Kerala NTSE 2017 – 18 – Dates, Online Registration, Eligibility

The State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) has released the notice and the application form for Kerala National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) 2017. The examination will be held on November 05, 2017, and the application forms are available from August 16 to 31, 2017.  The class 10th students must ensure the eligibility criteria before applying. Check more details on Kerala NTSE 2017 examination, like important dates, eligibility criteria, application process, fee, and more details from this page.

Important Dates for Kerala NTSE 2017

Not all, but most of the important dates of NTSE 2017 has been announced SCERT. We have mentioned these in the table below and will add more dates, as and when it will be announced by the conducting body.

Schedule of Kerala NTSE 2017

The examination for NTSE is held on one day only. However, the schedule for the Disabled candidates is a little different because they get extra time. The candidates can check complete schedule from the table below:

Eligibility Criteria of NTSE 2017

Candidates must fulfill the eligibility criteria of the examination before applying. Ineligible candidates will not be granted admission under any circumstances.

• NTSE is for those students, who are studying in class 10th, in Government/ Aided/ Recognised schools/ Kendriya Vidyalaya/ Navodaya Vidyalaya in Kerala.
• The candidates who qualified class 9, with more than 55% marks in all non-language subjects, may also apply.
• Open Distance Learning (ODL) candidates may also apply but they need to ensure that their age must be less 18 years.

Application Form of NTSE 2017

The application form for NTSE 2017 is available only in online mode. To fill the application form, the candidates will first have to pay the application fee. The amount is as mentioned in the table below and can be submitted via SBI Collect – Online Payment Gateway.

Once, the application fee is remitted, the candidates need to click on the link below and then following the mentioned steps.

• Apply Here – To apply for NTSE 2017 Kerala Click Here
• Choose class X to apply for NTSE.
• Click on “Online Application Entry”.
• Submit SBI Collect Number and Date of Birth.
• Fill personal, educational, and other required details in the application form of NTSE.
• Download the filled in application form and send the hard copy of it at the address below:

The Liaison Officer
The State Level NTS Examination
SCERT, Poojappura, Thiruvananthapuram – 12

Note: Once the application form is submitted correctly, an Application ID and Application Number will be allocated to the candidates. The candidates may login the Application Form Editing login by submitting these.

Documents to be Submitted Along with the Application Form

With the application form, respective category candidates also need to send the following documents:

• SC/ST/BPL Category Candidates –  Attested photocopy of the caste certificate /BPL certificate as proof.
• Physically Challenged Candidates –  Attested copy of the medical certificate, from the competent authority ensure that the candidate is more than 40% PH.

Kerala NTSE Admit Card 2017

The admit card of NTSE will be issued by the conducting body, State Council of Educational Research and Training. SCERT will release it online on the official website, scert.kerala.gov.in. Only the registered candidates will be able to download it by submitting the “Application ID” and “Application Number”.

Once the admit card of NSTE is issued, the candidates will be required to download it and produce a hard copy of it. The downloaded admit card is to be carried to the exam hall. If the candidate fails to produce it, they will not be allowed to appear for the examination.

Exam pattern for Kerala NTSE 2017

The test will be conducted in Two Parts of 90 minutes duration each.

Part I – Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) comprises of 100 objective type questions from Social science, Science subjects and Mathematics.

Part II consists of Mental Ability Test (MAT) and Language Comprehension Test. There will be 50 Questions in Mental Ability Test and 50 question in Language Comprehension Test (50 questions in Malayalam Language and 50 questions in English Language). Candidates can choose either Malayalam or English for Language Comprehension Test.

Marks scored for Language Comprehension Test will not be considered for ranking. But candidates must score a minimum for 40% marks in Language Comprehension Test.

All questions in Part II are also of objective type.

Portions included for the State Level Test under Part I are as follows.

• 9th & 10th standard entire portions of Kerala State syllabus for the current academic year.
• 9th & 10th standard entire portions of CBSE syllabus for the current academic year
• Certain portions studied in lower classes which are essential for the proper understanding of the subjects. The questions will be of higher order involving application and reasoning.

The candidate should answer Part I (SAT) and then Part II (MAT) after an interval of one hour.

Candidate can choose English, Malayalam, Tamil or Kannada as medium of Examination for SAT & MAT.

Kerala NTSE Answer Key

The State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT), Kerala will release the answer key of National Talent Search Examination 2017. The answer key will be released few days after the examination. The candidate will be able to estimate their scores with the help of the answer key. The link to download the answer key will also be provided on this page. However, the estimated score should not be considered as the final result of NTSE 2017.

Kerala NTSE Result

The State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT), Kerala will release the result of National Talent Search Examination 2017-18. The candidates will be able to check the result online, from the official login. The marks of the candidates in both the sections, along with the overall score will be mentioned in the result. The candidates will be able to check the result of NTSE 2017 from this page.

Kerala NTSE 2017 Contact Details:

• Contact Number: 0471-2346113
• Mobile Number: 9400719497, 9746079606 (Timing Between 10.00 to 5.00 pm)
• Email ID: [email protected]

Download the detailed notification of Kerala NTSE 2017 from here.

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