National Talent Search Examination

(NTSE) 2020

Conducted by
National Council of Educational Research and Training

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NTSE 2020 Application Form Visit on Shiksha
States and UT s have started to release the NT SE application f orm 2020 f rom the f irst week of August
2019. NT SE stage 1 is slated to be conducted on November 2 f or Mizoram, Meghalaya, Nagaland and
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, on November 3 f or all other states and UT s and on November 17, 2019, f or
Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Delhi NCR, and Jammu & Kashmir. T he application f or NT SE 2020 is done f or
stage 1 only. T hose who qualif y NT SE stage 1 2020 exam will qualif y f or the NT SE stage 2. T he state-wise
links to download the NT SE 2020 application form has been provided below.

Many states will release the application f orm online on the of f icial website of SCERT while others will release
of f line. Candidates studying in class 10th can download the application f orm of NT SE 2020 online or even
obtain the same f rom the state liaison of f icer. Candidates will have to submit the completely f illed NT SE
application f orm 2020 along with the application f ee (if any) bef ore the last date. T he last date f or f orm
submission will vary f rom state to state. T o know more about NT SE 2020 application f orm, f ind state-wise
links to download them and f or other important inf ormation, read the complete article below.

NTSE Application Form 2020 – Points to remember

Application f orm of NT SE 2020 will be made available by States/UT s in the online mode. It can also be
collected f rom the state liaison of f icer.

NT SE 2020 is a one-step application process. Candidates need not apply f or the stage 2 exam.

T he NT SE 2020 application f ee (if applicable in the state) needs to be deposited along with the f orm.

Steps to fill NT SE Application Form 2020

Candidates can obtain, f ill and submit the NT SE application f orm online or of f line by f ollowing the steps listed
below:

Obtain Application Form – Download the NT SE registration f orm 2020 f rom the of f icial website or one
can also collect it f rom the liaison of f icer of the state.

Filling up the application form – Candidates need to f ill up the application f orm in their own handwriting
as per the instructions and af f ix their recent photograph along with signature at the space provided.
Candidates will be required to enter the f ollowing details in the NT SE 2020 application f orm:

1. Candidate’s name

2. Mother's name

3. Father's name

4. Caste category

5. Postal address etc.

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 Payment of application fee – Candidates will be required to remit the NT SE application f ee (if specif ied
by the state/UT ).

Application form submission – T he NT SE application f orm 2020 needs to be submitted in of f line/online

mode as specif ied. From last year, some states have started to accept the completed NT SE application
f orm 2020 in the online mode too. Candidates must ensure that the application f orm of NT SE is f illed and
attached with the required documents as per the instructions.

Important Documents to be attached with NT SE 2020 Application Form

Along with the application f orm, candidates are required to attach the documents listed below. All the
documents should be duly attested by the Principal of the School.

Caste certif icate

Recent passport size colored photograph

Instructions to fill NT SE 2020 Application form

All the details entered by the applicant in the NT SE application f orm 2020 must be correct.

Fill the details in the upper case only.

Do not scribble or make any corrections in the f orm. Write the details in clear handwriting.

It is advised that candidates submit the application f orms 4-5 days prior to the last date.

NT SE 2020 Exam Centres

Candidates have to f ill their exam centre pref erences in the application f orm. T he exam authority will allot the
nearest examination centre to the candidate. T he complete address of the examination venue will be
mentioned on the NT SE admit card 2020 which will be released in the second week of October 2019.

NT SE 2020 Reservation Criteria

NCERT will award the NT SE scholarships 2020 on the basis of certain reservation criteria which is provided
below. Candidates will be required to mention their category and attach a copy of the certif icate (in case of
reserved category only) in the NT SE application f orm 2020. T he result and merit lists will also be prepared on
the f ollowing criteria f or reservation:

NT SE reservation criteria 2020

Cat egory Reservat ion Crit eria

Scheduled Caste 15%
Scheduled Tribes 7.5%
Physically Handicapped 4%
Other Backward Class 27%

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 EWS 10%
Candidates can download the application f orm of NT SE 2020 of the given states by clicking on the link beside
it.

State-wise NTSE Application Form 2020

St at e NTSE applicat ion f orm link Last dat e t o apply St at e-quot a

Madhya Pradesh Click Here September 8, 2019 530
Uttarakhand Click Here September 4, 2019 79
Telangana Click Here August 28, 2019 466
Himachal Pradesh Click Here September 7, 2019 186
Gujarat Click Here September 14, 2019 360
Bihar Click Here (To begin on August 27) September 30, 2019 691
Maharashtra Click Here September 3, 2019 774
Haryana Click Here September 25, 2019 186
Andhra Pradesh Click Here September 5, 2019 263
Odisha Click Here August 25, 2019 259
Kerala Click Here 220
Telangana Click Here August 28, 2019 216
Chhattisgarh Click Here September 14, 2019 195
Chandigarh Click Here September 5, 2019 20
West Bengal Click Here August 31, 2019 569

NTSE Liasion Of f icer

Candidates can f ind below the links to download State-wise NT SE Application Form 2020 online or get it
of f line f rom their State Liaison Of f icer. T he list of NT SE State Liaison Of f icer is provided below:

St at e/UT Of f icial websit e Det ails of st at e liaison of f icer

Mr. Gania Leij
Dy. Director,
Mrs Oyi Tatak Incharge,
Directorate of Secondary
Arunachal Education Govt. of Arunachal
http://www.arunachalpradesh.gov.in/
Pradesh Pradesh, Naharlagun,
Itanagar791111, Arunachal
Pradesh

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Email: ddsesm@gmail.com
Mr. Khabir Uddin Ahmed
Dy. Director
Office of the Director of
Secondary Education,
Assam http://www.madhyamik.in/ Kahilipara, Assam, Guwahati-
781019 (Assam)
Ph: 0361-2381657
Email: direcsec123@gmail.com

Sh. R.K. Tenedy Singh

Vigyan Mandir Officer
Directorate of Education
Manipur https://manipur.gov.in/dert/index.html/ (Schools), Lamphelpat, Imphal
(Manipur)-795004
Ph: 0385-2411095
Email: tenedy@rediffmail.com
Smt. Margarette C. Blah
Selection Grade Lecturer
Directorate of Educational
Research And Training ((DERT),
Meghalaya http://www.megeducation.gov.in/ Laitmukhrah Nongrimmaw,
Shillong793011 (Meghalaya)
Ph: 0364-2537025
08787796500
Email: dert.megh@gmail.com
Mrs. Zothanmawii
Deputy Director,
S.C.E.R.T., Chaltlang, Aizawl,
Mizoram https://scert.mizoram.gov.in/post/ntse Mizoram-796012
Ph: 0389-2347790
Email:
scertmizoram@gmail.com.
Mr. Shilu A O
Joint Director, SCERT,
Nagaland, Kohima-798621
Nagaland http://scertnagaland.org/default.aspx
Ph: 0370-2270160
Fax 0370-2270173
Email: shiluao1959@gmail.com
Mr. Bilal Prabhakar
Deputy Director (Scholarship)
Human Resource Development,

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Sikkim http://sikkimhrdd.org/ of Sikkim, Tashiling Secretariat
Gangtok-737101 (Sikkim)
Ph: 03592-201029 03592-
220903
Email:
bilalprabhakar2014@gmail.com
Smt. Kuheli Debbarma
Deputy Director,
Tripura State Council of
Educational Research and
Training, Abhoy Nagar,
Tripura https://scertonline.tripura.gov.in/
Agartala, Tripura (West)-799005
Ph: 0381-2354867 0381-
2354209
Email:
kuhelidebbarma@gmail.com
Shri Mammen Thomas
Principal,
Andaman & State Institute of Education
Nicobar http://www.and.nic.in/ Siksha Sadan, Link Road Port
Islands Blair-744101, (A&N Islands)
Ph: 03192-232730
Email: devpearlpb@gmail.com

Dr. Sanjiwan Sinha

Director, S.C.E.R.T.
Mahendru Post Office, Patna-
Bihar http://scertbihar.co.in/ 800006 (Bihar)
Ph: 0612-2370783
Email:
exam.scertpatna@yahoo.com
Dr. Arbind Pd. Singh
Chairman,
Jharkhand Academic Council
Ranchi, Gyandeep Campus,
Bargawan Namkum,
Jharkhand https://jac.nic.in/
Ranchi- 834010
Ph: 0651-2261181, 6453342,
43, 44 and 45
Email:
chairman.jac2003@gmail.com
Dr. Puspanjali Pani
Assistant Director,

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 Directorate of TE & S.C.E.R.T.
Unit IV, Bhubaneswar-751001,
Odisha http://scertodisha.nic.in/ Orissa
Ph: 0674-2500881, 2502928
Email:
scert_orissa@yahoo.com,
panipuspanjali61@gmail.com
Dr. Syed Nurus Salam
Deputy Director of School
Education (Basic)
Directorate of School Education
Bikas Bhawan, 7th Floor, East
West Bengal http://www.wbsed.gov.in/wbsed/welcome.html Block, Salt Lake City Kolkata-
700091 (West Bengal)
Ph: 033-23348005, 23345952
Email:
ddsebasic2016@gmail.com

Mrs. Mamta Sharma

Assistant Professor
State Council of Educational
Research & Training (SCERT)
Chandigarh http://www.siechd.nic.in/
Sector-32C, Chandigarh (U.T.)
160031
Ph: 0172-2676011
Email: mamtajnu@gmail.com
Ms. Usha Chaturvedi
Deputy Director, Directorate of
Education Science & TV Branch
Behind Lady Shri Ram College,
Lajpat Nagar-IV, New Delhi-
New Delhi http://www.edudel.nic.in/
110024
Ph: 011-26280409, 26280413,
26280410
Email:
sciencebranch@gmail.com
Dr. Farooq Ahmad Peer
Director Academics,
Liaison Officer (NTS) J&K State
Board of School, Education,
Jammu & New Campus Lal Mandi, Bemina,
http://www.jkbose.jk.gov.in/
Kashmir Srinagar (J&K)-190018
Ph: 0194-2494522
Email:

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Sh. Sunil Vashishta
Lecturer Commerce, S.C.E.R.T.,
Sohna Road, Opp. Panchayat
Haryana http://scertharyana.gov.in/talent-search-exam/ Bhawan, Gurugram-122001
(Haryana)
Ph: 0124-2321909
Email: examwing3@gmail.com
Mrs. Rajni Sankhyan
Associate Professor
Himachal S.C.E.R.T., RABON Solan-
https://himachal.nic.in/en-IN/
Pradesh 173211, (Himachal Pradesh)
Ph: 0179-227135
Email: scert-hp@nic.in
Mrs. Rumkeet Kaur
Lecturer in Math
State Institute of Science
Education, PSEB Complex,
Punjab http://www.ssapunjab.org/ Block-E, 6th Floor, Phase-8,
Ajitgarh, SAS Nagar (Mohali),
Punjab
Ph: 0172-2212221
Email: directorscert@yahoo.in
Mr. Rajendra Kumar Saxena
Assistant Director Exam,
Board of Secondary Education,
Rajasthan http://rajeduboard.rajasthan.gov.in/ Ajmer, Rajasthan-305001
Ph: 0145-2632877
Email: secy-boser-rj@nic.in

Mrs.Usha Chandra
Director,
Bureau of Psychology SCERT, 2
Uttar
http://www.examregulatoryauthorityup.in/HOME.aspx Lowther Road Allahabad-
Pradesh
211001 (UP)
Ph: 7376270563
Email: bureauofpsy@gmail.com
Dr. Harish Chandra Badoni
Lecturer
State Council of Educational
Research and Training, Rajeev
Uttarakhand http://www.scert.uk.gov.in/ Gandhi Navodaya Vidyalaya, I.T
Campus, Nanurkhera, Dehradun,

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Ph: 0135-2789655, 2789710
Email: scertuk@gmail.com
Dr. Prasoon Sarkar
Professor,
State Council of Educational
Research & Training (SCERT),
Chhattisgarh http://www.scert.cg.gov.in/
DIET Campus, Shankar Nagar,
Raipur, Chattishgarh-492001.
Ph: 0771-2442241, 2443596
Email: ddsesm@gmail.com
Sh. Rajesh J Halpati
Head Master Government
High School Nani Daman
Daman & Diu https://daman.nic.in/ Vaniyawad Opposite Custom
House, Daman & Diu -396210
Ph: 0260-2250154
Email: ghsnanidaman@yahoo.in
Sh. Salim Dinganker,
State Liaison Officer,
NTS/NMMS Directorate of
Education 1st Floor, Building
No.5 PWD Campus, Above
Dadra and
http://dnh.nic.in/departmentsnew.aspx Animal Husbandry, Silvassa-
Nagar Haveli
396230 UT of Dadra and Nagar
Haveli
Ph: 09724507337
Email:
salimdinganker.2012@gmail.com
Sh. Jaywant Waman Naik,
Vocational Education Officer,
Directorate of Education, State
Council of Educational
Research and Training Alto-
Goa http://www.education.goa.gov.in/
Porvorim, Bardez-403521 (Goa)
Ph: 0832-2417276 0832-
2413649
Email: scertgoa@rediffmail.com,
naikjayawant@yahoo.co.in
Sh. Dharmendra R Saradava,
Secretary,
Gujarat State Examination
Board, Opp. Government
Gujarat http://www.sebexam.org/

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Gujarat-382021
Ph: 079-23248461, 23248462
Email: gseb21@gmail.com
Ms. Surbhi Parashar
Assistant Manager,
Rajya Shiksha Kendra Pustak
Madhya
http://www.ssa.mp.gov.in/ Bhawan “B” Wing, Arera Hills,
Pradesh
Bhopal-462011 (M.P.)
Ph: 0755-2559952
Email: ntse2011@gmail.com
Sh. T.N. Supe,
Commissioner,
Maharashtra State Council of
Examinations 17-Dr. Ambedkar
Maharashtra http://www.mscepune.in/ Road, Pune-411001
(Maharashtra).
Ph: 020-26123066, 26123067,
26056448
Email: mscepune@gmail.com
Sh. D. Ramachandra Murthy,
Deputy Commissioner,
Office of The Director of Govt.
Examinations D.No. 20-124,
Beside SPNRCH High School
Andhra
http://main.bseap.org/ Opp. Andhra Hospitals,
Pradesh
Gollapudi Vijaywada, A.P-
521225
Ph: 0866-2974550, 2974540
Email: dir_govexams @
yahoo.com
Sh. Jaya Kumar H.S.,
Senior Assistant Director,
DSERT, No.4, 100 feet Ring
Road, Banashankari, 3rd Stage,
Karnataka http://www.dsert.kar.nic.in/
Bangalore-560085 (Karnataka)
Ph: 080-26422239, 26980100,
26422372/306
Email: ntse.dsert-ka@nic.in
Dr. Meena. S
Assistant Professor,
S.C.E.R.T., Vidhya Bhavan
Poojappura

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695012
Ph: 0471-2346113
Email:
ntsescertkerala@gmail.com
Mr. Chandrashekhar,
Principal,
Govt. Senior Secondary School,
Lakshadweep http://dietlakshadweep.nic.in/importantlinks.htm Kavaratti, UT of Lakshadweep-
682555
Ph: 04896-262874
Email: subicp20@gmail.com
Dr. J.Krishna Raju,
Joint Director,
Directorate of School
Education, Perunthalaivar
Puducherry http://schooledn.puducherry.gov.in/ Kamarajarcent.Edu. Complex,
Anna Nagar Puducherry-605005
Ph: 0413-2207260
Email: jd-edu.pon@nic.in
Ms. D. Vasundra Devi,
Director,
Directorate of Govt.
Examinations, College Road,
http://www.tnscert.org/tnscert/index.php?
Tamil Nadu Nungambakkam, Chennai-
language=LG-1&status=Active
600006
Ph: 044-28272088, 28278286
and 28203089
Email: dgedirector@gmail.com
Sh. D. Chalapathi Rao,
Deputy Commissioner,
Director of Govt. Examinations
Chapel Road, Hyderabad
Telangana https://scert.telangana.gov.in/
Telangana-500001
Ph: 040-23230942
Email:
dirgovexams.tg@gmail.com

FAQs related to NT SE Application Form 2020

Q: When can I get NT SE application f orm?

A: T he application f orm will be released online on the of f icial website of the SCERT . In case it is released

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of f line, you can collect it f rom your school of f icials or the state liaison of f icer. Every state/UT releases its
own application f orm in the month of August/ September.

Q: What is the mode of NT SE registration?

A: T ill 2018, the only mode of registration was of f line. However, some states have gone online while f illing the
NT SE 2020 application f orm.

Q: How can I apply f or NT SE 2020?

A: T o apply f or NT SE Scholarship Exam, students have to download the print copy of the application f orm
f rom the SCERT website and submit the f orm to the school of f icials or they can also send the f illed
application to the address of state’s liaison of f icer.

Q: What is the NT SE application f ee?

A: T he application f ee is decided by the respective State Liaison Of f icer and is mentioned in the NT SE
application f orm 2020. Dif f erent states have a dif f erent application f ee. Some states like Delhi do not have
any NT SE application f ee.

Q: What is the NT SE Application 2020 last date?

A: T he last date to submit the completed application f orm of NT SE 2020 varies f rom state to state.

Q. Do I need to apply f or NT SE 2020 stage II also?

A. No, the NT SE application is a one-time process. You need to apply only f or stage I. Only if you qualif y
stage 1 exam will you be able to appear f or NT SE stage 2.

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