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NTSE Syllabus
NTSE Syllabus NTSE Syllabus 2021 Exam Pattern For MAT SAT 2021 NCERT NTSE Syllabus Exam Pattern 2021 NTSE MAT Syllabus 2021 NTSE SAT Syllabus 2021 National Talent Search Examination MAT Syllabus 2021 National Talent Search Examination SAT Syllabus 2021 NTSE Exam Pattern 2021 NCERT NTSE Scholarship Test Syllabus 2021
About NCERT:-
The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) was established by the Government of India in the year 1961 with a view to bringing about qualitative improvement in school education in the country. No sooner the Council was set up than it mounted a number of programs in this direction. One such program was to identify and nurture talented students. This program took up the shape of a scheme called the National Science Talent Search Scheme (NSTSS) in the year 1963 which provided for the identification of talented students and awarding them with scholarships.
About NTSE :-
NTSE (National Talent Search Examination) 2021 is a National Level Examination conducted by NCERT (National Council of Education Research and Training) to provide the scholarship to the deserving candidates. This exam is for secondary school level to identify and recognize students with high intellect and skills.
About Exam :-
Each State/UT conducts its own examination. They have the autonomy to lay down their own norms for the purpose of determining the eligibility of the candidates. This examination is primarily used to recommend a given number of candidates for the second level test to be conducted by the NCERT. This number is based on the enrollment of students at Classes IX and X in different States/UTs. The candidates are to be recommended on the basis of the merit in the written examination conducted by the States/UTs.
| Examination Date | Paper | Test | Timings | Number of Questions | Number of Marks | Time Duration | Qualifying |
| 1st Sunday of November (In all the States/UTs of the country except Nagaland, Mizoram, Meghalaya and Andaman & Nicobar exam where will be held on 1st Saturday November month every year) | Paper-I | Mental Ability Test (MAT) | 09.30 am to 11.30 am (All candidates except visually Challenged Candidates)
09.30 am to 12.00 noon (Only visually Challenged Candidates) |
100 | 100 | 120 Minutes | 32% SC, ST and PWD and 40% for Others (General& OBC) |
| Paper-II | Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) | 13.30 pm to 15.30 pm (All candidates except visually Challenged Candidates)
13.30 pm to 16.00 pm (Only visually Challenged Candidates) |
100 (Science 40, Mathematics-20, Social Science 40) | 100 | 120 Minutes |
National Level Examination Exam Pattern
| Examination Date | Paper | Test | Timings | Number of Questions | Number of Marks | Time Duration | Qualifying |
| 2nd Sunday of May every year (In all the States/ UTs of the country) |
Paper-I | Mental Ability Test (MAT) |
09.30 am to 11.30 am (All candidates except visually Challenged Candidates) 09.30 am to 12.00 noon (Only visually Challenged Candidates) |
100 | 100 | 120 Minutes | 32% SC, ST and PWD and 40% for Others (General& OBC) |
| Paper-II | Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) | 13.30 pm to 15.30 pm (All candidates except visually Challenged Candidates)
13.30 pm to 16.00 pm (Only visually Challenged Candidates) |
100 (Science 40, Mathematics-20, Social Science 40) | 100 | 120 Minutes |
NTSE Syllabus For MAT & SAT
Mental Ability Test :-
| Topics For MAT |
| Verbal and Non Verbal Analogy |
| Classification |
| Distance and Direction |
| Alphabet and Number Test |
| Venn Diagrams |
| Calendar, Time and Clock |
| Embedded Figures |
| Cube and Dice |
| Water and Mirror Images |
| Verbal and Non-Verbal Series |
| Coding-Decoding |
| Blood Relations |
| Ranking and Arrangements |
| Mathematical Operations |
| Missing Characters |
| Paper Cutting and Folding |
| Word Problems |
Scholastic Aptitude Test :-
Language Test :-
Language Test is designed to judge the power of reading comprehension, logical sequencing; interpretative, evaluative, predictive and creative components of language. The candidates may please carefully note that language test is to be attempted either in English or in Hindi (as per the option of the candidate) in the national level NTSE.
Science
| Physics | Magnetism and Electricity |
| Measurements | |
| Motion and Force | |
| Work and Energy | |
| Light and Sound | |
| The Universe | |
| Source of Energy | |
| Chemistry | Acid, Bases, Salt |
| Periodic Classification of Elements | |
| Metals and Non Metals | |
| Structure of Atom | |
| Physical and Chemical Changes | |
| Carbon and its Compounds | |
| Fibres and Plastics | |
| Biology | Air |
| Water | |
| Soil | |
| Micro-organisms | |
| Reproduction | |
| Life Processes | |
| Heredity and Evolution | |
| Food Production and Management | |
| Diversity in Living Organisms | |
| Plant and Animal Nutrition | |
| Human Body | |
| Cellular Level of Organisation | |
| Some Common Diseases | |
| Our Environment |
Social Science
| History | French Revolution |
| Industrial Revolution | |
| British Raj | |
| Mughal Empire | |
| Maurya Empire | |
| Early Medieval Period | |
| Medieval Architecture and Culture | |
| Indian Freedom Struggle | |
| Early States | |
| Indus Valley Civilization | |
| Jainism and Buddhism | |
| Conquerors from Distant Lands | |
| Popular Movements and Social Reforms | |
| Nationalism in Various Countries | |
| Introduction and Sources of Ancient Indian History | |
| Vedic Period | |
| World War I and II | |
| New Empires and Kingdoms | |
| World History | |
| UN and International Agencies | |
| Geography | Water Resources |
| Biosphere | |
| Atmosphere | |
| Agriculture | |
| Resources and Development | |
| Diversity and Livelihood | |
| Internal Structure of the Earth and Rocks | |
| Maps and Globe | |
| Natural Vegetation | |
| Our Country – India | |
| India and its Neighbors | |
| The motion of the Earth | |
| Climate – India and World | |
| Indian Physio-graphic Division | |
| Drainage in India | |
| Solar System | |
| Major Domains and land-forms | |
| Population | |
| Civics | Indian Constitution |
| Local and State Government | |
| Judiciary | |
| Indian Government |
Mathematics
| Arithmetic Progressions | Number Systems |
| Polynomials | Real Numbers |
| Quadratic Equations | Rational Numbers |
| Square Roots and Cube Roots | Direct and Inverse Variation |
| Mensuration | Percentage |
| Surface Areas and Volumes | Trigonometry |
| Circles | Simple and Compound Interest |
| Triangles | Arithmetic |
| Coordinate Geometry | Linear Equations in Two Variables |
| Introduction to Euclid’s Geometry | Statistics and Probability |
| Quadrilateral | Parallelogram |
Important Link Area for NTSE Syllabus:
| Admit Card | NCERT NTSE Scholarship Test Admit Card |
| Official Website | www.ncert.nic.in/index.html |