*National Council of Educational Research and Training(NCERT)
Sri Aurbindo Marg,
New Delhi-110016
National Talent Search Examination(NTSE) FOR Scholarships
About National Talent Search Examination(NTSE);
National Talent Search Scheme is a flagship activity of the NCERT started in the year 1963. The purpose of the scheme was to identify talented students and nurture their talent. Talent refers to the
potentiality that manifests itself in a high level of performance in one or more specialized areas. The
scheme, therefore, covers areas like Sciences, Social Sciences, Engineering, Medicine, Management and
Law. It honours and helps talented students by providing financial assistance in the form of a monthly
scholarship. For the courses in Basic Sciences, Social Sciences and Commerce, this assistance is
provided up to Ph.D. level. For professional courses like Engineering, Medicine, Management and Law
this assistance is given only up to Post Graduation
Eligibility;The NCERT conducts the National Talent Search Examination for students studying in Class VIII only.
Students of Class VIII studying in recognized schools are eligible to appear for the respective Class VIII Stage I examination conducted by the States/UTs in which the schools are
located. There will be no domicile restriction.
Amout of Scholarship;On the basis of the examination conducted, 1000 scholarships will be awarded for
each group of students appearing for Class VIII examinations. The amount of scholarship will
be Rs.500/- per month as per NTS rules.
Selection;
There will be two-stage selection process for award of scholarship. For Stage-I, selection will be done by States/UTs through a written examination. Students who qualify Stage I will be eligible to appear for Stage II examination conducted by NCERT.
Examination: The pattern of written examination for Class VIII will be as follows:
Stage I examination at the State/UT level will comprise two parts, namely (a) Mental Ability Test (MAT) and (b) Scholastic Ability Test (SAT) covering social sciences, sciences and mathematics.
Stage II examination at the National level will comprise (a) Mental Ability Test (MAT),
(b) Scholastic Ability Test (SAT) covering Social Sciences, Sciences and Mathematics.
Reservation: 15% scholarships will be reserved for students belonging to the SC category, 7.5%
scholarships for students belonging to the ST category and 3% for Physically Challenged Group
of Students.
Application Form: You may contact the State/UT Liaison officer for procuring application form.
However, application form can be downloaded from NCERT website
also.
for more details visit
www.ncert.nic.in