NSTSE Exam 2022 - Dates, Eligibility, Syllabus, Pattern, Result

NSTSE Exam 2023- Unified Council conducts the National Level Science Talent Search Examination or NSTSE for the students of class 2 to 12. NSTSE exam 2023 applications will be accepted in online mode on the official website: unifiedcouncil.com. After registration, they will have to pay the requisite fee in online mode.  

More about NSTSE 2023 Exam

• The exam will be held on in online and offline mode. The exam in offline mode will be held on December 12 and 16, 2022. The online exam will be held on December 18, 2022. 
• It is a 60-minute long exam to test the analytical thinking ability of students which comprises objective-type questions with no negative marking. 
• NSTSE 2023 hall ticket for Individual Applicants will be released in online mode.
• NSTSE result 2023 will tentatively be released in March 2023. .

The topper of NSTSE 2023 (among all classes) will be awarded a cash prize of Rs. 2,00,000. Each of the top 3 students of every class is given a Tablet PC, a Memento and a Medal. Those obtaining ranks 4 to 10 and 11 to 40 of each class, will receive a cash prize of Rs. 3000 and Rs. 1000 each respectively. 

The top 100 rankers are all awarded a Britannica Kids Online Subscription worth Rs. 2500, a Medal and a Certificate of Appreciation. Apart from the above, there will be more awards for state toppers, and consolidation prizes. All candidates who appear for the examination will get Participation certificates.

• As per NSTSE eligibility criteria, students studying classes II to X are eligible to apply for the exam.
• Students of class XI and XII (either PCB or PCM) can appear for NSTSE 2023 exam. However, there is no exam for PCMB group of 10+2.

Mode of Application : Online and Offline

Mode of Payment : Net Banking | Credit Card | Debit Card | Demand Draft

NSTSE 2023 registration process is of two types. It can be done individually by students for which one has to register online and pay online via net banking, debit card or credit card. The other way is to register through schools. 

Here, the NSTSE application form 2023 can be collected from the school, filled and submitted there itself. For this, students have to make payment as directed by the school. After this, the school will send the fee for all students appearing from the school via Demand Draft (DD).

Registration Link: Click here to fill NSTSE registration form 2023. 

Here's the step by step process to register for NSTSE exam 2023:

• Visit the official website- www.unifiedcouncil.com
• Now, read all the details and choose the option for which a candidate needs to register.
• Click on the respective link of registration.
• Now fill the details correctly and submit the details.
• After registration, pay the requisite fee online.

Application Fees

All questions in NSTSE 2023 are objective-type, with a different question paper for each class. There will be no negative marking for incorrect or unattempted answers. The exam for each class will be held for 60 minutes (1 hour).

Students of class 3 to 12 have to answer the section on Critical Thinking along with the other sections which test them on the basis of reasoning, strategic planning and application, decision making, objective/ subjective analysis as well as logical and inductive reasoning. Maths and Science will be based on 75% of the syllabus of CBSE. It is also suitable for students studying in ICSE/ ISC or any other State Board.

NSTSE Exam Pattern 2023

NSTSE 2023 Hall ticket for Individual candidates will be released online. Students need to enter their registration details to download the NSTSE hall ticket. All students should bring their admit card while appearing for the examination.

Here are the steps to download NTSE hall ticket 2023

• Click here to visit the official link.
• Enter the student's reference number in the login window.
• Click on the search button.
• NTSE 2023 hall ticket will open on the screen.
• Take printout of it to carry to the exam hall.

• The Unified Council will release the official answer key and solution of the NSTSE 2023 exam.
• The answer keys will be available on the official website.
• They can also report for the discrepancy in the answer key in online mode.

Previous Year's answer key

• Click here to download the answer key for the paper code UN464.
• Click here to download the answer key for the paper code UN465.

The result of NSTSE 2023 will be declared in March 2023, tentatively. Students who opted for the student’s Performance Report will be provided with the following information:

• Answers that a candidate chose for questions in NSTSE 2023.
• Correct answers to all questions
• Marks obtained by a student in each subject
• Subject-wise and overall rank at the national level
• Average marks of all the students in all subjects
• Highest marks in the group
• Analysis of each question
• Skill analysis of a student