NTSE Assam 2020 – Eligibility Criteria And Application Form

National Talent Search scheme is a flagship activity of National Council of Educational Research & Training (NCERT). The purpose of the scheme is to identify the talented students and nurture their talent on the basis of examination conducted Scholarship will be awarded as per NCERT Rules.

NTSE Assam 2020 Details

Application method: Online

Official website: https://ncert.nic.in/national-talent-examination.php

Value of NTSE Assam 2020 Scholarship

The values of scholarship for National Talent Search (NTS) Examination are as given below

* Scholarship of Rs. 1250/- per month for Class XI to XII.

* Scholarship of Rs. 2000/- per month for Undergraduates and Post-graduates.

* The scholarship amount for Ph.D. is fixed in accordance with the UGC norms.

Reservation under National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) , Assam

Here is a set of relaxation available under National Talent Search (NTS) Examination, Assam

* Assam State quota is 202

* 15% Scholarship will be reserved for students belonging SC category.

* 7.5% Scholarship will be reserved for students belonging ST category

* 27% Scholarship will be reserved for the candidates belonging to OBC category (Non-Creamy Layer)

* 10% Scholarship will be reserved for the candidates belonging to Economically Weaker Sections (EWSs) from the year 2019-2020, who are not covered under the scheme of reservation for SCs, STs and OBCs. Those candidates have to Produce income and assets certificate issued by the competent authority.

* 4% will be reserved for Physically Challenged Group of Students.

* 27% will be reserved for students belonging OBC category (Non-Creamy Layer).

Eligibility Criteria of National Talent Search Examination, Assam

 

– Students of Class-X studying in Government, Local Body. Govt. Aided. Private Schools are eligible to appear in the examination.

– Candidates Studying in India Only the candidates selected by the States/UTs on the basis of their screening examination shall be eligible to appear in the National level examination to be conducted by the NCERT on the Second Sunday of May each year (unless otherwise notified).

NTSE, Assam 2020 Selection Process

* There will be two stages of selection process far the award of this scholarship.

*  Stage-l (State Level), selection will be done by State /UTs and those who qualify Stage-1 will be eligible to appear In the Stage-It (National Level) examination, conducted by NCERT.

* State level qualifying marks for candidates from General category is 40% in each paper and for candidates from SC, ST, PH is 32% in each paper.

NTSE, Assam 2020 Exam Syllabus

*  A-written examination will be held on 13th December, 2020 for the selection of candidates under the NTS Scheme.

* There are two papers. Paper I – Mental Ability Test (MAT): 100 marks, Paper II- Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT): 100 marks.

* This is an OMR based examination. Each question shall carry one mark each in both the papers. 

 

* There will be no negative marking in either of the tests.

* Previous years’ question papers are also available in the ‘Bidyarthi’ app.

 

* There is no prescribed syllabus for the NTS examination. However, the standard of items shall be conforming to the level of Classes IX and X.
 

* A separate booklet called ‘Learn about the Test’ containing sample items for both the Tests MAT and SAT is available in print as well as on the NCERT website www.ncert.nic.in.

 

* The Mental Ability Test (MAT) will consist of 100 multiple-choice type items, with four alternatives. Each item will carry one mark. Candidates are required to answer the items on a separate OMR sheet as per instructions given in the test booklet and on the OMR sheet.

* The scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) will consist of 100 multiple-choice items of one mark each. Each item shall have four alternatives, out of which only one will be the correct answer. There shall be 40 items from Science, 40 from Social Science and 20 from Mathematics, Candidates are required to answer the items on a separate OMR sheet to be provided at the examination centre as per instructions.

NTSE, Assam 2020 Examination Centres

 

NTS Examination will be held at 67 Nos. of centres across Assam including all the District Headquarters. Exam centers may be increased or decreased depending upon the number of candidates. The list of examination centres are shown below.

• Scroll down, check Important Web-Link‘s section.
• Click on Online Application Form.
• official application portal will open.
• Enter your personal and educational details as well as upload all the required documents as mentioned below.
• AT the end, submit your application and take a print out of acknowledgement receipt.