NTSE Cut Off 2018 - Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka have declared the state-wise cut off for NTSE 2018. Moreover, SCERT Chattisgarh has published the revised cutoff for stage 1 of the exam. Candidates who appeared for NTSE examination Stage 1 needs to meet NTSE 2018 cut off score to qualify for the NTSE Stage 2 examination. Similarly, there is an NTSE cut off score for the second stage too, that a candidate needs to score to qualify the final stage of scholarship test. The cut off of NTSE 2018 acts as a benchmark needed to be achieved in order to qualify for the next round of attaining scholarship. The NTSE 2018 cut off of Stage 1 paper is declared by the State Education Board of each state whereas the NTSE cut off 2018 for Stage 2 is declared by The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) after the conduct of the respective examinations. Candidates should remember that they would be allowed to sit for the Stage 2 examination only if they achieve the cut off of NTSE 2018 of Stage 1. In case of failure to achieve the NTSE cutoff in stage 1, the candidates would be disqualified for the second stage.
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NTSE 2018 cut off of Stage 1
The Stage 1 examination of NTSE 2018 was conducted on November 4 and 5, 2017 by the State Education Board. Every State and UT will declare the cut off of NTSE 2018 in the month of January, 2018. The NTSE cut off 2018 are the minimum marks a candidate needs to score to qualify for the Stage 2 examination.
NTSE Cutoff of Tamil Nadu
The category-wise NTSE cutoff of Tamil Nadu for Stage 1 is given in the table below.
NTSE Cutoff of Tamil Nadu- Stage 1
Category | NTSE Tamil Nadu Cutoff |
General | 120 |
OBC | 113 |
SC | 100 |
ST | 98 |
BM | 106 |
MBC | 104 |
General (Deaf) | 83 |
General (Ortho) | 70 |
BC (Deaf) | 72 |
BC (Ortho) | 70 |
BC (Blind) | 57 |
MBC (Deaf) | 71 |
SC (Ortho) | 57 |
The merit list of NTSE Bihar for Stage 1 has been prepared based on the following qualifying marks.
NTSE Cutoff of Bihar - Stage 1
Category | NTSE Bihar qualifying cutoff |
General and other | 40% |
Reserved category | 32% |
NTSE Cutoff of Chhattisgarh
State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT), Chattisgarh has released the revised cutoff of NTSE Chattisgarh. Candidates can check Chandigarh NTSE cutoff 2018 in the table below:
NTSE Chattisgarh cutoff 2018 – Stage 1 (Revised)
Category | NTSE Chattisgarh 2018 Cutoff |
General | 118 |
SC | 99 |
ST | 92 |
PH | Candidates not found |
Paper | General | SC | ST | PH |
I - MAT | 40% (19.2) | 32% (15.36) | 32% (15.36) | 32% (15.36) |
I - LCT | 40% (19.6) | 32% (15.68) | 32% (15.68) | 32% (15.68) |
II - SAT | 40% (40) | 32% (32) | 32% (32) | 32% (32) |
Total marks (MAT+SAT) | 40% (59.2) | 32% (47.36) | 32% (47.36) | 32% (47.36) |
Cutoff Marcks | 117 | 99 | 91 | Candidates not found |
NTSE West Bengal Cutoff 2018
Category | NTSE West Bengal 2018 Cutoff |
General | 101 |
SC | 88 |
ST | 66 |
PH | 51 |
NTSE Andhra Pradesh Result 2018 – Cutoff
Category | Cutoff |
General | 133 |
SC | 116 |
ST | 108 |
PH Ortho | 78 |
PH Hearing | 63 |
PH Visual | 89 |
NTSE cut off for Karnataka
Category | NTSE Cut off 2018 | NTSE Cut off 2017 |
General | 103 | 102 |
SC | 82 | 77 |
ST | 75 | 75 |
NTSE cut off 2018 of Stage 2
The Stage 2 of NTSE 2018 examination will be conducted by NCERT for only those candidates who have qualified and achieved the NTSE cut off 2018 in Stage 1.
Candidates can find below the maximum marks and the category wise cut off marks of NTSE below of the previous years.
NTSE Cut Off 2017
Category | Maximum Marks of MAT & SAT | Cut Off Marks |
Scheduled Caste (SC) | 143 | 46.67 |
Scheduled Tribe (ST) | 143 | 47.67 |
Physically Handicapped (PwD) | 143 | 49.33 |
General | 143 | 77.00 |
NTSE Cut Off 2016
Category | Maximum Marks of MAT & SAT | Cut Off Marks |
Scheduled Tribe (ST) | 145 | 52.12 |
Physically Handicapped (PH) | 145 | 53.47 |
Scheduled Caste (SC) | 145 | 56.43 |
General | 145 | 85.09 |
NTSE qualifying marks
Test paper | Maximum Marks | SC/ ST/ PH | General |
Paper I MAT | 49 | 35% (17.15) | 40% (19.6) |
Paper II English | 50 | 35% (17.5) | 40% (20.0) |
Paper II Hindi | 50 | 35% (17.5) | 40% (20.0) |
Paper III SAT | 96 | 35% (33.6) | 40% (38.4) |
Total Marks | 145 | 35% (50.75) | 40% (58) |
About NTSE 2018: The National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) is a national-level scholarship exam cum scholarship program conducted by NCERT. Students studying in class 10 are eligible to appear in the NTSE 2018.the examination consists of 2 stages. NTSE 2018 was conducted on November 4 and 5, 2017 whereas the Stage 2 exam is conducted by NCERT generally in May for the qualifying students in Stage 1 across India.
