11-29-2017, 03:18 PM
National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) is a National Level scholarship program in India to identify and nurture talented students. It honours and helps talented students by providing financial assistance in the form of a monthly scholarship for the entire Academic Career. Students studying in Class X are eligible to appear for the selection process.
 Selection procedure
Identification of talent comprises a two-stage selection process.
   NTSE Stage- I conducted by the State / UT (usually in November) - FOR CLASS X STUDENTS
   NTSE Stage-II conducted at the National Level (usually in May) - FOR Stage-I Qualified Students only.
Stage-I : State level examination
The first level exam is the state level examination, which has two parts for nominating the required number of candidates for the second level test to be conducted by the DSERT.
   Part-I: Mental Ability Test (MAT), and
   Part-II:Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)(with questions on History, Civics, Geography, Economics, Maths, Physics, Chemistry and Biology.)
Students of any Board studying at any recognized school can participate. Those who get qualified an enter the Second Level National Exam. The results of the same will be out on March of the next year.
Stage – II : National level examination
Candidates acquiring more than the required percentage in the state level examination and standing within a specified number of top ranks (state quota) are eligible to appear for the national level examination (about top 4000 students from the entire country). The national level examination has two parts for nominating the required number of candidates for the interviews to be conducted by the NCERT in May:
   Part-I: Ability Test (MAT)
   Part-II:Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)
can find and download freely...NTSE MAT, SAT, LCT Question papers with answers of 2017-18 for all the Zones
 Selection procedure
Identification of talent comprises a two-stage selection process.
   NTSE Stage- I conducted by the State / UT (usually in November) - FOR CLASS X STUDENTS
   NTSE Stage-II conducted at the National Level (usually in May) - FOR Stage-I Qualified Students only.
Stage-I : State level examination
The first level exam is the state level examination, which has two parts for nominating the required number of candidates for the second level test to be conducted by the DSERT.
   Part-I: Mental Ability Test (MAT), and
   Part-II:Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)(with questions on History, Civics, Geography, Economics, Maths, Physics, Chemistry and Biology.)
Students of any Board studying at any recognized school can participate. Those who get qualified an enter the Second Level National Exam. The results of the same will be out on March of the next year.
Stage – II : National level examination
Candidates acquiring more than the required percentage in the state level examination and standing within a specified number of top ranks (state quota) are eligible to appear for the national level examination (about top 4000 students from the entire country). The national level examination has two parts for nominating the required number of candidates for the interviews to be conducted by the NCERT in May:
   Part-I: Ability Test (MAT)
   Part-II:Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)
can find and download freely...NTSE MAT, SAT, LCT Question papers with answers of 2017-18 for all the Zones