NTSE 2020

NTSE 2020 Help Desk

Address

Head, Educational Survey Division,

National Council of Educational Research and Training,

Sri Aurbindo Marg, New Delhi-110016.

Email

• All students of Class X studying in recognized schools are eligible to appear for the Stage-I examination, conducted by the States/ UT's, in which the schools are located, Will be no domicile restriction.

• Students registered under Open Distance Learning (ODL) will also be eligible for a scholarship, provided the student is below the age of 18 years (as on 1st July of the particular year), the student is not employed and s/he is appearing in class X examination for the first time.

• Indian Students Studying Abroad in Class X can appear directly for Stage II NTS Examination under conditions prescribed in the brochure.

• Announcement for students of Indian nationality studying abroad will be announced separately.

Category

Reservation Criteria

Scheduled Caste

15%

Scheduled Tribes

7.5%

OBC (Non-Creamy Layer)

27%

Economically Weaker Sections (EWS's)

10%

Children with Benchmark Disabilities

4%

Children with Benchmark Disabilities of which, 1% each shall be reserved for persons with benchmark disabilities under clauses (a), (b) and (c) and 1% for persons with benchmark disabilities under clauses (d) and (e) namely:

(a) blindness and low vision; (BLV)

(b) deaf and hard of hearing; (DH)

(c) locomotor disability including cerebral palsy, leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims and muscular dystrophy; (LD)

(d) autism, intellectual disability, specific learning disability and mental illness; (AID)

(e) multiple disabilities from amongst persons under clauses (a) to (d) including deaf-blindness in the posts identified for each disability; (MI)

NTSE 2020 Application

NTSE 2020 Application Mode

NTSE 2020 Application Process

• Application Form: You may contact the State/UT Liaison officer for procuring application form.

• The completed application form should be signed by the Principal of the school much before the last date of submission.

• Candidate, as well as the Principal of the school, must adhere to the last date for submission of the Application Form.

• Different states may have different last dates for submission.

• Please confirm from the Liaison Officer of your state, the address at which the completed forms are to be submitted.

• The addresses and contact number of the Liaison Officer of the States/UTs are available (State-wise) in the NCERT website www.ncert.nic.in.

• All queries related to application form should be directed to the State Liaison Officers (LOs).

Note:

• No application should be sent to NCERT.

• Indian Nationality Candidates studying abroad may fill up the Application Form, available on the NCERT website and send to the undersigned along with a photocopy of the mark sheet of the previous examination, latest by 31 December 2019.

• Application Form for students studying abroad will be uploaded on the NCERT website in the month of October 2019.

• Announcement for students of Indian nationality studying abroad will be announced separately.

Scholarship

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 Under-graduates and Post-graduates.

• (c) Amount of Scholarship for PhD is fixed in accordance with the UGC norms.

NTSE 2020 Admit Card

Availability of Hall Ticket:

Hall Ticket will be available before 21 days of the examination.

Download Procedure:

• Candidates should Log - into the NTSE 2020 Official Website 

• Click on Download Hall Ticket.

• Enter Reference Number and Click on Search.

• Upon successful log-in, the hall ticket will be displayed on a screen.

• Download and take a printout.  

NTSE 2020 Language of Exam

As announced by the State/ UT's

NTSE 2020 Mode of Exam

Offline (Pen Paper Test)

NTSE 2020 Duration of the Exam

240 Minutes

It Comprises two papers namely: 

(i) Mental Ability Test (MAT)

(ii) Scholastic Ability Test (SAT)

NTSE 2020 Total Number of Questions

MAT - 100 + SAT - 100 = 200 Questions

NTSE 2020 Type of Questions

Multiple Choice Questions

NTSE 2020 Total No. of Marks

MAT - 100 + SAT - 100 = 200 Marks

NTSE 2020 Marking Scheme

Each Correct Answer Carries - +1 Mark

NTSE 2020 Negative Marking

No Negative Marking for wrong answers in the Stage II Examination.

Mental Ability Test (MAT)

Note: 

• 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.

NTSE 2020 Identification Documents

Test day Requirements

• Hall Ticket

• Acceptable ID’s

• One Passport Size Photo

• PWD Certificate

Acceptable ID’s include (must be original, valid and nonexpired)–Driving License, Passport, PAN Card, Voter ID, Aadhar card, etc.

Note: Candidates should not bring any material with them except the Hall Ticket, Black/ Blue Ball Point Pen.

Use of calculators, log tables and slide ruler, watches with facilities of calculator, and cellular phones are strictly prohibited for the test.

NTSE 2020 Exam Day Instructions

Do’s

Dont’s

Candidates are also requested to check the instructions before they attend the entrance exam.

Candidate should not do any kind of Malpractice while the exam for which he/she shall be debarred.

NTSE 2020 Results - Procedure

Procedure to check the Result

Step 1: Visit the Official Website of Board of Secondary Education of particular State.

Step 2: Candidate should Navigate NTSE & Select NTSE 2020.

Step 3: Enter Registered Email-Id, Mobile Number, Hall Ticket Number and Click on Search.

Step 4: The online Score-Card for NTSE 2020 will appear on the screen.

Step 5: Download it for further use.

Stage II Exam Result Date

Candidate Test Results for Stage II will be available in the NTSE 2020 official website from September 2020 (Tentatively).

Selection Process

Selection:

• Stage-I, the selection will be done by States/ UT's and those who are selected/ recommended from Stage-I examination will be eligible to appear for Stage-II examination, conducted by NCERT.

• Only candidates qualifying in both the papers separately will be considered for merit.

• Selection of the awardees will be made on the basis of total marks scored in MAT & SAT based on merit.

 NTSE 2020 Qualifying Marks

 NTSE 2020 Qualifying Marks

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.

NTSE 2020 Admission

FAQ

Answer

What is NTSE 2020?

National Talent Search Examination (NTSE 2020) is a National Level Exam.

What is the Conducting Body for NTSE 2020?

It is by conducted by the NCERT once a year.

What are the Courses Offered through NTSE 2020?

Based on student’s scores in MAT, SAT and Interview, the NTSE scholarships will be distributed.

Students studying in class 10th in recognized schools are eligible to appear for NTSE 2020 Stage I exam. 

Students of an open school or distance learning program are also eligible to apply provided that their age should be less than 18 years as on 01 July 2020.

NTSE 2020 Application Process

FAQ

Answer

Mode of Application to apply for NTSE 2020 is as notified by the State/ UT's.

NTSE 2020 Admit Card

FAQ

Answer

The Written paper will consist of Multiple Choice Questions.

Correct Response: Correct response will yield One Mark.

No Negative Marking for Wrong Answers.

NTSE 2020 Results

FAQ

Answer

NTSE 2020 Examination comprises two parts, namely (i) Mental Ability Test (MAT) and (ii) Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) covering sciences, mathematics and social sciences.

What is the Medium of Examination?