NTSE Registration 2019-2020: Application Form, Important Dates, Exam Pattern

NTSE is the most prestigious national scholarship program. It is a two-tier examination: tier 1 is conducted by State Board in the month of November every year. The official notification by most States has already been announced and the registrations for the examination have been started. The main purpose of the tier-1 exam is to identify talented students who would compete in the tier -2 exam. 2000 candidates who manage to clear both the exams will be selected and awarded with the scholarship.

NTSE Important Dates

NTSE Stage I 2019-2020 Exam for Mizoram, Meghalaya, Nagaland, and Andaman & Nicobar Island will be conducted on 02 November 2019 (Saturday). NTSE Stage I 2019-2020 Exam for all other States and Union Territories except above and below mentioned 9 States/UTs will be conducted on 03 November 2019 (Sunday). NTSE Stage I 2019-2020 Exam for Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, NCT of Delhi, and Jammu and Kashmir 17 November 2019 (Sunday). NTSE Stage II 2019-2020 Exam (National) of all States and Union Territories will be conducted on 10 May 2020 (Sunday).

NTSE Application Form

Candidates can download the application form by clicking on the applicable link beside their state in the given table.

States	NTSE Application Form Link	Last Date of Application Submission	Date of Examination
Andhra Pradesh	Click Here	05 September 2019	03 November 2019
Bihar	Click Here	30 September 2019	17 November 2019
Chandigarh	Click Here	05 September 2019	03 November 2019
Chhattisgarh	Click Here	14 September 2019	03 November 2019
Daman & Diu	Click Here	17 September 2019	03 November 2019
Delhi	Click Here	05 September 2019	17 November 2019
Gujarat	Click Here	14 September 2019	03 November 2019
Haryana	Click Here	25 September 2019	03 November 2019
Himachal Pradesh	Click Here	07 September 2019	03 November 2019
Madhya Pradesh	Click Here	08 September 2019	03 November 2019
Maharashtra	Click Here	11 September 2019	03 November 2019
Odisha	Click Here	25 August 2019	03 November 2019
Tamil Nadu	Click Here	07 September 2019	03 November 2019
Telangana	Click Here	28 August 2019	03 November 2019
Uttarakhand	Click Here	04 September 2019	03 November 2019
West Bengal	Click Here	31 August 2019	17 November 2019

Note: If a State is not mentioned in the above-given table then either the forms have not been released yet or the forms are available offline. The candidates can collect the application form from the office of Liaison's officer. Click here for the complete list of Liason officers.

Instructions

The application should be signed by the Principal of the school. Student and well as Principal must adhere to the last date for submission of the application form. Candidates must remit the fee with the application form if mentioned by the States/UTs. Candidates must also attach all the attested documents mentioned underneath along with the documents specified in the application form:

• Passport-sized photograph
• Caste certificate for SC/ST/OBC non-creamy layer/EWS

Fill in the Application Form in Uppercase (Capital Letters) only.

Examination Pattern

Stage examination at the State/UTs level will comprise of two papers: Mental Ability Test(MAT) which may consist of multiple-choice questions testing verbal and non-verbal meta-cognitive abilities like reasoning and c critical thinking. The questions in the test may be on analogy, classification, numerical series, pattern perception, hidden figure, etc. Scholastic Ability Test(SAT) which may consist of multiple-choice questions covering subjects namely, Science, Social studies, and Mathematics covering the syllabus as taught in Class 9 and 10. Candidates are advised to submit their Application Form along with attested documents one week before the last date of submission. For more information regarding NTSE examination stay tuned to Catalyser.in