Sikkim National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) 2019 – 2020: State Council of Educational Research and Training, Sikkim will conduct the second level of National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) Examination for the class X. The Question Paper, Answer Key, Result will also be available here for the sake of candidates. Candidates can check the complete details of Sikkim NTSE 2019 – 2020 from this page given below.
Latest: NCERT has released the Examination dates of both Stage-I (State Level) and Stage-II (National Level). Scroll down to check the same.
Sikkim NTSE 2019 – 2020
The State Level Talent Search Examination will conduct on a scheduled date. The meritorious students from schools will allow to sit for the Test. The top students from the merit list, each from class VIII and X is selected for National Level Talent Search Examination which will conduct in the month of May.
Schedule for the Sikkim NTSE 2019- 2020 is given below:
| NTSE Event | Important Dates |
| The last date to submit the application form | to be announced!! |
| Date of Stage I exam | 03 Nov 2019 |
| Date of Stage II exam | 10 May 2020 |
Notification
The notification related to Exam dates for Sikkim NTSE 2019-2020 is released by NCERT on the official website or a direct link to check the same is provided below. States and UTs will also release the notification regarding the Application Form and for other events and link for the same will also be provided here as per the announcement by the States and UTs.
- Click here to check the notice regarding Exam dates for 2019-2020 session is released by NCERT.
Application Form
Application forms will be downloaded from the official website of Sikkim board. Students will able to download the application from the link that will be provided here. The filling of online application form is the responsibility of the school administration. The students require to send the hard copy of the application form, bank challan of fee deposit befor the last date of filling application form.
Eligibility Criteria
All students of Class X studying in recognized schools are eligible to appear for the Stage I examination, conducted by the State/ UTs in which the schools are located. There will be no domicile restriction. Students registered under Open Distance Learning (ODL) will also be eligible for scholarship, provided the student is below the age of 18 years (as on 1st July of the particular year), the student is not employed and she/he is appearing in class X examination for the first time.
Examination Scheme
The exam pattern is as given in table-
Stage I & II: Examination at the State/UT level will comprise two papers i.e
| Papers | Test | No of questions | marks | Duration |
| Paper-I | Mental Ability Test (MAT) | 100 | 100 | 120 minutes |
| Paper-II | Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) | 100 | 100 | 120 minutes |
At Stage II There will be a negative marking.
Mock Test
Candidates are advised to take the mock test for the preparation of NTSE examination. It helps in getting the idea of Exam pattern and also help in management of time for answering the question in the test. You can access the below link to start the mock test and study calmly
Admit Card
Admit card for Sikkim NTSE 2019-2020 will be issued on the official website. Candidates will able to download the admit card from the official website or from the direct link that will be provided below by entering Application number and Date of birth. The admit card is the essential document to be carried at the time of examination. It contains specifics such as candidate’s name, roll number, exam centre details.
Answer Key
The Official Answer Key for Sikkim NTSE 2019 will be published by the Directorate of Government Examination, Rajasthan. The answer key will be released as a pdf file and contains the answer and solutions to all the questions asked in the exam. The candidates will be able to estimate their score through the answer key of NTSE.
Result
The result of Sikkim NTSE 2019 will be released online on the official website of the board. The candidates will able to check through the direct link which will be provided here. The selection of the candidates will be done on the basis of cutoff.
Cutoff
Cut Off for Sikkim NTSE 2019 – 2020 will be available on the official website of exam conducting body. Candidates can check the NTSE 2019 Cut Off from here as per official announcement.Cut off will release after the declaration of the result. Candidates are advised to check here for knowing the cutoff. A direct link will be available here. We will be providing the cut off here on our page for the ease of the candidate.
Previous Year Question Papers and Answer Key
Sikkim NTSE 2019 Examination Answer Key will be checked here after the exam. This is the opportunity for the candidates to get an idea of their rough scores of the examination. The question paper with answer key will be available here for getting reference purpose of the examination.Once the examination gets over, the candidate curiously waits for the release of the question papers and their answer keys. So that they could get their estimated score of the examination.The procedure to download and utilize the answer keys will be provided here.
Selection Procedure
Identification of talent comprises two-stage selection process. While the individual State/UT conducts the first stage selection, the second stage selection at the national level is carried out by the NCERT.
State Level Exam: State level examination may have two parts: Part-I Mental Ability Test (MAT) and PartII Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) for nominating the required number of candidates for the second level test to be conducted by the NCERT.
National Level Exam: Only the candidates selected by the States/UTs on the basis of their screening examination shall be eligible to appear in the National level examination to be conducted by the NCERT on the Second Sunday of May each year (unless otherwise notified).
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