About NTSE 2020-2021
National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) is the most prestigious examination in India. It is a National Level Scholarship program search or identifies the nurture talented students in India. This examination will help identified students by providing financial assistance in the type of monthly scholarship until a complete academic career. 10th standard students are eligible to appear in this examination.
There is a two-stage in this examination process to eligible for scholarship Stage -1 and Stage 2.
NTSE 2020-2021 Stage-1
Stage -1 – Examination will be conducted by respective States/UTs through the written examination. On the basis of stage 1 result or merit list which will be uploaded on the official website http://www.ncert.nic.in/ for NTSE result students eligible for the next level (stage -2). Each state/Union Territory has allotted quota for recommending a specific number to select student’s stage 2 examination.
Every year approx 8-9 lakhs of students will appear for NTSE stage 1 from all over India. Out of 8-9 lakhs students, roughly 4500 candidates were selected for the Stage 2 examinations. There will be category wise criteria for selection as will discuss below.
STAGE -1 Paper-Pattern
There will be two papers in the First stage, It will be Mental Ability (MAT) and Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT).
In the Section of Mental Ability Test (MAT): There will be 100 multiple choice type items, with four alternatives. Each item will carry 1 mark.
In the section of Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT): There will be 3 sections, 40 Questions from Science, 40 Questions from Social Science, and 20 Questions from Mathematics.
All the 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.
Marking scheme
There is no negative marking in the first level of the NTSE examination.
States/UTs Quota QUOTA ALLOTTED FOR STATES/UTs (2018-2019 & 2019-2020)
| Sr. No. | States/UTs Quota* | Quota |
|---|---|---|
| Sr. No.1 | States/UTs Quota*Andaman & Nicobar Islands | Quota20 |
| Sr. No.2 | States/UTs Quota*Andhra Pradesh | Quota263 |
| Sr. No.3 | States/UTs Quota*Arunachal Pradesh | Quota50 |
| Sr. No.4 | States/UTs Quota*Assam | Quota202 |
| Sr. No.5 | States/UTs Quota*Bihar | Quota691 |
| Sr. No.6 | States/UTs Quota*Chandigarh | Quota20 |
| Sr. No.7 | States/UTs Quota*Chattisgarh | Quota195 |
| Sr. No.8 | States/UTs Quota*Dadra & Nagar Haveli | Quota20 |
| Sr. No.9 | States/UTs Quota*Daman & Diu | Quota20 |
| Sr. No.10 | States/UTs Quota*Delhi | Quota153 |
| Sr. No.11 | States/UTs Quota*Goa | Quota50 |
| Sr. No.12 | States/UTs Quota*Gujarat | Quota360 |
| Sr. No.13 | States/UTs Quota*Haryana | Quota186 |
| Sr. No.14 | States/UTs Quota*Himachal Pradesh | Quota51 |
| Sr. No.15 | States/UTs Quota*Jammu & Kashmir | Quota64 |
| Sr. No.16 | States/UTs Quota*Jharkhand | Quota142 |
| Sr. No.17 | States/UTs Quota*Karnataka | Quota371 |
| Sr. No.18 | States/UTs Quota*Kerala | Quota220 |
| Sr. No.19 | States/UTs Quota*Lakshdweep | Quota20 |
| Sr. No.20 | States/UTs Quota*Madhya Pradesh | Quota530 |
| Sr. No.21 | States/UTs Quota*Maharashtra | Quota774 |
| Sr. No.22 | States/UTs Quota*Manipur | Quota50 |
| Sr. No.23 | States/UTs Quota*Meghalaya | Quota50 |
| Sr. No.24 | States/UTs Quota*Mizoram | Quota50 |
| Sr. No.25 | States/UTs Quota*Nagaland | Quota50 |
| Sr. No.26 | States/UTs Quota*Odisha | Quota259 |
| Sr. No.27 | States/UTs Quota*Puducherry | Quota20 |
| Sr. No.28 | States/UTs Quota*Punjab | Quota183 |
| Sr. No.29 | States/UTs Quota*Rajasthan | Quota485 |
| Sr. No.30 | States/UTs Quota*Sikkim | Quota50 |
| Sr. No.31 | States/UTs Quota*Tamil Nadu | Quota466 |
| Sr. No.32 | States/UTs Quota*Telangana | Quota216 |
| Sr. No.33 | States/UTs Quota*Tripura | Quota50 |
| Sr. No.34 | States/UTs Quota*Uttar Pradesh | Quota1408 |
| Sr. No.36 | States/UTs Quota*Uttarakhand | Quota79 |
| Sr. No.36 | States/UTs Quota*West Bengal | Quota569 |
| Sr. No. | States/UTs Quota*TOTAL | Quota8387 |
NTSE 2020-2021 Stage-2
Stage -2 – Examination will be conducted by NCERT. Stage 1 qualified or who came in merit they are eligible for stage 2. In this stage students selected from different states as per the respective State/UTs quota.
For example from the Rajasthan 485 numbers of students quota allotted, Gujarat 360 numbers students quota allotted and From Bihar 691 number of students quota allotted by NCERT. As per the selected or recommended students by the States/UTs will appear for the NTSE Stage 2.
Eligibility
- Students are eligible who are studying in class 10
- Min.60% marks in 9
- 55 % Marks 9th Standard for SC, ST & Physically Challenged.
STAGE -2 Paper-Pattern
There will be two papers in stage 2, It will be Mental Ability (MAT) and Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT).
In the Section of Mental Ability Test (MAT), there will be 100 multiple choice type questions that were to be attempted by all the candidates.
In the section of Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), There will be 100 questions containing 25 multiple choice type questions each on eight subject areas namely Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, History, Geography, Civics, and Economics. The candidates could choose any four out of these eight subjects and had to answer a total of 100 questions in the SAT.
Marking scheme
In stage II national level examination, wherein 1/3 marks were deducted for every wrong answer and no marks were deducted for unattempted questions.
Syllabus
Mental Ability Test (MAT) – MAT – In this part questions have to judge student's ability to think and evaluate his/her logical creativity and evaluate the power of reasoning. There are 100 questions that will be based on topics such as analogies, series patterns, coding, and decoding, etc. Each question 1 marks all the questions that need to be solved in 120 minutes.
Scholastic Ability Test (SAT) – This part has been designed to check the academic knowledge of the students. There will be questions from Science, Mathematics, and Social Science. This paper also has 100 questions of 100 marks to be solved in 120 minutes.
For a brief syllabus please click here
Scholarships
On the basis of the examination conducted,
For the courses in Basic Sciences, Social Sciences, and Commerce, this assistance is provided up to the Ph.D. level.
For professional courses like Engineering, Medical, Management, and Law this assistance is given only up to Post Graduation.
Reservation
- 15 % for SC
- 7.5 % for ST
- 27% for OBC
- 4 % for Physically Challenged
What are the Benefits of NTSE 2021?
· Candidate will be awarded the National level Benchmark.
· This scholarship is a kind of financial support that encourages the students to strive more sincerely.
· NTSE scholars are considered distinguished. This qualification always helps the candidate during further studies.
NTSE 2021 Important dates
NCERT has provided all the details related to NTSE (*Tentative dates)
| Event | NTSE Updates (Tentative) |
|---|---|
| EventAnnouncement for NTSE Date | Date Updates6th October 2020 |
| EventNTSE Application Starts from | Date Updates17th Oct. 2020 to 03rd Nov. 2020 |
| EventNTSE Stage 1 Admit Card Release Date | Date UpdatesNovember 2020 |
| EventNTSE Stage 1 for Nagaland, Mizoram, Meghalaya and Andaman & Nicobar islands | Date UpdatesDecember 12, 2020 (Saturday) |
| EventNTSE Stage 1 Exam Date 2020 (for all other states and UTs except above-mentioned states) | Date UpdatesDecember 13, 2020 (Sunday) |
| EventStage- 1 Result | Date UpdatesJan-April - 2021 |
| EventNTS Stage- 2 Admit Card 2020 | Date UpdatesApril 2021 |
| EventNTSE Stage 2 Exam Date | Date UpdatesMay 2021 |
| EventNTSE Result Date | Date UpdatesSep 2021 |
Results
National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) Stage 1 Result 2020 has been declared by respective state/Union territory. It will be declared between January and March 2020. Candidates have intimated by respective State/Union Territory. NTSE stage 1 result has been declared on the official website.
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