About

NTSE exam is the National level scholarship program by Govt. of India and most venerated exam of India. It is not only about scholarship but a matter of great pride and honour for every student to be recognised as the nation’s talent. The NTSE (National Talent Search Examination) examination is conducted every year at two levels – Stage I (State level) and Stage II (National Level). NTSE Stage I is conducted by States and NTSE Stage II is conducted by NCERT.

NTSE Stage I
State level
NTSE Stage II
National level

Latest Notification

NCERT’s of each states will release the NTSE application form in the month of October 2022, tentatively.

Registration

Students studying in class 10th should follow newspaper advertisements and circulars in school on a regular basis for NTSE application form 2022. The information for start date of applications for NTSE 2022 exam date and the details for filling the application form are announced by the NCERT in such advertisements. NTSE 2022 syllabus is however not published, but it is generally based on the class 9th and 10th syllabus. Once the announcement for NTSE 2022 registration is out, follow these steps to fill the NTSE application form 2022 online:

Step 1: Download the NTSE 2022 registration form from the official State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) website of your state after the announcement of the NTSE 2022 exam date. You can also obtain the NTSE application form 2022 from the respective UT or State Liaison officers.
Step 2: Fill the printed NTSE 2022 registration form with the requested details like name, date of birth, gender, academics, postal details and family details in neat handwriting.
Step 3: Paste your passport size photograph and sign in the space provided.
Get your school principal’s or head’s attestation on the NTSE 2022 registration form.

Pay the application fee and post the NTSE application form 2022 to the address of Liaison Officer for your state before the NTSE exam date 2022. You can find the address on the NCERT official website.

The application fee for Stage-I varies with the respective state. There is no application fee for Stage-II NTSE 2022 registration. The NTSE 2022 syllabus is however the same for Stage I and Stage II.

Syllabus

NTSE MAT Syllabus - Verbal Reasoning

Analogy	Puzzle Test	Alphabet Test
Classification	Logical Venn diagrams	Blood relations
Series	Logical sequence of words	Verification of truth of the statement
Coding-Decoding	Problems on clocks	Analytical Reasoning
Direction Sense Test	Series completion test	Arithmetical reasoning test
Mathematical operations	Inserting a missing character	Tests

NTSE MAT Syllabus - Non-verbal Reasoning

Classification	Series	Analogy
Transparent paper folding	Embedded figure	Dot fixing situation
Analytical Reasoning	Water images	Problems on cubes and dice
Incomplete Figures	Folding Papercutting	-

NTSE Syllabus for SAT

There is no specified syllabus of NTSE exam by NCERT. But the NTSE exam syllabus majorly depends on NTSE syllabus for class 10 and 9. Science, Social Science and Mathematics are the integral parts of NTSE syllabus 2021. Here are the major topics of NTSE 2021 syllabus which are mandatory for stage 1 and stage 2 exams:

NTSE SAT Syllabus of Mathematics

Algebraic Expressions	Arithmetic	Arithmetic Progressions
Basic Geometry	Direct & Inverse Variations	Coordinate Geometry
Percentage & Its Application	Exponent	Statistics
Mensuration	Number System	Square & Cube Roots
Playing with Number	Surface Areas and Volume	Quadratic Equations
Rational Numbers	Trigonometry	Circles & Triangles
Linear Equation	Probability	Simple & Compound Interest

NTSE SAT Syllabus of Science (Physics, Chemistry, Biology)

Acid Bases and Salts	Carbon and its Compound	Air
Cellular Level of Organization	Fibres and Plastics	Diversity in Living Organisms
Food Production & Management	Human Body	Heredity and Evolution
Life Processes	Magnetic & Electricity at Work	Light
Measurement	Micro-Organisms	Metals & Non-Metals
Motion and Force	Periodic Classification of Elements	Our Environment
Reproduction	Some Common Diseases	Soil
Sound	Structure of Atom	Sound of Energy
The Universe	Work and Energy	Water

NTSE SAT Syllabus of SST or Social Science (History, Geography, Civics)

Agriculture	Atmosphere	Biosphere
British Raj	Culture, Science and Literature	Democracy and Elections
Diversity and Livelihood	Early Medieval Period	Early States
Eighteen Century Political Formation	Introduction and Sources of Ancient Indian History	India and its Neighbours
Local and State Government	Indian Economics	Indian Freedom Struggle
Indus Valley Civilization	Industrial Revolution	Industries
Internal Structure of the Earth and Rocks	Resources and Development	Jainism, Buddhism and Conquerors from Distant Lands
The Delhi Sultanate	The Mughal Empire	Motion of the Earth
Nationalism in Various Countries	Vedic Period	New Empires and Kingdoms
The Judiciary	Popular Movements and Social Reforms	Population
UN and International Agencies	Medieval Architecture and Culture	Natural Vegetation
French Revolution	Our Country- India	Union Government
Indian Constitution	Solar System	The Mauryas
Water Resources	World History	-

Eligibility Criteria

Students need to qualify class 9th exams with minimum marks as imposed by the state-level exam conducting authority.
The student must be studying in class 10 in a school affiliated with a recognized board.
Open school students studying in Class 10 can also submit the NTSE form provided that their age is below 18 years and they are not employed.

Reservation

Below we mentioned the reservation criteria, which is followed while selecting students for the next stage exam. The same is referred to by authorities while preparing the final merit list to provide NTSE scholarship.

NTSE Reservation Criteria

Category	Reservation Criteria
Scheduled Caste (SC)	15%
Scheduled Tribes (ST)	7.50%
Physically Handicapped (PH)	4%
Other Backward Class (OBC)	27%
EWS	10%

Application Fee

State-wise NTSE application link	Offline/Online	Application fee
NTSE Chandigarh application form	Online	No fee
NTSE Dam Diu	Offline	Rs. 75 for Gen/OBC Rs. 55 for SC/ST
NTSE Delhi application form	Online	No fee
NTSE Manipur application form	Offline	No Fee
NTSE Puducherry application form	Offline	-
NTSE Tripura application form	Offline	No Fees
NTSE Uttar Pradesh application form	Offline	Rs. 50/ for General Rs. 30/ for SC/ST/PH)

Exam Pattern

The NTSE is conducted in two stages i.e. Stage I and Stage II. The NTSE paper is available in both the Hindi and English medium. The students have to select any one language from both the languages. The paper is divided into two sections i.e. Mental Ability Test (MAT), and Scholastic Ability Test (SAT). Get details of NTSE exam pattern here.

MAT (Mental Ability Tests)	100 Questions	120 Minutes
SAT (Scholastic Ability Tests)	100 Questions	120 Minutes

• The paper is comprised of Objective type multiple choice questions.

• The examination is conducted through the offline mode only.

• For every correct answer, 1 mark will be given and there is no negative marking at stage 1 and stage 2.

• Reserved category candidates have to secure 32% marks to qualify the test, whereas general category candidates have to secure 40% marks to qualify the test.

Eligibilty Criteria

Students need to qualify class 9th exams with minimum marks as imposed by the state-level exam conducting authority.
The student must be studying in class 10 in a school affiliated with a recognized board.
Open school students studying in Class 10 can also submit the NTSE form provided that their age is below 18 years and they are not employed.