National Talent Search Examination

(NTSE) 2019

Conducted by
National Council of Educational Research and Training

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NCERT has conducted National T alent Search Examination (NT SE)
2019 stage II exam on June 16, 2019. NT SE 2019 was held in of f line
mode i.e. Pen-Paper mode f or both levels i.e. State level examination
(T ier I) and National level examination (T ier II). T he scholarship exam
by NCERT comprises two papers i.e. Mental Ability T est (MAT ) and
Scholastic Aptitude T est (SAT ). Both MAT and SAT papers of NT SE
2019 is conducted on the same day but, in two dif f erent shif ts i.e.
Morning shif t f rom 9:30 am to 11:30 am f or MAT and Evening shif t
f rom 01:30 pm to 03:30 pm f or SAT paper. T he exams are conducted
at allotted exam centres only as listed by states/UT s f or state level
exam and NCERT f or NT SE 2019 Stage II exam. T he candidates have
to appear f or the exam with their valid admit card as issued by the
exam conducting authority. T he NT SE 2019 syllabus level is of Class
9th and Class 10th only. T here is no syllabus separately prescribed f or
NT SE 2019 state level or national level examination. T he dif f iculty
level of NT SE papers is of moderate level.

Latest: NT SE Admit Card 2019 f or Stage II exam is available

now, download here

Features of NTSE Exam Pattern –

Exam mode – Pen-paper based test (answers to be marked on OMR
sheets)

Exam Medium – T he language/medium of instructions and questions

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will be of candidates’ choice f rom the language options provided by
the exam conducting body f or State level examination. For the state
level, the test medium can be the of f icial regional language and
English/Hindi. For NT SE national level examination, the test medium
can be f rom Asamiya, Bangla, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada,
Marathi, Malayalam, Odia, Punjabi, T amil, T elugu and Urdu as selected
by the candidate at the time of application f orm submission.

T otal exam duration – 120 minutes f or all candidates except visually

challenged candidates who are provided 150 minutes f or all papers.

Questions type – All the papers of NT SE state level and national

level exams are based on objective type question with multiple
choices.

NTSE Stage 1 Exam Pattern

Exam Scholast ic Apt it ude

Ment al Abilit y Test
Feat ures Test
November 03, 2018 November 03, 2018
for Meghalaya, for Meghalaya,
Mizoram, Nagaland, Mizoram, Nagaland,
Andaman and Andaman and
Nicobar Nicobar
IslandsNovember IslandsNovember 04,
04, 2018 for All other 2018 for All other
Examination states and UTs states and UTs
Date except West Bengal except West Bengal
and Meghalaya, and Meghalaya,
Mizoram, Nagaland, Mizoram, Nagaland,

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 Andaman and Andaman and
Nicobar Nicobar
IslandsNovember 18, IslandsNovember 18,
2018, for West 2018, for West
Bengal Bengal
09.30 am to 11.30 01.30 pm to 03.30
am(09.30 am to 12.00 pm( 01.30 pm to
Exam
pmminutes extra for 04.00 pm for Visually
Timings
visually Challenged Challenged
Candidates) Candidates)
Total
100 100
Questions
Total Marks 100 100
Exam 120 (150 for VC 120 (150 for VC
Duration candidates) candidates)
32% SC, ST and 32% SC, ST and
Minimum
PWD and 40% for PWD and 40% for
Qualifying
Others (General & Others (General &
Marks
OBC) OBC)
Marking No negative marking for wrong attempts.One
Scheme mark for each correct attempt.

NTSE Stage II Exam Pattern:

Exam Scholast ic
Ment al Abilit y Test
Feat ures Apt it ude Test
June 16, 2019 (NTSE Tier 2 exam is generally

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Examination scheduled for Second Sunday of May every
Date year)
09.30 am to 11.30 01.30 pm to 03.30
am(09.30 am to 12.00 pm( 01.30 pm to
Exam
pmminutes extra for 04.00 pm for
Timings
visually Challenged Visually Challenged
Candidates) Candidates)
Total
100 100
Questions
Total Marks 100 100
Exam 120 (150 for VC 120 (150 for VC
Duration candidates) candidates)
32% SC, ST and
Minimum 32% SC, ST and PWD
PWD and 40% for
Qualifying and 40% for Others
Others (General &
Marks (General & OBC)
OBC)
Marking No negative marking for wrong attempts.One
Scheme mark for each correct attempt.

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