NTSE Assam 2019-20: SCERT Assam is conducting the NTSE Assam stage 1 exam on November 3, 2019. NTSE Assam application form is going to be released during the 3rd week of September 2019. Students interested in the exam will be able to download the admit card for the stage 1 exam online during the month of October 2019. Students that are interested in the exam have to score a minimum of 40% marks in class 9 for appearing for the NTSE stage 1 exam. Candidates are advised to go through the NTSE Assam official website which is scertassam.co.in for applying to the NTSE exam.
NTSE Assam 2020 exam is going to be conducted in two stages. For stage 1 exam, several UTs and states are going to conduct while for stage 2 is going to conducted by the national level by NCERT. Go through the article below to know about the eligibility, application process, and dates for NTSE Assam 2020 exam.
NTSE Assam 2019-20 Overview
| Name of the Examination | National Talent Search Examination, Assam |
| Level of the Examination | State |
| Conducted By | SCERT – State Council of Educational Research and Training |
| Eligibility Criteria | General Category – 40% Reserved Category – 32% |
| Mode of Examination | Offline mode |
| Medium of Examination | Assamese or English |
State-level National Talent Search Exam
NTSE Assam Important Dates
| Events | Dates |
| Application Begins | The third week of September 2019 |
| Application form concludes | The second week of October 2019 |
| Release of Admit Card Online | Last week of October 2019 |
| NTSE stage I Assam exam | November 3, 2019 |
| Result for NTSE Assam stage I | The second week of March 2020 |
| NTSE Stage II Admit card | April 2020 |
| NTSE stage II exam | May 10, 2020 |
| NTSE stage II result | September 2020 |
NTSE Assam Eligibility Criteria
NTSE Assam exam has some eligibility criteria for the students to appear in the stage 1 exam. Students should go through the required eligibility criteria before the application for the NTSE Assam exam. NTSE Assam eligibility criteria are as mentioned below:
- Students that are currently studying in class 10 in government or government-aided or local body or private schools are eligible to apply for the NTSE Assam stage 1 exam.
- Applicants should have scored more than 40% marks in class 9 in order to appear for the exam. For SC, ST, PH, the minimum criteria are 32%.
- Candidates should enroll under open schooling are also eligible for applying to the NTSE Assam exam.
- It should be noted that no candidate who is currently employed with a salary will be eligible for the NTSE Assam exam.
NTSE Assam Application Form
NTSE Assam 2020 exam application process will start in the 3rd week of September 2019. Students should fill out the application form till the 2nd week of October 2019. NTSE application form will be made available in the online format on the SCERT official website. Below are the steps for applying to NTSE Assam 2020 exam below:
- Students should go to the NTSE Assam official exam to fill the application form.
- Documents that are required for the NTSE Assam exam 2020 are as follows:
- Candidate’s signature’s copy
- Candidate’s photograph’s scanned copy
- If required a scanned copy of candidate’s disability certificate
- For reserved category candidates, a scanned copy of candidate’s caste certificate
- Download and printout the declaration copy by the gazetted officer and also get it filled up by the gazetted officer or head of the Institution. Scan the copy and keep it ready for the online form submission.
- Fill the application form carefully and also upload the scanned photograph along with signature and this should not exceed the size of 35 KB. The photograph, as well as a signature, should be in .jpg or. jpeg format.
- Candidates should remember the password provided to them. It is important for further login. Call this helpline number regarding any related query from Monday to Saturday from 10 AM to 6 PM which is 09769199421.
- After the submission of the online application form, candidates should take the SBI bank e-challan printout which will be in 2 parts. Login using the password and take a printout of the online submission form after the successful payment being done.
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NTSE Assam Exam Pattern
The exam will be a mix of mental ability test as well as scholastic ability test. For the exam, language comprehension will not be a part of the exam. Both of these tests will have a total of 100 questions each and thus there are a total of 200 questions. There is no negative marking for this exam and every question will be of 1 mark each.
For detailed information, below is the table given below:
| Name of Exam | Number of questions | Question Type | Duration of Time |
| MAT | 100 questions for 1 mark each | MCQ’s, Objective type | 120 minutes |
| SAT | 100 questions for 1 mark each Science – 40 Mathematics – 20 Social Science – 40 |
MCQ’s, Objective type | 120 minutes |
NTSE Assam Exam Syllabus
The exam conducting authority for NTSE Assam does not release any syllabus for NTSE Assam exam. However, based on the official notification, it can be suggested to refer to the class 9th and 10th syllabus for the state board to prepare for NTSE exam. Below is the table consisting of important topics:
| NTSE MAT Syllabus | Series – Missing Character, Averages, Speed, Distance & Time, Alphabet Test, Blood Relations, Direction Sense Test. Time & Work, Arithmetic Reasoning, Coding-Decoding. |
| Numbers & Time Sequence Test – Clock, Equation, Ratio, Proportion & Variation, Data Sufficiency, Calendar, Counting number of Figure, Input-Output, Logical Venn Diagram, Syllogism, Assumption & Conclusion | |
| Puzzles – Data Interpretation, Number System, Figure Series, Paper Folding, Analogy & Classification, Mirror & Water Images, Figure Matrix, Unfolding, Cutting & Dot Situation, | |
| Classification – Analogy, Profit, Loss & Discount, Simple and Compound Interest, Percentages, Alligations or Mixtures, Fundamental Principle of Counting; Data Inequality, Cubes, and Dice, | |
| NTSE SAT Syllabus | |
| NTSE Science Syllabus | Physics – Current Electricity, Motion, Light, Reflection & Refraction Sources of Energy, Magnetic Effects of Current, Work & Energy, Fluid, Waves & Sound, Gravitation, Laws of motion |
| Chemistry – Chemical Reactions & Equations, Base & Salts, Metals & Non-Metals, Acids, Carbon & It’s Compound, Periodic properties, Atoms & Molecules, and Mole Concept, | |
| Biology – Nutrition, Excretion, Cell & Tissue, Transportation, Control & Coordination, Food Resources, Natural Resources, Respiration, Reproduction in Plants and Animals, Heredity and Evolution, Diseases | |
| NTSE Maths Syllabus | Number System, Real Numbers, Factor & Remainder Theorem, Surds, Indices & Exponents, Polynomials, Triangles, Area of Parallelograms and Triangles, Heron’s Formula, Quadrilaterals, Linear Equations in Two Variables, Arithmetic Progression, Trigonometry, Circles, Areas related to Circles, Quadratic Equations, Surface Area and Volume, Probability, Statistics |
| NTSE Social Sciences Syllabus | History – The French Revolution, Nazism and the Rise of Hitler, Society and Colonialism, Russian Revolution, Age of Industrialization, Print Culture and the Modern World, The Making of the Global World, Novels, Natural Vegetation, Water Resource, Society and History, Resources and Development, Pastoralists in the Modern World, Clothing, The Story of Cricket, Work, Life and Leisure, |
| Geography & Political Science – India, Physical Features of India, Drainage, Political Science, Size and Location, Democracy, Water Resources, Climate, Mineral, and Energy Resources; Resources and Development, Population, Manufacturing Industries, Natural Vegetation, Agriculture | |
| Economics – Story of Village Palampur, Poverty, Money and Credit, Consumer Rights, People as Resource, Development, Sectors of the Indian Economy, Food Security, Globalization and the Indian Economy | |
How To Prepare for NTSE Assam Exam?
NTSE Assam 2020 students are shortlisted on the basis of rigorous tests like SAT and MAT. To crack these exams a candidate should have logical reasoning and good analytical skills. Students should go through the syllabus thoroughly and start the preparation accordingly. Students should follow the steps given below for NTSE Assam 2020 preparation and score good marks.
- Cover all the subjects that are required for the exam. For this, students should refer the best books for preparing the NTSE Assam 2020 exam.
- Make a regular study schedule and follow it rigorously.
- For solving difficult questions, take help from friends or teachers.
- In order to have a better understanding of the types of questions asked in the exam candidates should practice the NTSE Assam mock papers.
- Revise more and more numbers of reasoning as well as aptitude questions.
NTSE Assam Answer Key And Result
The result for the main exam will contain the overall scores of the candidate as well as the MAT and SAT section. Along with the result, the council will release the cutoff and merit lists for each state. The candidates that are shortlisted can sit for the NTSE stage 2 exam. The NTSE stage 1 exam result will be announced in September. There are a total of 2000 students that will be selected and awarded the scholarship.
Candidates that are appearing for the Assam 2020 exam can check the official answer key on the official website. The answer key will have all the answers to the questions asked in the main exam. Candidates can use this key to calculate the scores for NTSE Assam 2020 exam.
NTSE Assam Scholarship Amount
Under the NTSE program, approximately 2000 students are selected for the scholarship. This scholarship is distributed every year by the national organizing body. Students that are selected through NTSE Assam stage 1 are selected for the stage 2 exam.
| Education level | Scholarship Amount |
| Classes 11th to 12th | Rs.1,250 per month |
| Undergraduate | Rs.2,000 per month |
| Post-graduate | Rs.2,000 per month |
| Ph.D. | As per UGC norms. |
FAQ’s
Question 1.
What is the deadline for the NTSE Assam application form 2019?
Answer:
Students have to download the NTSE Assam application form online or submit the form till the third week of September 2019.
Question 2.
What is the application fee for students for NTSE Assam 2019 exam?
Answer:
Candidates also have to pay the application fee of Rs. 200 while SC, ST, PH, the fees are Rs. 100 to the school authorities.
Question 3.
How many questions will be there in the NTSE Assam stage 1 exam (MAT and SAT)?
Answer:
Both of these tests will have a total of 100 questions each and thus there are a total of 200 questions.