NSEP Results 2025‑26 Out - Check NSEP Merit List, Cut Off Marks

NSEP 2025-26 Result Dates

The following table mentions the NSEP result date 2025-26, along with the dates of other events. Students must check it out to keep track of all the forthcoming events regarding the announcement of the IAPT NSEP results 2025-26.

Steps to Download NSEP Result and Merit List 2025-26

Students can check their NSEP results 2025-26 online on the official website of IAPT. Follow the step-by-step process mentioned below to know how to download the NSEP results 2025-26:

1. Visit the website at iapt.org.in.

2. Click on the ‘NSEP Exam Result 2025-26’ link.

3. Enter the required credentials, such as your NSEP roll number and Date of Birth.

4. Click on the ‘Submit’ button.

5. The NSEP 2025-26 result will appear on the screen.

6. Download it to your device or print it for future reference.

Steps to download the NSEP Merit List 2025-26:

• On the home page of the IAPT website, find a link that says ‘List of Students Selected for INO 2025-26.’

• Click on the link to check the list of shortlisted candidates.

• If your name is not mentioned in the list, then you have not qualified for the next level, the Indian National Olympiad (INO).

Details Mentioned in the NSEP Result 2025-26

The following details will be communicated through the NSEP result 2025-26:

• Roll number of Selected Students

• Centre

• Students names

• Gender

• Class

• Marks Secured in the exam

• Details of MAS, MI

NSEP Result 2025-26 - Qualifying Criteria for INO

The Merit Index (MI) in a subject is defined as 80% of the average of the top ten scores in that subject. It is rounded off to the nearest lower integer. All students with a score equal to or greater than the merit index in the NSEP result will automatically qualify for the INO Stage 2 examination.

NSEP Cut-Off Score 2025-26

To meet the eligibility criteria for the stage 2 exam, students must obtain marks equal to or higher than the Minimum Admissible Score (MAS), equal to 50% of the average of the top 10 IAPT results 2025-26 in the relevant subject. Students can check out the previous year's cut-off NSEP 2023-24 below for reference:

NSEP 2023-24 Cut Off Scores

Check Year-Wise NSEP Cut Off

NSEP Result 2025-26 - What after INPhO?

INPhO (Indian National Physics Olympiad) is the second stage of the Science Olympiad. About 35 toppers from INPhO will be selected for the next stage of the Olympiad, which is the Orientation cum Selection Camp(OCSC). This will be a two-week camp at Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, Mumbai.

NSEP Result 2025-26 - What after OCSC?

To participate in the International Olympiad 2025-26, the Indian team will be selected based on the performance of students in OCSC.

Note: In addition, about 8 toppers from INPhO may get an opportunity to participate in the Asian Physics Olympiad (APhO), which will be scheduled in the first week of May 2026, tentatively.

NSEP Result 2025-26 - How to Register for INPhO

• Selected students must register for the Indian National Olympiad (INO) exam for Physics, conducted by the Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education.

• The link for INO registration 2025-26 will be activated after the declaration of the NSEP result on the official website at olympiads.hbcse.tifr.res.in.

• Students will be required to click on the link and enter their roll number, date of birth, and password.

• After clicking on the ‘Login’ button, they will be able to access the form.

Note: Students should note that INO registration is mandatory for all NSEP qualifiers. The INO 2025-26 result is expected to be announced in February 2026.

Also, check - IAPT NSE Admit Card 2025-26

NSEP Result 2025-26 - INO Exam Centres

Last year, a total of 18 centres across the country participated in the INO examination. Below, we have provided the INO exam centre list as per previous years' data for students' reference.

• Ahmedabad

• Bengaluru

• Bhopal

• Bhubaneswar

• Chandigarh

• Chennai

• Delhi

• Guwahati

• Hyderabad

• Jaipur

• Kolkata

• Kochi

• Kota

• Lucknow

• Mumbai

• Nagpur

• Patna

• Ranchi

Also, Check -

• NSEP Registration 2025-26

• NSEP Syllabus 2025-26

• NSEP Question Papers

• IAPT Books