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The Punjab Government has taken the decision to conduct the state-level NTSE (National Level Search Examination) on December 13, 2020.

As per the official tweet released by the Punjab Government, "Punjab School Education Department has decided to reopen the portal for registration for state-level National Talent Search Examination (NTSE, Stage-1) from Nov 11 to Nov 15 in view of difficulties faced by students".

The notification also mentioned that the exam will be conducted on December 13, 2020, and the registration process can be completed on the official portal at epunjabschool.gov.in.

The students who are studying in Class X are eligible to apply for the exam provided the passing marks must be 70% in Class 09 for General Category and 55% marks for SC/ ST/ PwD Category candidates.

The NCERT (National Council of Educational Research and Training) will be granting Two-thousand scholarships to the students who will qualify the Stage-II exam which is conducted by NCERT, New Delhi.

The scholarship of Rs. 1250 will be granted to the students of Class 09 and Class 12 whereas the amount of Rs. 2000 will be granted to the Graduation and Post-graduation students. The students of other classes will be receiving the scholarship as per the UGC regulations and the reservation will be as per the reservation policy of the Central Government.

NCERT conducts NTSE, a national-level exam, to grant the scholarships to the 10 standards' meritorious students.