NTSE 2018-19: The exam dates for NTSE 2018-19 has been released by NCERT who is the conducting body of National Talent Search Examination (NTSE).  The exam will be conducted in two stages. Earlier, NCERT released notification on 4 July detailing about NTSE Exam Dates for the academic session 2018-19. NTSE Stage 1 Exam will be held on 3 November 2018 in Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Andaman & Nicobar Islands, whereas for rest of the states and union territory, NTSE Stage 1 Exam will be held on 4 November 2018. The qualified candidates from NTSE Stage 1 are appeared in NTSE Stage 2 Exam. NTSE Stage 2 Exam will be held on 12 May 2019. Read more on NTSE 2018-19 on this page.

The candidates appearing in NTSE 2018-19 can get complete details on the same here.

NTSE 2018-19: Everything You Need to Know

NTSE 2018-19 Dates

Events	Dates
NTSE 2018 Application Open	1st week of August 2018
NTSE Last date to apply	Last week of August/ 1st Week of September
NTSE Stage 1 Exam Date  For Exam in Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland  and Andaman & Nicobar Islands	3 November 2018 SAT - 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM MAT - 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM
NTSE Stage 1 Exam Date  In all other States and UTs	4 November 2018 SAT - 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM MAT - 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM
NTSE Stage 2 Exam Date Examination in all States and Union Territories	12 May 2019 (Sunday) SAT - 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM MAT - 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM

 

NTSE 2018-19: Selection Process

Every year around 10, 00,000 candidates appear in NTSE Stage 1 exam which is conducted by every state and union territory individually. The qualified candidates from NTSE Stage 1 are only eligible for NTSE Stage 2 Exam which is conducted by NCERT. However, the Indian Students studying abroad are eligible to appear directly in NTSE Stage 2 Exam.

NTSE is one of the toughest scholarship exams as number of applicants are more and only 1000 are got selected for NTSE Scholarship after successful completion of NTSE Stage 1 and NTSE Stage 2 Exams.

Latest News on NTSE 2018-19

NTSE Exam dates are released for the academic year 2018-19. Apart from that, the Government of India has approved 27% quota for OBC candidates in NTSE Stage 2. Earlier, NTSE Stage 2 has quota reserved for SC, ST and Physically Challenged candidates.

NTSE 2018-19: Key Highlights!

• The candidates get NTSE Scholarship from class 11 till their PhD study.
• There are different paper, dates and application for NTSE Stage 1 Exam.
• There is reservation quote as well in NTSE.
• There are qualifying marks for general category is 40% and for SC/ST and PwD is 32%.

·         NTSE Stage 1 is conducted by every state and union territory individually, whereas, NTSE Stage 2 is conducted to the qualifier of Stage 1 by the NCERT.

·         The Indian Students studying abroad are also eligible to appear in NTSE. They can directly appear in NTSE Stage 2 exam simply by filling the application form.