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NTSE (The National Talent Search Examination) Exam Pattern.
The Exam pattern of NTSE is provided by the state education board and NCERT on their official website. NTSE exam model will help the candidate in getting ready for the national level exam intended to recognize and sustain ability and give them a scholarship grant. The understanding of exam pattern will give knowledge on various aspects like candidates marking system, maximum marks, Time duration and more. The 1st stage of NTSE exam pattern will light up on the scholarship test and qualify for the second stage and the highlight on the final round selection process for the scholarships
Stage-1 Exam Pattern
Examination is directed in two phases. Stage 1 is directed at State/UT level by the concerned State/UT specialists. The Exam paper comprises of two sections; Part 1 and 2. The NTSE exam design states that the Stage 1 examination can be carried in either Hindi or English dialect. Each right answer will bring 1 check while there is no negative Marking for wrong answer. The aggregate time to answer the paper is an hour and a half. Candidates can ascertain the details of Paper 1 and 2 of Stage 1 examination beneath:
Section 1 – Mental Ability Test (MAT): MAT comprises of question in view of scientific and intelligent thinking. The goal of MAT is to test the competitor's thinking, capacity to think, capacity to assess, capacity to segregate and picture. The paper comprises of an aggregate of 50 questions. questions are asked from series, pattern perception, analogies, coding-decoding, classifications, hidden figures and problem-solving and so forth. The time allocated for this area is 45 mins.
Section 2 – Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT): SAT area comprises of an aggregate of 50 questions from Language and 100 questions from Science, Social Science and Mathematics. The area tests the candidate’s reading abilities, understanding, assessment and general familiarity with the subjects. The time dispensed for the dialect segment is 45 minutes and that for Maths, Science and Social science is a hour and a half.
|
Test Type |
Marks |
Questions |
Duration (in mins.) |
|
|
Mental Ability Test |
50 |
50 |
45 |
|
|
Scholastic Test |
Language Comprehensive Test |
40 |
40 |
45 |
|
Aptitude Test |
90 |
90 |
90 |
|
Stage-2 Exam Pattern
1. Mental Ability Test (MAT) – To judge their reasoning power, thinking ability, judging/evaluating/discriminating ability, lateral thinking etc. hence would have varieties of questions based on analogies, classification, series, pattern, hidden figures, coding-decoding, etc.
2. Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT). – includes Maths, Science and Social Science.
|
Paper |
Questions |
Marks |
Time |
|
Mental Ability Test (MAT) |
100 |
100 |
120 minutes |
|
Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) |
100 (Science- 40, Social Science -40, Maths – 20) |
100 |
120 minutes |
1. The exams would be conducted in English and Hindi language.
2. Each question carries 1 mark.
3. There is 1/3 negative marking for the wrong answers only, no negative markings for un-attempted questions.
4. OMR Answer Sheets are provided for both papers.
Timings for NTSE Stage 2
|
Paper |
Test |
Category |
Timing |
|
Paper 1 |
MAT |
All candidates except visually challenged candidates |
9:30-11:30 |
|
Paper 1 |
MAT |
Only visually challenged candidates |
9:30-12:00 |
|
Paper 2 |
SAT |
All candidates except visually challenged candidates |
13:30-15:30 |
|
Paper 2 |
SAT |
Only visually challenged candidates |
13:30-16:00 |
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