MCQ's NEET Practics Series 2020

NTSE Eligibility Criteria

• Students currently enrolled in class 10 from any recognized school/board including Sainik Schools, Kendriya Vidyalaya and Navodaya Vidyalaya were eligible to apply for stage 1 of NTSE exam 2020.
• States cannot impose domicile restrictions for stage 1, however, they may add additional eligibility conditions such as qualifying score of the previous class.
• Students studying from the open board, below 18 years of age, unemployed and appearing in class 10 for the first time are also eligible to appear for NTSE 2020 Stage 1.
• Only Indian students are allowed to appear for NTSE Stage 1 exam./li>
• Students studying outside India can directly appear in Stage 2 Exam.

NTSE Eligibility Criteria

• A student must have cleared class 9 with 50% for general candidates (with a relaxation of 40% for reserved categories) and currently enrolled in class 10.
• A student from the open board is also eligible to apply provided they must have scored 50% for general category (with the relaxation of 40% for reserved category) in their previous exams. They also must be below the age of 18 years.
• Candidates belonging to OBC (non-creamy) as listed in the central list will be treated as OBC here.
• Candidate must choose the district in accordance to the place of their residence.

NTSE Stage 2 Eligibility Criteria

• Students who qualify NTSE stage 1 state wise exam are eligible to sit for NTSE stage 2 exam.
• Every state releases a merit list of students qualified for national level stage 2 exam.
• Foreign nationals can directly apply for stage 2 exam. They are exempted from stage 1 exam.

Selection procedure of NTSE Exam

According to the NTSE exam pattern, the exam for stage 1 and 2 is a multiple choice test consisting of two parts.

• NTSE Stage- I conducted by the State / UT (usually in November) - FOR CLASS X STUDENTS
• NTSE Stage-II conducted at the National Level (usually in May) - FOR Stage-I Qualified Students only.

1. Stage-I : State level examination

The first level exam is the state level examination, which has two parts for nominating the required number of candidates for the second level test to be conducted by the DSERT.

• Part 1: MAT (Mental Ability Test)- It comprises 100 questions of 1 mark each aim at testing the logical and analytical ability of the child. It covers all the fundamental lessons of verbal and non-verbal reasoning.
• Part 2: SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test)- It also comprises of 100 questions divided into History, Civics, Geography, Economics, Maths, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. It aims at testing the subject knowledge of the child.

Those who get qualified an enter the Second Level National Exam. The results of the same will be out on March of the next year.

1. Stage-I : State level examination

Candidates acquiring more than the required percentage in the state level examination and standing within a specified number of top ranks (state quota) are eligible to appear for the national level examination (about top 4000 students from the entire country). The national level examination has two parts for nominating the required number of candidates for the interviews to be conducted by the NCERT in May:

• Part 1: MAT (Mental Ability Test) - It comprises 100 questions of 1 mark each aim at testing the logical and analytical ability of the child. It covers all the fundamental lessons of verbal and non-verbal reasoning.
• Part 2: SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test)- It also comprises of 100 questions divided into History, Civics, Geography, Economics, Maths, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. It aims at testing the subject knowledge of the child.