NEW DELHI: The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has published the key of National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) 2012 on Tuesday.
For the two sections of the NTSE question paper, the Mental Ability Test (MAT) and the Scholastic Ability Test (SAT), the key has been uploaded on the Council’s website www.ncert.nic.in, which will benefit the candidates who took the exam this year. The candidates can go through this key to self-assess their performance and also mail their feedback by July 15, 2012 to NCERT on the email id ntse.ncert@yahoo.in. Around 5 lakh aspirants took the test this year.
NCERT has been conducting the NTS examination for last five decades. It is the oldest continuing national scholarship programme for identifying and nurturing the talent from across the country. The examination is conducted for students studying in Class VIII.
This year NCERT decided to put the key on its website to facilitate the candidates in evaluating their performance themselves. Since 2010 NCERT has been allowing the examinees to take the question papers home.
News Source: Times of India (http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-19/news/32317013_1_ncert-council-of-educational-research-mental-ability-test)
