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NTSE Class 10 Syllabus and Exam Pattern-2014

The National Talent Search Examination is conducted for students studying at the Class X level. The examination

consists of two tests:

1. Mental Ability Test (MAT)

2. Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)

There is no prescribed syllabus for NTSE. The test will be conducted on the basis of NCERT syllabus of 10th class. The test will have Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Social Science & Mental Ability subjects. NTSE Stage 1 (State level) Important Dates: Last date for submission of 01-09-2014 application with fee to the concerned Head Master of the school Exam Date: 2nd November-2014 (10.00 AM- 1.00 PM) Medium of Exam: Telugu/English/ Hindi /Urdu Duration of 1 test (SAT + MAT): 180 minutes Expected Model:

Paper Subject No. of Questions Marks Allocation

SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test)

Mathematics 20 20

Physics 12 12

Chemistry 11 11

Biology 12 12

Social Science 35 35

MAT (Mental Abilty Test) Mental Ability 50 50

English Language 40 40

Total 180 180

The questions in the MAT and SAT are multiple-choice type. Each question has four alternatives. You have to select

one correct answer from the given alternatives and mark its number in the answer-sheet. Each correct answer carries

one mark. Thus, the total score in a test is equal to the number of questions answered correctly by you

This section is conducted to judge how much of text-book knowledge you have gained. As India doesn't has any single

unified board system, NCERT has not prescribed any particular syllabus for the State Level Examination or for

National Level Examination.

You can expect questions that are asked at the National Level (Stage-II) to be standard of Classes IX and X level.

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NTSE Stage 2 (National level)

Exam Date: May

Medium of Exam: English/ Hindi

Duration of 1 test (SAT + MAT): 180 minutes

Paper Subject No. of Questions Marks Allocation

SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test)

Mathematics 20 20

Physics 12 12

Chemistry 12 12

Biology 11 11

Social Science 35 35

All of above 10 10

MAT (Mental Abilty Test) Mental Ability 50 50

Lanuage Comprehension 50 50

Total 200 200

NTSE syllabus for MAT(50 M):This test is given to you to judge your power of reasoning, ability to think, ability to

judge, evaluate or discriminate, ability to visualize in the space, spatial orientation, etc. A variety of questions(numeric,

visual and verbal)for example-Direction and orientation, analogies, classification, sequences & series, pattern

perception, hidden figures, coding decoding, block assembly, problem solving, geometry, odd one out, venn diagram

and puzzles etc. are used for this purpose.

Language Test for (40 M)

Language Test is designed to judge the power of reading comprehension, logical sequencing; interpretative, evaluative,

predictive and creative components of language. The candidates may please carefully note that language test is to be

attempted either in English or in Hindi (as per option of the candidate) in the national level NTSE.

NTSE syllabus for Maths (SAT)

Maths takes 20 questions and is part of SAT test in NTSE exam. The maths syllabus is for class 6 to 10. The major

topics in maths include geometry, number systems, algebra, mensuration, profit and loss.

Geometry: NTSE syllabus includes topics like lines and angles, quardilaterals, triangles and circles. You may be asked

questions like finding the missing angles, formula based questions on area and perimeters of triangles and quardilaterals

etc. Every year, 4 8 questions in Maths come from Geometry syllabus alone.

Algebra: NTSE syllabus includes topics like polynomials and linear equations in one and two variable, AP/GP. Every

year about 4 questions come from Algebra syllabus and include questions like solving a story based puzzle using linear

equations, solving for x in a polynomial expression etc.,

Mensuration: NTSE syllabus includes questions on 2d and 3d shapes. Most questions challenge you to push your

analytical thinking and reasoning abilities rather than pure book formula. The course again stays till class 10 syllabus

and not beyond.

Number system: NTSE syllabus includes topics like integers, real numbers, prime numbers, factors, HCF, LCM,

factors, simplifications etc. Every year, 2 6 questions in Maths are from number systems. The syllabus here is vast but

care is taken to test conceptual understanding rather than formula knowledge.

Profit & loss: NTSE syllabus is a relatively vast one. This includes topics like profit and loss, simple interest,

compound interest, time, speed, percentage, graph and data interpretation. This involves formula based questions but

the number of questions from this topic may not be too many.

NTSE syllabus for Social Science (SAT) Social Science: In NTSE is part of SAT and has 35 questions. Subjects like

history, civics, geography, economics and general awareness are all part of Social Science syllabus.

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History: Syllabus for NTSE includes syllabus covered in NCERT text books in class 8, 9 and 10. Topics like ancient

civilizations, Maurya dynasty, Mughal kingdom, revolt of 1857 and Indian freedom struggle are key. Though some of

these topics will be covered only in later part of class 8, they are still important part of NTSE syllabus.

Civics: Syllabus for NTSE will have questions on local government, legislative assembly, elections in India and our

government structure, judiciary, fundamental rights, India's key foreign policy initiatives including NAM etc are often

asked. The questions here are a lot of about your awareness of your country and its government's structure and policies.

So reading of news papers will help a lot .

Geography: NTSE syllabus has Indian and world geography covered. Questions from natural vegetation, wildlife,

physical divisions of India, Industries, hydrosphere, landforms created by wind and water etc are asked.

Economics: Syllabus for NTSE include questions that evaluate your awareness of current systems including type of

economies, type of banks, bank deposits, role of banks in the system. These may not have been officially taught in your

classes but are very much part of our daily lives.

General awareness in NSTE is a small section.

The syllabus includes specific state related topics, recent happenings, political events at National and International

scale, awards, sports etc.,

NTSE Class 10 Syllabus and Exam Pattern-2014NTSE Stage 2 (National level)Exam Date:MayMedium of Exam:English/ Hindi