NTSE 2020 Stage 2 examination concludes; a total of 7,586 students appeared

The NCERT conducted stage 2 of NTSE 2020 today at 58 centres across 40 cities. NTSE stage 2 answer key will be released soon.

The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) conducted stage 2 of National Talent Search Examination or NTSE 2020 on February 14 at 58 centres across 40 cities. A total of 7,586 students appeared for the examination in various examination centres across the country following COVID19 safety protocols. Of these, a total of 2,000 students will be selected for the scholarship programme.

This year, the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangthan (KVS) and various state education departments helped to conduct the NTSE in their schools. NCERT will soon release the NTSE Stage 2 answer key 2020 on its official website. The stage 2 exam was held in 40 cities including Kolkata, Chennai, Kavaratti, Port Blair, Srinagar and Gangtok.

Here’s the screenshot for the successful conduct of the exam by MoE:

NTSE 2020 Stage 2 Answer Key

NCERT will release the NTSE 2020 stage 2 answer key soon on its official website ncert.nic.in. Candidates can check the answer key to calculate their probable marks in the examination. They can then compare these marks with the last year’s NTSE Stage 2 cut off to get an idea about whether they’ll be able to qualify for the NTSE scholarship.

Here’s how to download NTSE stage 2 Answer Key

• Visit the official website of NCERT or Click Here
• Click on Stage 2 NTSE 2020 answer key
• A PDF file will open on the screen
• Save and download the PDF
• Open NTSE 2020 answer key and compare answers marked by candidate with the ones mentioned in the answer key

For every correct answer add 1 mark. In a similar way, check all the answers and arrive at the probable score.

Challenge NTSE Stage answer key 2020

NCERT will provide the scanned OMR sheets of all candidates and answer key on its website. Candidates can calculate their own scores with the help of the NTSE answer key 2021. In case a student finds any discrepancies in the official NTSE answer key 2020, they can challenge it by sending an email at ntsexam.ncert@gov.in before the last date.

NTSE Stage 2 Result 2020

NCERT is likely to release the NTSE 2020 Stage 2 Result on its official website in the last week April/ first week of May. Students will be able to check their result using their roll number and date-of-birth.

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• Download NTSE previous years' question papers here