Maharashtra NTSE 2016 a Detailed Analysis
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NTSE 2016: The National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) is a national level examination cum scholarship program. The scholarship programme is conducted by NCERT and students studying in class X are eligible for NTSE 2016 examination and selection procedure. NTSE stage-I was conducted on November 6,2016 and November 13,2016 in different regions of India.
Eligibility: As per the eligibility criteria of NTSE 2016 all the students studying in X standard are eligible to apply for this scholarship programme. A student from any state of the country can register for this examination and scholarship scheme. Whether a student is from a government or a private school, he⟋she is eligible.
Pattern⟋ Syllabus: The National Talent Search Examination is conducted for students studying at the Class X level. The examination consists of two tests:
1. Mental Ability Test (MAT)
2. Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)
NTSE Mental Ability Test (MAT) Syllabus
This test is given to judge power of reasoning, ability to think, ability to judge, evaluate or discriminate, ability to visualize in the space, spatial orientation, etc. A variety of questions, for example – analogies, classification, series, pattern perception, hidden figures, coding decoding, block assembly, problem solving, etc. are used for this purpose.
NTSE Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) Syllabus (Language Test)
Language Test is designed to judge the power of reading comprehension, logical sequencing; interpretative, evaluative, predictive and creative components of language. The test is conducted for English and Regional Languages.
NTSE Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) Syllabus (Maths, Science & Science)
This section is conducted to judge how much of text-book knowledge you have gained. As India doesn՚t has any single unified board system, NCERT has not prescribed any particular syllabus for the State Level Examination or for National Level Examination.
You can expect questions that are asked at the National Level (Stage-II) to be standard of Classes IX and X level.
Question Paper:
The medium of test is English and regional languages and it comprised of 200 question. The students have to select and mark one right answer from the four given options. Each right answer carry one point each, thus making the total score of the candidate in a test equal to the number of questions answered correctly. However, at the second stage 1⟋3 mark is deducted for every wrong answer.
Merit Clause: All the students who achieve requisite scores at this level automatically qualify for scholarships that are handed over by NCERT.
Overall Marks Distribution
The NTSE 2016 Exam Pattern was an objective test based on paper-pen format.
Test | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Time Allotted |
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MAT | 50 Questions | 50 Marks | 45 minute |
SAT - Language Test | 50 Questions | 50 Marks | 45 minute |
SAT – Maths, Science, Social Sciences | 100 Questions | 100 Marks | 90 minute |
Subject | Class 9 | Class 10 | Total | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No of Questions | Total Marks | No of Questions | Total Marks | No of Questions | Total Marks | |
Biology | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 |
Chemistry | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 |
English | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | ||
Mathematics | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 20 |
Mental Ability | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | ||
Physics | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 |
Social Science | 5 | 5 | 35 | 35 | 40 | 40 |
Grand Total | 22 | 22 | 178 | 178 | 200 | 200 |
Overall Difficulty Level Analysis
Subject | Difficulty Level |
---|---|
English | 1.00 |
Mathematics | 1.65 |
Mental Ability | 1.70 |
Science | 1.53 |
Social Science | 1.20 |
Total | 1.39 |
Difficulty Level Analysis: No of Questions
Subject | Easy Level | Medium Level | Difficult Level | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No of Questions | Total Marks | No of Questions | Total Marks | No of Questions | Total Marks | |
Biology | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | ||
Chemistry | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
English | 50 | 50 | ||||
Mathematics | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Mental Ability | 19 | 19 | 27 | 27 | 4 | 4 |
Physics | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Social Science | 32 | 32 | 8 | 8 | ||
Grand Total | 135 | 135 | 53 | 53 | 12 | 12 |
All subjects were of similar difficulty level, while Social Science, Mathematics, Physics, Biology and English were on tougher side, Chemistry, Mental Ability were of moderately difficulty. Based on the analysis, more than 70% questions were easy. If you had prepared nicely, this exam should not seem difficult.
Overall, it is felt that paper was on tougher side compared to last year and the cut-off is expected to be higher than of last year.
Question Wise Difficulty Breakup
Subject Wise Analysis
Science Analysis
Unit & Topic Name | No of Questions | Total Marks | (%) Weightage |
---|---|---|---|
Science | 40 | 40 | 100.00% |
Biology | |||
Chemistry | |||
Physics | |||
Grand Total | 40 | 40 | 100.00% |
Mathematics Analysis
There are all mathematics subject units as following: Mathematics 12 subjects. There is around total 100% weightage for all subjects within high 15.00% and 10.00% weightage can be considered for Triangles, Circles and other mathematics subject 5.00% weightage for Arithmetic Progression and Probability and other mathematics subject units.
Unit & Topic Name | No of Questions | Total Marks | (%) Weightage |
---|---|---|---|
Mathematics | 20 | 20 | 100.00% |
Arithmetic Progression | 1 | 1 | 5.00% |
Circles | 2 | 2 | 10.00% |
Co-ordinate Geometry | 1 | 1 | 5.00% |
Linear Equation in two variables | 2 | 2 | 10.00% |
Number System | 1 | 1 | 5.00% |
Probability | 1 | 1 | 5.00% |
Quadratic Equations | 2 | 2 | 10.00% |
Rational numbers | 1 | 1 | 5.00% |
Statistics | 2 | 2 | 10.00% |
Surface area and volume | 2 | 2 | 10.00% |
Triangles | 3 | 3 | 15.00% |
Trigonometry | 2 | 2 | 10.00% |
Grand Total | 20 | 20 | 100.00% |
Mental Ability Analysis
There are two Mental Ability subject units as following: Non Verbal Reasoning, and Verbal Reasoning. There is around total 100% weightage for all subjects While 34.00% weightage can be considered for Non Verbal Reasoning and 66.00% weightage for Verbal Reasoning.
Unit & Topic Name | No of Questions | Total Marks | (%) Weightage |
---|---|---|---|
Mental Ability | 50 | 50 | 100.00% |
Non Verbal Reasoning | 17 | 17 | 34.00% |
Verbal Reasoning | 33 | 33 | 66.00% |
Grand Total | 50 | 50 | 100.00% |
English Analysis
There are all English subject units as following: English 5 subjects. There is around total 100% weightage for all subjects within high 44.00% weightage can be considered for Grammar and Collocation and 30.00% to 6.00% weightage for Comprehension and Grammar, and other English subject units.
Unit & Topic Name | No of Questions | Total Marks | (%) Weightage |
---|---|---|---|
English | 50 | 50 | 100.00% |
Comprehension | 15 | 15 | 30.00% |
Grammar | 3 | 3 | 6.00% |
Grammar and Collocation | 22 | 22 | 44.00% |
Verbal Reasoning | 4 | 4 | 8.00% |
Vocabulary | 6 | 6 | 12.00% |
Grand Total | 50 | 50 | 100% |
Social Science Analysis
There are four Social Science subject units as following: Economics, Geography, History, and Political Science. There is around total 100% weightage for all subjects while 37.50% weightage can be considered for History and 35.00% to 2.50% weightage for Geography, Political Science, and Economics.
Unit & Topic Name | No of Questions | Total Marks | (%) Weightage |
---|---|---|---|
Social Science | 40 | 40 | 100.00% |
History | 1 | 1 | 2.50% |
Eco | 6 | 6 | 15.00% |
Geo | 15 | 15 | 37.50% |
History | 14 | 14 | 35.00% |
Political Science | 1 | 1 | 2.50% |
Political Science | 3 | 3 | 7.50% |
Grand Total | 40 | 40 | 100.00% |
Expected Cutoff
The overall paper was difficult from previous year, due to relative ease in solving mental ability questions; the cutoff is expected to increase from last year. The cutoff should increase to 118 from last year (2015) cutoff was 89marks. The cutoff is calculated according to SAT & MAT paper.