NTSE exam pattern for stage 1 mainly MAT of Karnataka board
Dear Shreyas,
The state education boards and NCERT prescribe NTSE 2020 Exam Pattern on their official websites. The exam pattern will help candidates in preparing for the national level exam. The examination is conducted every year at 2 levels: Stage – 1 (State level) and Stage – 2 (National level). Stage 1, exam will be held in November 2020 and stage 2, exam will be conducted on June 2021. For both stages, exam is divided into two parts i.e. Mental Ability Test (MAT) , and Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT).
NTSE 2020 Exam Pattern Highlights
NTSE Exam Date Stage 1 | November 2020 |
NTSE Exam Date Stage 2 | June 2021 |
Mode of Exam | Offline |
Number of subjects | 3 |
Duration of exam | 120 minutes for each stage respectively |
Number of questions | 100 in each paper |
Marking Scheme | 1 mark for each right answer |
Total Marks | 400 |
Language of paper | English, Hindi |
NTSE 2020 Stage-I Exam Pattern
Stage-I is conducted at State/UT level by the concerned State/UT authorities. Candidates have to select 1 language from English or Hindi to solve the paper. Each correct answer is awarded 1 mark and there is no negative marking at this stage. The paper is divided into two parts:
Part 1 – Mental Ability test (MAT): This part contains logical and analytical reasoning based questions. This section tests the candidate’s reasoning, ability to think, evaluate, ability to discriminate and visualize. A total of 50 questions is to be answered under this section.
Part 2 – Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT): This part consists of 150 questions from Science, Mathematics, Social Science and English Language. This section judges the student’s reading abilities, interpretation, evaluation and general awareness of the subjects.
TEST | No. Of Questions | Maximum Marks | Time Allotted |
---|---|---|---|
MAT | 50 | 200 | 120 Minutes |
SAT | 150 |
Hope it helps.
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