NTSE Syllabus: Section-by-section syllabus is available here!!

Updated on 13 March 2023

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NTSE Syllabus: Students should know that NTSE Stage 1 will include questions from their modified school board. This year, many councils decided to continue with the reduced 10th grade curriculum following the rise of the COVID-19 pandemic. NTSE Stage 1 exam will exclude questions from excluded topics.

The National Technical Examination (NTSE) syllabus is based on the subjects covered in class 9th and 10th. There are objective type questions for both of these, i.e. Academic Aptitude Test (SAT) and relevant subjects.

The SAT is based on social science, science, and math.

The MAT paper will be based on questions that cover verbal and non-verbal abilities such as reasoning and critical thinking. Also, topics include comparison, classification, number systems, pattern recognition, hidden numbers, etc.

The NTSE question papers of stage 1 and stage 2 are based on the CBSE syllabus of 9th and 10th. The topics to be covered for various subjects have been listed below.

NTSE Syllabus: Mental Ability Test (MAT)

The MAT evaluates students' analytical and logical reasoning abilities. Students must first understand the theory beside various concepts before moving on to problem solving.

MAT (NTSE Syllabus)

Analogy, both verbal and nonverbal	Series, both verbal and nonverbal
Classification	Coding-Decoding
Number and Alphabet Test	Blood Relations
Direction and Distance	Paper Folding and Cutting
Diagrams of Venns	Operations in Mathematics
Time, Calendar, and Clock	Characters (Missing)
Figures Embedded	Arrangements and Ranking
Problems with Words	Dice and Cube
Water and Mirrors Images

NTSE Syllabus for Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)

The SAT includes questions in science, social science, and math. This section tests students on their academic knowledge, reading skills, application skills, etc. The detailed syllabus for each SAT section is provided below:

NTSE Syllabus for Science, Social Studies and Mathematics

This section covers science (physics, chemistry and biology), social sciences (history, geography, civics) and mathematics. The syllabus of science subjects is given below:

Science- NTSE Syllabus

Physics	Electricity and Magnetism
	Force and Motion
	Measurements
	Work and Energy
	The Universe
	Sound & Light
	Source of Energy

Chemistry	Acid, Bases, Salt
	Metals and Non-metals
	Periodic Classification of Elements
	Structure of Atom
	Carbon and its Compounds
	Physical and Chemical Changes
	Fibres and Plastics

Biology	Air
	Soil
	Water
	Micro-organisms
	Processes of Life
	Reproduction
	Evolution and Heredity
	Food Production and Administration
	Animal and Plant Nutrition
	Living Organism Diversity
	Organization at the Cellular Level
	The Human Body
	Some Common Illnesses
	Our Natural Environment

Social Science- NTSE Syllabus

History	Revolutionary War in France
	Civil War
	The Mughal Empire
	The British Raj
	The Maurya Empire
	Struggle for Indian Independence
	Medieval Culture and Architecture
	Early Middle Ages
	Initial States
	Civilization of the Indus Valley
	Conquerors from Faraway Lands
	Buddhism and Jainism
	Social Reforms and Popular Movements
	Nationalism in Different Countries
	Introduction to Ancient Indian History and its Sources
	First and Second World Wars
	The Vedic Period
	New Kingdoms and Empires
	History of the World
	UN and International Organizations

Geography	Biosphere
	Water Resources
	Atmosphere
	Agriculture
	Livelihood and Diversity
	Internal Composition of Rocks and the Earth
	Globe and maps
	Natural Plant Life
	India, our nation
	Earth's motion
	Neighboring Countries and India
	Global and Indian Climate
	Physiographic Division of India
	India's drainage
	The Solar System
	Landforms and major domains
	Population

Civics	Constitution of India
	Government State and Local
	Government of India
	Judiciary

Mathematics - NTSE Syllabus

Calculation Progressions	Systems of numbers
Polynomials	Real Numbers
Quadratic Algorithms	Percentage
The square and cube roots	Inverse and Direct Variation
Mensuration	Logic Numbers
Circles	Trigonometry
Areas of Surface and Volumes	Compound and Simple Interest
Triangles	Arithmetic
Geometric Coordinates	Probability and Statistics
Overview of Euclid's geometry	Equations Linear in Two Variables
Quadrilateral	Parallelogram

Students should be aware that the NTSE Syllabus is not limited to the topics listed above. Students must be familiar with all of the topics and concepts covered in the NCERT books (of the respective subjects) for Classes 9 and 10.

Students should solve, practice, and analyze as many NTSE question papers as possible for better practice. They familiarize you with the NTSE exam pattern, marking scheme, exam duration, and other details. It is recommended that students attempt to complete the sample papers or previous years' question papers within the time limit.

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