NTSE Exam 2023 (National Talent Search Examination) is an Indian national scholarship program. This program is an annual national-level scholarship exam in India that identifies and recognizes students with exceptional intellect and academic ability. The NTSE aims to provide scholarships to students interested in pursuing further science or social studies education. Students can continue their studies in their chosen fields through scholarships. Moreover, students will be given NTSE scholarships depending on their total achievement in both stages of the examination.
NTSE is conducted by the National Council of Education Research and Training (NCERT) for students in 10th grade. Every year, around 50 lakh students apply for this program. However, around 2000 students receive the scholarship. This examination covers Social Science, Science, Medicine, Engineering, Management, and Law.
Students of Indian nationality are eligible to participate in the program. It aids kids in expanding their mental abilities and sharpening their wits. Since NCERT conducts the program to acknowledge bright students by granting a monthly scholarship, this aid is available up to the Ph.D. level for degrees in Social Sciences, Basic Sciences, and Commerce. But only up to Post Graduation level for professional courses like Engineering, Medicine, Management, and Law.
As stated, the Central Government provides financial assistance to NTSE scholars during their schooling. For each level of education, the Government offers around 2000 scholarships. These are the stages:
| Standard | Stipend |
| XI to XII | Rs. 1250/- per month |
| Undergraduates (UG) and postgraduates (PG) | Rs. 2000/- per month |
| Ph.D | To be determined by UGC |
| Organization | National Council of Education Research and Training (NCERT) |
| Exam Name | National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) |
| Total Scholarships | To be declared later |
| Exam Date | To be declared later |
| Application Mode | Online and Offline mode |
| Exam Mode | Offline (Pen and paper-based) |
| Selection Process | NTSE Stage 1 (State Level) and NTSE Stage 2 (National Level) |
| Educational Qualification | Students in 10th grade |
| Age Limit | Below 18 years |
| Stipend | Rs. 1250/- for the XI and XII standard students. Rs. 2000/- for the UG students. |
| Official Website | https://ncert.nic.in/national-talent-examination.php |
NTSE 2023 official notification is not released yet. It is expected that the NCERT will declare the official notification soon. Candidates meeting the criteria and appearing must check the official website to get regular updates. Applicants can refer to the previous year’s notification for reference:
NTSE-Exam-NotificationThe NTSE Exam 2023 is expected to be conducted soon. The expected dates for the NTSE Stage 1 and 2 exams are mentioned in the table below.
| Important Event | Tentative Dates |
| NTSE Notification 2023 | September 2023 |
| Registration Starts | September 2023 |
| Registration Ends | October 2023 |
| NTSE Admit Card release | October 2023 |
| NTSE Exam Date (Stage 1 and Stage 2) | November 2023 (1st Sunday of November) |
| NTSE Result | To be declared later |
| NTSE Score Card | To be declared later |
Although, applicants can fill out an application online or offline. Different states will release the application form independently. Thus, the deadline for applying varies from state to state. Also, for Indian students studying in their native country versus Indian students studying abroad, the application process differs. The specifics are listed below.
Following are the steps/procedure to apply for the NTSE exam –
Download Registration Form
Candidates may obtain an Application Form through the Liaison Officer’s office as well.
The authorities suggest applicants fill out the NTSE application form manually.
– Also, the applicant must get the application form NTSE attested by their Principal.
– Applicant must pay the application cost set by the state/UT.
– Candidates can mail their Application Forms to the Liaison Office or in person at the liaison officer’s address.
The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) does not charge an application fee for the NTSE Exam. The National Level Examination will not require candidates to pay an entry fee. However, the state government can charge a fee for students who apply for the NTSE. Therefore, the respective States and UT determine the Aspirant’s application fees.
Candidates who want to sit for the scholarship exam must meet the NCERT’s qualifying requirements. In addition, each State and UT lists its own NTSE Eligibility Criteria, including academic qualifications, age restrictions, and minimum qualifying marks. After qualifying for the NTSE Exam 2023, only candidates who meet the eligibility criteria will get the scholarship. Nationality, educational qualification, age limit, reservation, and many other factors are among them. Details on NTSE eligibility for stage I and stage II exams 2023 are discussed here.
The NTSE Stage I examination has an upper age limit of 18 years for Indian candidates and students of Indian origin studying abroad. Therefore, a candidate must be below 18 years to be eligible for NTSE 2023.
All the aspirants must be studying in the 10th standard of a government or private school in India. To be eligible for the NTSE 2023 exam, the candidate must achieve a minimum of 60% aggregate marks or an equivalent grade in each academic year. However, the minimum qualifying marks are different for the reserved category candidates. Here is a list of required minimum marks for the general category and the reserved category candidates in the 9th grade.
| Name of State | Min. Marks for Reserved Category | Min. Marks for General Category |
| Delhi | 55% | 60% |
| Punjab | 55% | 71% |
| Assam | 32% | 40% |
| Maharashtra | 55% | 60% |
| West Bengal | 40% | 50% |
| Rajasthan | 55% | 50% |
| Bihar | – | 60% |
| Uttar Pradesh | 44% | 55% |
| Odisha | 55% | 60% |
| Haryana | – | 55% |
| Himachal Pradesh | 55% | 60% |
| Chandigarh | 56% | 61% |
| Manipur | 55% | 60% |
| Madhya Pradesh | 32% | 40% |
| Uttarakhand | 55% | 60% |
| Tamil Nadu | – | 60% |
| Kerala | – | 55% |
| Jharkhand | 40% | 55% |
| Chandigarh | 56% | 61% |
| Goa | 55% | 70% |
| Jammu & Kashmir | 55% | 60% |
| Puducherry | – | 60% |
| Gujarat | – | 55% |
Candidates who are preparing for the NTSE 2023 must be citizens of India. All Indian citizens in the 10th grade in any Indian or international school are eligible to apply. Indian students studying abroad can take the NTSE stage 2 exam right away.
Candidates can have the NTSE Admit Card around a week before from the NCERT or the Education Department for the Stage-1 exam. The NCERT will provide the Stage-2 admit card on its official website before the Stage-2 exam. Only those applicants who passed the Stage-1 examination will get the Stage-2 admission card. Candidates can download the NTSE 2023 Admit Card by logging in using their login credentials.
Admit cards for the NTSE 2023 are not released yet. All eligible candidates need to download the admit card before the examination. The NCERT will declare an official notice regarding the date of the Stage-1 and Stage-2 exams. The NTSE Admit Card has a lot of information on it. NTSE 2023 Admit Card will have Candidate’s Name, Photograph, Test Center, Signature, Roll Number, Address, and Test Schedule.
After successfully downloading the Admit Card, a candidate needs to check whether the details printed on the Admit Card are correct or not. If the NTSE 2023 Examination admit cards are not accessible on the website, the applicant should contact the NCERT.
The NTSE 2023 admit card will be available three weeks before the exam. Candidates who have successfully applied will get the NTSE Admit Card 2023. To obtain the NTSE 2023 admit card from the official website, follow the processes outlined below:
NTSE 2023 exam centers will be declared by NCERT with official notification. There are two stages in the exam. Stage 1 is expected to be conducted in the schools of the candidates. Therefore, the candidates need not go anywhere for the Stage 1 exam. However, the stage 2 exam will be in the mentioned exam centers declared by the NCERT. Exam centers are located in every State and UT. NTSE 2023 exam centers for stage 2 are mentioned in the table below.
| State | Exam Centers |
| Arunachal Pradesh | KV No 2, Itanagar, Chimpu Post, AP |
| Assam | KV CRPF 9 Mile Amerigog, Kamrup, Guwahati |
| Manipur | KV No 1, Lamphelpat, Imphal |
| Meghalaya | KV, Happy Valley, Shillong |
| Mizoram | KV, Project Pushpak Zemabawk, Aizawl |
| Nagaland | KV, CRPF Camp, Lerie Hill, Kohima, Nagaland |
| Tripura | KV (GC) CRPF, Adarani, Salbagan, Agartala |
| Sikkim | KV, Post Tadong, Middil, Siyari, Gangtok |
| West Bengal | KV, Ballygunge, Circular Road, Kolkata |
| Odisha | KV No 1, Unit 9, Near Ram Mandir, Bhubaneswar |
| Bihar | KV No 1, Lohiya Nagar, Near Heart Hospital, Kankarbagh, Patna |
| Jharkhand | KV CCL, Rajendra Nagar, Ranchi |
| Chhattisgarh | KV No 2, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Nagar, Sector 4, Raipur |
| Madhya Pradesh | KV No 1, Opp Central India Flour Mill, Hoshangabad Road, Bhopal |
| Uttar Pradesh | KV, Lucknow Cantt |
| Uttar Pradesh | KV, New Cantt, VD Road, Allahabad |
| Uttarakhand | KV ONGC, Kaulagarh Road, Dehradun |
| Himachal Pradesh | KV, Dharamshala Cantt, Kangra |
| Haryana | KV No 1, AFS, Sector 14, Old Delhi Road, Gurugram |
| Punjab and Chandigarh UT | KV, ASF High Grounds, Chandigarh |
| Jammu and Kashmir UT | KV No 1, Gandhinagar, Jammu |
| Delhi | KV No 3, Ringroad, Near Seema Sadak Bhawan |
| Rajasthan | KV No 1, Bajaj Nagar, Opp Tonk Phatak, Jaipur |
| Gujrat | KV No 1, Near Police Commissioner’s Office, Shahi Baug, Ahmedabad |
| Maharashtra | KV, Bhandup, LBS Marg, Kanjurmarg West |
| Maharashtra | KV, BEG, Near Deccan College, Pune |
| Karnataka | KV, ASC Center, Victoria Road, Bangalore, Karnataka |
| Tamil Nadu and Puducherry | KV, IIT Campus, Chennai |
| Kerala | KV No 3, Port Trust, Willingdon Island, Kochi, Ernakulam |
| Andhra Pradesh | KV, Gandhi Gram Post, Malkapuram, Visakhapatnam |
| Telangana | KV No 1, Langer House, Golconda, Hyderabad |
| Goa | KV, INS Madovi, Panjim |
| Lakshadweep | KV, Kavaratti |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli | KV, Government High School Campus, Silvassa |
| Andaman and Nicobar Island | KV No 2, Raksha Vihar, Minnie Bay |
Students should know the NTSE exam paper pattern for acing the exam. The NTSE 2023 exam pattern is similar for both stages. However, the difficulty level in Stage 2 is higher than the Stage 1. Here are all the details related to the NTSE exam pattern mentioned here.
The examination has multiple-choice questions. For both stage 1 and stage 2, the NTSE exam pattern is the same. The Mental Ability Test (MAT) assesses students’ problem-solving and thinking abilities. Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) consists of science, political science, maths, history, geography, and economics questions. The exam patterns of both Stages 1 & 2 are as follows.
The appropriate State/UT authorities conduct Stage-1 at the state/UT level. Applicant must answer the paper in one of two languages: English or Hindi. At this point, each correct answer receives one mark, and there is no negative marking. The paper has two sections: The Mental Ability Test (MAT) is the first part of the test. This section offers issues that require analytical and logical reasoning. This portion assesses the candidate’s evaluating, thinking, discriminating, and visualizing abilities. This section has a total of 100 questions to be answered. The Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) is the second part of the test. There are 100 questions in this section from Social Science, Mathematics, Science, and English Language. This component assesses the student’s ability to read, interpret, evaluate, and have general knowledge of the subjects.
| Part of the exam | MAT | SAT |
| Total number of questions | 100 | 100 |
| Total marks | 100 | 100 (Social Science – 40 Science – 40 Math – 20) |
| Total duration | 2 hours or 120 minutes | 2 hours or 120 minutes |
| Marking system | 1 mark for each correct answer. No negative marking. | 1 mark for each correct answer. No negative marking. |
| Approx. qualifying marks | 40% for General and OBC categories. 35% for SC, ST, and PWD categories. | 40% for General and OBC categories. 35% for SC, ST, and PWD categories. |
The NTSE Stage 2 is held nationally when students shortlisted from Stage-I (State-level) exams compete for a scholarship. Like in Stage 1, the paper is in two parts: MAT and SAT. The MAT and the SAT will have 100 questions (Maths: 20, Science: 40, Social Science: 40). Both examinations take 2 hours or 120 minutes to complete. There are no negative points. Only applicants who pass both of the papers will be considered for merit. The qualified will be chosen based on cumulative MAT and SAT scores, and judged on merit.
| Part of the exam | MAT | SAT |
| Total number of questions | 100 | 100 |
| Total marks | 100 | 100 (Social Science – 40 Science – 40 Math – 20) |
| Total duration | 2 hours or 120 minutes | 2 hours or 120 minutes |
| Marking system | 1 mark for each correct answer. No negative marking. | 1 mark for each correct answer. No negative marking. |
| Approx. qualifying marks | 40% for General and OBC categories. 35% for SC, ST, and PWD categories. | 40% for General and OBC categories. 35% for SC, ST, and PWD categories. |
As explained before, the NCERT conducts NTSE to find the most intelligent individuals from the country. As the program is for 10th students, most of the NTSE Syllabus is from Social Science, Science, and Mathematics. Since there are two different stages, the syllabus/ topic is mentioned accordingly.
Verbal Reason: Analogy, Puzzle Test, Direction Sense Test, Analytical Reasoning. Classification, Logical Venn diagrams, Mathematical operations, Arithmetical reasoning test, Series, Logical sequence of words, Blood relations, Series completion test, Coding-Decoding, Problems on clocks, Verification of truth of the statement, Inserting a missing character, and Alphabet Test
Non-Verbal Reason: Classification, Transparent paper folding, Dot fixing situation, Analogy, Analytical Reasoning, Embedded figure, Water images, Problems on cubes and dice, Series, Incomplete Figures, and also, Folding Papercutting
Quadratic Equations, Surface Areas and Volumes, Statistics and Probability, Coordinate Geometry, Square Roots and Cube Roots, Arithmetic Progressions, Linear Equations in Two Variables, Introduction to Euclid’s Geometry, CirclesPolynomials, Real Numbers, Quadrilateral, Number Systems, Triangles, Parallelogram, Direct and Inverse Variation, Trigonometry, Simple and Compound Interest, Rational Numbers, and also PercentageArithmetic
Geography: India and its Neighbors, The motion of the Earth, Indian Physiographic Division, Internal Structure of the Earth and Rocks, Resources and Development, Natural Vegetation, Solar System, Major Domains and landforms, Maps and Globe, Climate – India and World, Drainage in India, Atmosphere, Agriculture, Our Country – India, Water Resources, Population, as well as Biosphere.
Civic: Local and State Government, Judiciary, Indian Government, and then, Indian Constitution.
History: Maurya Empire, Mughal Empire, Industrial Revolution, Indian Freedom Struggle, French Revolution, Early Medieval Period, Early States, Medieval Architecture and Culture, British Raj, Popular Movements and Social Reforms, Introduction and Sources of Ancient Indian History, UN and International Agencies, Nationalism in Various Countries, World History World War I and II, Conquerors from Distant Lands, Indus Valley Civilization, New Empires and Kingdoms, Jainism and Buddhism, as well as Vedic Period
Physics: Measurements, Light and Sound, Source of Energy, The Universe, Work and Energy, Magnetism and Electricity, Motion and Force.
Chemistry: Periodic Classification of Elements, Fibers and Plastics, Carbon and its Compounds, Structure of Atom, Metals, Non-metals, Acid, Bases Salt, Physical and Chemical Changes.
Biology: Micro-organisms, Life Processes, Reproduction, Food Production and Management, Diversity in Living Organisms, Plant and Animal Nutrition, Heredity and Evolution, Water, Air, Soil, Some Common Diseases, Our Environment, Cellular Level of Organisation, Human Body
NTSE 2023 results and cutoffs will be available on the official website of the NCERT. Once the exam is over, the candidate can go to that website and check the individual results. After successfully conducting the NTSE Stage 1 exam, the NCERT will publish the result. After that, the qualified students will take the NTSE Stage 2 exam. Students who qualify in both stages and score minimum marks will be selected as per their merit.
NTSE 2023 is not conducted this year. Once the exam is conducted, the result will be published after the exam. There are two stages of the exam. Hence, the final merit list will be published after conducting both stages.
To check the final result, students must follow the below instructions.
The Cut-Off marks are the minimum marks students must get to pass the exam. The individual states and UTs will announce the cut-off marks for the Stage 1 exam. NCERT will announce the final merit list mark after completing the Stage 2 examination. The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) will release category and subject-specific cut-off marks.
Stage 1 expected cut-off marks:
| Category | Expected Cut-off |
| General | 65% |
| OBC | 60% |
| SC | 55% |
| ST | 55% |
| PWD | 50% |
Stage 2 Expected cut-off marks:
| Category | Cut-Off Marks |
| SC | 122 marks |
| ST | 113 marks |
| SC (Physical Handicapped – Orthopedic) | 71 marks |
| SC (Physical Handicapped – Hearing Impaired) | 87 marks |
| ST (Physical Handicapped – Orthopaedic) | 90 marks |
| ST (Physical Handicapped – Hearing Impaired) | 81 marks |
| General | 150 marks |
| General (Physical Handicapped – Orthopaedic) | 111 marks |
| General (Physical Handicapped – Hearing Impaired) | 78 marks |
| General (Physical Handicapped – Visually Impaired) | 101 marks |
If you qualify for the NTSE exams in all the stages, there are some vital advantages for the students. Here we will narrow down a few significant traits of being an NTSE Scholar:
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The National National Talent Search Exam (NTSE) procedure in 2023 consists of two stages of exams. The first is Stage 1, and the second is Stage 2. Eligible candidates can apply for the stipend mentioned in the official notification. Candidates who will qualify in the Stage 1 exam will be shortlisted to appear on the Stage 2 exam. Candidates who will qualify for the Stage 2 exam will be shortlisted for the scholarship according to their merit.
The maximum age limit to apply for the NTSE 2023 is 18. Candidates who are below 18 years old can apply for the NTSE 2023. Candidates aged 18 years or above should not apply for this NTSE 2023.
The minimum qualification required to be eligible for the NTSE 2023 is 10th grade. Candidates who passed the 9th standard exam and are studying in the 10th standard are eligible to take the NTSE 2023.
The NTSE 2023 is not conducted yet. Therefore, the results and cutoff marks of the NTSE 2023 are not published.
No, the exam patterns(total questions, question marking, time, negative marking, etc.) for NTSE Stage 1 and NTSE Stage 2 are identical. The syllabus for these two stages of NTSE 2023 is the same. However, the difficulty level of the questions increases in the NTSE Stage 2 exam compared to the NTSE Stage 1 exam.
It rarely occurs when a student does not receive his/ her hall ticket. To find out why they didn’t get the NTSE Admit Card 2023, students should contact the Liaison officer/School Administration. There may be some issues with the application process. The student can also contact the NSERT dirctly via email.
The scholarship amount for Class 11-12 is NR 1250 per month, INR 2000 per month for UG and PG levels. Indeed, the authority determines the scholarship amount according to the UGC guidelines.