The National
Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) was established by the
Government of India in the year 1961 with a view to bring about qualitative improvement in school
education in the country. The Council mounted a number of programs in this direction
and one such program was to identify and
nurture the talented students. This program took up the shape of a scheme
called National Science Talent Search Scheme (NSTSS) in the year 1963 which
helps to identify talented students and awarding them with
scholarships. During the first year of the implementation of the scheme, it was
confined to the Union Territory of Delhi wherein only 10 scholarships were
awarded to the Class XI students. These scholarships were awarded for
pursuing education only in basic sciences up to doctoral level..In 1964 the scheme was extended in all
states and Union Territories with 350 scholarships for XI standard students .In
1976 the program was renamed as National Talent Search Scheme(NTSE) and the
scheme was extended to social sciences, medicine and Engineering subjects The
students of X, XI. XII permitted to write the exam and scholarship number
raised to 500.Separate exam conducted for each class and the test include MAT(Mental Ability Test) & SAT(Scholastic
Aptitude Test) Selected students have to attend an interview and final select
list prepared based on the scores of test and interview .In 2000 the
scholarship number was raised to 1000.In 2006 onwards NTSE exam was held at the
end of class VIII .Later from 2010 onwards the ranklist was prepared based on
the test alone without interview.All details of NTSE are available in the NCERT website .Click to view
.
From the year 2012-13
· NTSE
was conducted for Class X students
· The
examination will consist of Mental Ability Test(MAT) and Scholastic Ability
Test(SAT)
· Quota
for State/UT will be computed proportionally on the basis of students
enrolment
in Class IX and X
in Class IX and X
· The
amount of scholarship will be Rs. 500/- per month for all the students studying in
Class XI onwards(irrespective of class/course) except for Ph.D., wherein it is
paid as per UGC norms.
The scholarships under the present scheme are awarded to
the candidates for pursuing courses in sciences and social sciences up to
doctoral level and in professional courses like medicine and engineering up to
second-degree level subject to the fulfilment of the conditions.
From 2014-2015 onwards the scholarship amount
was increased to 1250 per month for class XI & XII and to 2000 per month
for undergraduates and post graduates and for Phd scholars sa per the UGC norms
There is a laison officer for conducting the
first stage of exam at the state level and the details are available by
clicking the link given .Laison Officers
. About the test
First level exam for class X
SAT: The syllabus
for Mathematics, Science and Social Science will be broadly based on the
prescribed respective State Board Syllabus from Std 9th - 10th class. Few
states like Kerala refer both state board and NCERT books while few states like
Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh ask questions primarily from their state board
books. MAT: General questions Language: state board books covers a lot. More focus
is on vocabulary, grammar and basic understanding. In 2013 - 14 Language in
first stage is of qualifying nature only. From 2013-14 there would be negative
marking in NTSE second stage.
Second level exam for class X
NCERT has announced
new pattern for stage 2 exam
Mental
Ability Test: 50 questions 50 marks
, Language
test : 40 questions 40 marks,
Scholastic
Aptitude test : 100 questions 100 marks ( 40 q from Science,
20 q from maths, 40 q from SST), The mathematics and science questions will
be asked from the chapters in the syllabus of class 10th.The social science
questions will be asked from class 10th.
All the
questions are objective multiple choice type. Each right answer carries one
mark. From this year onwards there will
be negative marks for the second level exam One third of a mark will be reduced
for every wrong answer. MAT is designed to judge a candidates power of reasoning ,ability to think ,judge ,evaluate or discriminate and
ability to visualize in the space
spatial orientation etc. Language Test is designed to judge the power of
reading comprehension, logical sequencing interpretative, evaluative,
predictive and creative components of language. The candidates may please
carefully note that language test is to be attempted either in English or in
Hindi (as per option of the candidate) in the national level NTSE..
Exam Date
In
2014-2015 the state level exam will be conducted on 2nd Novenber
2014 and the national level exam will be conducted on 10th May 2015
Sunday
You can learn about the test by clicking here
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