.
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 7
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.
How to apply
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
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.
The scheme of testing is given below— Examination Date
Paper
Test
Timings
Number of Questions
Number of Marks
Time Duration
Qualifying
Selection Criteria
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)
Paper-I
Mental Ability Test
(MAT)
09.30 am to 11.30 am
(All candidates except visually Challenged Candidates)
100
100
120 Minutes
32% SC, ST and PWD and 40% for General
• 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
09.30 am to 12.00 noon
(Only visually Challenged Candidates)
Paper-II
Scholastic Aptitude Test
(SAT)
13.30 pm to 15.30 pm
(All candidates except visually Challenged Candidates)
100
(Science-40, Mathematics-20, Social Science-40)
100
120 Minutes
13.30 pm to 16.00 pm
(Only visually Challenged Candidates)
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.
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, Candidates are required to answer the items on a separate OMR sheet to be provided at the examination centre as per instructions.
Important Note: Students are allowed to take away question booklets of both the tests (Mental Ability Test and Scholastic Aptitude Test) after the examination.
Venue, Date and Time of the Test
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.
Marking
Each item in both the tests shall carry one mark each. A candidate shall get one mark for correct response. There will be no negative marking in either of the tests. Nevertheless, candidates are advised not to resort to blind guessing, which may not be of any help to them.
Processing of Result
The scoring of the OMR-sheets for both the MAT and the SAT shall be done through the computer. All possible precautions are taken and necessary checks applied while processing the result to ensure zero error results.
Declaration of Result
The final award shall be declared on the basis of combined scores of MAT and SAT. 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.
RATES OF SCHOLARSHIP
The rates of scholarship at different stages are given as under:
Sl.No. Stage 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
For any additional information , please Contact :
Prof. Indrani Bhaduri
Head, Educational Survey DivisionNCERT, New Delhi
E-mail ID: esdhead@gmail.com
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