NTSE Syllabus 2020-21 - Check NTSE MAT & SAT Syllabus

Before starting the Preparation for NTSE, it is important to know the NTSE 2020 Syllabus. The syllabus of the examination has been prescribed by the National Council of Education Research and Training (NCERT). NTSE consists of two stages.

Each stage has two papers comprising the :

Mental Ability Test (MAT)
Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)

Each of the papers carries 100 multiple choice questions which means that one stage carries 200 questions.

The time duration to complete each paper is 120 minutes.

The questions in the SAT are asked from :

Mathematics
History
Geography
Political Science
Economics
Physics
Chemistry
Biology

MAT, on the other hand, deals with :

Thinking ability oriented questions
Reasoning oriented questions
Evaluation oriented questions

It is important for students to focus on every individual unit if they wish to score well in the examination. It is important for candidates to know the entire syllabus of NTSE 2020 as it will help in better exam preparation. Not knowing the syllabus well will make the preparation process very lengthy and hectic. This might also lead students to a probable chance of skipping a topic or two at the time of preparation.

NTSE 2020 Syllabus for MAT

The Mental Ability Test is conducted to judge the calibre of the candidates with respect to their ability to think, spatial orientation, the power of reasoning and evaluation, discrimination, etc. Following are the topics covered in NTSE 2020 Syllabus for MAT:

Water and Mirror Images	Figure Partition and Dot Situation	Analogy(Non-Verbal)	Embedded Figure
Ranking and Arrangements	Coding-Decoding	Classification	Venn Diagrams
Analogy(Verbal)	Alphabets and Number test	Paper Folding and Cutting	Series (Verbal)
Calendar, Time and Clock	Direction Sense	Word Problems	Cube and Dice
Missing Character	Series(Non-Verbal)	Mathematical Operations	Blood relations

NTSE 2020 Syllabus for SAT

The Scholastic Aptitude Test includes questions from Science, Social Science, Mathematics, etc. Following are the subject-wise topics for NTSE 2020 Syllabus for SAT:

NTSE 2020 Syllabus for Mathematics

Triangles	Linear Equation
Trigonometry	Quadratic Equations
Mensuration	Basic Geometry
Surface Areas and Volume	Arithmetic Progressions
Exponent	Square & Cube Roots
Direct & Inverse Variations	Probability
Statistics	Arithmetic
Number System	Rational Numbers
Playing with Number	Circles
Simple & Compound Interest	Algebraic Expressions
Coordinate Geometry	Percentage & Its Application

NTSE 2020 Syllabus for Social Science

World History	UN and International Agencies	The Mughal Empire	Local and State Government	Introduction and Sources of Ancient Indian History
Resources and Development	Internal Structure of the Earth and Rocks	Vedic Period	The Delhi Sultanate	Industrial Revolution
Natural Vegetation	Water Resources	Nationalism in Various Countries	Medieval Architecture and Culture	Jainism, Buddhism and Conquerors from Distant Lands
New Empires and Kingdoms	Union Government	The Mauryas	Popular Movements and Social Reforms	Our Country- India
The motion of the Earth	Solar System	Industries	The Judiciary	Indus Valley Civilization
Indian Constitution	Indian Freedom Struggle	Population	French Revolution	Biosphere and Atmosphere
Early Medieval Period	Indian Economics	India and Its Neighbours	Eighteenth Century Political Formation	Culture, Science and Literature
Democracy and Elections	Diversity and Livelihood	Early States	British Raj	Agriculture

NTSE 2020 Syllabus for Science

Work and Energy	Water	Life Processes	Motion and Force
Diversity in living Organisation	Carbon and its Compound	Human Body	Magnetic & Electricity at Work
Metals & Non Metals	Micro-Organisms	Light	Measurement
Heredity and Evolution	Fibres and Plastics	Food Production & Management	Motion and Force
Periodic Classification of Elements	Acid, Bases and Salts	Some Common Diseases	The Universe
Motion and Force	Air	Our Environment	Sound of Energy
Reproduction	Cellular Level of Organisation	Structure of Atom	Soil

Other National and International Level Olympiads

AI Olympiad	International Artificial Intelligence Olympiad 2020-21
Coding Olympiad	International Coding Olympiad 2020-21
IMO	International Maths Olympiad 2020-21
ISO	International Science Olympiad 2020-21
KVPY	Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana

Maths Olympiad

Class	Syllabus	Class	Syllabus
Class 1	Maths Olympiad Syllabus Class 1	Class 7	Maths Olympiad Syllabus Class 7
Class 2	Maths Olympiad Syllabus Class 2	Class 8	Maths Olympiad Syllabus Class 8
Class 3	Maths Olympiad Syllabus Class 3	Class 9	Maths Olympiad Syllabus Class 9
Class 4	Maths Olympiad Syllabus Class 4	Class 10	Maths Olympiad Syllabus Class 10
Class 5	Maths Olympiad Syllabus Class 5	Class 11	Maths Olympiad Syllabus Class 11
Class 6	Maths Olympiad Syllabus Class 6	Class 12	Maths Olympiad Syllabus Class 12