How to prepare for NDST/NCST Dakshana Scholarship Entrance exam

Pradeep Kumar

Every Year Dakshana Foundation conduct JDST and NCST*/ NDST Exam to select meritorious and underpriveleged students from JNV and goverment or goverment -aided school. Dakshana select to provide free jee/neet residential coaching  for 1-2 year. * NDST is now NCST, which exam to select students from class 10th of JNV for Dakshana, Ex-Navodayan and Avanti foundation.

How to prepare for NDST/NCST Dakshana

This Article is specially dedicated to NDST/NCST Dakshana Aspirants for JNV students. In this Article you will get idea of NCST Dakshana Entrance exam preperation, Refrence books to prepare NCST Dakshana exam, How to do prepartion math, bio, physics, chemestry for NCST. How to come in the invited list for NCST Dakshana Entrance exam. Important points to remember during NCST exam.

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How to do prepare for NDST/NCST Dakshana entrance exam 

below is the important points to remember to preapre for NDST/NCST exam
  • If you are the students belonging to class 10th JNV school then keep your study well from earlier to pass NCST Dakshana entrance exam.
  • Before knowing to prepartion guide, make your mind map by knowing that Dakshana NCST Paper is divided in 4-sections Math/Bio, Chemestry, physics and Logical reasoning each of 25 MCQs question. so start your preparation accordingly.
  • Give your more time for Class 10th syllabus.
  • Since the Dakshana NDST/NCST Paper is basically based on NCERT but in advanced level, hence first complete your NCERT and follow reference books in your left time. In below heading I will tell reference books and how to read it individually in each subject.
  • Since NCERT is the base for NDST/NCST Dakshana exam, hence go through all examples and exercise and parqagraphs in deeply.
  • At time of reading any books, underline important paragraphs and give star to question according to number of attempt you have taken to solve any questions. This will help you to revise perfectly with less time.
  • For logical reasoning, you can follow any reasoning books of MTG or Arihant's Books as per your choice.
  • Take the idea of  JDST Dakshana exam paper either from your seniors, who have already given this exam or Teachers. Because Dakshana never publish their exam paper or model paper. Generally, Dakshana do not allow the students to take their paper after exam have finished.
  • All guidance will be failled, if you are not invited for NCST Dakshana entrance exam. So make sure you are preparing well and your are coming in atleast in under 10 position in class 9th annual and class 10th latest examination. under 5 position is safe to come in selected list for NDST/NCST exam. If number of students are scoring well then chance will be more for all students who are scoring well. 

How to prepare Physics for Dakshana NDST/NCST entrance exam

Below is the important points, and books to follow during Physics prepation for NDST/NCST Dakshana entrance exam.

  • Since, Physics Books is the base for Math NCST/NDST Paper. So, your Physics NCERT should be prepared to make base for High level math queations. And you know that it is important for your class 10th board exam.
  • In the reference books, I recommend you to follow mtg books of physics. This book is specially designed to solve  Higher order thinking questions to crack Cometaive level examination. 
  • You can also follow books like S. Chand, Pradeep, H.C.Verma for physics. Specially solve their MCQs and HOTs questions. 
  • Before 1-2 months of NCST Dakshana exam solve the previous year physics questions of NTSE or Olympiod. 
  • And revise underlined or important theory or formula and also solve your stared question that you have made during earlier prepartion of physics.

How to prepare Mathematics for Dakshana NDST/NCST entrance exam

Below is the important points, and books to follow during Mathematics prepation for NDST/NCST Dakshana entrance exam.

  • Since, Math NCERT Books is the base for Math NCST/NDST Paper. So, your math NCERT should be prepared to make base for High level math queations. And you know that it is important for your class 10th board exam.
  • In the reference books, I recommend you to follow R.D. Sharma Book for math. This book is based on NCERT level to competative exams level. In this book donot forget to solve each examples and Higher order thinking questions. 
  • Examples of R.D. Sharma will help you to create the base to solve questions and Higher order thinking question will help to solve competative level exams like NCST Dakshana, NTSE etc.
  • Before 1-2 months of NCST Dakshana exam solve the previous year math questions of NTSE or Olympiod. 
  • And revise underlined or important theory or formula and also solve your stared question that you have made during earlier prepartion of mathematics.

How to prepare Biology for Dakshana NDST/NCST entrance exam

Below is the important points, and books to follow during Biology prepation for NDST/NCST Dakshana entrance exam.

  • Since, Biology NCERT Books is the base for Biology portion NCST/NDST Paper. So, your Biology NCERT should be prepared to make base for High level Biology questions. And you know that it is important for your class 10th board exam.
  • In the reference books, I recommend you to follow mtg books of Biology. This book is specially designed to solve  Higher order thinking questions to crack Competative level examination. 
  • In 2nd recommendation you can also follow books like S. Chand for chemestry. Specially solve their MCQ and HOTs questions. 
  • Before 1-2 months of NCST Dakshana exam solve the previous year Biology questions of NTSE or Olympiod. 
  • And revise underlined or important theory or formula and also solve your stared question that you have made during earlier prepartion of NCERT, S.Chand or mtg books of Biology.

How to prepare Chemestry for Dakshana NDST/NCST entrance exam

Chemestry is very scoring subject so foloow Below the important points, and books  during Chemestry prepation for NDST/NCST Dakshana entrance exam.

  • Since, Chemestry NCERT Books is the base for Chemestry portion NCST/NDST Paper. So, your Chemestry NCERT should be prepared to make base for High level Chemestry questions. And you know that it is important for your class 10th board exam.
  • In the reference books, I recommend you to follow mtg books of Chemestry. This book is specially designed to solve  Higher order thinking questions to crack Competaive level examination. 
  • In 2nd recommendation you can also follow books like Pradeep, S.Chand for chemestry. Specially solve their MCQs and HOTs questions. 
  • If you have not much enough time to give for the preapration for NDST/NCST Dakshana exam then I personally recommend you to follow your NCERT books only for Chemestry. Mostly all competetive exam like Dakshana, JEE, NEET, NTSE etc asks 80-90% questions from NCERT directly. This will help you to save your more time for tough subjects like Math, Physics etc.
  • Before 1-2 months of NCST Dakshana exam solve the previous year Chemestry questions of NTSE or Olympiod. 
  • And revise underlined or important theory or formula and also solve your stared question that you have made during earlier prepartion of NCERT, mtg books of Biology.

How to prepare Mathematics for Dakshana NDST/NCST entrance exam

Below is the important points, and books to follow during Mathematics prepation for NDST/NCST Dakshana entrance exam.

  • Since, Math NCERT Books is the base for Math NCST/NDST Paper. So, your math NCERT should be prepared to make base for High level math queations. And you know that it is important for your class 10th board exam.
  • In the reference books, I recommend you to follow R.D. Sharma Book for math. This book is based on NCERT level to competative exams level. In this book donot forget to solve each examples and Higher order thinking questions. 
  • Examples of R.D. Sharma will help you to create the base to solve questions and Higher order thinking question will help to solve competative level exams like NCST Dakshana, NTSE etc.
  • Before 1-2 months of NCST Dakshana exam solve the previous year mathematics questions of NTSE or Olympiod.
  • And revise underlined or important theory or formula and also solve your stared question that you have made during earlier prepartion of Mathematics.

How to give NDST/NCST Dakshana exam to pass for Dakshana Scholarship.

Below is the important points to keep in your mind during NDST Dakshana examination. So go through all points to avoid any mistake.

  • Do not make your mentality to attempt all Questions because it will disappoint you  if you are unable to solve any questions. And it will decrease your efficiency to solve other questions that you can do.
  • There are Total 100 Questions Categorised in 4 Section each of 25 Questions. 
  • Make sure do not attempt that sections which are not belong to you. Like,  if students are NEET Aspirants then he/she have to only attend Biology instead of Math and for Engineering Aspirants it is vice versa. If the students are doing mistake in this case then he/she is wasting his/her time.
  • I personally recommend you to solve that sections which is easiest for you. Generally students should start their paper from Logical resoning/chemestry then touch other sections. It will help you keep motivating  and relax in NDST /NCST exam.
  • One more thing you should remeber that Solve your questions in round wise. 
  • In First round solve easiest questions from all sections then and follow round method futher to solve easier to harder questions.
  • Since in NDST/NCST exam paper, there are negative marking of -1 on each questions hence avoid to attempt that questions that you do not know or ther are doubtful questions.  


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