NTSE Books 2024: Check Best Books for Exam Preparation

• The language of the books chosen should be easy to understand
• The book(s) should have solved examples so as to understand the topics well. Solved examples must be practiced along with the exercises
• Cross-check the content of the book with an updated syllabus
• Students must make sure to buy the latest edition of the preparatory book

While the syllabus of NTSE is largely based on the syllabus of Class 9th and 10th, there are some highly recommended books by experts to help the students nail the NTSE examination. The preparatory books offer valuable study material to the students for them to be able to practice different type of questions. The preparatory books cover every subject and topic, hence a student would have everything together and there won’t be any need to study from different books for every subject. To qualify for the Stage-II examinations, students need to secure at least 40% respectively each in MAT and SAT in the stage-I examination. Below we have listed down some of the best books for the preparation of NTSE:

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NTSE Books for Social Science

For NTSE Social Science exam, candidates must follow the following books:

• India and the Contemporary World 1 and 2 (NCERT)
• Democratic Politics (NCERT Class 10)
• Contemporary India (Class 9th and 10th)

NTSE Books for Mathematics

The NCERT course books for class 9th and class 10th must be finished to prepare for the mathematics section of NTSE. Also, students can refer to RD Sharma and RS Aggarwal Mathematics books for additional reference

NTSE Books for Science

• The NCERT textbooks of Biology, Physics and Chemistry of classes 9th and 10th must be thoroughly finished
• NTSE Books for Mental Aptitude Test (MAT)
• Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning (RS Aggarwal) is the recommended book for the NTSE MAT preparation

NTSE Sample Papers

After studying thoroughly for the NTSE exam, a student must solve the NTSE sample papers or refer to previous years’ NTSE question papers. By solving these papers, a student would be able to analyse their performances and be able to work more on their weaker sections. Sample papers would also help the aspirant in time management and would provide an idea of the type of questions asked along with the marking scheme.