NTSE (National Talent Search Examination) 2012 Notification

NTSE (National Talent Search Examination) 2012 Notification

Attn: 8th class students of 2011 - 12

The notification for National Talent Search Exam 2012 (NTSE 2012) has been released. The following are the details.

About the Exam: NTSE is a very prestigious exam conducted by NTSE for Class VIII students. It identifies and rewards the top 1000 brightest minds of the country. Scholarships are awarded to these students – these endowments continue till the students complete their PhD. For more details about the exam please visit: http://time4ntse.com/aboutNTSE.htm

Other details as per the notification:

1. Scholarships: 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.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. The States/UTs will also conduct the selection test for National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme along with the Stage-I written examination for NTS.

5. Important Dates:

Stage	Area	Date
Stage 1 (State Level)	Last Date for submission of the form	31st August 2011
	Exam in Mizoram Meghalaya, Nagaland and Andaman and Nicobar	19th Nov 2011
	Exam in all other states and UT	20th Nov 2011
Stage 2 (National Level)	Exam in all states and UT	13th May 2012

6. Eligibility: 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.

7. 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.

8. State Quotas: Each State/Union Territory has been allotted a quota to recommend a specific number of candidates for the Stage II examination, the details of which will be made available on NCERT website. However, there will be no State/Union Territory Quota for the final award of scholarship after the Stage II examination. Reservation for SC, ST and physically challenged will be as notified in para 2 above.

9. Application Form: You may contact the State/UT Liaison officer for procuring application form. However, application form can be downloaded from NCERT website also.

10. The completed application form should be signed by Principal of the school. The candidate/Principal of the school must confirm the last date for submission of Application Form and where to submit it from the State/ UT liaison officer whose addresses are given in the end/NCERT website. Different states may have different last dates for submission of application forms. All queries relating to application forms should be made from State Liaison Officers (LOs). No application should be sent to NCERT.

11. Fees: States and Union Territories may notify the fee required which will be paid for the Stage-I examination. Therefore, before submitting the application form you may find out the fees charged for 2011 Stage-I Examination and also the mode of payment from the respective State Liaison Officers (LOs). However, NCERT does not charge any fee for Stage-II examination.

12. Announcement of Results: Results of the Stage-I examination will be declared by the respective State Governments/ Union Territories. Final result after the conduct of Stage-II examination will be declared by NCERT.

13. Indian Students Studying Abroad can appear directly for Stage II NTS Examination under conditions prescribed in the NTS brochure for class VIII which is available on the NCERT website. Candidates may fill up relevant items of the Application Form available on the NCERT website and send to the undersigned along with a photocopy of the mark sheet of previous examination latest by March 31, 2012.

Download the complete notification in pdf form: Click here

Form as released by the NCERT: Click here

List of Contact officer for first stage: Click here

Learn about NTSE preparatory course from T.I.M.E. Click here