Revised Pattern of NTSE Stage-I

First Level National Talent Search Examination - 2013
for Class X 

Revised Latest Pattern of NTSE Stage-I

NTSE—one of the renowned national level scholarship tests is organized at two stages. Stage I and Stage II. The stage II had absorbed some changes last year while stage-I has recently undergone some changes, which are given below for your kind information. The latest revised pattern of NTSE Stage-I, which is organized at state level, is as under.

Stage I (State Level) Tentative Date of Examination: 18^th November

Examination details are as follows:

The entire question paper is divided into two parts: (i) Mental Ability Test and (ii) Scholastic Aptitude Test.

(i)                 Mental Ability Test (MAT):

No. of Questions              -           50 [Each question carries (1) one mark]

Maximum Mark               -           50

Duration of Exam             -           45 minutes

[8:30 AM to 9:15 AM – All the candidates except visually impaired candidates]

[8:30 AM to 9:30 AM – Visually impaired candidates]

Candidates are required to answer all the questions in separate answer sheet.

(ii)               Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT):  In SAT, questions are divided into two categories viz., (a) Language Test (b) Sciences, Mathematics & Social Sciences Test.

(a) Language Test:

No. of Questions              -           50 [Each question carries (1) one mark]

Maximum Mark               -           50

Duration of Exam             -           45 minutes

[9:45 AM to 10:30 AM – All candidates except visually impaired candidates]
[9:45 AM to 10:45 AM – Visually impaired candidates]

Students are required to answer all the questions in separate answer sheet.

(b) Sciences, Mathematics & Social Sciences Test:

No. of Questions               -           100 [Of these, 40 questions are from Science, 20 from Mathematics and 40 from social Sciences. Each question carries (1) one mark]

Maximum Mark                -           100

Duration of Exam             -           90 minutes

[11:15 AM to 12:45 PM – All candidates except visually impaired candidates]
[11:15 AM to 1:15 PM – Visually impaired candidates]

Students are required to answer all the questions in separate answer sheet.

Source: NCERT, Sri Aurobindo Marg, New Delhi – 110016