NTSE Stage-II 2017-18 Exam Pattern [New Changes]

The review committee of NTS examination has made some significant changes in NTSE Stage-II exam with respect to number of papers, number of questions, areas to be tested, time duration of the papers and practice of negative marking.

• Paper-I : Mental Ability Test (MAT)
  No. of Questions: 100
  No. of Marks: 100
  Duration: 120 Minutes (2 hours)
• Paper-II : Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)
  No. of Questions: 100
  No. of Marks: 100
  Duration: 120 Minutes (2 hours)

There will not be any Language Test Paper in NTSE Stage-II.

No negative marking in both the papers - MAT and SAT.

The qualifying marks for general category in both the papers will be 40%. For SC, ST and PWD, it will be 32%. A candidate needs to separately qualify in each paper for merit. Selection will be made on the basis of total marks scored in MAT & SAT based on merit.