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National Level Science Talent Search Examination - 2014A scientifically designed skill based assessment test

For students of classes I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI & XII It’s a National Maths and Science Olympiad

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UNIFIED COUNCIL IS INDIA’S FIRST ISO 9001 : 2008 CERTIFIED ORGANISATION

IN TESTING & ASSESSMENT

58,00,000 Students

Largest in the Continent

14 Countries

15 Years

Need We Say More!

58,00,000 students have participated

in the exams conducted by Unified Council till date

Respected Sir / Madam,

thIt gives me great pleasure to present the 16 National Level Science Talent Search Examination. In these 15 years we

have progressed step-by-step in inculcating revolutionary learning practice through quality, unbiased and researched

assessments. We acknowledge your contribution in making the younger generation strong in fundamentals and

admire you for that.

UNIFIED COUNCIL is working towards helping schools, teachers, students and parents get an exact picture of the

level of scholastic skills of the students from class 1 to class 12 in subjects of Maths and Science. This is being achieved

through our National Level Science Talent Search Examination (NSTSE), which is based extensive curriculum

research, student achievement level analysis and definition of skill levels for children across State, CBSE and ICSE

boards.

This is the only National Level Talent Examination, which stands by its name. NSTSE is spread all over India,

facilitating the participation of all schools, even in the most remote areas. We have made this possible. With our vast

network, and the continuous support of various academicians. Any school situated in India can take part in this exam,

giving its students an opportunity to prepare themselves to take on the world when they enter the competitive

mainstream.

NSTSE, a curriculum-based examination, will prove very useful to students who wish to assess their strengths and

weaknesses in the subjects of Maths and Science. As an integral part of the academia, this programme will have a far-

reaching effect on the competitive spirit of young minds. Based on the development of a skill blueprint, highly

experienced educational specialists develop these assessment tests. The analysis of the performance is done at

individual student level, class, school and country levels.

Looking back, the academic year 2012-13 has brought us closer to schools working to push the boundaries of

student achievement.4,20,000 students participated in NSTSE-2013. The NSTSE, our offering to schools has been

appreciated for its utility as a tool for catalyzing improvement. The exam is also conducted simultaneously in

Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Yemen, Oman, Kuwait, Nepal, Libiya, Bahrain, Iran, Russia and Tanzania.

You, and only you, can help arm your students with all the weaponry to face the competitive career-driven world.

We request you to encourage your students to display their latent talents and motivate them to participate in

NSTSE – 2014.

Thanking you,

With warm regards

K.S.VAS

Director

The raison d’etre - to unearth the hidden talent in the younger generations, making them stronger in fundamentals and more competitive. Thus paving the way for a prosperous nation, for the future lies in the hands of the younger generations.

We believe in mind over and above matter.

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Feature Advantage

Skill-based Provides feedback on real learning & relevant concepts - actually tests what is being taught

Provides benchmark with Allows the student to know where he/she stands on a national levelstudents all over India

Provides detailed analysis Pinpoints areas of strengths and weaknessesand feedback

Low cost Affordable, accessible to all students( through schools or individually)

To make the younger generation stronger in fundamentals and

to nourish their minds for a bright and enterprising future

About Unified Council

Fundamental Revolution

Thus, NSTSE focuses on IMPROVEMENT rather than comparison or grading. It also reduces the stress of exams by checking the UNDERSTANDING rather than the

FACTS.

Unified Council is a professionally managed progressive organisation in the field of education, established in the year 1998 by eminent personalities from various fields. Since its inception, Unified

Council has brought together the best brains in the field of education in an endeavour to make the younger generation stronger in fundamentals and to nourish their minds for a bright and enterprising

future.

The Unified Team has experienced teachers and professionals with a strong background in school education. This experience helps the team understand and implement solutions that are based on actual

needs of schools and teachers. Unified Council’s offerings are also based on a strong foundation of curriculum and educational research.

The focus on fundamentals is so important, that when the child completes his/her studies, he/she will face the competitive world with equanimity, armed as he/she is, with these fundamentals. Even while opting for higher studies the student has to go through a complete scan of what and how much he/she knows. Exams like IIT-JEE, AIEEE, AIIMS, AFMC, CAT, SAT, GRE, GMAT, etc. are so designed to test the fundamental strengths of a student. Hence, the need of the hour is to build a fundamental base as strong as possible.

This exactly is the philosophy behind our National Level Science Talent Search Examination. That’s reason why we call it the Fundamental Revolution.

NSTSE is a scientifically designed, skill-based assessment test, question papers are prepared after a detailed study of the syllabi of different central and state boards. Rather than testing rote learning, it focuses on measuring how well the SKILLS and CONCEPTS underlying the school syllabus have been learnt by the student. The test result provides information on the strengths and weaknesses of individual students and also of the entire class.

NSTSE is a diagnostic test, which actually helps students improve.

Unlike regular tests which try only to find out how much a child knows (or has memorized), NSTSE measures how well a student has understood the concepts and gives a detailed feedback on the same, to help them improve.

Thus NSTSE helps each student know whether he/she has actually understood a concept or not so that immediate action can be taken. Often students have conceptual gaps, which increase as they progress and when they reach the higher classes, they develop a "phobia" for the subject.

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Eligibility

Examination Pattern

Division of Marks

The medium of the Test will be English. Students of classes I,II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI(PCM), XI(PCB), XII(PCM), XII(PCB) are eligible to participate in this examination.

There will be a different Question paper for each class.All the questions are objective-type with no negative marking for wrong answers.

Class No. of Questions Marks

1 40 40

2 50 50

3 75 75

4-12 100 100

Duration of the examination for all classes: 90 minutes

For class IMathematics : 25 marksGeneral Science : 15 marks

For class IIMathematics : 25 marksGeneral Science : 25 marks

For class IIIMathematics : 40 marksGeneral Science : 35 marks

For classes IV & VMathematics : 45 marksGeneral Science : 45 marksGeneral Questions : 10 marks

For classes VI to XMathematics : 25 marksPhysics : 25 marksChemistry : 20 marksBiology : 20 marksGeneral Questions : 10 marks

For classes XI & XII(PCM)Mathematics : 40 marksPhysics : 25 marksChemistry : 25 marksGeneral Questions : 10 marks

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For classes XI & XII(PCB)

Biology : 40 marks

Physics : 25 marks

Chemistry : 25 marks

General Questions : 10 marks

NSTSE will be based on the CBSE syllabus. 85% of the Syllabus considered for setting the NSTSE Question Paper.

NSTSE question papers are also suitable for students following ICSE/ISC and various other State Board syllabi.

Last date for receiving applications: 23-09-2013

(Rupees One Hundred only)

Students desirous of referring to previous years’ Question Papers should add for a set of Question Papers ( This set is a combination of previous NSTSE Question Papers and model Question Papers).

Students who opt for student’s performance report should add

Student's Performance Report (SPR) is very unique & useful tool for students to know their academic strengths and weaknesses. SPR provides real feedback on real learning. We request you to encourage every student to opt for SPR.

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Syllabus

Examination Fee

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Rs. 100 + 40+15 (Exam fee+MQP+SPR)

Date & Examination Time

Date: 02-02-2014 (Sunday)

Time: 10:30 AM to 12:00 Noon

Note for Classes 11 and 12, please mention the group (PCM/PCB) & There is no exam for PCMB.

No. of students from class: 1___, 2___, 3___, 4___, 5___, 6___, 7___, 8___, 9____, 10____,11(PCM)____, 11(PCB)____, 12(PCM)____,12(PCB)____ Total___

No. of students requiring SET of Question Papers: 1___, 2___, 3___, 4___,5___6___, 7___, 8___, 9____, 10___, 11(PCM)____, 11(PCB)____, 12(PCM)____, 12(PCB)____Total___

Total No. of SPR’s required: _______________

School Name & Address with Pin Code:

Phone Number (with STD Code): Fax :

E-mail: D.D. No. & Amount:

Name of the Principal & Phone No. (Mobile/Resi.): Mr/Mrs/Ms

Name of the Teacher In-charge & Phone No.(Mobile/Resi.): Mr/Mrs/Ms

Test centre (Self Centre / Select from the list given in the last page) :

Syllabus followed (CBSE/ICSE/State Board (Specify):

Name of the Unified Council’s Regional Co-ordinator ( If anybody approaches):

Signature of the Teacher In-charge/Guide Teacher Signature of the Principal

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Note: Please note that no Cash / Cheque is to be given to any person or representative of Unified Council. Unified Council will not be responsible for any such monetary transaction. D.D. should be sent directly to the Unified Council’s office (Hyderabad) address only. All matters are subject to exclusive jurisdiction of Hyderabad only.

Venue of the examination: If 40 or more students are interested in taking this exam from your school, then the examination venue will be your School / Institute. The Teacher In-charge of this examination has to conduct the NSTSE according to the schedule. Our Regional Co-ordinators will also help the Teacher In-charge in conducting the examination. If the number of students are less than 40, please select the test centre from the list given on the page no. 10.

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S. No. Name of the Student Father’s NameClass

(Numeric)SPR Required

(Yes/No)For Class 11 & 12Group PCM / PCB

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Please send a single consolidated Demand Draft for the exam fee of all the students appearing for the NSTSE from your school.

The school is permitted to retain Rs. 15 per each student enrolled towards the examination expenditure which includes bank charges, postal charges, invigilation and remuneration for the teacher in-charge.

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D.D. should be drawn in favour of UNIFIED COUNCIL, payable at HYDERABAD.

Frame the list of students in the given format (preferably typed) and send it to our address along with D.D. By Speed Post / Registered Post / Courier Service only.

If possible please send the above list of students as an excel file to support@unifiedcouncil.com to enable us to issue error free hall tickets and certificates.

Special Recognition for the Teacher In-charge :

The teacher in-charge of a school which sponsors a minimum of 200 students will receive a Pen Drive .

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SUCCESS Series Books:

For Class I : Passport to Knowledge Republic-I

For Class II : Passport to Knowledge Republic-II

For Class III : Passport to Knowledge Republic-III

For Class IV : Passport to Knowledge Republic-IV

For Class V : Passport to Knowledge Republic-V

For Class VI : Success Plan Junior

For Class VII : Success Plan

For Class VIII : Success Plan Plus

For Class IX : Success Wizard

For Class X : Success Plan Senior

For Class XI : Success Blue Print

For Class XII : Success Unlimited

Contents:

How the human brain works

How to learn effectively and remember better

Best methods of revision (Systematic Revision Techniques)

How to prepare one’s own special notes (Mind Mapping Techniques)

Tips for perfect health

Testing of Sequential Thinking

Short-cut techniques to solve complex problems within seconds (Unified Speed System of Basic Mathematics)

How to remember long-sequences, spelling and complicated objects / formulae (Mnemonics technique)

Exercises to improve memory power

How to score better marks in any examination

Testing of IQ

Using Brain Power

Calligraphy

Stress Management

Lateral Thinking Puzzles

Effective Techniques for Concentration

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Individual Student’s ServiceAnalysis report

Student’s Performance Report 1 & 2 (SPR):

SPR-1: Question wise analysis

SPR-2: Skill wise analysis

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We are providing student’s performance report (SPR) for individual students, which provides all the details of

His/her chosen answers for all question in theNSTSE

Correct answers for all questions in the examination

Subject wise marks

Over all ranking in the National level

Group Highest marks

Question wise analysis, Skill wise analysis

SPR provides a real feedback on real learning. It allows the students to know where he/she stands and pinpoints areas of strength and weakness. This report is for feedback and improvement.

If a student requires this SPR, he/she has to add to the Examination Fee.

Unified Council is the pioneer in India to offer this extensive range of reports

Merit / Participation Certificates will be provided to all the participants on the basis of their performance.

Students will be provided with All India Rank and State Rank.

RANKING: When more than one student gets an equal top score, priority for awarding ranks will be according to marks acquired in the following specified order of subjects: Mathematics (Biology, for PCB group), Physics, Chemistry, Biology and General Questions.

An opportunity offered for the first time in IndiaEvery student who enrols for this exam will receive one of the Success Series Books, with comprehensive information on effective study techniques, memory sharpening methodologies, short-cut techniques to arm the students with the ability to solve the toughest of problems, absolutely FREE of cost

worth ̀ 50

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Awards & Rewards

` 3 CroresAwards & Rewards

` 3 Crores

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Comments from the teachers about the NSTSE

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