NCERT NTSE 2016-17 National Talent Search Exam : Council of Educational Research & Training

Organization : National Council of Educational Research & Training (NCERT )
Competition Name : NTSE 2016-17 National Talent Search Examination
Applicable For : Class X Students
Applicable States/UT : All Over India
Application Last Date : To be notified by the respective State Form and it may vary from state to state

Website : https://www.ncert.nic.in/national-talent-examination.php?ln=
Notification : https://www.contest.net.in/uploads/15739-NTSE.pdf

National Talent Search Examination:

The National Talent Search Examination for students studying in Class X is meant to identify the nurture talent.

Related : NCERT NTSE 2015-16 National Talent Search Exam : www.contest.net.in/1442.html

Levels:
The examination is conducted every year at two levels:
** Stage-I (State Level) and
** Stage-II (National Level).

Scholarships:
About one thousand scholarships are awarded for different stages of education as follows:
(a) Scholarship of Rs.1250/- per month for Class-XI to XII.
(b) Scholarship of Rs.2000/- per month for Undergraduates and Post-graduates.
(c) Amount of Scholarship for Ph.D. is fixed in accordance with the UGC norms.

Reservation:
15% for students belonging to the SC category, 7.5% for students belonging to the ST category and 3% for Physically Challenged Group of Students.

Selection:
Stage-I, selection will be done by States/UTs and those who qualify Stage-I, will be eligible to appear for Stage-II examination, conducted by NCERT.

Qualifying Marks:
Qualifying marks for candidates from General category is 40% in each paper and for candidates from SC, ST and PH is 32% in each paper.

Language Test:
Qualifying in nature and marks obtained for Language Test will not be counted for final merit.

Important Dates:
Dates for submission of application form and conduct of examination, are given below

Stage-I (State) :
** Last Date for Submission of Application- To be notified by the respective State Form and it may vary from state to state
** Examination in Mizoram, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Andaman and Nicobar Islands -05th November, 2016 (Saturday)
** Examination in All other States and Union Territories -06tn November, 2016 (Sunday)
** Examination in Bihar and West Bengal -13th November, 2016 (Sunday)

Stage-II (National) :
Examination in All States and Union Territories- 14th May, 2017 (Sunday)

Eligibility:
All students of Class X studying in recognized schools are eligible to appear for the Stage -I examination, conducted by the States/UTs, in which the schools are located. There will be no domicile restriction.

Application Form:
** You may contact the State/UT Liaison officer for procuring application form. The completed application form should be signed by the Principal of the school much before the last date of submission. The candidate as well as the Principal of the school must adhere to the last date for Submission of the Application Form. Different states may have different last dates for submission.

** Please confirm from the Liaison Officer of your state, the address at which the completed forms are to be submitted. The address and contact number of the Liaison Officer of the States/UTs are available (State-wise) in the NCERT website www.ncert.nic.in. All queries related to application form should be directed to the State Liaison Officers (LOs).

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 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.