6 Reasons to take NTSE 2021 Online Classes

Watch Live & Interactive Classes

Your entire NTSE 2021 MAT syllabus will be covered in 10 live online classes of 2 hours each.

Learn from Expert Faculty

Each class is taken by Gurus who are IIT & IIM graduates with several years of teaching experience.

Pause, Rewind, Replay

Revise each class as many times as you want with the recording of the session in our portal, Career Launcher

Practice with NTSE Mocks

Become comfortable with the pattern and the level of questions asked in the previous years of the NTSE 2021 Exam.

Get Doubts Cleared Easily

Be a part of a dedicated Telegram group with your peers and faculty where you can discuss and clear all your doubts.

Suitable Timings

Attend these sessions in the late evening ( 06:30-08:30 pm) after you finish your school and other activities.

About NTSE 2021 Online Classes

NTSE Online Classes for MAT are live, interactive sessions for Class-10 students who are preparing to give the NTSE Exam in 2019. The timing and delivery of the classes are such that all students can attend every session comfortably at home.

The purpose of these classes is to ensure that every student understands the various topics that are asked in the MAT section of the NTSE. While the syllabus for the SAT is often covered in school, there is very little attention given to aptitude. The approach to solving questions in an aptitude test is very different from the usual tests but students have no idea about this as they have zero exposure to these type of questions. Any student who attends these classes will not only score well in the MAT section of the NTSE but also will do well in all aptitude tests in the future because of the strong foundation laid in these classes.

There will be 10 sessions of 2 hours each. The timings of the class are from 6.30-8.30 pm when students are done with school and can manage to attend these classes along with other activities.

Course Pedagogy:

There is a fixed schedule with topics assigned for each session. All the basic concepts in the particular topics are covered along with relevant examples and practice questions.

  • Pre-session:Try solving questions from each topic and keep your doubts ready beforehand.

    In-session:Listen to the faculty carefully and practice all questions discussed along with the faculty itself. Get your doubts cleared.

  • Post-session:Now go through questions from the previous year papers. You can also discuss any queries and doubts in the dedicated Telegram Group.

Career Launcher

Career Launcher is the personalized online learning platform which you will get access to. With your Career Launcher account, you can-

  • Access the session anytime, anywhere, and on all devices

  • Take mocks and get a detailed analysis of the same

  • Get updated exam news and notifications

  • Be on top of daily current affairs

  • Practice Quizzes

Why Choose Career Launcher

Here's a short video by Mohan Prasad, an alumnus of IIT Delhi & IIM Lucknow. Watch this and understand why choosing Career Launcher for your NTSE preparation is the best choice you can make if you want to crack NTSE 2019.

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NTSE Exam 2021 (National Talent Search Examination)

NTSE or National Talent Search Examination is a national level exam conducted by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) for granting scholarships to the meritorious students studying in class 10th. NTSE Exam is only held for 10th standard students and the exam is conducted in two different stages - Stage I and II. The first stage exam is a state-level exam and is conducted by all the Indian states and UTs. On the other hand, NTSE Exam stage II is conducted for those students who clear the first stage. As mentioned earlier, only those who qualify in NTSE Exam stage 1 will be eligible to write the Stage II exam. This is the main criteria. Meanwhile, the objective of organizing NTSE Exam is to award scholarships to potential candidates who are aspiring to pursue higher education in the field of Science or Social Studies. With these scholarships, students will be able to continue their education in their desired stream. NTSE scholarship will be awarded on the basis of the overall performance of students in both the stages of the examination.

NTSE Exam Overview

Exam Name National Talent Search Examination (NTSE)
Conducting Body National Council Of Educational Research and Training (NCERT)

Frequency of Exam

Once a year

Exam Level Matriculate
Application Online

Mode of Exam

offline
Exam Duration 2 Hours

NTSE 2021 Exam Dates and Other Important Dates

NCERT has announced NTSE 2021 Exam Dates:

Event NTSE 2021 Dates (Tentative)
Start Date of NTSE 2021 Registration form Last week of July 2020
NTSE Application Last Date August/ September 2020
NTSE Stage 1 Admit Card Release Date October 15 to November 15, 2020

NTSE Stage 1 for Nagaland, Mizoram, Meghalaya and Andaman & Nicobar islands

November 2, 2020

NTSE Stage 1 Exam Date 2020 (for all other states and UTs except above-mentioned states) November 3, 2020
NTSE Stage 1 Exam Date 2020 for Karnataka, West Bengal, Kerala, Jammu & Kashmir, Delhi, Jharkhand & Bihar November 15, 2020
Stage- 1 Result Jan - April 2021
NTS Stage- II Admit Card 2020 April 2021
NTSE Stage 2 Exam Date May 9, 2021
NTSE Final Results September 2021

NTSE Scholarships

Around 1000 scholarships are awarded for each stage of education. These stages are:

  • For Class XI to Class XII, a scholarship of Rs.1250/- per month is provided.
  • For Undergraduates and Postgraduates, a scholarship of Rs.2000/- per month is provided.
  • For Ph.D., the scholarship amount is fixed in accordance with the UGC norms.

NTSE Reservation

  • 7.5% for students belonging to the ST category.
  • 3% for Physically Challenged Students.

NTSE Exam Qualifying Marks

  • 40% Marks in each paper for General category students.
  • 32% Marks in each paper for SC, ST & PH category students.

NTSE Exam Eligibility Criteria

NNTSE Exam Eligibility for Stage 1 (State level examination)
  • The candidate must be a Class X student from any Government/ Private schools in India.
  • There is no domicile restriction. The candidate can be from any State/Union Territory of India.
  • The candidates studying in open or distance learning are also eligible to write NTSE 2020, provided they are less than 18 years of age, not employed and are appearing for Class X board examination for the first time.
NTSE Exam Eligibility for Stage 2 (National level examination)
  • Only the students who qualified in stage 1 (state-level examination) are eligible to appear for Stage 2 examination. The roll number, venue, date of examination details will be conveyed to the selected candidates by NCERT through its official website.
NTSE Exam Eligibility for Students Studying Abroad
  • Indian students studying abroad in Class X or equivalent are eligible to write stage 2 (second level examination) directly and are exempted from the stage 1 examination.
  • The candidate must have scored 60% in the previous year's annual examination.
  • The candidate should appear for the examination in a centre in India
  • The candidates must request through the Head of the Institution where he/she is studying, along with an attested copy of Class IX mark sheet. The request should reach the Head, Department of Educational Survey Division, NCERT, New Delhi by 31 December of the concerned year.
  • The selected candidate will receive the scholarship only if he/she decides to pursue studies in India.

NTSE Exam Pattern

The Exam pattern is the same for both Stage 1 and Stage 2 and there will be only the objective type of questions in both the stages of examination.

Paper Test Total Time (Minutes) Total Questions Total Marks
Part 1 Mental Ability Test (MAT) 45 50 50
Part 2 Language Test (LT) 45 50 50
Part 3 Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) 90 100 100

NTSE Exam Marking Scheme

NTSE Exam (Paper 1 & Paper 2)

Stage 1

1 Mark will be awarded for every correct answer.

No negative marking for the wrong answer.

Stage 2

1 Mark will be awarded for every correct answer.

For every wrong answer, one-third of the marks will be deducted.

No negative marking for questions left unattempted.

Other National And International Level Olympiads
NSTSE National Level Science Talent Search Examination

KVPY

Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana

NSO

National Science Olympiad

IMO

International Maths Olympiads

NTSE Exam Pattern

The National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) is conducted in two stages. The first level is conducted separately in each State/Union Territory. The candidates selected in the first round of examination will be qualified for the national level examination. Both the stages of the examination are conducted in two parts. The first part is the Mental Ability Test (MAT) and the second part is the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT).

Mental Ability Test (MAT)

There are 100 multiple-choice type questions with four options given, out of which only one answer will be correct. Each correct answer will be given one mark. The candidates must answer the questions on an OMR sheet, as per the instructions given on the OMR sheet and question booklet.

Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)

SAT also includes 100 multiple-choice type questions with four alternatives, out of which only one answer will be correct. Each correct answer will be given one mark. There are 40 questions from Science, 40 from Social Science and 20 from Mathematics. The candidates must answer the questions on an OMR sheet, as per the instructions given on the OMR sheet and question booklet.

Medium

The question paper will be available in different languages including Asamiya, Bangla, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Malayalam, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. The candidates should mention the language in which he/she wants to take up the examination in the application form.

NTSE Eligibility

NTSE (National Talent Search Examination) 2020 is an examination conducted in 2 stages by National Council of Education Research and Training (NCERT) to award scholarships to the candidates with high intellect and skills. This examination is conducted for students from Class X. The candidate can take up the examination only if he/she is an Indian national or Indian origin person studying abroad. The upper age limit for appearing in NTSE examination is 18 years. The state-level examination (Stage 1) is conducted in two parts - part 1 is the mental aptitude test and part-2 is the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT). The national level examination (Stage 2) is conducted for the candidates who qualify in stage 1 examination.

NTSE Eligibility for Stage 1 (State level examination)
  • The candidate must be a Class X student from any Government/ Private schools in India.
  • There is no domicile restriction. The candidate can be from any State/Union Territory of India.
  • The candidates studying in open or distance learning are also eligible to write NTSE 2020, provided they are less than 18 years of age, not employed and are appearing for Class X board examination for the first time.
NTSE Eligibility for Stage 2 (National level examination)
  • Only the students who qualified in stage 1 (state-level examination) are eligible to appear for Stage 2 examination. The roll number, venue, date of examination details will be conveyed to the selected candidates by NCERT through its official website.
NTSE Eligibility for Students Studying Abroad
  • Indian students studying abroad in Class X or equivalent are eligible to write stage 2 (second level examination) directly and are exempted from the stage 1 examination.
  • The candidate must have scored 60% in the previous year’s annual examination.
  • The candidate should appear for the examination in a centre in India
  • The candidates must request through the Head of the Institution where he/she is studying, along with an attested copy of Class IX mark sheet. The request should reach the Head, Department of Educational Survey Division, NCERT, New Delhi by 31 December of the concerned year.
  • The selected candidate will receive the scholarship only if he/she decides to pursue studies in India.

NTSE 2021 Eligibility Criteria

There are certain conditions laid out by NCERT that one should keep in mind before applying for the exam. NTSE Eligibility Criteria for each stage differ. The detailed criteria are provided below.

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  • Candidates must be an Indian national.
  • Candidates must be studying in class 10 in a recognized private or government school in India.
  • Unemployed candidates below the age of 18, studying in class 10 from open or distance learning are also eligible to apply.
  • States or UTs may lay down some more conditions such as minimum qualifying marks in the previous class, age limit etc.
  • The aspirants will not be qualified for second stage if they will not meet the sectional cut off in stage 1 (even after meeting the overall cut off score).
  • The Indian students (who are studying abroad), should send the attested copy of the class 9 mark sheet to the head of the Educational Survey Division, NCERT by 31st December 2020.
Minimum Qualifying Score Needed in Class 9

State

Minimum qualifying Marks (For General Category)

Minimum qualifying Marks (For Reserved Category)

Maharashtra

60% marks

55%

Rajasthan

55%

50%

Delhi

60%

55%

Uttar Pradesh

55%

44%

Punjab

70%

55%

Bihar

60%

-

West Bengal

50%

40%

Madhya Pradesh

40%

32%

Tamil Nadu

60%

-

Assam

40%

32%

Jammu & Kashmir

60%

55%

Jharkhand

55%

40%

Goa

70%

55%

Uttarakhand

60%

55%

Gujarat

55%

-

Manipur

60%

55%

Himachal Pradesh

60%

55%

Kerala

55%

-

Haryana

55%

-

Puducherry

60%

-

Chandigarh

61%

56%

Odisha

60%

55%

NTSE Qualifying Score

Category

Qualifying Marks in SAT

Qualifying Marks in MAT

Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes/ Physically Handicapped.

32%

32%

General/ Economically weaker Sections/ OBC

40%

40%

NTSE 2021 Reservation Criteria

There are provisions of reservation in NTSE 2021 as per government of India norms:

Category

Reservation Percentage

Scheduled Caste (SC)

15%

Scheduled Tribe (ST)

7.5%

Other Backward Classes (OBC)

27%

Persons with Disabilities (PWD)

4%

Economically Weaker Section (EWS)

10%

Commonly asked questions

What do NTSE Online Classes stand for?

NTSE Online Classes are live, online, interactive classes for the MAT section in NTSE and other aptitude exams. The online classes can be attended live by the student from the comfort of his/her home or any convenient place.

What is the duration of the Online Classes?

Number of sessions depend on the time between the commencement of the batch and CAT date. Each session is for 2 hours.

What if I miss a live class?

If a student misses a live session, the same can be accessed in the recorded format in the Career Launcher account and can be viewed whenever and how many ever times a student requires.

For whom is the program most ideal for?

The NTSE Online Classes program is ideal for Class 10 students who are going to give NTSE 2019 and need to improve their score in the MAT section. Students will get the perfect classroom experience from their homes will love these NTSE Online Classes that are held between 6:30-8:30 pm.

Will my queries be answered promptly?

The concept of NTSE Online Classes is to provide a real classroom experience to the students, thus the platform used for both the programs allow the students to raise their doubts/ queries and have them answered instantaneously by the faculty.

What are live classes?

Live classes are real-time classes that are conducted by our expert faculty before a live audience which are broadcasted to the centers and streamed live on Career Launcher. These classes are not pre-recorded or taped.

What is the course structure of NTSE Online Classes?

The course structure of NTSE Online Classes includes focused conceptual teaching and practising of questions during the class, followed by practice sheets which are expected to be solved by the students after it. Several revision sessions and workshops follow after completion of the defined syllabus. The schedule of the online classes can be accessed anytime by students via their Career Launcher account.