National Talent Search Examination
Directorate of Secondary Education, Assam has released the official notification of State Level (Stage-I) of National Talent Search (NTS) Examination for the year 2021-2022. Interested students studying in Class-X can apply online for this examination.
National Talent Search scheme is a flagship activity of National Council of Educational Research & Training (NCERT). The purpose of the scheme is to identify the talented students and nurture their talent on the basis of examination conducted Scholarship will be awarded as per NCERT Rules.
NTSE Assam Details
Name of exam: National Talent Search Examination (NTSE)
Academic session: 2021-2022
Awarded by: National Council of Educational Research & Training (NCERT)
No of scholarship for Assam: 202
Class: 10th standard
Application method: Online
Official website: https://ncert.nic.in/national-talent-examination.php
Category-wise reservation:
Category | Reservation |
SC | 15% |
ST | 7.5% |
OBC-NCL | 27% |
EWS | 10% |
PWD | 4% |
Value of NTSE Assam Scholarship
The values of scholarship for National Talent Search (NTS) Examination are as given below
Class |
Scholarship Amount |
Class XI to XII |
Rs 1250/- per month |
UG & PG Course |
Rs 2000/- per month |
PhD Course |
As per UGC Guidelines |
Eligibility Criteria of National Talent Search Examination
Age Limit/ ODL: Students registered under Open and Distance Learning (ODL) are also eligible for scholarship provided the students are below the age of 18 years (as on 1st July of that particular year) the students is not employed and they are appearing in class X for the first time.
Selection Process of NTSE Assam Exam
There will be two stages of selection process far the award of this scholarship.
# Stage-l (State Level), selection will be done by State /UTs and those who qualify Stage-I will be eligible to appear In the Stage-II (National Level) examination, conducted by NCERT.
# State level qualifying marks for candidates from General category is 40% in each paper and for candidates from SC, ST, PH is 32% in each paper.
# This is an OMR based examination. Each question shall carry one mark each in both the papers. There will be no negative marking in either of the tests.
Question Paper | Subject | Total Marks |
Paper-l | Mental Ability Test (MAT) | 100 Marks |
Paper-lI | Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) | 100 Marks |
# Previous years’ question papers are also available in the ‘Bidyarthi’ app.
NTSE Assam Examination Fee 2021
UR/ OBC |
Rs 250/- |
SC/ ST |
Rs 225/- |
PWD/ EWS |
Rs 220/- |
Payment Mode |
Debit/Credit card, Internet Banking |
Medium of NTSE Exam
# The tests will be available in the following languages: Asamiya, Bangla, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Malayalam, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.
# The candidate has to mention his option regarding the language in which he/she want to take the test in the application form. Accordingly, the question booklet in that language shall be made available to the candidate at the centre. After exercising this option, no request for the change of medium will be entertained.
How to Apply for NTSE Assam Scholarship ?
The application process of National Talent Search (NTS) Examination has been made ONLINE. Students have to download the ‘Bidyarthi’ app from the Play store of Android phone.
Moreover, they can apply through Govt. of Assam official website www.madhyamik.assam.gov.in .
# Scroll down, go to Important Web-Links section .
# Click on the “Online Application” and complete the registration process by clicking “Register Now”.
# In the next stage, fill your all personal and educational details and upload necessary documents.
# At the end, submit the form.
Important Dates of National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) Assam 2021
# Starting date of submission of application form: 1st October 2021
# Last date of submission of application form: 20th November 2021
# Date of Examination: December 2021 or January 2022 (Tentative)
# Date of issue of E-admit Cards: To be updated later
Important Web-Links of NTSE Assam Scholarship
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