Updated: Aug 5, 2021
| Name of the Exam | National Talent Search Examination aka NTSE |
| Which body conducts this exam |
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| Type of Exam | National Level |
| Class Standard | 12th Class |
| No. of Scholarships | 2,000 |
| Scholarship Money | Rs. 1250 per month for Class 11th and 12th For UG and PG it is Rs. 2000 per month and, for research-level, the fee is described as per the UGC |
| Mode of Exam | Offline |
| Exam Subjects & Papers | Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) Mental Aptitude Test (MAT) |
| Exam Duration | Mental Aptitude Test (MAT) -120 Minutes Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) -120 Minutes |
| Exam Date (2019-20) for Stage 1 | Mizoram, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Andaman, and the Nicobar Islands - November 03, 2019 All other states and UTs - November 04, 2019 Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal Delhi NCR - November 17, 2019 Jammu & Kashmir and Leh - December 1, 2019 |
| Exam Date (2019-20) for Stage 2 | All States and UTs - May 10, 2020 |
| Exam Centres | All 28 states and 9 Uts for Stage 1 exam 35 exam cities for STage 2 |
| Official Website | http://www.ncert.nic.in |
| Help Desk for the only Stage 2 | email -ntsexam.ncert@gov.in Phone No: 011-26560464 |
| Registration Dates | The official notification for the exam begins every year in August and the last date is notified by the respective States/UTs |
| Event | NTSE Stage -I | NTSE Stage -II |
| Registration Date | Beginning of August 2019 | No Registration required |
| Admit Card Release Date | Oct 2019 | April 2020 3rd week |
| Result Notification | Between January & March 2020 | September 2020 |
Candidates who wants to proceed for NTSE exam must accord the rules of
Students currently pursuing their studies in Class 10th. The school must be hailed from any recognized Private/Government schools including schools like Sainik Schools, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, and Kendriya Vidyalaya
There is no domicile limitation so the respective students can appear in their respective state/UT’s for the NTSE stage 1 exam
There may be an additional rule applied by the SCERT of respective state/UTs for the stage 1 exam, for instance, minimum qualifying marks in the previous class.
Plus, this exam is applicable to those candidates too who are completing their education from Open Board such as the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) or State Open Boards
For candidates who are completing their education from Open Board, their age must not be less than 18 years when appearing for the NTSE scholarship exam. Also, the candidate should not have a job even a part-time job and the student should be appearing for the 10th standard for the first time.
The candidates should be an Indian Nationals, irrespective of the place from where they pursue their Class 10th qualifying examination i.e. in India or foerign
Obviously, they should have cleared the stage I exam at the states-level
The Indian national candidates pursuing studies foreign doesn't have to go for NTSE stage 1 instead they can directly go for Stage II exam of the NTS scholarship award.
The minimum qualifying marks should be at least 60 % marks in their previous classes which is Class 9th.
Such candidates should be aiming to complete their rest of studies i.e. higher education only in India after the approval of the NTSE Scholarship.
The candidate should be willing to pursue higher education in India only besides going for approved subjects/courses like Social Science, Science, Economics, Engineering, and Medical stream.
The student should adhere to a proper code of conduct and behavior at the current school and for which the student is going for higher studies
Should not be on leave or absent from school without proper documentation and school authorities
The student should be a full-time student and doesn't work even part-time job or getting a salary/stipend
If the student is availing scholarships from one or two more schemes, the candidate has to decide which one to go for as the student can continue with only one
If the student is receiving getting benefits from any other scholarship, then the students NTS scholarship will be stopped and can be continued only if the services of the previous scholarship are stopped and the student has made application/request to NCERT for resuming the NTSE scholarship
