Unified Council NSTSE Scholarship 2024: Application Form, Date, Eligibility Criteria

Unified Council NSTSE stands for National level Science Talent Search Examination. The aim of this exam is to determine how well a student has understood the concepts and provide detailed feedback on the same. In NSTSE, the assessment is focused on Science and Mathematics. Those interested students who want to apply may register either individually or through their school. School students from class 2^nd onwards are eligible for this scholarship test. In this post, we are going to provide all the necessary details related to the Unified Council NSTSE Scholarship 2024.

Unified Council NSTSE Scholarship 2024 Important Dates

The tentative Schedule for Unified Council NSTSE Scholarship 2024 is given in the table below.

Main Events	Tentative Dates
Starting of the Application Process	Yet to be announced
Last date for application form submission	Yet to be announced
Date of examination	Offline Exam dates (for Registrations through Schools): 1st December 2023 and 15th December 2023 Online Exam Date (for Direct Registrations): 28th January 2024
Availability of answer keys	Yet to be announced
Declaration of result	Yet to be announced

Unified Council NSTSE Scholarship 2024 Eligibility Criteria

The candidates must ensure that they meet the following eligibility criteria before applying for the Unified Council NSTSE Scholarship 2024.

• The students studying in any of the following classes are eligible for this scholarship.
  • 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, and 10^th.
  • 11^th (PCM) and 11^th (PCB)
  • 12^th (PCM) and 12^th (PCB)
• Please note that there is no examination for 11^th and 12^th PCMB group.
• NSTSE follows the CBSE syllabus and question papers are also suitable for students of ICSE/ ISC and various state board/ matriculation syllabi.

Unified Council NSTSE Scholarship Application Form

Interested students can apply for the Unified Council NSTSE Scholarship either individually or through the school. The details about both modes of application are as follows.

Individual Application

• In order to register individually, candidates need to register on the official website i.e. www.unifiedcouncil.com.
• During the registration process, aspirants have to provide their basic details.
• Once the registration gets, candidates may log in and access the main application form.
• In the application form, aspirant needs to provide all the necessary educational, personal, and contact details.
• The details entered in the application form must be accurate. Otherwise, the application form might get rejected.
• In addition to the details, applicants are also required to upload the scanned images of their photograph in the application form.
• It is advised to keep a printout of the application form submitted safe for the future requirements.

Registration through the School

• Those candidates who are looking to apply for this scholarship may also register through their schools.
• Students need to contact their school authorities in order to get the application form.
• In the application form, candidates have to provide their required academic and personal details.
• Make sure you enter all the details in the application form accurately. Otherwise, the registration might get cancelled.
• The school needs to send the fee on behalf of all the students appearing for the NSTSE examination.
• Schools are also required to send the list of students in the prescribed format.

Application Fee

The fees for Unified Council NSTSE Scholarship 2024 are as follows.

Individual Registration

• Exam Fee: Rs.300 (The fee includes 2 Past/Model Question Paper, SPR, Success Series Book and Postal charges)

Registration through the School

• Examination fee: Rs. 150/-
• Students Performance report: Rs. 15/-

Mode of payment

• While applying online the application fee can be paid online using a credit card/ debit card/ net banking.
• The school will pay the fees for those students who will register through the school. Schools need to pay the fees via Demand Draft drawn in favour of UNIFIED COUNCIL payable at Hyderabad. The list of schools along with DD should be sent to the Unified council by Courier Service/Register post / Speed Post.

Admit Card

• Before the examination date, authorities will release the admit card for all the successfully registered candidates.
• Information about the date, time, and venue of the examination will be mentioned on the admit card.
• No candidate will be allowed to enter the examination hall without an admit card.
• Candidates should keep the admit card safe even after the examination for future references.

Exam Pattern

The exam pattern for the Unified Council NSTSE Scholarship 2024 examination is given below.

• Mode of examination: Online
• Type of questions: Objective type multiple choice questions
• Number of questions: 40 for class 1^st, 5 for class 2^nd, and 60 for class 3^rd to 12^th
• Duration of the examination: 1 hour
• Medium of questions: English
• Total marks: 40 for class 1^st, 5 for class 2^nd, and 60 for class 3^rd to 12^th
• Marking Scheme: Each question will carry 1 mark
• Negative Marking: Not applicable
• Examination Center Cities: Bangalore, Bareilly, Bhubaneswar + Cuttack, Mohali + Panchkula, Chennai, Faridabad + Gurgaon, Hyderabad, Indore, Jalandhar, Jaipur, Kolkata, Kanpur, Kota, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nasik, Noida + Ghaziabad, Pune, Varanasi, Yamuna nagar + Karnal + Ambala + Kurukshetra, Vadodara and Visakhapatnam.

Division of marks in the Question Paper:

For Class 1^st

• Mathematics : 15 Questions
• General Science : 25 Questions

For Class 2nd

• Mathematics : 20 Questions
• General Science : 30 Questions

For Class 3^rd to 5^th

• Mathematics : 25 Questions
• General Science : 30 Questions
• Critical Thinking : 05 Questions

For Class 6th to 10th

• Mathematics : 25 Questions
• Physics : 10 Questions
• Chemistry : 10 Questions
• Biology : 10 Questions
• Critical Thinking : 05 Questions

For Class 11th and 12th (PCM)

• Mathematics : 25 Questions
• Physics : 15 Questions
• Chemistry : 15 Questions
• Critical Thinking : 05 Questions

For Class 11th and 12th (PCB)

• Biology : 25 Questions
• Physics : 15 Questions
• Chemistry : 15 Questions
• Critical Thinking : 05 Questions

NSTSE Scholarship 2024 Syllabus

The unified council NSTSE Scholarship entrance exam will be based on the CBSE syllabus.

Unified Council NSTSE Scholarship 2024 Result and Selection

• After conducting the examination, Unified Council will declare the result online through the official website.
• In order to check the result, aspirants have to enter their email ID, mobile number, and hall ticket number.
• Candidates who will get All India rank from 1 to 100 will be declared as All India Achievers.
• Students from any class who will secure the highest marks will get the prize money of Rs. 2 lakh.
• Along with the result, the student’s performance report will also be shared. This report will have the following details.
  • Answers chosen by students for all questions in the NSTSE.
  • Correct answers for all questions in the exam
  • Subject wise marks
  • Subject wise and overall ranking in the national level
  • Average marks of all the students in different subjects
  • Group Highest Marks
  • Question wise analysis, Skill wise analysis

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