National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) 2012 Exam Date

Posted by TCYonline.com on August 20, 2011

Announcement for National Talent Search Examination 2012

NTSE has announced the National Talent Search Examination 2012. The purpose of the scheme was to identify talented students and nurture their talent. Talent refers to the potentiality that manifests itself in a high level of performance in one or more specialized areas. The scheme, therefore, covers areas like Sciences, Social Sciences, Engineering, Medicine, Management and Law. It honours and helps talented students by providing financial assistance in the form of a monthly scholarship. For the courses in Basic Sciences, Social Sciences and Commerce, this assistance is provided up to Ph.D. level. For professional courses like Engineering, Medicine, Management and Law this assistance is given only up to Post Graduation. The NCERT conducts the National

Talent Search Examination for students studying in Class VIII only.

Scholarships: On the basis of the examination conducted, 1000 scholarships will be awarded for each group of students appearing for Class VIII examinations. The amount of scholarship will be Rs.500/- per month as per NTS rules.

Reservation: 15% scholarships will be reserved for students belonging to the SC category, 7.5% scholarships for students belonging to the ST category and 3% for Physically Challenged Group of Students.

Selection: There will be two-stage selection process for award of scholarship. For Stage-I, selection will be done by States/UTs through a written examination. Students who qualify Stage I will be eligible to appear for Stage II examination conducted by NCERT.

Important Dates: Dates for Submission of Application Form and conduct of examination are given below:

Eligibility: Students of Class VIII studying in recognized schools are eligible to appear for the respective Class VIII Stage I examination conducted by the States/UTs in which the schools are located. There will be no domicile restriction.

Examination: The pattern of written examination for Class VIII will be as follows:

Stage I examination at the State/UT level will comprise two parts, namely (a) Mental Ability Test (MAT) and (b) Scholastic Ability Test (SAT) covering social sciences, sciences and mathematics.

Stage II examination at the National level will comprise (a) Mental Ability Test (MAT), (b) Scholastic Ability Test (SAT) covering Social Sciences, Sciences and Mathematics.

Sources: http://www.ncert.nic.in/programmes/talent_exam/pdf_files/ADNTSCL08_2012_ENGLISH.pdf

How should we prepare for NTSE?

Posted by TCYonline.com on November 28, 2009

Before you start preparing for NTSE, you must have a good idea about the pattern of exam and syllabus that comes in NTSE. You must know about the subjects covered in each test; number of questions asked, time provided for tests, qualifying marks for next level etc. All these questions are answered in the previous article Click Here to find.

There are always questions going on in your mind about how you should prepare for NTSE. You are always looking for recommended books, study material and practice tests.

Although there is no set syllabus for NTSE, the questions are based on the level of Class 7th and 8th. A student in class 8th, appearing for NTSE, must brush up his knowledge on Science, Social Science and Mathematics. It has been found that the questions asked in NTSE are more or less based on NCERT books. There are a few websites like www.TCYonline.com that provide study material for NTSE preparation. Free Mock NTSE and Topic Wise Tests are available on the website. A student can also check his national ranking from TCY Analytics.

Syllabus and Question Pattern of NTSE

Posted by TCYonline.com on November 27, 2009

NCERT has not prescribed any syllabus for State Level Examination or National Level Examination. It has been observed that level of the NTSE is that of Class 7 and 8.

A student should not worry at all about the syllabus. Questions asked are more or less the same as in class 8 boards. A student from any board can easily answer all the questions. Websites like www.TCYonline.com offer free practice questions to give you a feel of the questions.

The question pattern is similar for both State Level and National Level exams. The exam is  in two sections:
Section A: Mental Ability Test (MAT)
Section B: Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)

Questions in MAT section are selected from Directional, Letter Repeating Series, Analogies, Blood Relations, Classification, Coding, Decoding, Logical Diagrams etc. This section checks the students’ ability to judge, visualize, think, evaluate and differentiate. This section consists of 100 multiple choice questions (MCQs) of one mark each. Each MCQ is provided with four alternatives and you have to choose the correct one. There is no negative marking.

Questions in SAT section are based on Science, Mathematics and Social Science. This section tests your Text-Book knowledge. There are 35 MCQs from Science, 35 from Social Science, 20 from Mathematics and 10 from mixed subjects. There is no negative marking.

The State Level exam. is for screening purpose only, and these marks are not carried forward to National Level.  To qualify for the National Level Exam, you have to be in the top ranks of state-quota allotted by NCERT. The state-quota is based on AIES (All India Educational Survey) data.

Students who qualify for National Level Exam are called for selection test and interview. The interview carries 25 marks, and is of 15-20 minute duration.