National Level Science Talent Search Examination – India’s Most Popular Assessment exam. NSTSE is a diagnostic test which actually helps students improve. Unlike regular tests which try only to find out how much a child knows (or has memorized), NSTSE measures how well a student has understood concepts and gives detailed feedback on the same, to help them improve.
Schedule for NSTSE 2017 – National Level Science Talent Search Examination is given below.
| Events | Dates |
|---|---|
| Last date for receipt of applications | to be announced |
| Availability of Hall ticket | to be announced |
| NSTSE First Level Exam | 24 Jan & 04 Feb 2018 |
| Declaration of Result | to be announced |
NSTSE Post Exam
Thus NSTSE helps each student to know whether he/she has actually understood a concept early on so that immediate action can be taken. Often students have conceptual gaps which increase as they progress and when they reach the higher classes, they develop a “phobia” for the subject.
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Application / Registration
Individual Registration:
This exam is for the students participating through their respective school only. The venue for this exam will be their respective school. Students are requested to register through their respective school only. For further details please contact the teacher-in-charge at your school
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Registration through School
Please send a single consolidated Demand Draft for the exam fee of all the students appearing for the NSTSE from your school. D.D. should be drawn in favour of UNIFIED COUNCIL payable at HYDERABAD. Frame the list of students in the FORMAT (preferably typed and send it to our address along with the D.D by Courier Service/Register post / Speed Post.
For further details and complete school information brochure please send a E-mail.
Examination Fee
- will be updated soon!
Model Question Papers
Students desirous of referring to previous years’ Question Papers should add fees (will be updated soon) for a set of Question Papers ( This set is a combination of previous NSTSE Question Papers and Model Question Papers)
Students Performance Report
Note: Student’s Performance Report (SPR) is unique & a useful tool for students to know their academic strengths and weaknesses. SPR provides real feedback on real learning. We request you to encourage every student to opt for SPR.
Eligibility Criteria
Students studying Classes
- 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
- 11(PCM) and 11(PCB)
- 12(PCM) and 12(PCM)
There is no exam for 11, 12 PCMB group.There is no open center facility for Class -1 Students. Class -1 Students are requested to apply through respective schools only.
NSTSE follows CBSE syllabus, Question Papers are also suitable for Students of ICSE/ISC and Various State Board/Matriculation Syllabi.
Examination Pattern
There will be a different Question Paper for each class.
All the questions are objective-type with no negative marking for wrong answers.
| Class |
No. Of Questions |
Marks |
| 1 | 40 | 40 |
| 2 | 50 | 50 |
| 3 | 75 | 75 |
| 4-12 | 100 | 100 |
Examination Patter for various Classes: Duration of the examination for all classes 90 minutes.
Division of marks in the Question Paper :
| For Classes II : | |
| Mathematics | 25 |
| Science | 25 |
| For Classes III : | |
| Mathematics | 40 |
| Science | 35 |
| For Classes IV & V : | |
| Mathematics | 45 |
| Science | 45 |
| General Questions | 10 |
| For Classes VI to X : | |
| Mathematics | 25 |
| Physics | 25 |
| Chemistry | 20 |
| Biology | 20 |
| General Questions | 10 |
| For Classes XI & XII (PCM) | |
| Mathematics | 40 |
| Physics | 25 |
| Chemistry | 25 |
| General Questions | 10 |
| For Classes XI & XII (PCB) | |
| Biology | 40 |
| Physics | 25 |
| Chemistry | 25 |
| General Questions | 10 |
NSTSE will be beased on the CBSE syllabus. 85% of the Syllabus considered for setting the NSTSE Question Paper.
NSTSE Question Papers are also suitable for Students of ICSE/ISC and Various State Board/Matriculation Syllabi.
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