NTSE Odisha 2020

NTSE Odisha 2020 - SCERT, Odisha has released the official notification and application form of NTSE 2019-20 on scertodisha.nic.in. Odisha NTS Stage 1 Exam will be conducted on November 3, 2019 while the stage 2 exam will be conducted on May 10, 2020. Aspirants would be able to fill the NTSE application form from August 1, 2019. Students of Class 10th can apply for NTSE Odisha 2020 exam till August 25, 2019. There is no application fee for the NTSE exam. Odisha State Talent Search Exam conducts to offer NTSE scholarship on the basis of their marks in NTSE Stage II exam. Students who qualify the Odisha National Talent Search Examination will be called to appear in NTSE Stage II, to be conducted by NCERT, in June 2020. NTSE Exam is conducted by NCERT annually in two stages each year, stage 1 and 2. Read further for more details on NTSE Odisha 2020.

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NTSE Odisha Exam 2020- Overview

NTSE Odisha 2020 Important Dates

Students can check the NTSE important dates in the given table. NCERT has release the stage 1 & stage 2 exam dates-

NTSE Odisha 2020 Eligibility Criteria

• Students who are currently studying in class 10th during 2019-20 from any recognized schools of Odisha are eligible to participate in Odisha NTSE 2020.
• They have qualified the Class 10th annual examination with a minimum of 60% marks for students belonging to General, OBC and Economically Weaker Section (EWS) categories (55% for SC/ST/PH).
• Students of open distance learning (ODL) are also eligible for Odisha State Level National Talent Search Examination, provided their age is less than 18 years (as on 1st July 2020).
• Students must be unemployed and are appearing in Class 10th for the first time.

State Quota for Odisha

A total of 259 scholarships are reserved for Odisha state that will be further awarded according to below reservation percentages-

• SC- 15%
• OBC- 27%
• ST- 7.5%
• Economically Weaker Section (EWS)- 10%
• Physically Challenged- 4%

NTSE Odisha Application Form 2020

The NTSE 2020 application form for Odisha Stage 1 Exam has been released online on August 1, 2019. Eligible students should fill the online application form and submit the hard copy of the filled application to their respective schools. Candidates should follow the below given steps to submit the Odisha State Talent Search Exam applications

How to apply for NTSE Odisha 2020 Stage 1?

• Go to the official website of SCERT, Odisha, scertodisha.nic.in
• Click on the ‘Online application’ dialogue box and fill the required details
• Download and print a copy of your application form and submit the completely filled form at the principal’s office of your respective institution from where it will be submitted to the state liaison’s officer for Odisha NTSE.
• SOL (School of Open Learning) applications should submit their application directly to the state liaison officer.
• Applicants should save the application number to download the admit card of NTSE 2020.

Documents Required with NTSE Odisha 2020 Application

• Caste Certificate (OBC/SC/ST) issued by the concerned Tahsildar / Additional Tahsildar, if required
• Disability Certificate (Physically Handicapped) to be issued by District Medical Board, if required
• Economically Weaker Section (EWS) issued by the Tahsildar / Revenue Officer/ Additional Tahsildar, if required

NTSE Odisha Exam Fee- There is no application fee for Odisha NTSE 2020.

To check other pre-matric scholarships, check National Scholarship Portal 2019

NTSE Odisha 2020 Exam Pattern

• Odisha NTSE exam has two parts Mental Ability Test (MAT), Scholastic Ability Test (SAT).
• MAT and SAT both contain 100 questions each.
• There is no negative marking in NTSE Odisha 2020.
• Each question carries 1 mark each.
• The test duration is 120 minutes or 2 hours.
• The questions asked in MAT will be based analogy, classification, numerical series, pattern perception, hidden figures.
• In SAT papers, questions will be asked from Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics, History, Political Science, Geography and Economics

Refer the given table for qualifying marks

NTSE Odisha 2020 Syllabus

SERT doesn't specify any NTSE Syllabus for State Level NTS Examination. However, students have to prepare their Class 9th & Class 10th syllabus while preparing for Odisha NTSE. Some important topics of NTSE Syllabus-

NTSE Odisha 2020 Hall Ticket

Applicants will be able to download the admit card of NTSE Odisha 2020 from the official website of SCERT, Odisha from October 20, 2019. Students will need their application number and date of birth/ password to download the admit card. NTSE hall ticket or admit card is a mandatory document that every student must possess during the exam day. The admit card will contain the exam centre details and roll number.

Previous Year's NTSE Odisha Question Papers

Preparing from the NTSE question papers is an unbeatable preparation strategy. Hence, students should download the NTSE Odisha previous year papers that are available here. These question papers can also be treated as sample papers for Odisha State Talent Search Exam. Students get familiar with the examination pattern, subject of the questions, time duration of the exam etc by solving the previous year papers. Students can download the previous year papers from the below link-

How to Prepare for NTSE Odisha 2020 (Stage 1 )?

Students should follow the simple and easy NTSE Preparation tips to qualify the stage 1. Follow these tips to score high in the NTSE Odisha 2020 exam

1. Know the Stage I pattern and syllabus of NTSE examination. The pattern of NTSE Stage 1 is different for different states. Hence, read the above section of pattern and syllabus to know what to prepare for NTSE Odisha exam. Also, refer the right NTSE 2020 Books to complete the syllabus.
2. Make a smart study schedule. After getting the entire details, students should smartly divide their time so that they prepare each subject with equal devotion and concentration.
3. Create notes and flashcards. While studying for the NTSE Odisha exam, students should make hand-written short notes of important facts and points so that they can understand the concepts easily.
4. Revise Constantly- Revision is a very important part of the preparation strategy. Students retain the details for a longer period by revising the important facts. Short notes are the best to revise the prepared syllabus.

NTSE Odisha 2020 Answer key

The exam conducting authority will release the official answer key for Odisha NTSE 2020 on the official website of SCERT, Bhubaneswar. The answer keys will be released one month after the exam conduction. However, a few coaching institutes also release the NTSE answer keys straight after the exam. Students can evaluate their performance in the NTSE examination with the held of the answer keys.

NTSE Odisha 2020 Result

SCERT, Bhubaneswar will release the result of NTSE Stage 1 exam in the last week of January 2020. Candidates who will qualify the NTSE Odisha stage 1 will be called to appear in Stage 2 examination. The result list mentions the name of provisionally selected candidates for stage 2 exam. The NTSE 2020 result will be released in the form of merit list. NTSE Stage 2 Result will be announced by NCERT in September 2020.

NTSE Odisha 2020 Selection Process

• Eligible students have to appear in Stage 1 of NTSE and pass the same with a minimum of 40% marks in each paper i.e. MAT & SAT separately to get shortlisted for Stage 2 Exam. The minimum qualifying marks for SC/ST/PH is 32% marks.
• Students have to obtain a minimum of 40% marks in MAT & SAT (32% marks for SC/ST/PH) in NTSE Stage 2 Result to get shortlisted in final merit list.
• Only stage 2 qualifiers will receive the final NTSE Scholarships.

NTSE Odisha 2020 Cut off

The Odisha NTSE 2020 cut off will be released along with the result. Students should attain the Odisha NTSE Cut off that is the minimum qualification score in exam to get shortlisted for Stage 2 exam. Below check the previous year NTSE Odisha cut off-

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NTSE Odisha Previous Year's Cut Off

NTSE Scholarships 2020

Students selected through NTSE Odisha Exam will compete for merit-based scholarships at NTSE 2020. Every year, 2000 scholarships are distributed by the national conducting body NCERT.

NTSE Scholarship Amount Details-