NCERT has released the exam dates of National Talent Search Exam 2019-20. NTSE Stage
1 exam will be held on November 2, 3 & 17, 2019. The stage 2 exam will be held on
May 10, 2020.
The National Talent Search Examination for students studying
in Class X is meant to identify the nurture talent. The examination is conducted
every year at two levels: Stage-I (State Level) and Stage-II (National Level).
Scholarships:- About two thousand scholarships
are awarded for different stages of education as follows:
(a) Scholarship of Rs.1250/- per month for Class-XI to XII.
(b) Scholarship of Rs.2000/- per month for Undergraduates and Post-graduates.
(c) Amount of Scholarship for Ph.D. is fixed in accordance with the UGC norms.
Selection: Stage-l, selection will be done by States/UTs and those who are
selected/recommended from
Stage-I examination, will be eligible to appear
for
Stage-II examination, conducted by NCERT.
Qualifying Marks: Qualifying marks for candidates from SC/ST/PH category
is 32% in each paper and for others (General/OBC & EWS) categories it is 40% in
each paper.
To prepare for the exam, you can practice last year’s question paper – Download Now.
- Stage-1: The detailed text & video solutions of which are available Here
- Stage-2: The detailed text & video solutions of which are available Here
Important Dates: Dates for submission of application form and conduct of examination,
are given below:
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Stage
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Area
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Tentative Dates
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Stage-I
(State)
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Last Date for Submission of Application Form
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To be notified by the respective State and it may vary from state to state
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Examination in Mizoram, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Andaman and Nicobar Islands
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02nd November,2019 (Saturday)
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Examination in All other States and Union Territories except above & below mentioned
9 States/Uts
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03rd November,2019 (Sunday)
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Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, NCT of Delhi and Jammu and
Kashmir
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17th November, 2019 (Sunday)
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Stage - II
(National)
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Examination in All States and Union Territories
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10th May, 2020 (Sunday)
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Eligibility :- All students of Class X studying in recognized schools are
eligible to appear for the Stage-| examination, conducted by the States/UT's, in
which the schools are located. There will be no domicile restriction.
Students registered under Open Distance Learning (ODL) will also be eligible for
scholarship, provided the student is below the age of 18 years (as on 1" July of
the particular year), the student is not employed and s/he is appearing in class
X examination for the first time.
Examination :- (The pattern of written examination will be as follows:
Stage-I & II: examination at the State/UT level will comprise of two papers i.e.
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Paper
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Test
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No. of Questions
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No. of Marks
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Duration (In Minutes)
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Paper-I
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Mental Ability Test(MAT)
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100
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100
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120
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Paper-II
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Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)
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100
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100
|
120
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*If there is any change in pattern for Stage-II examination then the same will be
communicated later on through NCERT website www.ncert.nic.in. Candidates are advised
to keep track of updates on NCERT website.
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There will be no negative marking in Stage-II examination.
NTSE Support Program
to facilitate the aspirants of NTSE 2019-20 with the guidance of our experts via
content that is provided online to the students who get enrolled in it.
Application Form: You may contact the State/UT Liaison officer for procuring
application form.
150 Students of Resonance have qualified NTSE Stage 2 (2018). 92 are from Kota study
center and 35 students from other study centers, 23 students from DLPD from Resonance
Check out the past performance of Resonance students in NTSE Stage-2
For the complete details, download the NTSE 2019-20 official Notification from
Here
