NSTSE Syllabus 2024 for Class 2nd to 12th- Check Here

Updated on Sep 11, 2023 - 9:57 a.m. IST by Shivam Jadoun

NSTSE Syllabus 2024 - Unified Council is responsible for releasing the national science talent search
examination syllabus 2024. The NSTSE Olympiad syllabus 2024 is available on the official website,
unifiedcouncil.com. The questions will be asked from two sections for classes 1 & 2, three
sections for class 3 to 5, five sections for class 6 to 10 and four sections for class 11 and 12.

NSTSE follows CBSE syllabus, students can also use question papers of ICSE/ISC and various State
Board for the NSTSE preparation. In the NSTSE exam, Class 3 to 12 students will have a critical
thinking section for testing their logical and inductive reasoning, tactics & strategies in decision
making, subjective & objective analysis. Read the entire article to know the NSTSE 2024 syllabus in
detail.

NSTSE Class 1 Syllabus 2024

For class 1, the paper will consist of 40 objective type questions. There is no negative marking for
the wrong answer. Check the marking scheme and topics of class 1 NSTSE syllabus 2024.

• Mathematics : Numbers upto 100, Ordinal numbers, Addition, Subtraction, Lengths, weight,
capacity, Time, Money, Geometrical Shapes.

• General Science : Living & Non-living things, Plant life, Animal life, Human body, Air water &
weather.

NSTSE Class 1 Syllabus 2024 (Marking Scheme)

Total
Section Name No. of Questions
Marks

Mathematics 15 15

General Science 25 25

Total 40 40
NSTSE Class 2 Syllabus 2024

A total of 50 questions will be asked in NSTSE 2024 for students from class 2. Check the NSTSE
syllabus and marks distribution for class 2 is:

NSTSE Syllabus Class 2

• Mathematics : Numbers, Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division, Length, Weight, Capacity,

Time, Money, Shapes.

• General Science : Living & Non-living things, Plant life, Animal life, Human body, Air water &
weather, Rock and Minerals, Our universe.

NSTSE Class 2 Syllabus 2024 (Marking Scheme)

Total
Subject Total no. of questions
marks

Mathematics 20 20

General Science 30 30

Total 50 50

NSTSE Syllabus 2024 for Classes 3 to 5

The question paper of NSTSE class 3 to 5 will have 60 questions from three sections for students.
Syllabus of NSTSE 2024 and marks distribution for class 3 to 5 is mentioned in the given below
sections:

NSTSE Syllabus 2024 for Class 3

• Mathematics : Numbers, Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division, Fractions, Length, Weight,

Capacity, Time, Money, Shapes.

• General Science : Living & Non-living things, Plant life, Animals their food & Home, birds: beaks
claws & nests of the birds, Soil, Air water and weather, Our universe, Human body, Safety & first
aid.

• Critical Thinking : This section includes a combination of skills like conscious application in real
life, Logical & Inductive Reasoning, Tactics & Strategies in decision making, higher order thinking
NSTSE Class 4 Syllabus 2024

• Mathematics : Large Numbers, Roman numerals, Addition and Subtraction, Multiplication and
division, Factors and Multiples, Fractions, Length, Weight, Capacity, Time, Geometry, Perimeter and
area.

• General Science : Plant life - I, Plant life - II, Animal life - I, Animal life - II, Food & Digestion, Health
& Hygiene, Teeth & Microbes, Safety & First aid, Our clothes, Air water and weather, Our universe.

• Critical Thinking : This section includes a combination of skills like conscious application in real
life, Logical & Inductive Reasoning, Tactics & Strategies in decision making, higher order thinking.

NSTSE Class 5 Syllabus 2024

• Mathematics : Large Numbers, Factors and multiples, Fractions and Decimals, Measurement of
Length, Weight, Capacity, Volume, Time, Temperature, Conversions, Percentages, Ratios, Speed
distance and time, Simple interest, Profit and loss, Geometry, Perimeter and area.

• General Science : Plant life, Animal life - II, Human body - I, Human body - II, Soil Rocks & Minerals,
Air water and weather, The moon, Matter, Force work & energy.

• Critical Thinking : This section includes a combination of skills like conscious application in real
life, Logical & Inductive Reasoning, Tactics & Strategies in decision making, higher order thinking.

NSTSE Class 3 to 5 Syllabus 2024 (Marking Scheme)

Total
Subject Total no. of questions
marks

Mathematics 25 25

General Science 30 30

Critical Thinking 5 5

Total 60 60

NSTSE Class 6 Syllabus 2024 to Class 10 Syllabus 2024

NSTSE Syllabus for class 6 to 10 consists of 60 questions for 60 marks asked from 5 subjects.
Students can also use CBSE Class 10 syllabus 2024 for better preparation. Class 6 to 10 and marks
distribution for this group is as follows:
NSTSE Class 6 Syllabus

• Mathematics : Knowing our Numbers, Whole Numbers, Playing with Numbers, Basic Geometrical
Ideas, Understanding Elementary Shapes, Integers, Fractions, Decimals, Data Handling,
Mensuration, Algebra, Ratio and Proportion, Symmetry.
• Physics : Motion and Measurement of distances, Light shadows and reflections, Electricity and
circuits.
• Chemistry : Sorting materials into groups, Separation of substances, Changes around us, Water.
Biology : Food & its source, components of food, Fibre to fabric, Plants, Body movements, Living
organisms and their surroundings.
• Critical Thinking : This section includes a combination of skills like conscious application in real
life, Logical & Inductive Reasoning, Tactics & Strategies in decision making, higher order thinking.

NSTSE Class 7 Syllabus

• Mathematics : Integers, Fractions and Decimals, Data Handling, Simple Equations, Lines and
Angles, Triangle and its Properties, Congruence of Triangles, Comparing Quantities, Rational
Numbers, Practical Geometry, Perimeter and Area, Algebraic Expressions, Exponents and Powers,
Symmetry.

• Physics : Motion and time, Heat, Light.

• Chemistry : Physical and chemical changes, Acids bases and salts, Winds storms and cyclones.
Biology : Nutrition in plants, nutrition in animals, Fibre to fabric, Organization in living beings,
Changes and adaptation, Soil, Respiration in organisms, Transportation in living beings,
Reproduction and growth in plants.

• Critical Thinking : This section includes a combination of skills like conscious application in real
life, Logical & Inductive Reasoning, Tactics & Strategies in decision making, higher order thinking.

NSTSE Syllabus for Class 8

• Mathematics : Rational Numbers, Linear Equations in One Variable, Understanding Quadrilaterals,

Data Handling, Squares and Square Roots, Cubes and Cube Roots, Comparing Quantities,
Algebraic Expressions and Identities, Visualizing Solid Shapes, Mensuration, Exponents and
Powers, Direct and Inverse Proportions, Factorization.

• Physics : Force and Pressure, Friction, Sound, Chemical effects of electric current, Some natural
phenomena, Light.

• Chemistry : Synthetic fibres and plastics, Materials: Metals and non-metals, Coal and petroleum,
Combustion and flame.
• Biology : Food production and management, Cell, Microorganisms, Conservation of plants and
animals, Reproduction in animals.

• Critical Thinking : This section includes a combination of skills like conscious application in real
life, Logical & Inductive Reasoning, Tactics & Strategies in decision making, higher order thinking.

NSTSE Exam Syllabus for Class 9

• Mathematics : Number Systems, Polynomials, Co-ordinate Geometry, Linear Equations in Two

Variables, Introduction to Euclid’s Geometry, Lines and Angles, Triangles, Quadrilaterals, Areas of
Parallelograms and Triangles, Circles, Heron’s Formula, Surface Areas and Volumes.

• Physics : Motion, Force and laws of motion, Gravitation & Pressure, Work energy & power.

• Chemistry : Matter in our surroundings, Is matter around us pure, atoms and molecules.

• Biology : Cell, Tissues, Diversity in living organisms, Health and diseases, Improvement in food
resources.

• Critical Thinking : This section includes a combination of skills like conscious application in real
life, Logical & Inductive Reasoning, Tactics & Strategies in decision making, higher order thinking

NSTSE Exam Syllabus for Class 10

• Mathematics : Real Numbers, Polynomials, Pair of Linear Equations in Two Variables, Quadratic
Equations, Arithmetic Progressions, Triangles, Co-ordinate Geometry, Introduction to
Trigonometry, Some Applications of Trigonometry, Circles, Areas Related to Circles, Surface Areas
and Volumes.

• Physics : Light, reflection & refraction, The human eye and the colourful world, Electricity,
Magnetics effects of electric current.

• Chemistry : Chemical reactions & equations, Acids bases and salts, Metals & non-metals, Carbon
and its compounds.

• Biology : Life processes, Control & Co-ordination, Reproduction, Heredity & Evolution, Our
Environment.

• Critical Thinking : This section includes a combination of skills like conscious application in real
life, Logical & Inductive Reasoning, Tactics & Strategies in decision making, higher order thinking.
NSTSE Class 6 to 10 Syllabus 2024 (Marking Scheme)

Total
Subject Total no. of questions
marks

Mathematics 25 25

Physics 10 10

Chemistry 10 10

Biology 10 10

Critical Thinking 5 5

Total 60 60

NSTSE Olympiad Syllabus 2024 for Class 11 and 12 (PCM)

The NSTSE exam for class 11 and 12 will have 60 questions from four sections. Below are the sections
and the marking scheme for the same.

NSTSE Syllabus Class 11 (PCM)

• Mathematics : Sets, Relations and Functions, Principle of Mathematical Induction, Logarithms,

Complex Numbers & Quadratic Equations, Linear In-equations, Sequences and Series,
Trigonometry, Straight Lines, Conic Sections, Permutations and Combinations, Binomial Theorem,
Statistics, Mathematical Reasoning, Limits and Derivatives, Probability, Introduction to 3D
Geometry.

• Physics : Physical world, Units & measurements, Motion in a straight line, Motion in a plane, Laws
of motion, Work energy & power, System of particles & rotational motion, Gravitation, Mechanical
properties of solids, Mechanical properties of fluids, Thermal properties of matter,
Thermodynamics.

• Chemistry : Basic concepts of chemistry, Structure of atoms, Classification of elements &

Periodicity in properties, Chemical bonding & molecular structure, States of matter: Gases &
liquids, Thermodynamics, Equilibrium, Redox reaction, Hydrogen, s-Block elements, Some pblock
elements, Organic chemistry: Basic principles & techniques.

• Critical Thinking : This section includes a combination of skills like conscious application in real
life, Logical & Inductive Reasoning, Tactics & Strategies in decision making, higher order thinking.
NSTSE Syllabus Class 12 (PCM)

• Mathematics : Relations and Functions, Inverse Trigonometric Functions, Matrices and

Determinants, Continuity and Differentiability, Application of Derivatives, Integrals, Application of
Integrals, Differential Equations, Vector Algebra, Three Dimensional Geometry, Probability, Linear
Programming.

• Physics : Electric charges and fields, Electrostatic potential and capacitance, Current electricity,
Moving charges and magnetism, Magnetism and matter, Electromagnetic induction, Alternating
current, Electromagnetic waves, Ray optics and optical instruments, Wave optics, Dual nature of
radiation and matter, Atoms, Nuclei.

• Chemistry : Solid state, Solutions, Electrochemistry, Chemical kinetics, Surface chemistry, Isolation
of elements, p-block elements, d- and f-block elements, Coordination compounds, Haloalkanes
and Haloarenes, Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic acids, Organic
compounds containing nitrogen, Biomolecules.

• Critical Thinking : This section includes a combination of skills like conscious application in real
life, Logical & Inductive Reasoning, Tactics & Strategies in decision making, higher order thinking.

NSTSE Class 11 and 12 Marking Scheme (PCM)

Total
Subject Total no. of questions
marks

Mathematics 25 25

Physics 15 15

Chemistry 15 15

Critical Thinking 5 5

Total 60 60

NSTSE Syllabus for Class 11 and 12 (PCB)

The NSTSE syllabus for PCS Class 11 will have 60 questions from 4 sections that are Biology, Physics,
Chemistry, and Critical Thinking. Candidates can also prefer CBSE 12th syllabus 2024 for the exam.
NSTSE 2024 syllabus and marks distribution for this class is:
NSTSE Syllabus Class 11 (PCB)

• Biology : Diversity in the living world, Structural organisation in plants & animals, Cell structure and
functions, Plant physiology, Animal physiology.

• Physics : Physical world, Units & measurements, Motion in a straight line, Motion in a plane, Laws
of motion, Work energy & power, System of particles & rotational motion, Gravitation, Mechanical
properties of solids, Mechanical properties of fluids, Thermal properties of matter,
Thermodynamics.

• Chemistry : Basic concepts of chemistry, Structure of atoms, Classification of elements &

Periodicity in properties, Chemical bonding & molecular structure, States of matter: Gases &
liquids, Thermodynamics, Equilibrium, Redox reaction, Hydrogen, s-Block elements, Some pblock
elements, Organic chemistry: Basic principles & techniques.

• Critical Thinking : This section includes a combination of skills like conscious application in real
life, Logical & Inductive Reasoning, Tactics & Strategies in decision making, higher order thinking.

NSTSE Syllabus Class 12 (PCB)

• Biology : Reproduction, Genetics and evolution, Biology and human welfare, Biotechnology,
Ecology. Physics : Electric charges and fields, Electrostatic potential and capacitance, Current
electricity, Moving charges and magnetism, Magnetism and matter, Electromagnetic induction,
Alternating current, Electromagnetic waves, Ray optics and optical instruments, Wave optics, Dual
nature of radiation and matter, Atoms, Nuclei.

• Chemistry : Solid state, Solutions, Electrochemistry, Chemical kinetics, Surface chemistry, Isolation
of elements, p-block elements, d- and f-block elements, Coordination compounds, Haloalkanes
and Haloarenes, Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic acids, Organic
compounds containing nitrogen, Biomolecules.

• Critical Thinking : This section includes a combination of skills like conscious application in real
life, Logical & Inductive Reasoning, Tactics & Strategies in decision making, higher order thinking.

NSTSE Class 11 and 12 Marking Scheme (PCB)

Total
Subject Total no. of questions
marks

Biology 25 25

Physics 15 15
 Chemistry 15 15

Critical Thinking 5 5

Total 60 60

How to Prepare for NSTSE 2024?

Below, we have given some simple steps which will students in preparing them for the NSTSE exam:

1. Try to cover the NSTSE 2024 syllabus at least a month before the exam, that includes the CBSE

syllabus of the respective class.

2. Read newspaper, magazine or journal daily in order to stay updated with the latest trends and

information.

3. Clear all your doubts and concepts.

4. Take part in quiz programmes on a regular basis.

NSTSE Selection Process

Students should qualify the objective-type test with 100% marks or obtain the highest marks to get
selected for the scholarship amount.

• NSTSE 2024 checks how well students are with their skills and concepts underlying the school
syllabus.

• This NSTSE exam helps teachers and parents to know the strengths and weaknesses of an
individual student.

• CBSE syllabus is very important, as NSTSE follows the same. Along with that, the question papers
from various state boards can also be helpful.

NSTSE Sample Papers

Sample papers are always helpful in preparing for the exam. It is advised to practise NSTSE sample
papers to know the exam pattern, make preparation strategies, and time management. Students
who want an extra edge over the competition and want to ace the exam can make their
preparations better by solving sample papers.
Frequently Asked Question (FAQs) - NSTSE Syllabus 2024 for Class 2nd to
12th- Check Here

Question: How can I prepare for NSTSE?

Answer:

Students must complete the NSTSE syllabus first, then practise previous year and sample paper.
Clear all your doubts with your teachers and try to solve as many mocks as possible.

Question: Does NSTSE have negative marking?

Answer:

No, there is no negative marking for wrong answers.

Question: Is NSTSE free of cost?

Answer:

Students who are willing to appear for the NSTSE exam are required to pay an examination fee of Rs
100/-.