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National Talent Search Examination is a National-Level exam and it is popularly known as NTSE. Every year, the NTS examination is conducted by the NCERT (National Council of Educational Research and Training) to offer accomplishments to the commendable students studying in class 10th. NTS Exam is conducted only once in a year in two different Stages- Stage I and II for 10th standard students only.
The Stage-I exam is a state-level exam and is conducted by all the states and Union Territories of India while Stage-II (National level) will be held only for those students who will qualify the Stage-I. The students who will clear both the Stages i.e. Stage-I and Stage-I will be eligible to receive the Scholarship. The scholarship will be given on the basis of the overall performance of students in Stage-I and Stage-II. The application form for this exam will be filled in online mode and the examination will be held in offline mode.
The NCERT has been released the notification for the NTSE for the session 2022 and all the states and Union Territories have been released the application form for NTSE in the month of October. Candidates are instructed to fill the application form before the last date.
To know more about the NTS exam, you can visit the official website of NCERT.
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NTSE Exam 2022 Overview
| Name of Examination | National Talent Search Examination 2022 |
| Popularly Known As | NTSE 2022 |
| Conducting Authority | NCERT (National Council of Education Research and Training) |
| Mode of Application | Online |
| Mode of Exam | Offline |
| Medium of Exam | Bilingual i.e. English and Hindi |
| Duration of Exam | 120 Minutes ( For each stage) |
| Question Type | Objective Type Questions |
| Number of Questions | Stage 1: 200 Questions, Stage 2: 200 Questions |
| No. of Sections | 2 (Mental Ability Test and Scholastic Ability Test) |
NTSE Exam 2022 Important Dates
NCERT has announced all the important dates of the NTSE 2022 Exam as follows:
| Events | Stage I dates | Stage II dates |
|---|---|---|
| NTSE application starts from | October 2021 | No registration required |
| Releasing date of NTSE Admit card | November 2021 | By the third week of May 2022 |
| Exam dates of NTSE | December 2021 | June 2022 |
| Declaration of NTSE Result | January – March 2022 | October 2022 |
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NTSE Exam 2022 Application Process
The application form for NTSE can be filled in both the modes i.e. in online and offline modes. For the different states, the offline application form will be distributed separately by the states. Here we have given some general guidelines regarding the form filling process which are as discussed below.
- If the candidates are downloading the form itself but while taking print out only use legal 8.5” * 14” size paper.
- Only the application form which is available online or offline by State/ UT liaison officer is only applicable for the Stage 1 exam.
- While filling the Application Form of NTSE, candidates have to leave the 4-digit center code blank, because it has to be filled by the liaison officer or concerned district officer or center superintendent.
How to fill NTSE Form?
The form filling process for Indian students is different for Indian students than the Indian students studying abroad. Here is the detailed process is provided below.
Indian Students
- Indian students must have to download the application form which is available on the official website of NCERT.
- After filling in all the details, the candidates must get the form signed by the principal of his/ her school.
- Lastly, the application form will be submitted to the State Liaison Officer before the last date of submission of the application form.
Indian Students Studying Abroad
- Those Indian students who are studying Abroad can apply directly for Stage 2 of the NTSE exam.
- The application form for stage two will have to be downloaded from the website.
- After filling the application form, the duly filled in application form must be sent to the following address with a photocopy of the mark sheet of the previous exam:
Head, Educational Survey Division,
National Council of Educational Research and Training,
Sri Aurobindo Marg,
New Delhi 110016.
NTSE 2022 Application Fee
- The application fee for Stage 1 will depend upon the respective states and Union territories.
- There is no application fee required for the National Level Examination i.e. for Stage 2.
| Relevant Links | ||
|---|---|---|
| TNTET | BTET | DSSSB |
| APSET | OTET | HPTET |
NTSE Exam 2022 Eligibility
The eligibility criteria are different for the different stages as prescribed by the NCERT. Here we given some basic eligibility criteria that the candidates must have to meet otherwise they will not be able to apply for the NTSE exam.
- Candidates should be an Indian citizen.
- The candidates must have to appear in class 10 from a recognized private or government school/ Board in India.
- Unemployed candidates whose age is below 18 years, and studying in class 10 from open or distance learning then those candidates are also eligible to apply for the NTSE exam.
- The candidates will able to apply for the second stage if they meet the sectional cut-off in stage 1 as well as the overall cut-off.
- The Indian students who are studying in abroad, and want to apply for NTSE 2022, should send the attested copy of the class 9 mark sheet to the head of the Educational Survey Division, NCERT by 31st December 2022.
Minimum Qualifying Score Needed in Class 9
| State | Minimum qualifying Marks (For General Category) | Minimum qualifying Marks (For Reserved Category) |
|---|---|---|
| Maharashtra | 60% marks | 55% |
| Uttar Pradesh | 55% | 44% |
| Rajasthan | 55% | 50% |
| Punjab | 70% | 55% |
| Madhya Pradesh | 40% | 32% |
| West Bengal | 50% | 40% |
| Delhi | 60% | 55% |
| Jammu & Kashmir | 60% | 55% |
| Bihar | 60% | – |
| Assam | 40% | 32% |
| Goa | 70% | 55% |
| Tamil Nadu | 60% | – |
| Gujarat | 55% | – |
| Uttarakhand | 60% | 55% |
| Jharkhand | 55% | 40% |
| Haryana | 55% | – |
| Himachal Pradesh | 60% | 55% |
| Puducherry | 60% | – |
| Manipur | 60% | 55% |
| Odisha | 60% | 55% |
| Kerala | 55% | – |
| Chandigarh | 61% | 56% |
NTSE Qualifying Score
| Category | Qualifying Marks in MAT | Qualifying Marks in SAT |
|---|---|---|
| General/ Economically weaker Sections/ OBC | 40% | 40% |
| Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes/ Physically Handicapped. | 32% | 32% |
NTSE 2022 Reservation Criteria
| Category | Reservation Percentage |
|---|---|
| Other Backward Classes (OBC) | 27% |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) | 15% |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) | 7.5% |
| Economically Weaker Section (EWS) | 10% |
| Persons with Disabilities (PWD) | 4% |
NTSE Exam 2022 Exam Pattern
Every year, the NTSE Exam is conducted in two different stages namely, Stage 1 and Stage 2.
- Stage 1:
- Stage 1 is a state and UT level examination.
- Stage 1 is conducted by the authorities of various states and union territories.
- Stage 1 is an offline test.
- Stage 1 exam consists of two different papers namely Paper 1 and Paper 2.
- Paper 1 tests the Mental Ability of the students while Paper 2 tests the Scholastic Ability of the candidates.
- 1 mark will be assigned for every correct answer.
- There is no negative marking for the incorrect answer.
- The total no. of questions asked in the exam is 200 (i.e. Paper 1 – 100 questions, Paper 2- 100 questions).
- The total marks for the stage 1 exam are 200 marks (i.e. Paper 1 – 100 marks, Paper 2- 100 marks).
- Stage 2:
- Stage 2 is a National-Level examination.
- Stage 2 is conducted by NCERT.
- Stage 2 is an offline test.
- Stage 2 exam consists of two different papers namely Paper 1 and Paper 2.
- Paper 1 tests the Mental Ability of the students while Paper 2 tests the Scholastic Ability of the candidates.
- 1 mark will be assigned for every correct answer.
- There is no negative marking for the incorrect answer.
- The total no. of questions asked in the exam is 200 (i.e. Paper 1 – 100 questions, Paper 2- 100 questions).
- The total marks for the stage 1 exam are 200 marks (i.e. Paper 1 – 100 marks, Paper 2- 100 marks).
The Paper-wise distribution of marks for both the stages is given below.
| NTSE Papers | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Time Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paper 1 – MAT | 100 | 100 | 120 Minutes |
| Paper 2 – SAT | 100 (Science-40, Math-20, Social Science-40) | 100 | 120 Minutes |
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NTSE Exam 2022 Exam Syllabus
The syllabus of NSTE is based on the class 10th of NCERT pattern. The questions in the examination are asked from various topics such as General Knowledge, Science, Social Science, Mathematics, English, and Mental Ability syllabus.
The detailed syllabus for both the stages are given below:
Mathematics Syllabus
This section includes the topics from class 6 to 10 and carries around 30 questions.
| Topics | Topics |
|---|---|
| Playing with Number | Percentage& Its Application |
| Number System | Quadratic Equations |
| Arithmetic | Coordinate Geometry |
| Basic Geometry | Linear Equation |
| Algebraic Expressions | Statistics |
| Circles | Triangles |
| Probability | Simple & Compound Interest |
| Direct& Inverse Variations | Square & Cube Roots |
| Exponent | Rational Numbers |
| Trigonometry | |
| Mensuration | |
| Surface Areas and Volume |
Science Syllabus
This section includes topics from Physics, Chemistry and Biology. This section carries around 35 questions.
| Topics | Weight-age |
|---|---|
| Fibers and Plastics | 1% |
| Food Production & Management | 1% |
| Heredity and Evolution | 1% |
| Soil | 1% |
| The Universe | 1% |
| Acid Bases and Salts | 2% |
| Diversity in Living organisms | 2% |
| Periodic Classification of Elements | 2% |
| Sound | 2% |
| Measurement | 3% |
| Micro-Organisms | 3% |
| Motion and Force | 3% |
| Structure of Atom | 3% |
| Cellular Level of Organization | 4% |
| Sound of Energy | 4% |
| Air | 4% |
| Carbon and its Compound | 6% |
| Life Processes | 4% |
| Water | 4% |
| Our Environment | 5% |
| Metals & Non Metals | 5% |
| Reproduction | 5% |
| Light | 5% |
| Magnetic & Electricity at Work | 5% |
| Work and Energy | 6% |
| Some Common Diseases | 7% |
| Human Body | 7% |
Social Science Syllabus
This section includes topics are from History, Civics, Geography, Economics, and General Awareness and carries around 35 questions.
| Topics | Weight-age | Topics | Weight-age |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local and State Government | 1% | World History | 3% |
| Medieval Architecture and Culture | 1% | The Delhi Sultanate | 3% |
| Biosphere | 1% | The motion of the Earth | 3% |
| Culture, Science and Literature | 1% | Atmosphere | 3% |
| Early States | 1% | Natural Vegetation | 3% |
| Eighteen Century Political Formation | 1% | Early Medieval Period | 3% |
| French Revolution | 1% | Our Country- India | 4% |
| Industries | 1% | Indian Constitution | 4% |
| Population | 1% | Indian Economics | 4% |
| Solar System | 1% | Indus Valley Civilization | 4% |
| UN and International Agencies | 1% | The Mughal Empire | 5% |
| Union Government | 2% | Indian Freedom Struggle | 5% |
| Vedic Period | 2% | Resources and Development | 5% |
| Water Resources | 2% | British raj | 5% |
| Agriculture | 2% | ||
| Nationalism in Various Countries | 2% | ||
| Popular Movements and Social Reforms | 2% | ||
| New Empires and Kingdoms | 2% | ||
| Democracy and Elections | 2% | ||
| Diversity and Livelihood | 2% | ||
| Industrial Revolution | 2% | ||
| The Judiciary | 2% | ||
| India and Its Neighbours | 2% | ||
| Internal Structure of the Earth and Rocks | 2% | ||
| Introduction and Sources of Ancient Indian History | 2% | ||
| Jainism, Buddhism, and Conquerors from Distant Lands | 2% |
English Syllabus
| Topics | Weight-age |
|---|---|
| Rearrangement of Jumbled Words | 5% |
| Paragraph Completion | 5% |
| Reading Comprehension | 10% |
| English Grammar | 10% |
| Sentence Completion | 10% |
| Synonyms | 15% |
| Antonyms | 15% |
| One Word Substitution | 30% |
General Knowledge Syllabus
| Topics | Weight-age |
|---|---|
| Abbreviations | 10% |
| Awards and Recognitions | 10% |
| Books and Authors | 10% |
| Sports | 10% |
| World | 20% |
| India | 40% |
Mental Ability Syllabus
| Topics | Weight-age | Topics | Weight-age |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alphabets and Number test | 1% | Coding-Decoding | 7% |
| Figure Partition and Dot Situation | 1% | Direction Sense | 7% |
| Calendar, Time, and Clock | 1% | Ranking and Arrangements | 7% |
| Paper Folding and Cutting | 2% | Series (Verbal) | 7% |
| Venn Diagrams | 2% | Series(Non-Verbal) | 8% |
| Mathematical Operations | 3% | Blood relations | 9% |
| Water and Mirror Images | 4% | Classification | 9% |
| Cube and Dice | 5% | Missing Character | 9% |
| Analogy(Non-Verbal) | 5% | ||
| Analogy(Verbal) | 5% | ||
| Embedded Figure | 5% |
NTSE 2022 Recommended Books
| Book | Publisher |
|---|---|
| The Pearson Guide to NTSE Class 10 (English) 1st Edition | Saurabh Priyadarshini and Navi C. Joshi |
| NTSE Explorer: MAT + SAT + New English Language Test for class 10th (English) | Sonia Lal |
| Practice Papers NTSE X (English) 1st Edition | TMH Books |
| Study Package for NTSE Class X (English) 1st and 2nd Edition | Mc Graw Hill |
NTSE Exam 2022 Admit Card
The admit card for Stage 1 will be issued by the official authorities of the state and UTs. While the admit card for Stage 2 will be released on the official website of NCERT. The admit card is a very necessary document and without it, no one can enter the examination hall.
How to Download NTSE Exam 2022 Admit Card?
Steps to Receive the Admit Card for both Stages:
- For Stage 1, NTSE Admit Card will be sent through the post by the authorities to the candidate’s communication address, as mentioned already in the application form.
- In case, if a candidate has not received the admit card through post then he/she can visit the office of the Chief Superintendent to obtain their admit card.
- For Stage 2, NTSE Admit Card will be available on the official website of NCERT, tentatively in the month of April.
- Candidates can download their admit cards by visiting the official website of NCERT and then by log in the credentials.
NTSE Exam 2022 Exam Center
| States/ UTs | Exam Centre Venue |
|---|---|
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands | KV No 2, Raksha Vihar, Minnie Bay |
| Andhra Pradesh | KV, Gandhi Gram Post, Malkapuram, Visakhapatnam |
| Arunachal Pradesh | KV No 2, Itanagar, Chimpu Post, Arunachal Pradesh |
| Assam | KV CRPF 9 Mile Amerigog, Kamrup, Guwahati |
| Bihar | KV No 1, Lohiya Nagar, Near Heart Hospital, Kankarbagh, Patna |
| Chandigarh | KV, ASF High Grounds, Chandigarh |
| Chhattisgarh | KV No 2, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Nagar, Sector 4, Raipur |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli | KV, Government High School Campus, Silvassa |
| Delhi | KV No 3, Ringroad, Near Seema Sadak Bhawan |
| Goa | KV, INS Madovi, Panjim |
| Gujarat | KV No 1, Near Police Commissioner’s Office, Shahi Baug, Ahmedabad |
| Haryana | KV No 1, AFS, Sector 14, Old Delhi Road, Gurugram |
| Himachal Pradesh | KV, Dharamshala Cantt, Kangra |
| Jammu & Kashmir | KV No 1, Gandhinagar, Jammu |
| Jharkhand | KV CCL, Rajendra Nagar, Ranchi |
| Karnataka | KV, ASC Centre, Victoria Road, Bangalore, Karnataka |
| Kerala | KV No 3, Port Trust, Willingdon Island, Kochi, Ernakulam |
| Lakshadweep | KV, Kavaratti |
| Madhya Pradesh | KV No 1, Opp Central India Flour Mill, Hoshangabad Road, Bhopal |
| Maharashtra | KV, Bhandup, LBS Marg, Kanjurmarg West |
| Maharashtra | KV, BEG, Near Deccan College, Pune |
| Manipur | KV No 1, Lamphelpat, Imphal |
| Meghalaya | KV, Happy Valley, Shillong |
| Mizoram | KV, Project Pushpak Zemabawk, Aizawl |
| Nagaland | KV, CRPF Camp, Lerie Hill, Kohima, Nagaland |
| Odisha | KV No 1, Unit 9, Near Ram Mandir, Bhubaneswar |
| Puducherry | KV, IIT Campus, Chennai |
| Punjab | KV, ASF High Grounds, Chandigarh |
| Rajasthan | KV No 1, Bajaj Nagar, Opp Tonk Phatak, Jaipur |
| Sikkim | KV, Post Tadong, Middil, Siyari, Gangtok |
| Tamil Nadu | KV, IIT Campus, Chennai |
| Telangana | KV No 1, Langer House, Golconda, Hyderabad |
| Tripura | KV (GC) CRPF, Adarani, Salbagan, Agartala |
| Uttarakhand | KV ONGC, Kaulagarh Road, Dehradun |
| Uttar Pradesh | KV, Lucknow Cantt |
| Uttar Pradesh | KV, New Cantt, VD Road, Allahabad |
| West Bengal | KV, Ballygunge, Circular Road, Kolkata |
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NTSE Exam 2022 Result
Here is the step-by-step procedure to obtain the NTSE result.
- First of all, go to the official website of the state government/ Union Territories for stage 1 and on the website of NCERT for stage 2. i.e. www.ncert.nic.in.
- Now find and then click on the ‘NTSE 2022 Result’ link.
- After clicking on the link, a new window will appear there.
- Now enter the required details i.e. Roll number, date of birth in the specified area on the screen.
- After entering the details, click on the submit button.
- After submitting the details, the result for NTSE will be displayed on the monitor screen.
- Now download the result and take a printout of it for future reference.
Note:
- The result will be published in PDF format on the official website.
- After releasing the result of Stage 2, the final merit list will be prepared on the basis of marks obtained in Stage 1 and Stage 2.
- The merit list will be published in online mode on the official website of NCERT.
NTSE Exam 2022 Cut off
The final cut off mark for the NTSE will be released by NCERT after the successful completion of the stage 2 exam. Generally, NCERT publishes cut off marks according to the category wise and subjects wise as well.
Subject wise cut off marks
| Test Papers | Maximum Marks | Qualifying Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| General | ST/ SC/ PH | ||
| Paper I MAT | 49* | 40% (19.6) | 35% (17.15) |
| Paper-II English | 50 | 40% (20.0) | 35% (17.5) |
| Paper-II Hindi | 50 | 40% (20.0) | 35% (17.5) |
| Paper III SAT | 96** | 40% (38.4) | 35% (33.6) |
| Total Marks | 145 | 40% (58) | 35% (50.75) |
Category wise cut off marks
| Categories | Total Score of MAT and SAT Cutoff | Maximum marks out of 197 of MAT, SAT |
|---|---|---|
| General | 150 | 186 |
| General- PH1 | 111 | 144 |
| General- PH2 | 78 | 124 |
| General- PH3 | 101 | 131 |
| SC | 122 | 149 |
| SC- PH1 | 71 | 113 |
| SC- PH2 | 87 | 87 |
| ST | 113 | 145 |
| ST-PH1 | 90 | 93 |
| ST-PH2 | 81 | 81 |
| Categories | Total Score of MAT and SAT Cutoff | Maximum marks out of 197 of MAT, SAT |
|---|---|---|
| General | 150 | 186 |
| General- PH1 | 111 | 144 |
| General- PH2 | 78 | 124 |
| General- PH3 | 101 | 131 |
| SC | 122 | 149 |
| SC- PH1 | 71 | 113 |
| SC- PH2 | 87 | 87 |
| ST | 113 | 145 |
| ST-PH1 | 90 | 93 |
| ST-PH2 | 81 | 81 |
| Categories | Total Score of MAT and SAT Cutoff | Maximum marks out of 197 of MAT, SAT |
|---|---|---|
| General | 150 | 186 |
| General- PH1 | 111 | 144 |
| General- PH2 | 78 | 124 |
| General- PH3 | 101 | 131 |
| SC | 122 | 149 |
| SC- PH1 | 71 | 113 |
| SC- PH2 | 87 | 87 |
| ST | 113 | 145 |
| ST-PH1 | 90 | 93 |
| ST-PH2 | 81 | 81 |
- No. of candidates appeared for the exam.
- No. of average marks obtained by the candidates.
- The difficulty level of the exam.
- Reservation policy as per the government norms.
NTSE Exam 2022 FAQS
The official website of NCERT is http://www.ncert.nic.in.
NTSE is a national level exam conducted by NCERT.
The application form can be filled in both the modes i.e. online and offline as well.
The marking scheme for both the stages of NTSE is as follows.
- 1 mark will be assigned for every correct answer.
- There is no negative marking for any incorrect answer.
The scholarship will be awarded for those students who are appearing in class X and have qualified both the exams of NTSE i.e. State as well as National level exam.