Some Myths About NTSE Exam

National Council of Educational Research and Training

(NCERT) holds the National Talent Search Examination
(NTSE) every year. It is a national level exam, which is
conducted to award scholarships. Lakhs of students
from all over the country take the exam to enroll in
scholarship programs. This scholarship exam is
conducted in 2 stages, State Level (Stage-I) and
National Level (Stages-II). Both stages include Mental
Ability Test (MAT) and Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT).
Students have some misconceptions regarding the
examination and we have listed some wide-spread
myths and the reality of the examination.
1. It is impossible to crack the exam in one
month
Most of the aspirants found the NTSE Exam difficult
and presume that they wont be able to crack the
exam. However, it is just a misconception as with
hard work and proper strategy, anything can be
achieved. So if you are also thinking the same then
dont get demoralized as 1 month is enough time to
crack any examination, what you need is
concentration and hard work.
2. Only brilliant students will be able to crack
the exam
Another misconception that students bear in their
mind that only brilliant students can take this
scholarship exam and due to this, they give up even
before trying. So, if you are one of the students who
think that you are not brilliant enough, well, dont be

discouraged as hard work and dedication is the key to

success.
3. The only difference between stage-1 and
stage-2 exam is the difficulty level.
No doubt that the questions will be tougher in the
stage-2 examination, however, the number of
questions will also increase in stage-2 that make it
even tougher. Hence, to crack the stage 02 exam,
time management is very important.
The questions asked are based on a different aspect
as in
MAT In stage-2, the difficulty level increase and
questions will be mainly asked from the chapters
like Coding Decoding, Insert the Missing
Number, and Calendar and Clock etc. So,
practice these sections more.
Science- Equal weight will be given to Theory
and Numerical questions, however, the numerical
will be asked on an advanced level of 9th/10th
Chapters. So, either use some preparation
material of an institute or use class XI NCERT
books (specifically 9th and 10th concepts).
Social Studies In stage 1, most of the
questions are fact-based. However, in stage-2,
the majority questions are logic & reason-based.
So go through the NCERT books and Change the
preparation strategy accordingly to easily ace the
exam.

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