About the NTSE :

National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) is an exam under NTS scheme to award scholarship to students studying at the Class X level. Scholarships are awarded up to Ph.D. in Sciences, Social Sciences, Humanities, Languages, Commerce, Vocational Studies and Fine arts. And up to second degree level for professional courses in medicines, engineering, technology, management and law.

Eligibility Criteria
All students studying in Class X in any recognized school is eligible to appear in Stage-I NTS exam. Additionally, State/UT can impose any eligibility criteria to appear in Stage-I.

For stage-II, there is a quota for each State and Union Territory computed based on Student enrollment at secondary level.

Exam Pattern

There are 3 papers in both stages –
1. Mental Ability Test (MAT),
2. Language Test and
3. Scholastic Ability Test (SAT).


Test No. of Questions Maximum Marks Time
Mental Ability Test (MAT) 50 50 45 minutes
Language Test 50 50 45 minutes
Scholastic Ability Test (SAT) 100 100 90 minutes


Question Paper of the NTSE Exam






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