State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) Punjab, Chandigarh came into existence in July 1981 as Nodal Agency for bringing qualitative improvement in School Education

Schedule for the Punjab NTSE 2017 – 2018 for Class X is given below.

Examination Pattern

Duration of examination will be of three hours. There will be one question paper consisting of two parts. The medium of examination shall be Punjabi/ English.

Mental Ability Test (MAT) : 50 marks and
Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) : 150 Marks (Aptitude Test (SAT) : 100 marks + Language Comprehensive Test (English) : 50 marks)
So the test will consist of 200 multiple choice questions of one mark each. Under SAT there are nine subjects.

Physics
Chemistry
Biology
Maths
History
Geography
Civics
Economics
English
Qualifying Marks: Qualifying marks for candidates from General category is 40% In MAT,SAT and Language test and for candidates from SC, ST and PH is 32%.

Language Test: Qualifying in nature and Marks obtained for Language Test will not be counted for final merit.

Events Dates

Starting of Application process 10 Sep 2017
Last date of submission of Application form 10 Oct 2017
Download Admit Card 15 Sep 2017
Punjab NTSE 2017 – 2018 Exam 05 Nov 2017
Stage II exam conducted by NTSE 13 May 2018