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 NTSE 2012 Exam Notification with the exam schedule & form has recently been brought out by NCERT (National Council of Educational Research and Training) and if you are a student of Class-VIII, you can apply for this very prestigious scholarship exam till 31st August, 2011.
This blog post is a part of following series of blog articles on NTSE exam to help you apply for this exam as well as to prepare for the same:
The focus of this particular post is to summarize the NTSE-2012 notification to help you apply for this exam.
NTSE exam Eligibilities: For appearing in NTSE exam, the eligibility is simple: you just need to be a Class VIII Indian student - you may be studying in India or in abroad. There is no domicile restriction.
NTSE 2012 Exam Dates: The whole process of NTSE exam from the date of notification till the publication of final result takes almost a year - while the NTSE notification comes out in June end/July beginning in one year, the final result (after the State Level written exam, National level written exam and interview) is declared in July beginning of the next year. Thus, while you will be applying for NTSE in Class-VIII, by the time the result is declared, you would be in Class-IX!
The various important dates of NTSE 2012 exam (from application till result) is given below: 
NTSE 2013 Exam Dates: Some of you browsing this blog post may be appearing in NTSE 2013 exam or later and hence would like to know when NTSE 2013 would be held. Well, The schedule of NTSE exam has almost been identical for past four years and hence based on this exam date trend analysis, you can easily forecast the NTSE 2013 Exam Dates.
For instance, the notification comes out in the first week of July, State level NTSE exam is held in 1st/2nd week of November. The national level NTSE exam is invariably held on the second Sunday of May. With these trends, you can find that date of National level NTSE 2013 Exam would be 12th May, 2013 (Sunday). Also last date for submission of NTSE forms has been 31st August. Hence for NTSE 2013, last date of form submission should be 31st August, 2012. With above, following is the projected schedule of NTSE 2013 exam dates:  Likewise, you can easily find that National level NTSE 2014 Exam date would be 11th May, 2014 (Sunday). The above dates are projected dates to help you schedule your preparation. Nearer notification dates, check the NCERT NTSE website for exact dates.
NTSE 2012 Application Form & NTSE 2012 Admit Card: How to apply for NTSE exam is given very clearly in the instructions of above form.
Some states charges a small amount of exam fee (Highest fee is Rs. 120/= for Maharashtra, for most it is free) as a Demand Draft, which needs to be deposited along with the application form. See if you need to deposit the exam fee corresponding to your state from this link.
The form needs to be signed by Headmaster/Headmistress of your school along with Seal.
Submit the form along with the exam fee (if required) to the Liaison officer of NTSE exam for you state. Last date is 31st August, 2011.
After you submit the form you would be intimated about the venue/date of written exam for State Level NTSE exam by the Liaison officer of NTSE exam for you state. If you do not get intimation, contact him/her.
Steps for applying to NTSE Exam for students studying abroad: If you are an Indian student but studying abroad, the 1st stage of the exam i.e. State Level NTSE exam is waived. You need to apply for the 2nd stage i.e. National Level Exam directly.
You need to apply through the Head of the Institution where you are studying along with an attested copy (by the Head of the Institution) of the mark sheet of Class VII. Send your application to the Head, Department of Educational Measurement and Evaluation, NCERT, New Delhi-110016 which should reach within 31st March,2012.
How to prepare for NTSE 2012? As given in the beginning of this blog article, following blog post gives you the prep materials for NTSE:
Hope above helps you in applying for NTSE 2012 exam confidently!
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