NSTSE Syllabus

NSTSE Syllabus: Unified Council provides the NSTSE syllabus for classes 1st to 12th.

NSTSE follows CBSE syllabus, question papers are also suitable for students of ICSE/ISC and various State Board/Matriculation Syllabi.

NSTSE Syllabus

From class 3 to 12, there will be a section on Critical Thinking, the goal for which is to test candidates in Logical & Inductive Reasoning, Tactics & Strategies in decision making, Subjective & Objective analysis.

NSTSE Class 1 Syllabus

A total of 40 questions will be asked in NSTSE 2022 for students from Class 1. Questions will be objective type with no negative marking for wrong answers. Check out the given below sections to know NSTSE class 1 syllabus and the marking scheme.

NSTSE Syllabus Class 1

• 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 2022 (Marking Scheme)

Section Name	No. of Questions	Total Marks
Mathematics	15	15
General Science	25	25
Total	40	40

NSTSE Class 2 Syllabus 2022

A total of 50 questions will be asked in NSTSE 2022 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 2022 (Marking Scheme)

Subject	Total no. of questions	Total marks
Mathematics	25	25
General Science	25	25
Total	50	50

NSTSE Class 3 Syllabus

A total of 60 questions will be asked from three sections for students from class 3 to 5. Syllabus of NSTSE 2022 and marks distribution for class 3 to 5 is mentioned in the given below sections:

NSTSE Syllabus 2022 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 3 Syllabus 2022 (Marking Scheme)

Subject	Total no. of questions	Total marks
Mathematics	25	25
General Science	30	30
Critical Thinking	5	5
Total	60	60

NSTSE Class 4 Syllabus

NSTSE Syllabus 2022 for Class 4

• 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 4 Syllabus 2022 (Marking Scheme)

Subject	Total no. of questions	Total marks
Mathematics	25	25
General Science	30	30
Critical Thinking	5	5
Total	60	60

NSTSE Class 5 Syllabus

NSTSE Syllabus 2022 for Class 5

• 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 5 Syllabus 2022 (Marking Scheme)

Subject	Total no. of questions	Total marks
Mathematics	25	25
General Science	30	30
Critical Thinking	5	5
Total	60	60

NSTSE Class 6 Syllabus

NSTSE Syllabus Class 6

• 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

NSTSE Syllabus Class 7

• 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 Class 8 Syllabus

NSTSE Syllabus 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 Class 9 Syllabus

NSTSE Syllabus 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 Class 10 Syllabus

NSTSE Syllabus 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 2022 (Marking Scheme)

Subject	Total no. of questions	Total marks
Mathematics	25	25
Physics	10	10
Chemistry	10	10
Biology	10	10
Critical Thinking	5	5
Total	60	60

NSTSE Syllabus for Class 11 (PCM)

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 p block 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 Class 11 Marking Scheme (PCM)

Subject	Total no. of questions	Total marks
Mathematics	25	25
Physics	15	15
Chemistry	15	15
Critical Thinking	5	5
Total	60	60

NSTSE Syllabus for Class 11 (PCB)

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 p block 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 Class 11 Marking Scheme (PCB)

Subject	Total no. of questions	Total marks
Biology	25	25
Physics	15	15
Chemistry	15	15
Critical Thinking	5	5
Total	60	60

NSTSE Syllabus for Class 12 (PCM)

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 12 Marking Scheme (PCM)

Subject	Total no. of questions	Total marks
Mathematics	25	25
Physics	15	15
Chemistry	15	15
Critical Thinking	5	5
Total	60	60

NSTSE Syllabus for Class 12 (PCB)

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 12 Marking Scheme (PCB)

Subject	Total no. of questions	Total marks
Biology	25	25
Physics	15	15
Chemistry	15	15
Critical Thinking	5	5
Total	60	60

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