Punjab School Education Department has decided to reopen the portal for registration for the state-level National Talent Search Examination (NTSE, Stage-1) from November 11 to November 15 in view of the difficulties being faced by the students. The exam will be held on December 13, 2020. Registration for this exam can be done on: www.epunjabschool.gov.in.
According to a spokesperson, students studying in class 10 can appear for this exam. SC, ST and physically challenged categories should have 55% marks and other categories have 70% marks in Class 9.
National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) will give nearly 2,000 scholarships to the students who will pass the Stage-II examination conducted by NCERT, New Delhi. The students of Class 11 and 12 will get ₹1,250 per month as scholarship, while ₹2,000 per month will be given to the graduation and post graduation students. Students of other classes will get scholarship according UGC rules. The reservation for this scholarship will be as per the reservation policy of the Central Government.
