NTSE Notification 2017-18, NCERT National Talent Search Examination, Application Form, Merit list, Result

NTSE Notification 2017-18, NCERT National Talent Search Examination, Online Application, Merit list, Result:

NTSE Notification 2017-18, NCERT National Talent Search Examination, Online Application, Merit list, Result, NCERT NTSE Scholarship Exam 2017-2018, NTSE #Scholarships Exam - #NTSE SAT, MAT Exam 2017-2018: Stage I State Level NTSE Exam date and Stage II National Level NTSE Exam date- National Talent Search Examination 2017-2018 notification has been given by the National Council of Educational Research and Training. The National Talent Search Examination for students studying in Class X is meant to identify and nurture talent. The examination is conducted every year at two levels:- Stage-I (State Level) and Stage-II (National Level).

NTSE Notification 2017-18, NCERT National Talent Search Examination, Application Form, Merit list, Result  

NTS Stage-II Examination Provisional Result-2017:
Scores of MAT, SAT and Language Test of NTSE-2017

Scholarships:

About One thousand(1000)  scholarships are awarded for difference stages of education as follows:
a) Scholarship of Rs.1250/- per month for Class-XI to XII.
b) Scholarship of Rs.2000/- per month for Undergraduates and Post-graduates.
c) Amount of Scholarship for Ph.D. be fixed in accordance with the UGC norms.

Reservation:

a) 15% for students belonging to the SC category,
b) 7.5% for students belonging to the ST category and
c) 3% for Physically Challenged Group of Students.

Eligibility:

All students of Class X studying in recognized schools are eligible to appear for the Stage -I examination, conducted by the States/UTs, in which the schools are located. There will be no domicile restriction.

Students registered under Open Distance Learning (ODL) will also be eligible for scholarship, provided the student is below the age of 18 years (as on 1st July of the particular year), the student is not employed and s/he is appearing in class X examination for the first time.

Selection Process:

Stage I State Level NTSE Exam: Stage-I selection will be done by States/UTs  and
Stage II National Level NTSE Exam: those who qualify Stage- I, will be eligible to appear for Stage-II examination, conducted by NCERT.

Scheme of Examination/Exam Patten:

The pattern of written examination will be as follows:
1. The pattern of Stage I examination at the State/UT' level will comprise of two parts, namely
a) Mental Ability Test (MAT)
b) Language Test (LT) and
c) Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT).

2. The pattern of stage II examination will be as under:

Paper	Test	No. of Questions	No.of Marks	Duration (in minutes)
Paper-I	Mental  Ability Test (MAT)	50	50	45
Paper-II	Language  Test (LT) English/Hindi	50	50	45
Paper-III	Scholastic   Aptitude  Test (SAT)	100	100	90

At Stage-II (National Level), there will be negative marking in each paper. For each wrong answer 1/3 marks will be deducted. No marks will be deducted for un-attempted questions.

Qualifying Marks:

Qualifying marks for candidates from General category is 40% in each paper and for candidates from SC, ST, PH is 35% in each paper.

Language Test Qualifying in nature and marks obtained for Language Test will not be counted for final merit.

Application Form:

Candidates may contact the State/UT Liaison officer for procuring application form.

How to Apply:

The completed application form should be signed by the Principal of the school much before the last date of submission. The candidate as well as the Principal of the school must adhere to the last date for submission of the Application Form. Different states may have different last dates for submission. Please confirm from the liaison officer of your state, the address at which the completed forms are to be submitted. The State wise contact of the liaison officers are given below and are also available in the NCERT website www.ncert.nic.in. All queries related to application form should be directed to the State Liaison Officers (LOs). No application should be sent to NCERT.

Fees:

States and Union Territories may notify the fee required which will be paid for the Stage-I examination. Therefore, before submitting the application form, you may find out the fees charged for Stage-I Examination and also the mode of payment from the respective State.Liaison Officers (LOs). However, NCERT does not charge any fee for Stage-II examination.

Indian Students Studying Abroad in Class X can appear directly for Stage II NTS Examination under conditions prescribed in the NTS brochure which is available on the NCERT website. Candidates may fill up the Application Form, available on the NCERT website and send to the undersigned along with a photocopy of the mark sheet of previous examination, latest by February 28th, 2017. Application Form for students study abroad will be uploaded on NCERT website in the month of October, 2017. Announcement for Indian Students Studying Abroad will be announced separately.

Note: NCERT has not authorized or approved tests conducted by any other agencies for issue of certificates or award of scholarships and bears no responsibility whatsoever for them.

Important Dates: 

Dates for submission of application form and conduct of examination, are given below:

Stage	Area	Tentative   Dates
Stage-I (State)	Last Date for Submission of Application  Form	To be notified  by the respective State and it may vary from state to state
	Examination  in  Mizoram, Meghalaya, Nagaland  and Andaman  and Nicobar Islands	4th November,2017 (Saturday)
	Examination  in  All other States and Union Territories	5th  November, 2017 (Sunday)
Stage-II (National)	Examination  in All   States  and Union Territories	13th   May, 2018 (Sunday) May be..!!

Important links for NTSE:

1. TS Stage I State Level NTSE Exam:
a. TS NTSE Exam Notification
b. TS NTSE Exam Hall tickets
c. TS NTSE Exam Results(Stage I State Level)

2. AP Stage I State Level NTSE Exam:
a. AP NTSE Exam Notification
b. AP NTSE Exam Hall tickets
c. AP NTSE Exam Results(Stage I State Level)

3. Stage II National Level NTSE Exam:
a. NCERT NTSE Examination 2017-2018 Notification
b. NTSE Sage II National Exam Results