National Genius Search Examination®
National Genius Awards – 2020
NGSE APPLICATION PROCEDURE
for Schools to Enroll Students
National Genius Search Examination®
The National Genius Search
Examination® (NGSE) is a scientifically
devised assessment tool to locate genius
among children. It is an innovative
approach for accelerated learning,
developed more than 15 years of rigorous
research and adaptability tests. The NGSE
leads to the prestigious National Genius
Awards Class wise.
The NGSE focuses on assessment for
learning. It uses 'Own the Ownership of
Learning Concept' (OOL Concept) to develop
questions. These Questions brings in the
required interest among students to take
up the ownership of learning. This
approach ensures maximum learning in
optimal time with deeper understanding
and conceptual clarity. The multi tasked
Enhanced MCQs (EMCQs) of NGSE
improves rapid decision making skills in
daily life.
The National Genius Search
Examination 2020 (NGSE) is offered to the
®
students of Class IV to XII in India and
schools following Indian curriculum
abroad. NGSE will be held in two Phases:
Phase-I: NGSE Mains 2020 will be held on
Tuesday, 24th September 2019 and on
Thursday, 28th November 2019. Schools
can choose a date as per their
convenience.
Phase–II: NGSE Advanced 2020, will be
held at selected Centers across India and
Abroad on Sunday, 23rd February 2020 for
those who have cleared the NGSE Mains
(Phase-I test).
Syllabus of NGSE 2020
For Class IV–X: The NGSE for Class IV to X
are drawn from Mathematics and Science of
the respective class. It also includes a few
questions on General Knowledge related to
scientific aspects.
For Class XI & XII : Students in Class XI
& XII can choose any two subjects from
Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology,
Economics, Business Studies and
Accountancy for the NGSE.
Download Syllabus/Sample Questions
Syllabus of NGSE for each class/grade
(equivalent) can be downloaded from the
download section of the website:
www.ngsfindia.org/downloads.php
NGSE questions are mainly based on daily
life experiences. Success depends on
answering them by grasping the underlying
concepts. The questions do not follow a
fixed structure or pattern. Students are
advised to comprehend instructions for
each question before they attempt to
answer them. The NGSE Mains may have
negative marking too.
Phase-I: NGSE Mains 2020
NGSE Mains is a single test comprises of
Multiple Choice Questions with one or more
right option, a series of right combinations
and matching etc. to be answered in 90
minutes.
Mathematics and Science are the major
components of NGSE up to Class X. There
will be a few applications oriented General
Knowledge questions too. See the detailed
syllabus under downloads section of the
website for more details.
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Marking the answers for NGSE Mains:
Students will be given Student Response
Sheet (SRS) wherein the right answers are
to be marked by darkening the circles using
BLACK PEN. Answers once marked cannot
be changed and not allowed to use the
eraser or white ink. Such corrections if any
will be treated as wrong answers.
Selection Criteria for NGSE Advanced
To qualify for the NGSE Advanced
Examination, a student under:
1. National Quota: Should fall in the
topmost 10% of all the participants those
who took the NGSE Mains; based on
their relative performance and cut-off
marks, across India & Abroad. OR
2. School Quota: He/she should fall in top
5% of the participants from his/her
school, (excluding those who qualified
from the school under National Quota) to
be eligible under the school quota
provided he/she scores 70 Percentile (cut
off) and above at the National Level.
For example, if 120 students participate for
NGSE Mains (across all classes) from your
school and if 20 students qualify for Phase-
II under National Quota, a minimum of 5
students (5% of 100) will be selected for
NGSE Advanced Examination under the
school quota.
Usually, the 5% students will be selected
based on the proximity to 10% (National
Merit) cut-off.
Phase-II: NGSE Advanced 2020
NGSE Advanced is a written examination
with 10 or less than 10 descriptive
questions with sub-questions to be
answered in 90 minutes.
Important: The instructions for the NGSE
Advanced may vary from class to class.
Students are advised to read and follow the
instructions given in the question booklets
carefully before answering the questions.
The venue of the NGSE Advanced and the
evaluation method will be decided by the
NGSF Evaluation Council and their
decision shall be final.
All the 100 Percentile scorers of NGSE
Advanced will be conferred with the
prestigious NGSF National Genius Award
and Prize Money.
 National Percentile Score - NPS
The students scoring 60 Percentile & above
in NGSE Mains shall be awarded National
Percentile Score (NPS). This benchmark
student's caliber among his/her peers
across India & Abroad.
Unique Lifelong Enrollment Number
Enrollment numbers are allotted to all the
participating students through the
participating schools. The NGSE enrollment
numbers are meant for the life time. It will
remain the same for a candidate from Class
IV onwards. Hence, the enrollment number
allotted to a candidate during any of the
previous year won’t change in the
subsequent years.
Students having already allotted enrollment
numbers should mention the same number
in the Student Participation List (SPL).
Change of school in India or Abroad won't
change the Enrollment number.
Admit Cards
Admit Cards are issued to the candidates
for NGSE Mains and Advanced through the
school. Admit Cards along with the school
identity card acts as the proof of identity.
Candidates can collect their Admit Card &
enrollment number from their schools.
These Admit Cards are to be returned along
with the Answer Sheets. Students should
keep a photocopy of the Admit Card for
their reference and to have their enrollment
number handy with them. Please remember
that the enrollment number is a life time
reference number that won't change year
after year. Students need to use the same
enrollment number when they write NGSE
in the following years.
Venue of NGSE
Participating School will be the host for
NGSE Mains subject to a minimum of 100
students from the school. In an unlikely
event of a school having less than 100
participants, the nearest Center may be
allocated by National Genius Search
Foundation (check the center availability
before your registration thru an email).
NGSE Advanced Examination will be
conducted at selected Centers by National
Genius Search Foundation, most probably
in your city/locality within 300kms.
Qualified participants should make their
own arrangements to appear for the NGSE
Advanced Examination at those Centers.
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 School Consent Form registrations for a center), they may check
All participating schools need to fill the the center availability or for a special
SCHOOL CONSENT FORM along with the category center under exceptional
SPL to indicate their consent to circumstances before their registration by
accommodate external students for NGSE sending an email to ngse@ngsfindia.org
Advanced. In case of any inconvenience to Printed Question Booklets through courier
accommodate external students for (Phase– option can be possible ONLY for the schools
II) NGSE Advanced, schools are requested those having 100+ registrations (all classes
to take prior permission before submitting together) by paying ADDITIONAL Rs. 50
the application. (370+50) per student.
Reimbursement of expenses for NGSE ** Overseas Indian schools need to print the
Advanced Question Booklets from PDF files and the
Schools selected as a Center (within India) provision to get question booklets through
for NGSE Advanced can get their expenses courier won't be available to them in any
towards the printing of Question Papers cases.
and Invigilators remuneration reimbursed STEP–II: Complete the Student
as per the Guidelines set by NGSF. Details Participation List (SPL)
about this will be intimated schools as Complete the Student Participation
NGSE Mains results are declared. Foreign List(SPL) with students' details. It can be
Schools should meet the expenses from the downloaded from the Download section of
administrative charges given to the school the website.
during Phase–I.
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STEP–III: Remit the Fee Collected
How Schools register their students for Out of the fee collected, the school should
NGSE 2020 retain the test administration expenses for
STEP–I: Collect the Registration Fee the school as mentioned above. Remit the
from students: balance fee to the account of the NGSE
The NGSE Examination Fee details are Administering Agency – VINLIZ PRIVATE
given below: LIMITED either by:
1. Sending a Demand Draft / Multicity
Fee per Fee per cheque, favouring VINLIZ PRIVATE
Particulars student student LIMITED, payable at Mumbai.
in India Abroad 2. Depositing cash (the exact Fee amount)
in the account of NGSE administering
NGSE FEE to be agency at any of the Indian Bank
Rs. 500 Rs. 750
collected from students branches across India.
3. NEFT/RTGS/SWIFT/Net Banking to
Portion of the Fee transfer the fee to the NGSE
retained by Schools administering agency.
Rs. 130* Rs. 150
towards administration The NGSE Administering Agency's Bank
& printing expenses Details are as follows:
Name: VINLIZ PRIVATE LIMITED
Balance Fee to be Account Number: 6527307930
remitted by the school Rs. 370* Rs. 600** Name of the Bank: INDIAN BANK, NEW
per student PANVEL BRANCH
IFSC: IDIB000N120
Note: * indicates that the school has to SWIFT Code: IDIBINBBTSY
print the Question Booklets sent through
STEP–IV: Forward the SPL & Fee
email as password protected PDF files. In
Send the completed SPL along with the
this case, the schools need to remit Rs. 370
Demand Draft/Proof of Fee payment to the
only. NGSE Mains is a single paper, and
following address by SPEED POST ONLY:
has no subject wise fee. There is NO
Controller of Examinations NGSE–2020
ADDITIONAL FEE FOR THE PHASE–II
“PARIJAT”, Plot No. 3, Road No. 5
TEST.
Sector -11, New Panvel,
If the school is not having enough students
Navi Mumbai - 410206. India.
to become a center (a minimum of 100

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Kindly mention your School Name, NGSF (2) Certificates, Trophies and Prize
School Code, Contact number and Full Money for NGSE Advanced
School address with postal code on the The NGSE Advanced takers will be
overleaf of the draft. awarded as follows:
Schools should also send a soft copy of the (1) All the class wise 100 Percentile
completed SPL in Excel format (not the Scorers of NGSE Advanced are
image File) with Fee payment details to awarded with National Genius Award
ngse@ngsfindia.org and a copy to for the year. They will be conferred
ngsfindia@gmail.com     with Trophy and Prize Money.
As we receive the details of (2) Those who have scored 70 Percentile
deposit/transfer, we shall send you the and above in NGSE Advanced will get
receipt of payment and thereafter, the Certificate of Merit for NGSE
Student Enrollment Numbers, if not Advanced with their percentile scores
allotted already. mentioned on it.
(3) All other Participants of NGSE
Note: Before sending the NGSE documents Advanced will get Certificate of
(SPL, School Consent Form & Fee), please Participation for the Advanced Test.
ensure that you have a copy of the same.
The application without any of the three (3) Certificates & Medals for NGSE Mains
items above will be considered incomplete (1) Students who have scored 100
and shall not be processed further without Percentile in NGSE Mains are
completion. honoured with Memento, Medals &
Confirm your Participation Certificate of Excellence with their
You are requested to confirm your school’s score for NGSE Mains.
participation for NGSE-2020 by sending an (2) Students who have scored 90
email to ngse@ngsfindia.org immediately Percentile or above in NGSE Mains
and get the NGSF School Code for the are honoured with Medals &
registration. Certificate of Excellence with their
score for NGSE Mains.
Key Dates (3) Students who have scored 60
Description Key Dates Percentile or above in NGSE Mains
CLOSING DATE – ABROAD
are honoured with Certificate of
Thu, 30th May, 2019 Excellence with their score for NGSE
For Test on Tue, 24th Sept, 2019
Mains.
CLOSING DATE – ABROAD (4) Students who have scored less than
For Test on Thu, 28th Nov, 2019
Thu, 10th Oct, 2019 60 Percentile in NGSE Mains are
honoured with Certificate of
CLOSING DATE - INDIA Participation for NGSE Mains.
Tue, 20th Aug, 2019
For Test on Tue, 24th Sept, 2019 (4) Cumulative Awards – CA
CLOSING DATE - INDIA
NGSE Cumulative Award (CA) is declared
Thu, 10th Oct, 2019 for 3 years, 5 years, 7 years etc. from time
For Test on Thu, 28th Nov, 2019
to time.
Phase I: NGSE Mains Results Sun, 26th Jan, 2020 NGSE Contacts
Correspondence Address:
Phase II: NGSE Advanced 2020 Sun, 23rd Feb, 2020
National Genius Search Foundation
Phase II: NGSE Advanced Results Tue, 14th July, 2020
“PARIJAT”, Ground Floor, Plot No. 3, Road
No. 5, Sector -11, New Panvel, Navi
 Mumbai - 410206. India.
Results & Awards NGSF Helpline: (91) 897 652 8000
(1) National Genius Awards NGSF President's Office: (91) 8692030479
All the class wise 100 Percentile Scorers (in case of emergency)
of NGSE Advanced are awarded with Email: ngse@ngsfindia.org (for specific
National Genius Award for the year. enquiries regarding National Genius Search
They will be conferred with Trophy and Examination®).
Prize Money.
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