The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has postponed stage 2 of the National Talent Search Exam (NTSE) 2021. The decision has been taken due to the COVID-19 situation and lockdown enforced in the states and UTs. Earlier, the NTSE exam 2021 for stage 2 was scheduled to be held on June 13, 2021.
The new dates of the NTSE stage 2 exam will be announced by NCERT through the official website after the COVID-19 situation normalizes in the country and is conducive for conducting stage 2 of NTSE 2021.
This year, the first stage NTSE exam was held on December 12 and 13, 2020, for most of the states, whereas some states held their stage 1 exam on separate dates. The stage 1 result is not yet declared, only Karnataka has released the stage 1 result in form of district-wise marks lists.
Students who are selected in the stage 1 exam have to appear for the stage 2 exam of NTSE. The first stage exam is held by SCERT of the respective state or other responsible authority.
The NTSE stage 1 examination results are yet to be declared, however, Karnataka has released the stage 1 results as district-wise mark lists. The students who have been selected in Stage 1 of the examinations are required to appear for Stage 2 of the exams. The stage exams are conducted by the SCERT of the respective states and other responsible authorities.
NCERT said in a notice “Due to prevailing situation of COVID-19 in the Country and the enforced lockdown in different States/UTs, it is decided to postpone the NTSE stage-2 exam which was scheduled to be held on 13th June, 2021,”.
About NTSE Stage 2 exam
The National Talent Search Exam is conducted every year at two levels: Stage-I (State/UT level) and Stage-II (national level). About 2,000 scholarships are awarded for different stages of education right from Class 10 to the doctoral level.
Only those candidates who have cleared the Stage-I exam are eligible for the national level test conducted by NCERT. The exam comprises of two papers i.e Mental Ability Test (MAT) and Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) of 100 marks and two hours each.
The final award shall be declared on the basis of combined scores of MAT and SAT. Only the selected candidates shall be informed by registered letter and through the NCERT website ncert.nic.in. Marks obtained by the candidates in the written examination will be revealed to all the candidates individually through the NCERT website.
