NTSE Answer Key 2020-21 - Download with Solution
NTSE 2020-21 Answer Key and Detailed Solution

The National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) is a National Level scholarship program in India to identify and nurture talented students. There is a two-stage selection process for award of scholarship.
For Stage - I, the selection will be done by States/UTs through the written examination. Each State/Union Territory has been allotted a quota to recommend a specific number of candidates for the Stage - II examination, the details of which are available on NCERT website (www.ncert.nic.in). Students who qualify Stage - I will be eligible to appear for Stage-II examination conducted by NCERT. Exam dates for all the states are mentioned below.
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Download the NTSE 2020-21 Stage I Answer Key and Detailed Solution of all the states below:
NTSE 2020-21 (Stage I) Answer Key
State/UT | Exam Date | MAT Answer Key | SAT Answer Key |
Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 12-Dec | To be updated | To be updated |
Andhra Pradesh | 12-Dec | To be updated | To be updated |
Meghalaya | 12-Dec | To be updated | To be updated |
Mizoram | 12-Dec | To be updated | To be updated |
Nagaland | 12-Dec | To be updated | To be updated |
Arunachal Pradesh | 13-Dec | To be updated | To be updated |
Assam | 13-Dec | ||
Chandigarh (U.T.) | 13-Dec | ||
Chhattisgarh | 13-Dec | ||
Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 13-Dec | To be updated | To be updated |
Daman & Diu | 13-Dec | To be updated | To be updated |
Goa | 13-Dec | To be updated | To be updated |
Gujarat | 13-Dec | To be updated | To be updated |
Haryana | 13-Dec | ||
Jharkhand | 13-Dec | ||
Karnataka | 13-Dec | To be updated | To be updated |
Kerala | 13-Dec | To be updated | To be updated |
Madhya Pradesh | 13-Dec | ||
Maharashtra | 13-Dec | ||
Manipur | 13-Dec | To be updated | To be updated |
NCT of Delhi | 13-Dec | ||
Puducherry | 13-Dec | To be updated | To be updated |
Punjab | 13-Dec | To be updated | |
Rajasthan | 13-Dec | ||
Sikkim | 13-Dec | To be updated | To be updated |
Telangana | 13-Dec | To be updated | To be updated |
Tripura | 13-Dec | To be updated | To be updated |
Uttar Pradesh | 13-Dec | ||
Uttarakhand | 13-Dec | ||
Jammu and Kashmir | 27-Dec | To be updated | To be updated |
Tamil Nadu | 27-Dec | To be updated | To be updated |
Odisha | 3-Jan | To be updated | To be updated |
West Bengal | 17-Jan | To be updated | To be updated |
Bihar | 24-Jan | To be updated | To be updated |
Himachal Pradesh | 21-Feb | To be updated | To be updated |
NTSE 2020-21 (Stage I) Question Paper and Detailed Solution
State/UT | Exam Date | MAT Solution | SAT Solution |
Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 12-Dec | To be updated | To be updated |
Andhra Pradesh | 12-Dec | To be updated | To be updated |
Meghalaya | 12-Dec | To be updated | To be updated |
Mizoram | 12-Dec | To be updated | To be updated |
Nagaland | 12-Dec | To be updated | To be updated |
Arunachal Pradesh | 13-Dec | To be updated | To be updated |
Assam | 13-Dec | To be updated | To be updated |
Chandigarh (U.T.) | 13-Dec | To be updated | To be updated |
Chhattisgarh | 13-Dec | To be updated | To be updated |
Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 13-Dec | To be updated | To be updated |
Daman & Diu | 13-Dec | To be updated | To be updated |
Goa | 13-Dec | To be updated | To be updated |
Gujarat | 13-Dec | To be updated | To be updated |
Haryana | 13-Dec | To be updated | To be updated |
Jharkhand | 13-Dec | To be updated | To be updated |
Karnataka | 13-Dec | To be updated | To be updated |
Kerala | 13-Dec | To be updated | To be updated |
Madhya Pradesh | 13-Dec | ||
Maharashtra | 13-Dec | ||
Manipur | 13-Dec | To be updated | To be updated |
NCT of Delhi | 13-Dec | ||
Puducherry | 13-Dec | To be updated | To be updated |
Punjab | 13-Dec | To be updated | To be updated |
Rajasthan | 13-Dec | ||
Sikkim | 13-Dec | To be updated | To be updated |
Telangana | 13-Dec | To be updated | To be updated |
Tripura | 13-Dec | To be updated | To be updated |
Uttar Pradesh | 13-Dec | ||
Uttarakhand | 13-Dec | To be updated | To be updated |
Jammu and Kashmir | 27-Dec | To be updated | To be updated |
Tamil Nadu | 27-Dec | To be updated | To be updated |
Odisha | 3-Jan | To be updated | To be updated |
West Bengal | 17-Jan | To be updated | To be updated |
Bihar | 24-Jan | To be updated | To be updated |
Himachal Pradesh | 21-Feb | To be updated | To be updated |
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is the syllabus for NTSE examination?
There is no prescribed syllabus. However, the standard of examination shall be conforming to the secondary level.
- Who conducts the first level examination?
NTSE Stage I is conducted by the states and union territories. The purpose of the first level examination is to screen the candidates for the second level examination conducted by NCERT.
- Who conducts the second level examination?
National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) conducts the second stage of the examination.
- What is the criterion for selection to stage-II examination?
There is quota earmarked for all the states/Union Territories. The state quota is computed on the basis of the student’s enrolment at the secondary level.
- How many scholarships are awarded every year?
Every year 2000 scholarships are available.
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