NTSE

The National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) is a National Level scholarship program in India. Students studying in Class X are eligible to appear for the selection process. As it is organized by an official body (NCERT), it is widely regarded as the most prestigious examination at high school level in India. For more details of NTSE, students can visit www.ncert.nic.in

NTSE is one of the oldest and most prestigious scholarship exams in India. An NTSE scholar commands tremendous respect in the society. Around 1000 NTSE Scholars are finally awarded scholarships based on Stage – II. It honours and helps talented students by providing financial assistance in the form of a monthly scholarship. The scholarships under the present scheme are awarded to the candidates for pursuing courses in sciences and social sciences up to doctoral level and in professional courses like medicine and engineering up to second-degree level subject to the fulfillment of the conditions.

1. Student studying in Class – X
2. Minimum 55% marks in IX standard for general.
3. 50% marks in IX standard for SC,ST and Physically challenged.

MAT (Mental Ability Test) shall contain questions from analogies, series, problem solving, reasoning, classification, figures, coding words, etc. The MAT test checks the candidate's ability to think, reasoning capability of problem solving. LAT (Language Aptitude/Comprehensive Test) shall contain questions from Reading paragraph, Anonyms, Synonyms, Phrases, Idioms, English grammar etc. SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) shall contain questions from Science, Mathematics, History, Geography, Political Science and Economics.

Close to one thousand scholarships are awarded for each stage of education. These stages are as follows :

1. For Class - XI to XII, a scholarship of Rs. 1250/- per month is provided.
2. For Undergraduates and Postgraduates, a scholarship of Rs. 2000/- per month is provided
3. For Ph.D, the scholarship amount is fixed in accordance with the UGC norms.

New Rules for NTSE Scholarship Scheme from 2016-17 Session:

• Awardees have to secure an aggregate of 60% marks or equivalent grade in order to be eligible for scholarship every year.
• A pass in all subjects for which a student is registered/appeared is necessary.
• Withdrawal in non-core subjects as per institutional rules of exemption is considered for payment of scholarship.
• In view of online payment of scholarship to the awardee the stipulated time period is reduced from 24 months to 12 months.
• Students pursuing diploma or certificate courses will be provided scholarship, provided they are not employed.

Qualifying marks for candidates from SC, ST and PH is 32% in each paper and for General category, it is 40% in each paper.

Indian students studying abroad in class X can appear directly for Stage II NTS examination under conditions mentioned in the NTS brochure.

Application Form for Indian students studying abroad will be available on NCERT website in the month of October, 2018. Incase of any difficulty in finding NTSE application form for students in abroad, you can fill the form below providing your details and we will send the NTSE Application form to you.

An ideal program has been developed keeping into the constraint of time available for preparation of NTSE Stage - I for the students who wish to climb the ladder of success from class X itself. National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) is the most prestigious Scholarship Exam for school studying students. Students of class X can appear in this exam and win scholarships for their entire academic career.

This program helps the student in understanding the basics of Science & Mathematics. Absolute clarity of concepts helps in increasing the IQ & reasoning ability and developing a strong foundation that is so essential for success in the career.

• Entire course will be covered in 15 Tests.
• Subject wise packages. Additional problems will be supplemented wherever necessary. Students would not require any additional books etc.
• Students will also gain important exam practice through quizzes, mock tests (conducted in a simulated environment giving the students a ‘feel’ of the real exam) that can help them improve their examination temperament - a necessary element for success in any competitive exam.
• Regular feedbacks & test analysis sessions.
• Dedicated Academic Operations team provides feedback at any point of time apart from scheduled parent teacher meetings.
• NTSE: Schedule for NTSE Test Series for class X - Target NTSE 2019 (Stage – I)

• Starting from last week of July 2018 (Tentative)
• Ending on last week October 2018 (Tentative)
• Number of Tests: 15 classroom tests.
• Worksheet after completion of every topic.
• Test Duration: 3 Hrs followed by 2 hrs discussion of every test.

• Special classroom program for NTSE (Stage – 1)
• Coaching by expert faculties.
• Test followed by discussion.
• Relevant study material will be provided.