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It is always best to know as much as possible about the test before you take it. The National Talent Search Examination will be conducted for students studying at class VIII level. The examination consists of two tests namely the Mental Ability Test (MAT) and the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT).Each test consists of 90 multiple choice type questions.

Important Dates

Exam Date for NTSE 2012 is not released by NCERT. Please watch this space for updates.

About Exam

Each question has four alternatives marked 1, 2, 3 and 4. The candidate has to select one correct answer from the given alternatives and mark its number in the answer sheet. Each correct answer carries one mark. Thus the total score of a candidate in a test is equal to the number of questions answered correctly by him/her. To make the candidates acquainted with the questions in the above tests, some sample questions in each of the two tests are given below. These questions will give the candidate, a feel of the nature and level of the questions expected in the test. The answer for each question is provided at the end. The rationale has also been given for some questions, which will help you to understand the logic of the correct answer.

Mental Ability Test(MAT)

Each question has four alternatives marked 1, 2, 3 and 4. The candidate has to select one correct answer from the given alternatives and mark its number in the answer sheet. Each correct answer carries one mark. Thus the total score of a candidate in a test is equal to the number of questions answered correctly by him/her. To make the candidates acquainted with the questions in the above tests, some sample questions in each of the two tests are given below. These questions will give the candidate, a feel of the nature and level of the questions expected in the test. The answer for each question is provided at the end. The rationale has also been given for some questions, which will help you to understand the logic of the correct answer.

Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)

Below are given sample questions on SAT in different subjects. These questions are basically multiple-choice questions where one alternative is correct. However, some questions are of different types like matching type, arrange the sequence, true and false statements and questions based on passages apart from simple multiple choice questions. After the questions, the key has been provided for each question. The rationale of some questions has also been given which will help you to solve these questions. The rest of the questions, you solve yourself by exercising your thinking, reasoning ability and logic.

Test	Duration	No. of items	Maximum Marks	Qualifying Marks(General)	Qualifying Marks(SC/ST)
Mental Ability Test (MAT)	90 minutes	100 (90 MCQ, i.e. with 4 options and 10 free response questions)	100	40	32
Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)	90 minutes	100 (90 MCQs , i.e. with 4 options-35 MCQs on Science, 20 MCQs on Mathematics, 35 MCQs on Social Science, 10 free response questions on Mixed subjects)	100	40	32