What is NTSE?

Syllabus and
Pattern of NTSE
Introduction: What is NTSE?
The National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) is the
most prestigious scholarship exam at the high school
level in India. It is conducted in 2 Stages and is open
only to Xth graders. The first stage is conducted in
each and every state and union territory (total of 36
regions) and few toppers are selected from the large
pool of students to appear for stage-2. Each state has
a particular quota for selection based on the
population and enrolment ratio of Xth graders.
Basic Information about NTSE
Conducted by: NCERT (National Council of Education
Research and Training)
Class: For Class 10 Students Only
Total Scholarships: 1000
2 Stages
Stage 1: State Level (Conducted around 1st/2nd week
of November every year)
NTSE Stage-1 2016-17 will be conducted in Maximum
states by 6th November 2016
Stage 2: National Level (Only for students who
qualify stage -1 )

NTSE Stage-2 2016-17 will be conducted on May

14th 2017

Syllabus and Pattern of NTSE

NCERT has never officially released any syllabus for
NTSE exam.
There are 3 Sections in NTSE Exam:
1. Mental Ability (MAT)- 50 Questions- 45
minutes
2. Language Test ( English/Hindi)- 50
Questions-45 minutes
3. Scholastic Ability- 100 Questions- 90
Minutes
1. Math 20 Questions
2. S.T- 40 Questions
3. Science 40 Questions

Syllabus
MAT: Various Topics of Mental Ability are covered in
the questions asked MAT Section:
Series
Analogy
Classification (Odd One Out)
Matrix
Completion of Figures
Spotting Out the Embedded
Figure
Mirror and Water Images
Paper Folding
Paper Cutting
Counting of Figures

Cubes and Dice

Dots Situation
CODING-DECODING
CLASSIFICATION
ANALOGY
ALPHABET TEST
SERIES
COMPLEX SEQUENCES
LOGICAL SEQUENCE OF
WORDS
BLOOD RELATION
DIRECTION SENSE TEST
INSERT MISSING
CHARACTER
RANKING TEST
ARITHMETICAL REASONING
MATHEMATICAL
OPERATIONS
PUZZLES
PROBLEMS BASED ON
CALENDER
PROBLEMS BASES ON
CLOCK
VENN-DIAGRAMS
SYLLOGISM
STATEMENT AND
CONCLUSION
MAT-MISCELLANEOUS

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Syllabus and Pattern of NTSE