NTSE Exam Syllabus 2020
National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) is a national level examination conducted by NCERT to identify and nurture the ignited and bright minds of the country. It is conducted for class X students and a scholarship is awarded to the selected candidates recognized as national talent.
NTSE Syllabus – MAT
Mental ability test (MAT) is conducted to analyze the overall potential of a student in terms of problem-solving and logical reasoning skills. It challenges their presence of mind within a specific time frame. These skill sets are scanned through a variety of questions related to data analytics, verbal and non-verbal reasoning, figure related problems, etc. It overall analyses the approach of a student to map and solve a particular problem and puts their thinking process to test. It is one of the major parameters to screen the candidates on the basis of their understanding and ability to comprehend.
NTSE has been conducting MAT to identify bright minds in the following domains:
| (1) Series | (2) Coding & Decoding |
| (3) Clocks & Calendar | (4) Alphabet Test |
| (5) Mathematical Operator 06_Blood Relation | (6) Blood Relation |
| (7) Number and Ranking | (8) Analogy |
| (9) Classification | (10) Water and Mirror Image |
| (11) Cube & Dice | (12) Puzzle Test |
| (13) Missing Character | (14) Direction Sense |
| (15) Venn Diagram | (16) Incomplete Figures |
| (17) Embedded Figures | (18) Paper Folding |
| (18) Paper Folding | (20) Non-verbal classification |
| (21) Non-verbal Analogy | (22) Non-verbal Figure partition |
NTSE Syllabus – SAT
Scholastic ability test (SAT): This section is designed to test the academic skills of a student and includes Mathematics, Science, and Social science.
NTSE Exam Syllabus for Science – Refer to your state books for phase 1
The NCERT prescribed syllabus for class IX and X is generally asked in NTSE stage I along with the topics that are specifically included in the state board syllabus of a particular state. Most of the states in India run NCERT books as a part of their IX and X curriculum but some states have their own state-specific books. You can get the state-specific content from ntseguru.in.It is important for an aspirant to acquaint himself with the preparation of the state-specific topics in order to crack NTSE stage I with a good score.
A vigorous and relevant study material made by experts for NTSE stage I including the detailed question bank specific to a particular state is available at NTSEguru for your help. Every minute detail is covered so as to provide the students with a complete preparation package and giving an extra edge to their ambitions.
However, stage II of NTSE completely emphasizes on the topics given in NCERT and deals with a detailed and deeper understanding of topics on a conceptual level.
Class IX
- PHYSICS
- Motion
- Force and Newton’s Laws of Motion
- Gravitation
- Floatation
- Sound
- CHEMISTRY
- Matter in our surroundings
- Is matter around us pure?
- Atoms and molecules
- Structure of atom
- BIOLOGY
- CELL: Fundamental unit of life
- The tissues
- Diversity in living organisms
- Why do we fall ill?
- Natural resources
- Improvement in food resources
Class X
- PHYSICS
- Electricity
- Magnetic effects of current
- Sources of energy
- LIGHT – REFLECTION AND REFRACTION
- THE HUMAN EYE AND THE COLOURFUL WORLD
- CHEMISTRY
- Chemical reactions
- Acids, bases and salts
- Metals and nonmetals
- Carbon and its compounds
- Periodic classification of elements
- BIOLOGY
- Life processes
- Control and co-ordination in animals and plants
- Control and co-ordination in animals
- How do organisms reproduce?
- Heredity and Evolution
- Our environment
- Sustainable management of natural resources
For more details download the NTSE Exam Syllabus 2020 in PDF format using the link given below.
