State Level National Talent Search Exam (NTSE) is conducted for only class 10 students. Under this scheme selection of candidates for scholarship is a two tier process. First tier of NTSE exam is conducted by states and union territories for screening and known as State Level Talent Search Examination. Each State and Union Territory was to select and recommend a stipulated number (as per state quota) of candidates for the national level examination to be conducted for about 3000 candidates by the NCERT.
State Level National Talent Search Exam (NTSE)
NTSE Stage I follows the national pattern which comprised MAT and SAT. The MAT, which consisted of 100 multiple choice type questions. The SAT consisted of 100 questions containing multiple choice type questions from Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Maths, History, Geography, Political Science and Economics.
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State Level National Talent Search Exam (NTSE) 2020 – 2021
- Arunachal Pradesh State Level NTSE for Class X
- Andhra Pradesh State Level NTSE for Class X
- Andaman & Nicobar State Level NTSE for Class X
- Assam State Level NTSE for Class X
- Bihar State Level NTSE for Class X
- Chandigarh State Level NTSE for Class X
- Chhattisgarh State Level NTSE for Class X
- Dadra & Nagar Haveli NTSE for Class X
- Daman & Diu State Level NTSE for Class X
- Delhi State Level NTSE for Class X
- Goa State Level NTSE for Class X
- Gujarat State Level NTSE for Class X
- Haryana State Level NTSE for Class X
- Himachal Pradesh State Level NTSE (HPTSE) for Class X
- Jammu and Kashmir State Level NTSE for Class X
- Jharkhand State Level NTSE for Class X
- Karnataka State Level NTSE for Class X
- Kerala State Level NTSE for Class X
- Maharashtra State Level NTSE for Class X
- Madhya Pradesh State Level NTSE for Class X
- Manipur State Level NTSE for Class X
- Meghalaya State Level NTSE for Class X
- Mizoram State Level NTSE for Class X
- Odisha State Level NTSE for Class X
- Pondicherry State Level NTSE for Class X
- Punjab State Level NTSE for Class X
- Rajasthan State Level NTSE for Class X
- Sikkim State Level NTSE for Class X
- Tamil Nadu State Level NTSE for Class X
- Telangana State Level NTSE for Class X
- Tripura State Level NTSE for Class X
- Uttarakhand State Level NTSE for Class X
- West Bengal State Level NTSE for Class X
- Uttar Pradesh State Level NTSE for Class X
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Eligibility Criteria
All students studying in class 10 in any type of recognized school including Kendriya
Vidyalaya, Navodaya Vidyalaya, and Sainik School etc. are eligible to appear at the State Level Examination from the State in which the school is located. The state may impose any other eligibility condition for appearing in the screening examination like any qualifying percentage of marks in the previous annual examination etc. Students registered under Open and Distance Learning (ODL) are also eligible for the scholarship.
Age Criteria: Students should be below the age of 18 years (as on 1st July)
Attempts: Students should be appearing in class X for the first time.
How to Apply
The students studying in Class X in the country ought to be on the lookout for any advertisement in the newspapers or circulars in the school by the respective Government of their State / UT.
The filled in application by the student be submitted to the State Liaison Officer duly
signed by the Principal of the school before the due date.
Examination Pattern
State level examination have two parts: Part-I Mental Ability Test (MAT) and Part-II Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) for nominating the required number of candidates for the
second level test to be conducted by the NCERT.
Results
The State / Union Territory will prepare a merit list of the candidates ensuring the
minimum qualifying marks in both the tests separately. These marks are 40 per cent in the case of General and OBC category candidates and 32 per cent in the case of SC / ST / physically challenged candidates.
The result of State Level Talent Search examination is declared in months of January / February by the States / UTs themselves. This examination is used only to recommend
the candidates for second level NTS examination conducted by the NCERT.
The marks of the State level Examination are not added to the National Level Examination for award of scholarship.
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