National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) 2021

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National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) is a scholarship exam conducted by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) for identifying talented students who want to pursue higher education in Science and Social Studies streams. The exam is conducted for students studying in class 10th. NTSE is conducted at two stages. The stage 1 exam is conducted at the state-level by all states and UTs, while NTSE stage 2 is conducted by NCERT at the national level only for those students who qualify the stage 1 exam. The students qualifying in NTSE stage 1 are eligible to appear for the Stage II exam. The aim of the NTSE scheme is to award a scholarship to talented students, who wish to pursue higher education in Science and Social Studies stream, to help continue their education.

Eligibility Criteria for Stage-I:

*NTSE Stage-I is conducted by State/UT bodies. Only Indian students are eligible to appear in this level.

*The students studying in Class X are eligible for appearing in the test.

*They are required to have obtained 60% marks in their Class IX, in the last academic year.

Student must be studying in a recognized school in the respective State or Union Territory.*

The SC, ST and PH category candidates get a relaxation of 5% and the maximum score they must have obtained in their Class IX is 55% marks.

Eligibility Criteria for Stage-II:

Students, securing 80% marks or above in the State level exam, are eligible for the Stage-II to be held by NCERT at National level.

Around 4000 students are shortlisted for the National level NTSE across the country.

All students who secure the minimum required marks at Stage-II, are eligible for the scholarship program.

The amount of scholarship is as follows:

Scholarship of Rs.1250 per month for class XI and XII.

Scholarship of Rs.2000 per month for Undergraduate & Post Graduate.

Scholarship for Ph.D. is provided in accordance with the UGC Norms.