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