NTSS Exam : Important Dates

• Date to fill the application form: Last Week Of July 2020
• Last date for Payment of Application Fee (online/ offline): Second week of September  2020
• Downloading of admit cards: From October 15, 2020 To November 15, 2020
• Examination- Stage 2: May 9, 2021
• Declaration of Result: September, 2021

Scholarships Offered

• Scholarship of Rs.1250/- per month for Class-XI to XII.
• Scholarship of Rs.2000/- per month for Undergraduates and Post-graduates.
• Amount of Scholarship for Ph.D. is fixed in accordance with the UGC norms.

Eligibility for NTSS Exam

Nationality / Citizenship: The candidate must be an Indian Citizen.

Educational Qualification (Stage 1):

The candidate must have 12^th or equivalent with 60% minimum percentage and 55% for ST/SC/PH.

Educational Qualification (Stage 2):

The candidate must have passed Stage 1 with 80% marks or above.

NTSS Exam : Exam pattern Stage 1

• Offline test- Stage 1 will be of 200 marks.
• The Stage 1 exam will have 200 MCQs type questions
• Total duration of the Stage 1 exam will be 240 minutes
• Medium of language of the questions will be English and Hindi
• Sections in the exam: Two
  • MAT for 100 marks of 120 minutes
  • SAT for 100 marks of 120 minutes
• There is no negative marking.

NTSS Exam : Exam pattern Stage 2

• Offline test- Stage 2 will be of 200 marks.
• The Stage 2 exam will have 200 MCQs type questions
• Total duration of the Stage 2 exam will be 240 minutes
• Medium of language of the questions will be English and Hindi
• Sections in the exam: Two
  • MAT for 100 marks of 120 minutes
  • SAT for 100 marks of 120 minutes
• There is no negative marking.

Syllabus:  NTSE Exam

Mathematics

Algebraic Expressions, Percentage& Its Application, Arithmetic, Playing with Number, Arithmetic Progressions, Probability, Basic Geometry, Quadratic Equations, Circles, Rational Numbers, Coordinate Geometry, Simple & Compound Interest, Direct& Inverse Variations, Square & Cube Roots, Exponent, Statistics, Linear Equation, Surface Areas and Volume, Mensuration, Triangles, Number System, Trigonometry

Science

Acid Bases and Salts, Metals & Non-Metals, Air, Micro-Organisms, Carbon and its Compound, Motion and Force, Cellular Level of Organization, Our Environment, Diversity in Living organisms, Periodic Classification of Elements, Fibers and Plastics, Reproduction, Food Production & Management, Soil, Heredity and Evolution, Some Common Diseases, Human Body, Sound, Life Processes, Sound of Energy, Light, Structure of Atom, Acid Bases and Salts, The Universe, Magnetic & Electricity at Work, Water, Measurement, Work and Energy

Social Science

Agriculture, Local and State Government, Atmosphere, Medieval Architecture and Culture, Biosphere, Motion of the Earth, British raj, Nationalism in Various Countries, Culture, Science and Literature, Natural Vegetation, Democracy and Elections, New Empires and Kingdoms, Diversity and Livelihood, Our Country- India, Early Medieval Period, Popular Movements and Social Reforms, Early States, Population, Eighteen Century Political Formation, Resources and Development, French Revolution, Solar System, India, and Its Neighbors, The Delhi Sultanate, Indian Constitution, The Judiciary, Indian Economics, The Maurayas, Indian Freedom Struggle, The Mughal Empire, Indus Valley Civilization, UN and International Agencies, Industrial Revolution, Union Government, Industries, Vedic Period, Internal Structure of the Earth and Rocks, Water Resources, Introduction and Sources of Ancient Indian History, World History, Jainism, Buddhism and Conquerors from Distant Lands

English

One Word Substitution, Paragraph Completion, Reading Comprehension, Rearrangement of Jumbled Words, Sentence Completion, Synonyms, Antonyms, English Grammar

General Knowledge

India, World, Abbreviations, Awards and Recognitions, Books and Authors, Sports

Mental Ability

Alphabets and Number test, Figure Partition and Dot Situation, Analogy (Non-Verbal), Mathematical Operations, Analogy (Verbal), Missing Character, Blood relations, Paper Folding and Cutting, Calendar, Time and Clock, Ranking and Arrangements, Classification, Series (Verbal), Coding-Decoding, Series (Non-Verbal), Cube and Dice, Venn Diagrams, Direction Sense, Water and Mirror Images, Embedded Figure

Preparation tips for NTSS Exam

·         You need to finish 2 sections of NTSS Exam within 240 minutes, which means you need speed with accuracy in order to attempt 200 questions in total. The more you practice, the better chances you have of acing this exam.

·         Remember negative marking is not a factor here. Therefore, try to attempt all questions.

·         Manage your time properly; give appropriate amount of time to each section. Try to improve your time by practicing as many online tests as possible. Youth4work provides online mock tests will time limit attached to each question; this way one can learn to finish the entire exam within the time limit.

·         Studying in a stretch for hours can be tedious and hard and also not so good. Therefore, try to study at several times in regular sessions during a day. This will make learning easy and fun, also you will have enough time to brush up the already studied topics in between intervals.

·         It is very important to maintain proper health, so you don’t fall sick on the big day. Give your brain appropriate time to refresh itself. Don’t rush too much information into your head than its limit allows. Take it slow and steady. And get at least eight hours of sleep each night.

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