To
encourage and develop the talent in young Indian students the central
government started NTSE (National Talent
Search Examination) in 1963. National Council of Education Research and
Training (NCERT) executes it’s exam and manage it’s affairs.
Ambition:
Total Scholarships: 1000 (SC- 15%, ST- 7.5%, PH-3%) of
each Rs.500/-
Eligibility
Only 10th
Class students of recognized state government schools, central schools and
regular students of CBSE and ICSE affiliated schools are eligible to write this
exam.
The
ambition of NTSE is to recognize talented students and develop them while
supporting economically. Until the last year 2011 the exam was conducted for
both 8th class and 10th class students. But from this year (2012) NTSE exam is
limited to 10th class students only.
How long this
scholarship will continue?
If he
continues his studies he will receive NTSE scholarship up to Doctorate level.
The scholarship will be sent to the address mentioned in the application.
NTSE Examination
Notification
The exam
notice is published every year in the month of July or August. Stage-1 exam is held in November and Stage-2 exam
is held in May in the next year.
Exam Centers
Stage-1
exam is held in all the district centers of the states. But Stage-2 exam is
decided later by NCERT.
Examination Languages:
The
National Talent Search Examination is conducted in English, Urdu, Telugu,
Tamil, Oriya, Gujarati, Assamese, Kannada, Punjabi, Malayalam, Marathi and in
Bengali languages.
Selection Process
The
National Talent Search Examination is held in 2 stages. Stage-1 – this is state
level exam. Student can attend in the pre-decided centers of the states. Qualified students of Stage-1 examination
shall have to appear for stage-2 examination.
Stage-1 Exam System
(State Level Talent Search Examination)
It is an
objective type examination consisting two parts. A. mental ability test (MAT)
for 90 marks – 90 questions in 90 minutes. Part-B Scholastic Aptitude Test
(SAT) for 90 marks – 90 questions in 90 minutes. Each question carries out 1
mark. Exam evaluation is done by state government exam department.
Syllabus
Part-A:
analysis, Classification, Series, Coding – decoding, Block assembly, Problem
solving etc.
Part-B: 10th
class syllabus at state level i.e. History, Civics, Geography, Economics,
Maths, Physics, Chemistry and Biology etc.
Results:
Stage-1
results are declared by State Examination Department. The selected candidate’s
results will be sent to their address.
Stage-2:
National Level Talent Search Examination
The stage-2
NTSE exam is conducted in the same pattern as was in Stage-1. Part-A (MAT) and Part-B (SAT).
Syllabus:
Questions
will be from the NCERT 9th to 11th social studies and
science subjects. The results are declared by NCERT.
How to Apply:
Students willing
to apply for National Talent Search Examination Program can obtain the
application forms from the office of the District Educational Officer. The same
can be downloaded from the websites of Board of Secondary Education or NCERT
too. 10th class Students should carefully fill up the application
forms and send them to the office of the DEO after attested by the Head Master
or Principal of their school. The exam venue and date is later informed by DEO
to the schools.
Important Dates for the
National Talent Search Examination 2013.
Last Date
of Application: 31st August, 2012
Stage-1
Examination: 18th November, 2012
Stage-2
Examination: 12th May, 2013.
Websites for NTSE
www.ncert.nic.in
www.bseap.org 