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NSEP Registration 2025-26: NSEP Olympiad Apply Online, Eligibility, Pattern

NSEP Registration 2025-26: NSEP Olympiad Apply Online, Eligibility, Pattern

Edited By Manasvini Gupta | Updated on Jul 01, 2025 10:57 AM IST

The Indian Association of Physics Teachers (IAPT) will conduct the NSEP (Physics) exam registrations from August 1 to 20, 2025. Individual candidates will be able to register for the NSEP exam from August 21 to September 14, 2025, through the official website, iapt.org.in. The IAPT will conduct the NSEP exam on November 23, 2025, from 8:30 am to 10:30 am.
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NSEP Registration 2025-26: NSEP Olympiad Apply Online, Eligibility, Pattern
NSEP Registration 2025-26: NSEP Olympiad Apply Online, Eligibility, Pattern

To register for the National Standard Examination in Physics (NSEP) for 2025-26, students are required to pay the NSEP application fee of INR 300/- per subject to successfully register themselves for the exam. Read further to get details on the steps to register for NSEP, application fee amount, eligibility criteria and more.

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NSEP Registration 2025-26 Dates

Students can go through the following table to know the dates of events associated with the NSEP registration 2025-26. The table is updated as per the official dates of the NSEP registration schedule 2025-26.

NSEP Application Dates 2025-26

Events

Dates

Centre registration start date

August 1, 2025

Last date for Centre registration date

August 20, 2025

Student enrolment start date

August 21, 2025

Student enrolment end date

September 14, 2025

NSEP exam date 2025-26

November 23, 2025

Who can fill out the NSEP Registration Form 2025-26?

The first step before NSEP registration 2025-26 is to check the eligibility for the exam. The following is the complete eligibility criteria for NSEP 2025-26:

  • The candidate must be eligible to hold an Indian passport.

  • Candidates must be born between July 1, 2006, and June 30, 2011, including both days.

  • The applicant must have been living and studying in India since November 30, 2022, or earlier, OR The applicant must be studying in an Indian school system since November 30, 2022, or earlier

  • Candidate must not have completed (or scheduled to complete) the class 12 board examination earlier than November 30, 2025.

  • The candidate must not have commenced (or be planning to commence) studies in a university or equivalent institution by June 1, 2025.

  • The candidate must not be appearing in NSEJS 2025-26.

Sample image of IAPT NSE 2025 student enrollment page
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How to Register for the NSEP Exam 2025-26?

For the NSEP exam 2025-26, students can register through designated centres. IAPT also accepts direct student enrollment. For registrations through the centre, the applicant must pay the NSEP application fee to the centre-in-charge. For direct enrollment, students can pay the NSEP registration fee online. Mentioned below are the steps to register for NSEP in online mode:

  1. Open the official website at iapt.org.in.

  2. On the homepage, under the ‘Latest Notification’ section, click on the ‘NSEP 2025-26 Registration’ link.

  3. Enter all the necessary information on the NSEP student registration page and click 'Generate OTP'.

  4. Once the registration has been successful, log in again using the credentials and fill in all the required information.

  5. Submit the required documents and other details.

  6. Finally, pay the NSEP application fee for the exam. Click on the ‘Submit’ button to complete the registration process for NSEP 2025-26.

NSEP Registration Fee 2025-26

  • For students who want to register for NSEP through centres, they will need to pay an application fee of INR 300/- to the centre-in-charge.

  • Students directly applying through the IAPT website will have to pay the NSEP examination fee through bank transfer or online payment.

  • Students should note that the NSEP exam fee is non-refundable.

Details to be filled in NSEP Registration Form 2025-26

Students should fill out the NSEP registration form accurately with the following information:

  • Name of the Student

  • Class

  • Gender

  • Father's Name/ Mother's Name

  • Date of Birth

  • Subject

  • School Name & Address

  • Student's Postal Address

Sample Image of NSEP Student Registration Page

Sample Image of NSEP Student Registration Page

NSEP Registration 2025-26 - Admit Card

  • IAPT will release the NSEP exam admit card 2025-26 in October 2025.

  • Students will be able to download the NSEP admit card from iapt.org.in.

  • They will need to input their NSEP registration number to be able to access the NSEP hall ticket 2025-26.

NSEP Syllabus

  1. Students who have registered for the IAPT NSEP exam 2025-26 should appear for the examination after carefully studying the prescribed NSEP syllabus.

  2. The Indian Association of Physics Teachers (IAPT) prescribes the syllabus of NSEP. The questions can be asked from the NCERT syllabus as well as equivalent to the senior secondary level.

  3. The NSEP exam is conducted to evaluate the candidate's theoretical and experimental skills. Almost equal weightage will be given to Physics, Chemistry, and Biology and no questions will be asked directly about mathematics. Topics covered in the NSEP syllabus include:

  • Electromagnetic Fields

  • Oscillations and Waves

  • Dynamics

  • Mechanics

  • Genetics

  • Reproduction

  • Evolution

  • Measurement techniques and apparatus

  • Geometry and stereometrics, etc.

NSEP 2025-26 Exam Pattern

  • The NSEP 2025-26 exam will consist of two parts.

  • Part 1 will consist of 48 multiple-choice questions with one correct answer out of the given options, and Part 2 will consist of 12 MCQs with one or more correct answers.

  • The total score for NSEP 2025-26 will be 216.

  • There will also be a penalty of 1 mark for each wrong answer, and 3 marks will be awarded for each correct answer.

  • The language of the question paper will be available in English, Hindi, Gujarati, Bangla, Tamil, Telugu and any Indian language (provided 300 students opt for it.) During NSEP enrollment 2025-26, students must select one language of their preference.

NSEP 2025-26 Question Papers

  • The NSEP question papers PDF for 2025-26 and the previous years are available for students who wish to appear for the exam.

  • Candidates can analyse their preparation level and know the difficulty level of the exam by using these NSEP exam question papers. Click on the link provided above to download the NSEP question papers PDF along with their solutions.

NSEP Results 2025-26

  • The Indian Association of Physics Teachers will announce the NSEP result 2025-26 in December 2025.

  • After the NSEP 2025-26 exam, the toppers from each State/Union Territory will be eligible for the stage 2 exam, i.e., Indian National Olympiads (INOs) 2025 in respective subjects. The complete details will be published on the official website - iapt.org.in.

  • About 35 toppers of INPhO will qualify for the Orientation Cum Selection Camp (OCSC) for about two weeks at Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE), Mumbai. Indian teams to participate in the International Olympiads will be selected based on the performance of students in the OCSC.

  • In addition, about 8 toppers from INPhO may get an opportunity to participate in the Asian Physics Olympiad (APhO). The APhO will be held in May 2026.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

1. How can I download the admit card for NSEP 2025-26?

Students can download the NSEP admit card through the official website at iapt.org.in, once it is released.

2. Can I change my exam centre for NSEP 2025-26?

No request for changing the exam centre is allowed.

3. What is the full form of NSEP?

NSEP stands for National Standard Examination in Physics, which is conducted by IAPT.

4. How do I register for the NSEP exam 2025-26?

Students can register for the NSEP exam through the official website, iapt.org.in before the last date of registration.

5. What is the age limit for NSEP?

Student’s date of birth must fall between July 1, 2006 and June 30, 2011 (both days inclusive) to be eligible to apply for the NSEP 2025-26 exam.

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