National Talent Search Examination 2021
Directorate of Secondary Education,
Assam has released the official notification of State Level (Stage-I)
of National Talent Search (NTS) Examination for the year 2021-2022.
Interested students studying in Class-X can apply
online for this examination.
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.
National Talent Search Examination 2021 Assam Details
Name of exam: National Talent Search Examination (NTSE)
Academic session: 2021-2022
Exam level: National Level
Awarded by: National Council of Educational Research & Training
(NCERT)
No of scholarship for Assam: 202
Class: 10th standard
Application method: Online
Category-wise reservation:
Category |
Reservation |
SC |
15% |
ST |
7.5% |
OBC-NCL |
27% |
EWS |
10% |
PWD |
4% |
Scholarship Amount of NTSE Assam
The values of scholarship for National Talent Search (NTS)
Examination are as given below
Class |
Scholarship Amount |
Class XI to XII |
Rs 1250/- per month |
UG & PG Course |
Rs 2000/- per month |
PhD Course |
As per UGC Guidelines |
Eligibility Criteria of
National Talent Search Examination
Educational Qualification: All students studying in
Class X in any type of recognized school including Kendriya Vidyalaya, Navodaya
Vidyalaya, and Sainik School etc. will be eligible to appear at the State Level
Examination from the State in which the school is located. However, no domicile
restriction shall be imposed.
Age Limit/ ODL: Students registered under
Open and Distance Learning (ODL) are also eligible for scholarship provided the
students are below the age of 18 years (as on 1st July of that particular year)
the students is not employed and they are appearing in class X for the first
time.
Selection Process of NTSE Assam
Exam
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-I will be eligible to appear In the Stage-II (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.
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.
Question
Paper |
Subject |
Total
Marks |
Paper-l |
Mental
Ability Test (MAT) |
100
Marks |
Paper-lI |
Scholastic
Aptitude Test (SAT) |
100
Marks |
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.
NTSE Assam
Examination Fee 2021
UR/ OBC |
Rs
250/- |
SC/
ST |
Rs
225/- |
PWD/
EWS |
Rs
220/- |
Payment
Mode |
Debit/Credit
card, Internet Banking |
Medium of NTSE Exam
The tests will be available in the following languages: Asamiya, Bangla, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Malayalam, Odia,
Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.
# The candidate has to mention his option regarding the
language in which he/she want to take the test in the application form.
Accordingly, the question booklet in that language shall be made available to
the candidate at the centre. After exercising this option, no request for the
change of medium will be entertained.
How to Apply for NTSE Assam
Scholarship
The application process of National Talent Search (NTS) Examination has
been made ONLINE. Students have to download the ‘Bidyarthi’ app from the Play
store of Android phone.
Moreover, they can apply through Govt. of Assam official website www.madhyamik.assam.gov.in .
Important Dates of
National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) Assam 2021
Starting date of submission of application form: 1st October 2021
Last date of submission of application form: 30th October 2021
Date of Examination: December 2021 or January 2022 (Tentative)
Date of issue of E-admit Cards: To be updated later
Important Web-Links of NTSE
Assam Scholarship
Apply Online |
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Official
Notification |
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Declaration
Form |
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Official
Website |