Tips to crack NTSE

Vijay Garg

Every exam has its own strategy to select the best students, so it becomes all the more important that a student must under this strategy and perform accordingly. The following points will help a student give his/her best performance on the NTSE Exam day.

1 Synchronise your class X preparation with NTSE syllabus

Before coming into the preparation mode for NTSE, you must have clarity about the NTSE syllabus and you should sync it with your Class X studies. This ensures that your NTSE preparation moves according to what the exam demands and you do not have to put an extra effort for NTSE preparation. Your efforts will be in the right direction.

2 Know your strengths and weaknesses

Before beginning preparation for NTSE Stage I exam, the candidates must know about their existing level of preparedness for the NTSE exam. For this the candidates need to check the last years’ NTSE papers, and they can evaluate where they stand. Simultaneously, they can analyse their strengths and weaknesses based on their existing preparedness and the required NTSE preparation. This will help the candidates decide how much weightage they have to give to various sections under the limited time frame they have for NTSE preparation. Candidates can then utilise their strength and make a strategy to improve their weaknesses during the NTSE preparation.

3 Study material/training for preparation

When you think of preparing for an exam like NTSE, it is better to have clear concepts and build the right exam temperament. It is important to have proper training to appear for NTSE as merely solving NCERT problems may not help. A systematic approach and proper guidance is necessary to clear the two stages of NTSE Exam. Having clarity of concepts and improving your problem solving ability will help you ace NTSE.

4 Solving previous year s’papers

To evaluate the level of your preparation, it is important to solve more and more previous year NTSE test papers. You will be able to identify areas you are weak and work out your preparation plan for improving upon them. In the last two weeks of your preparation, you should put special emphasis on previous year papers to give your best efforts in the remaining time-frame before NTSE exam. While solving a set of old test papers, you get accustomed to the type of questions asked in NTSE. You need not worry about any kind of surprise element during the exam.

Regular practice and revision

You may have prepared very well for NTSE, however, it is important practice regularly and revise topics. Also, if one is regular at revising and practicing the chapters you develop a good command on your speed and accuracy while solving NTSE questions. With clear concepts and time management, you ensure a significant rank on NTSE merit list.

The writer is Principal Govt Girls Sen Sec school MHR Malout Dusty Sri Munster sahib