NSEP Answer Key 2025‑26: Download Solutions & Question Paper PDF

Edited By Mallika Thaledder | Updated on Jul 01, 2025 10:45 AM IST

The National Standard Examination in Physics (NSEP) will release the NSEP answer key in December 2025. The NSEP 2025-26 exam will be held on November 23, 2025, from 8:30 am to 10:30 am. The NSEP answer key 2025 is released on the official website, iapt.org.in. Students can access the NSEP answer key in PDF format to learn about the correct answer and calculate their exam scores.

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NSEP Answer Key Dates 2025-26
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NSEP Marking Scheme 2025

NSEP Answer Key 2025‑26: Download Solutions & Question Paper PDF

The NSEP question paper and answer key can be downloaded online. Any students from Class 10, 11 and 12 born between June 30, 2011, to July 1, 2006, are eligible to apply for the NSEP examination 2025. Last year, the answer key was released on December 23, 2024. Read the entire article to learn more about the NSEP answer key 2025-26.

NSEP Answer Key Dates 2025-26

Students can check out the important dates related to the NSEP answer key 2025-26.

Events	Dates
NSEP exam date 2025-26	November 23, 2025
NSEP exam date for the Delhi & NCR region	December 2025
NSEP answer key date	December 2025
NSEP result 2025-26 date	December 2025

Note: Last year, in the academic year 2024-25, the NSE exam was postponed in Delhi and the surrounding NCR region (Delhi, Gurgaon, Noida, Greater Noida, Faridabad & Ghaziabad city and was conducted on December 22, 2024, for the selected areas. This year, the institution may conduct the NSEP exam on different dates for certain regions. Candidates must keep visiting the official website to keep track of the latest updates regarding the exam dates.)

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How to Download NSEP Answer Key

Renowned coaching institutes will release the NSEP 2025 answer key on the exam day. However, the official NSEP answer key is expected to be released a week after the exam. Students can use the answer keys for NSEP 2025 to calculate the expected scores. Check out the steps to download the NSEP answer key below:

Visit the official website, iapt.org.in.
Go to the “Exams” and click on “NSEP”.
On the next page, click on the NSEP papers and solutions.
Download the NSEP question paper and answer key and save them.

NSEP Marking Scheme 2025

The NSEP question paper 2025 will consist of two parts. There will be negative markings in the NSEP exam 2025-26. 1 mark will be cut for every wrong answer. Check out the table given below for the NSEP marking scheme 2025.

NSEP 2025 Marking Scheme

Part	No. of questions	Total Marks
A1	60	180 marks (3 marks each question)
A2	10	60 marks (6 marks per question)
Total	70	240 marks

NSEP Syllabus 2025

Students can use the NCERT books to prepare for the NSEP exam 2025. The exam will cover the syllabus up to Class 12 prescribed by the CBSE board. Questions in the NSEP exams will include the following topics:

Electromagnetic Fields
Oscillations and Waves
Thermodynamics
Heat Transfer
Electrostatics
Current Electricity
Gravitation, etc

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

1. Where can I find the NSEP answer keys and solutions?

Students can visit the official website, iapt.org.in to access the NSEP answer keys and solution.

2. Are NCERT books enough for preparing for the NSEP exam?

Yes, the NCERT books are enough for NSEP exam preparation.

3. What happens after qualifying for NSEP?

Students with gold medals in NSEP can join the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) directly through interviews without appearing in the entrance test after completing their education.