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National Talent Search Examination is a flagship activity of the NCERT started in the year 1963. The purpose of the scheme was to identify talented students and nurture their talent. Talent refers to the potentiality that manifests itself in a high level of performance in one or more specialized areas. The scheme, therefore, covers areas like Sciences, Social Sciences, Engineering, Medicine, Management and Law. It honours and helps talented students by providing financial assistance in the form of a monthly scholarship. For the courses in Basic Sciences, Social Sciences and Commerce, this assistance is provided from class VIII onwards till he/she completes his/her Ph.D. For professional courses like Engineering, Medicine, Management and Law, this assistance is given only up to Post Graduation. For the selection year 2009, the NCERT will conduct the National Talent Search Examination for students studying in Class VIII only.
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Why should a child write NTSE?
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Instant Recognition: NTSE is a very prestigious exam. and students who clear this exam. at a young age of 11-12 years get instant recognition from the society for this achievement. Being an NTSE scholar is an excellent credential to be put on a resume to make it impressive. |
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Monetary benefit: From a very young age only, a child is able to support his/her study cost with a scholarship amount of Rs. 500/- per month, right from class VIII till Ph.D. |
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Exposure to National Level Test: An exposure to a national level exam. is by far biggest reason considered by students and parents to sit for this exam. As the level of competition is increasing in India day-by-day, the need to be prepare yourself for higher level of competition from an early age can offer tremendous confidence in a child’s mind. By giving tests like these a child is already groomed for future exams like IIT-JEE, AIPMT, CAT, GMAT, IAS etc. So, whether a child clears the NTSE or not, he/she definitely gets the experience of writing a national level exam and find out his/her level of sustenance.
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| Details on NTSE: |
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Scholarships: On the basis of the examination conducted, 1000 scholarships will be awarded for each group of students appearing for Class VIII examinations. |
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Reservation: 15% scholarships will be reserved for students belonging to the SC category, 7.5% scholarships for students belonging to the ST category and 3% for Physically Challenged Group of Students each in respect of the class VIII. |
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Remuneration: Awardees of NTS Examination will receive a sum of Rs.500/- per month as per NTS rules. |
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Selection: There will be two-stage selection process for award of scholarship. For Stage-I, selection will be done by States/UTs through a written examination. Students who qualify Stage I will be eligible to appear for Stage II examination conducted by NCERT. |
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Exam. Pattern & Important Dates Details: Exam. Pattern and the dates for Submission of Application Form and conduct of examination are given below:
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The NTSE is two level scholarship exam: |
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Stage-I (State Level): It is a qualifying exam. conducted at a state level. Stage I examination at the State/UT level will comprise two parts, namely (a) Mental Ability Test (MAT) and (b) Scholastic Ability Test (SAT).
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In MAT, questions on analogies, classification, series, pattern, perception, hidden figures, coding-encoding, block assembly, problem solving, etc. The questions in MAT are to judge the reasoning power, ability to think, evaluate or discriminate, spatial orientation etc. |
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| In SAT, questions are asked on subjects of Mathematics, Science & Social Sciences. It is conducted to judge the text book knowledge of the child. |
Min Qualifying Mark |
Test |
Duration |
Total Questions |
Total Marks |
General (40%) |
SC/ST/PWD (32%) |
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90 min |
100 |
100 |
40 |
32 |
| SAT* |
90 min |
100 |
100 |
40 |
32 |
| Interview |
15-20 min |
Not Defined |
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Not Defined |
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| * In SAT the first 90 items are divided into three areas – 35 for Science, 20 for Mathematics and 35 for Social Science. However, no separate sections are given in the test. The last 10 questions are mixed from different subjects. |
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For first 90 questions in both SAT and MAT, the candidates have to put a cross mark (x) on the number of the correct alternative on the answer sheet against the corresponding question.
For questions 91-100, the answers are to be written in the given space in the answer sheet. |
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Stage-II (National Level): Those who qualify the State Level exam, write the next exam at National Level. The written test at National level is followed by an Interview. Stage II examination at the National level will comprise (a) Mental Ability Test (MAT), (b) Scholastic Ability Test (SAT) covering social sciences, sciences and mathematics, (c) Interview. Only those candidates who qualify the written examination at the National Level will be invited for interview.
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Last date of Submission
(i) Exam, in Mizoram, Meghalya, Negaland and Andaman and Nicobar Island
(ii) Exam in all other States and UTs |
End Aug , 2009
Mid Nov, 2009
Mid nov, 2009 |
| States-II |
Exam in All States & UTS |
Early May, 2010 |
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Syllabus: There is no prescribed syllabus for the NTS examination. However, the standard of items shall be conforming to the level of class VIII NCERT books. Some sample items are provided for the benefit of the prospective candidates at www.ncert.nic.in/html/talent.htm
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Eligibility: Students of Class VIII studying in recognized schools are eligible to appear for the respective Class VIII (Stage I examination conducted by the States/UTs in which the schools are located). There will be no domicile restriction.
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State Quotas: Each State/Union Territory has been allotted a quota to recommend a specific number of candidates for the Stage II examination, the details of which will be made available on NCERT website. However, there will be no State/Union Territory Quota for the final award of scholarship after the Stage II examination. Reservation for SC, ST and Physically challenged will be as notified on the official website of NCERT.
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Application Forms: Application Forms can be downloaded from NCERT website www.ncert.nic.in. All correspondence relating to Application Forms should be addressed to the State Liaison Officers (LOs) whose addresses are given on the website.
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The completed application form duly signed by Principal of the school should be submitted to the LO before the last date.
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Fees: States and Union Territories may notify the fee required (refer NCERT website) which will be paid for the Stage-I examination. However, NCERT does not charge any fee for the Stage-II examination.
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Announcement of Results: Results of the Stage-I examination will be announced by the respective State Governments/ Union Territories. Results of Stage-II examination will be announced by NCERT.
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Indian Students Studying Abroad can appear directly for Stage II of NTS Examination under conditions prescribed in the NTSE brochure for class VIII which is available on the NCERT website. Candidates may fill up relevant items of the Application Form available on the NCERT website and send it along with a photocopy of the mark sheet of previous examination to the authorities.
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