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NTSE 2020-21 Answer Key MAT Chandigarh

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NTSE 2020 paper solution Chandigarh (MAT)

NTSE (National Talent Search Examination) conducted by the National Council of Education Research and Technology (NCERT), is a scholarship test conducted for identifying the bright students wanting to pursue their higher education in science and social science. The Stage-1 of the exam was conducted on 13th december 2020 for 11 state including Chandigarh and you can find answer key of Chandigarh MAT here.

Use of Chandigarh Key Stage I 2021:

After completing an exam, students tend to feel anxious and look for solutions to check their answers. Unofficial keys are released on the same day and official keys will be released later on the NCERT website. Some websites with experts release these keys so that the students can cross-check their answers with the answer key and can calculate their marks. They can download the answer key from the website of Vedantu. 


Students can also raise an objection over the answer key if they find out any answer is incorrectly stated or two answers found correct for a single question. In such cases, students can follow the procedure mentioned in the official notification and shall submit their objections before the last date.


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NTSE Exam Syllabus

NTSE Exam Date 

NTSE Eligibility Criteria

NTSE Answer key Stage II

NTSE Exam Result


The Mental Ability Test which enables students to test their logical and analytical skills, is quite helpful even for their further education levels. Reasoning questions like seating arrangements, mirror image questions, coding and decoding are the types of questions that are asked. Also, Logical and Mathematical questions are asked in the exam. Follow up with the syllabus which is given in the Vedantu site in the NTSE syllabus column. Students can check thoroughly and prepare for the exam.


Unlike the previous year, the 2020-21 MAT paper was considered easy to moderate level. Coding, decoding, Seating arrangements, missing numbers, mirror images, questions on simplification, a combination of letters and numbers etc were asked in the paper. Together it was not a hard paper, students could score well on the MAT exam.

FAQs on NTSE 2020-21 Answer Key MAT Chandigarh

1. What is the criteria to get selected for the Stage II level?

Students need to clear the cutoff range of stage I. The cutoff marks for stage I is around 86-90 for MAT, and there is an overall cutoff of 172-175 marks. States /UT will decide the students for Stage II based on the cutoff clearance and the allotted quota for the recommendation of a specific number of students. Also, students need to secure 80% of marks in the state board exams to qualify for stage II level. Students need to have good practice and knowledge on the given syllabus to get into stage 2.

2. When will the official answer key be available?

From Jan 15, 2021, students can check the official answer key of the NTSE 2020-21 Answer key of MAT Chandigarh. Till then, they can follow up with the unofficial key and check whether they could qualify for the next level. Students can check the unofficial key till the official key is released from various standard sources like Vedantu. The official key link will be posted on the website too on Jan 15, 2021. It helps students to check and analyse the answers and calculate the marks

3. Are Unofficial keys the same as Official keys?

Most of the answers from the answer key of the unofficial key will be relevant and correct, and only one or two questions might change with the official ones. As there might be objections on the answer keys, it reflects in the difference between official and unofficial key papers. Unofficial key papers are released by the leading and major institutes which have subject experts and they frame the answer keys with research and good knowledge

4. When is the NTSE Stage 2 exam conducted?

It is the most complicated part of the NTSE exam which is the final part to announce the results of students who will receive scholarships. NTSE stage 2 exam is conducted in June 2021 and the unofficial answer key is available here with the syllabus and other eligibility criteria. Students can check the unofficial key of the stage 1 exam and get prepared for the stage 2 exam, without wasting their time waiting on the results. Even if you don't clear, it will be useful for next year's exam.

5. What is the difficulty level of the MAT NTSE exam of Chandigarh Stage I?

The difficulty level of the 2020-21 MAT stage I of the NTSE exam is of moderate level. The NTSE exam is one of the hardest levels of exams for student scholarships. The year 2020-21 stage I exam was not difficult or easy, but moderate. The Mental Ability Test contains questions on Aptitude, Logical and Reasoning, so if students practice on the sample papers, and the previous papers they could crack this level with ease. Even with difficulty level, students can crack the exam with good practice and time management. These solutions are available at free of cost on Vedantu's website and mobile app.