Can you tell me if a Class 6 student is eligible to apply for MTSE or Maths Talent Search Examination? Tell me about the selection process in MTSE or Maths Talent Search Examination?

MTSE or Maths Talent Search Examination is a mathematics skill and mental ability based competitive exam which is conducted by IISMA since 2007.

The focus of Exam is on mathematical reasoning, mental ability, novel approach, concepts, accuracy and speed. It is conducted in English.

This year will be conducted on February 28, 2016. Last year Maths Talent Search Exam was conducted in 83 centres all over the country.

The Eligibility Criteria

Gender
Both

Region
All India

Class/ Age
Class 3,4,5,6,7, 8 and 9 from CBSE, ICSE, IB and State Board

Details
A student can appear only for the class in which he/she is studying during the academic year.

Selection Process
The marks obtained in the exam are the basis for selection.

Examination Pattern for Maths Talent Search Examination
• The Question paper will consist of 50 objective questions and it would be a Multiple Choice Question exam.

• Duration of Exam- 90 minutes

• One needs to answer the Maths Talent Search Examination on an OMR (Optical Mark Recognition) answer sheet.

• The correct answer is awarded with 2 marks.

Negative Marking
• For all other classes there is a penalty of 0.5 marks for every wrong answer marked in Maths Talent Search Examination - MTSE.
o There is no Negative marking for Class 3 & 4 students.
MTSE 2016 Reward
• The top 5 rank holders of each class are awarded mementoes.
o 1st prize in each class of Rs. 2500
o 2nd Prize in each class of Rs. 2000
o 3rd Prize in each class of Rs. 1500
o 4th Prize in each class of Rs. 1250
o 5th Prize in each class of Rs. 1000
The top 200 students from each class are awarded a Certificate of Merit and Cash prizes worth more than Rs. 3.5 lacs. And a Certificate of Participation is awarded to all other students writing the examination