National Talent Search Examination is a national-level scholarship program in India to identify and recognize students with high intellect and academic talent. It is one of the most prestigious exams in India. The scheme is open to students of Indian nationality. Only students studying in Class X are eligible to appear for the selection process. As it is organized by an official body, it is widely regarded by the Government of India as the most prestigious and the most difficult examination at high school level in the country
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Advantage of NTSE
SCHOLARSHIP
The biggest advantage is that the Central Government awards scholarships to the students who have cleared NTSE exam. A scholarship awarded to the successful students. Students seeking admission in Science and Social Science stream is granted scholarship till Doctorate level while students in professional courses get the scholarship till postgraduate level.
GET PREFERENCE IN STUDY ABROAD
The universities and education institutes abroad are familiar with NTSE scholarship exam and give preference to students who have qualified it. So, if you are considering studying abroad or wanting to apply for U.S. scholarship, you will definitely get an edge over others.
BUILD CONFIDENCE
NTSE is a competitive examination and only 1000 qualified students are granted scholarship. Qualifying in this examination needs perseverance and talent, and helps to instill confidence in to crack similar exams in future. The examination allows a student to know where he or she stands, pinpoints the areas of strengths and weaknesses and improves the student’s ability to understand the underlying concepts
GET ADMISSION IN TOP EDUCATION INSTITUTES
In India, there are some colleges that have reserved seats exclusively for students who have qualified NTSE. The prestigious examination is the gateway to seek admission in some of the top institutions in the country and aboard. An NTSE scholar can pass the admission test of a college and get direct entry to it.
YOU GET A COMPETITIVE EDGE WHEN APPLYING FOR A JOB
Qualifying the scholarship exam is an added advantage when you apply for jobs. An NTSE scholar is given more preference in government jobs and is also helpful when appearing for interviews in different prestigious jobs. It is also widely accepted for private jobs.
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NTSE EXAM PATTERN
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The pattern of the written examination remains same for stage I and stage II and is mentioned below. The written examination involves two different papers (MAT and SAT) of 100 marks each.Exam duration 2 hours in each sections.
Paper I: Mental Ability Test (MAT)
Paper I MAT
No. of Questions Marks Exam duration
100 100 2 hours
Paper II:
Scholastic Ability Test (SAT) which includes Maths, Science and Social science.
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Paper II SAT
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SAT No. of Questions Marks Exam duration
Mathematics 20 20
Science 40 40 2 hours
Social Science 40 40
Total 100 100
National Talent Search Examination-NTSE
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Chapters in MAT
(1) Series (2) Coding & Decoding
(3) Clocks & Calendar (4) Alphabet Test
(5) Mathematical Operator (6) Blood Relation
(7) Number and Ranking (8) Analogy
(9) Classification (10) Water and Mirror Image
(11) Cube & Dice (12) Puzzle Test
(13) Missing Character (14) Direction Sense
(15) Venn Diagram (16) Incomplete Figures
(17) Embedded Figures (18) Paper Folding
(18) Paper Folding (20) Non-verbal classification
(21) Non-verbal Analogy (22) Non-verbal Figure partition
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Chapters in SAT
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The NCERT prescribed syllabus for class VIII , IX and X
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