Analysis: NTSE Stage-2 Detailed Analysis by Resonance Experts

NTSE Stage II-2020
Analysis
NTSE Stage-2 detailed analysis by Resonance Experts

NTSE 2020: The National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) is a national level examination cum scholarship
programme. The scholarship programme is conducted by NCERT and students studying in class X are eligible
for NTSE 2020 examination and selection procedure. NTSE stage 1 was conducted in month of November-
2019 across the nation. NTSE Stage 2 was conducted on Feb 14, 2021.
Eligibility: As per the eligibility criteria of NTSE, all the students studying in X standard are eligible to apply
for this scholarship programme. A student from any state of the country can register for this examination and
scholarship scheme. A student can be from a government or a private school.
Pattern/ Syllabus: The National Talent Search Examination is conducted for students studying at the
Class X level. The examination consists of two tests:
1. Mental Ability Test (MAT)

2. Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)
NTSE Mental Ability Test (MAT) Syllabus

This test is to judge the power of reasoning, ability to think, ability to judge, evaluate or discriminate,
ability to visualize in the space, spatial orientation, etc. A variety of questions, for example - analogies,
classification, series, pattern perception, hidden figures, coding decoding, block assembly, problem
solving, etc. are used for this purpose.
NTSE Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) Syllabus (Maths, Science & Social Science)
This section is conducted to judge how much of text-book knowledge you have gained. As India doesn't
has any single unified board system, NCERT has not prescribed any particular syllabus for the State Level
Examination or for National Level Examination.
You can expect questions that are asked at the National Level (Stage-II) to be standard of Classes IX and
X level.
Question Paper: The medium of test is English and regional languages and it comprised of 200 question. The
students have to select and mark one right answer from the four given options. Each right answer carry one
point each, thus making the total score of the candidate in a test equal to the number of questions answered
correctly. However, at the second stage No Negative marking.
Merit Clause: All the students who achieve requisite scores at this level automatically qualify for
scholarships that are handed over by NCERT.
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NTSE Stage II-2020
Analysis
OVERALL MARKS DISTRIBUTION

The NTSE Stage 2, 2020 Exam Pattern is an objective type test based on paper-pencil format.
Test No. Of Questions Maximum Marks Time Allotted

MAT 100 Questions 100 Marks 120 minutes
SAT - Maths, Science, Social Science 100 Questions 100 Marks 120 minutes
SUBJECT WISE MARKS DISTRIBUTION
Subject Class IX Class X Class XI Class XII Total

No of Questions No of Questions No of Questions No of Questions No of Questions
Physics 3 5 5 1 14
Chemistry 3 9 1 13
Mathematics 5 13 2 20
Biology 4 9 13
Social science 24 16 40
Mental Ability 100 100
Grand Total 39 152 8 1 200
OVERALL DIFFICULTY LEVEL ANALYSIS

In this analysis we have rated every question on a scale of 1 to 3. The ratings are done by expert faculty of
Resonance. The individual ratings are then averaged to calculate overall difficulty level.
 Easy
 Medium
 Difficult
DIFFICULTY LEVEL ANALYSIS: NO OF QUESTIONS
Subject Easy Medium Tough Grand Total

Physics 3 6 5 14
Chemistry 3 6 4 13
Mathematics 4 7 9 20
Biology 7 4 2 13
Social Science 6 22 12 40
Mental Ability 17 54 29 100
Grand Total 40 99 61 200
NTSE Stage II-2020
Analysis
Subject Difficulty Level

Physics 2.14
Chemistry 2.08
Mathematics 2.25
Biology 1.61
Social Science 2.15
Mental Ability 2.12
Total 2.06
Resonance Experts made the following observations in NTSE Stage-2 Paper:
 Mental Ability: Paper was lengthier from last year and that is why it is considered more difficult than
last year. Two question were ambiguous
 Physics: Some questions were from class 11th. Difficulty Level of the paper was same as last year and
questions were based on calculation.
 Biology: Language and activity based questions were asked. Difficulty Level of the Paper was easy as
compare to last year
 Chemistry: The paper was relatively tough than last year as questions were conceptual.
 Mathematics: The questions in mathematics were a bit difficult than last year. Paper was lengthy due
to more calculation, two questions were from class 11th. There were no correct option given in one
question so it should be bonus.
 Social Science: Difficulty Level of the Paper was easy as compare to last year and one question came
out of syllabus.
Overall, it was felt that the paper was on the tougher side from last year and thus cutoff is expected to
decrease.
QUESTION WISE DIFFICULTY BREAKUP
Question Wise Breakup

150
100
29
50 54
12
5 4 9
7 2
4 22 17
0 6
3 6
3 4 7 6
Physics Chemistry Mathematics Biology Social Science Mental Ability
Easy Medium Tough
NTSE Stage II-2020
Analysis
Difficulty Level
2.12
Social Science 2.15
1.61
Mathematics 2.25
2.08
Physics 2.14
0.00 0.50 1.00 1.50 2.00 2.50
Chemistr Mathem Social Mental

Physics Biology
y atics Science Ability
Difficulty Level 2.14 2.08 2.25 1.61 2.15 2.12
EXPECTED CUTOFF
Cut off is expected to 8 marks lesser than last year. Hence cut off for General category student is expected to
be 128 marks (+/-2 marks) while for OBC it is 108 marks (+/-2 marks) and for SC it is 98 marks (+/-2 marks)
and for ST it is expected to be 88 marks (+/-2 marks).

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NTSE Stage II-2020

NTSE Stage-2 detailed analysis by Resonance Experts

1. Mental Ability Test (MAT)

NTSE Mental Ability Test (MAT) Syllabus

OVERALL MARKS DISTRIBUTION

Test No. Of Questions Maximum Marks Time Allotted

SUBJECT WISE MARKS DISTRIBUTION

Subject Class IX Class X Class XI Class XII Total

OVERALL DIFFICULTY LEVEL ANALYSIS

DIFFICULTY LEVEL ANALYSIS: NO OF QUESTIONS

Subject Easy Medium Tough Grand Total

Subject Difficulty Level

Resonance Experts made the following observations in NTSE Stage-2 Paper:

QUESTION WISE DIFFICULTY BREAKUP

Question Wise Breakup

Easy Medium Tough

Chemistr Mathem Social Mental

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