1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. The States/UTs will also conduct the selection test for National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme along with the Stage-I written examination for NTS.

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

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. State Quotas: Each State/Union Territory has been allotted a quota to recommend a specific number of candidates for the Stage II examination, the details of which will be made available on NCERT website.  However, there will be no State/Union Territory Quota for the final award of scholarship after the Stage II examination.  Reservation for SC, ST and physically challenged will be as notified in para 2 above.

9. Application Form: You may contact the State/UT Liaison officer for procuring application form. However, application form can be downloaded from NCERT website http://www.ncert.nic.in also.

10. The completed application form should be signed by Principal of the school.  The candidate/Principal of the school must confirm the last date for submission of Application Form and where to submit it from the State/ UT liaison officer whose addresses are given in the end/NCERT website. Different states may have different last dates for submission of application forms. All queries relating to application forms should be made from State Liaison Officers (LOs). No application should be sent to NCERT.

11. 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 2011 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.

12. Announcement of Results:    Results of the Stage-I examination will be declared by the respective State Governments/ Union Territories.   Final result after the conduct of Stage-II examination will be declared by NCERT.

13. Indian Students Studying Abroad can appear directly for Stage II NTS Examination under conditions prescribed in the NTS brochure for class VIII which is available on the NCERT website.  Candidates may fill up relevant items of 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 March 31, 2012.

Download NTSE 2012 Application form and Admit Card using the link below :

NTSE 2012 Application Form

Please visit the list of Liaison officers to get more details about the test in your state :

Stage wise Liaison Officers 

SCIENCE BRANCH

Old Gargi Collage Building (Behind LSR College). Lajpat Nagar-IV, New Delhi-24

Delhi government is conducting scholarship test for students studying in Delhi Schools. There are two scholarships programmes :

1. First stage National Talent Search Exam. (NTSE) -2011

2.  National means- Cum –Merit Scholarship Examination (NMMS)- 2010-11

First stage of National Talent Search Exam (NTSE)-2011 is for all students studying in class VIII in any school under NCT Delhi. It is conducted by Science Branch, Directorate of Education, Delhi. Second Stage Examination will be conducted by NCERT. Students who have scored 60% or above (55 in case of SC/ST/PH) are eligible for NTSE first stage examination. Application forms will be available till 27^th August 2010 and filled application forms can be submitted till 9^th September 2010 at Science Branch. The exam will be conducted on 21^st November 2010.

National means- Cum –Merit Scholarship Examination (NMMS)- 2010-11 is for those students who are studying in class VIII in government school or government aided school under NCT Delhi and their  parent’s annual income is less than 1.5 Lakh.  It is conducted by Science Branch, Directorate of Education, Delhi. Students who have scored 55% or above (50 in case of SC/ST/PH) are eligible for NMMS examination. Application forms will be available till 27^th August 2010 and filled application forms can be submitted till 9^th September 2010 at Science Branch. The exam will be conducted on 21^st November 2010.

NTESE- 2010 & National Means- cum-Merit (NMMS)- 2010 will be on 21-11-2010 for the students presently studying in class VIII. Under this scheme there is provision of reservation for (1) SC category-15% ST Category -7.5% (3) Physically, Visually & hearing challenged 1% each.

In NMMS examination, only Govt. aided/ NDMC/MCD School’s students are eligible.

SCHEDULE

(1). Schedule for NTSE-2010 & NMMS-2010-11

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
Name of the Exam	Parental annual income for the year 2009-10	Class as on 31.7.10 in which Student is studying.	%of Marks for General Category should have	% of Marks for SC/ST/PH should have
NTSE	NO limit	CLASS-VIII	Secured min. 60% marks in class VII during 2009-10	Secured min 55% Marks in class VII during 2009-10
NMMS -2010-11	Rs 1,50,000/-	CLASS-VIII	Secured min. 55% marks in class VII during 2009-10	Secured min 50% Marks in class VII during 2009-10

All the Heads of Schools are requested to depute some responsible person along with the authority letter to collect the Application Forms and other related materials form the Science Branch on all working days 10.30AM to 3.30PM except Sat & Sunday.

NOTE:

(a) ALL H.O.S. may note caste category cannot be changed after the submission of Applicationforms.

(b) Percentage of marks should be calculated as per grading system.

National Talent Search Scheme is a flagship activity of the NCERT started in the year 1963. 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.

1.  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.

2.  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.

3.  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.

4.  The States/UTs will also conduct the selection test for National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme along with the Stage-I written examination for NTS.

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

6.  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.

7.  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,
• (c) Interview.  Only those candidates who qualify the written examination at the National Level will be invited for interview.

8.  State Quotas: Each State/Union Territory has been allotted a quota to recommend a specific number of candidates for the Stage II examination, the details of which will be made available on NCERT website.  However, there will be no State/Union Territory Quota for the final award of scholarship after the Stage II examination.  Reservation for SC, ST and physically challenged will be as notified in para 2 above.

9.  Application Form: You may contact the State/UT Liaison officer for procuring application form. However, application form can be downloaded from NCERT website http://www.ncert.nic.in also.

10. The  completed application form  should be signed by Principal of the school.  The candidate/Principal of the school must confirm the last date for submission of Application Form and where to submit it from the State/ UT liaison officer whose addresses are given in the end/NCERT website. Different states may have different last dates for submission of application forms. All queries relating to application forms should be made from State Liaison Officers (LOs). No application should be sent to NCERT.

11. 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 2010 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.

12. Announcement of Results:  Results of the  Stage-I examination will be announced by the respective State Governments/ Union Territories.  Results of  Stage-II examination will be announced by NCERT.

13.  Indian Students Studying Abroad can appear directly for Stage II NTS Examination under conditions prescribed in the NTS brochure for  class VIII which is available on the NCERT website.  Candidates may fill up relevant items of 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 March 31, 2011.

Mor Information :

1. NTSE Sample Papers and Scheme of Examination
2. Complete Prospectus of NTSE 2011
3. NTSE Applcation Form and instructions
4. List of NTS Liaison Officers, 2010-11 (state wise)

For NTS National Level Examination Inquiry:
Phone No. : 011-26560464, 011-26560464
Email: ntse.ncert@yahoo.in

For State Level NTS Examination Enquiry :
Contact the Liaison Officer of your State

For NTS Scholarship Inquiry:
Phone No. :011-26562704, 011-26562704 (Timings 2.30 PM to 4.30 PM only)
Email: ntse2@yahoo.co.in

These Sample Papers for class 8th (VIII) NTSE can be downloaded from the link given below:

Download NTSE Sample Papers for Class VIII

There are a lot of sample papers on MAT (Mantel Ability Test) and SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test).

We are adding new Sample Papers for NTSE 2010. So keep in touch with the site www.onlineteachers.co.in

NTSE 2010 examination advertisement including details of NTSE scholarships, reservation, selection procedure, important dates for NTSE 2010 examination, last date for submission of NTSE application form, date of stage-1 and stage-2 examinations.

NTSE Scholarship Examination 2009-2010 Application Form and instructions for the candidates and principal of schools for filling up the NTSE Application Form for State Level National Talent Search Examination, 2010 and Indian Students Studying Abroad for NTSE, 2010.

And other details such as selection procedure and eligibility criteria and be accessed in PDF format from the download section.

Click Here to get all details and Application Form for NTSE 2010.

Main Points for NTSE 2010 :-

1.Conducted for only 8th class studying students.

2.The Scholarship in Basic Sciences is provided up to PhD level while in professional courses like engineering, medical, law and mgmt scholarship is provided up to post graduation.

3.Total Scholarship: 1000

4.Scholarship amount: Rs 500/month

5.Reservation: 15% for SC, 7.5% to ST and 3% to PH

6.State quota is there in the first round while no state quota in the final award of the scholarship

7.Prospective date for students in India:

8.Last date for submission: 31st Aug 2009- May vary from state to state

9.First (State)round exam in most of the states: 8th Nov 2009

10.Second (National)round by NCERT: 9th May 2010

11.As per NCERT paper will have 100 questions each in MAT and SAT in the first round.
Indian students studying abroad: Last date- March 15, 2010 will appear directly in second round.

NTSE Examination consists of 2 parts:

1.Mental Ability test (MAT): 100 Questions, Total 90 minutes

2.Scholastic Aptitude test (SAT): 100 Questions
(35 questions from Science, 35 questions from Social Studies and 20 questions from Mathematics, 10 Question Fill up the blank type ), Total 90 minutes.

The students who qualify for the interview are eligible for scholarship. The amount of scholarship has been enhanced to Rs. 500/- per month for all the students studying in Class IX onwards (irrespective of the class/ course) except for Ph.D., B.Tech etc., wherein it is Rs.1000?- paid as per UGC norms. The older system of book grant has been removed. The criterion of parental income for deciding payment of scholarship has also been discontinued.

2. Submit/Send the completely filled application form as per the instructions on the form. Normally it should be attested by the principal of your school and send by the school authorities to the concerned state.

3. If you qualifies 1st round, then you are eligible for the 2nd round (national level) , the exam will be conducted in May next year.

4. Selected students will appear in the interview. Interview from July last week to Aug second week.

With the introduction of 10+2+3 pattern of education, the NSTS scheme also underwent a change in the year 1976. It was no longer confined to only basic sciences but was extended to Social Sciences, Engineering and medicine as well. It was renamed as National Talent Search Scheme (NTSS). Since the education system in India was undergoing a change, the scheme was made open to the students of Classes X, XI and XII and separate examinations were conducted for each class. The number of scholarships was raised to 500. The selection procedure was also changed. Now the candidates were subjected to two objective type written tests namely the Mental Ability Test (MAT) and the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT). A stipulated number of candidates qualifying these two tests were subjected to a face-to-face interview. The final awards were made on the basis of composite scores obtained in the MAT, the SAT and the interview.

The number of scholarships was again enhanced from 500 to 550 in the year 1981. These 50 scholarships were exclusively meant for Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) candidates. The number of scholarships was once again escalated to 750 in the year 1983 with a provision of 70 scholarships especially for SC/ST candidates. This arrangement continued until the scheme was decentralized in the year 1985. Yet another change in the scheme was effected from the year 2000 wherein the number of scholarships was raised from 750 to 1000 with the provision of reservation for SC and ST candidates based on the national norms of 15% and 7.5% respectively.

The scheme was partially decentralized in 1985 and was confined to only class X. Under the new arrangement, the selection of candidates for the awards became a two-tier process. The states and the union territories have been entrusted with the responsibility of conducting the first tier screening examination known as State Level Talent Search Examination. Each state and union territory selects and recommended a stipulated number (state quota) of candidates for the national level examination to be conducted for about 3000 candidates by the NCERT.

The states got complete autonomy to design and conduct their written examinations. However, they were advised to follow the national pattern which comprised MAT and SAT. The MAT, which consisted of 100 multiple choice type questions, was to be attempted by all the candidates. The SAT consisted of 25 multiple choice type questions each on eight subject areas namely Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, History, Geography, Civics and Economics. The candidates could choose any four out of these eight subjects and had to answer a total of 100 questions in the SAT.

A stipulated number of candidates who qualified at the national level examination were called for face-to-face interviews. The award of scholarships was finally determined on the basis of the candidates’ scores obtained in all three components namely the MAT, the SAT and the Interview.

A crucial modification in the scheme was again made in the year 1995 when the provision of choice in the SAT was abolished and all the subjects were made compulsory. These subjects were Science, Social Science and Mathematics with 40, 40 and 20 questions respectively.

The scholarships under the present scheme are awarded to the candidates for pursuing courses in sciences and social sciences up to doctoral level and in professional courses like medicine and engineering up to second-degree level subject to the fulfillment of the conditions provided in this brochure.

Eligibility

Before 2006, all students studying in Class X in any type of recognized school are eligible to appear at the state level examination from the state in which the school is located. The state can impose any other eligibility condition for appearing in the screening examination like any qualifying percentage of marks in the previous annual examination, etc. But from 2006 onwards, a separate examination for Class VIII has started. From 2008-2009 National Talent Search examination is being held only for class VIII.

State level examination

The state level examination has two parts for nominating the required number of candidates for the second level test to be conducted by the NCERT.

* Part-I:Mental Ability Test (MAT)
* Part-II: Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)

National level examination

Candidates acquiring more than the required percentage in the state level examination are eligible to appear for the national level examination. The national level examination has two parts for nominating the required number of candidates for the interviews to be conducted by the NCERT:

* Part-I: Mental Ability Test (MAT)
* Part-II:  Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)

(with questions on history, civics, geography, maths, physics, chemistry and biology.)

Interview

Candidates acquiring more than the required percentage in the national level examination are eligible to appear for the interview. The interview pattern is based on the regular courses, that is the general subjects taught in the schools like science, history, geography , civics etc. It must be noted that the questions asked may be related to theoretical parts of the subjects and may not be just general questions. It is advised to study the school curriculum carefully. Normally you must concentrate on SAT rather than MAT.

Scheme of Testing for NTSE

There are three phases of NTSE :

1. Mental Ability Test (MAT)
2. Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)
3. Interview

Mental Ability Test (MAT) has 100 questions of 1 mark each. Duration of the test is 90 minutes and qualifying marks for unreserved category students is 40 marks (generally). For reserved category students (SC/ST) it is generally 32 marks.

Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) has 100 questions of 1 mark each. Duration of the test is 90 minutes and qualifying marks for unreserved category students is 40 marks (generally). For reserved category students (SC/ST) it is generally 32 marks.

Interview takes approx 15-20 minutes and it carries 25 marks.

However, in the 2008 examination, the maximum marks obtainable were 90 in both the MAT and the SAT. The passing marks are 40% (36 marks).

The 90 marks in the SAT were split as follows: -

Mathematics: 20 marks
Science: 35 marks
Social Sciences: 35 marks