NTSE Eligibility Criteria 2021 - Check Age Limit, Qualifying Marks here
NTSE Eligibility Criteria 2021 - NCERT has prescribed the eligibility criteria of NTSE 2021 exam for Indian and abroad students. NTSE 2021 eligibility criteria contain the age limit, minimum qualifying marks required to apply for NTSE exam etc. Students must satisfy the complete NTSE eligibility criteria 2021 before filling the forms else their registration will be cancelled. National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) conducts NTSE 2021 exam in 2 stages. Stage 1 of the NTSE will be held at the state level exam whereas stage 2 exam will be conducted at the national level.
Students studying in class 10 are eligible to appear in the NTSE 2021 exam. It must be noted that Indian students studying abroad can appear directly for the stage 2 exam. NTSE Exam 2021 stage 1 was conducted on December 12 and 13, 2020. Some states will conduct the stage 1 exam on different dates. Those students who will qualify stage 1 exam will be eligible for the stage 2 exam to be conducted on June 13, 2021. Students appearing for the exam must check the NTSE 2021 eligibility criteria carefully.
Latest Update: NTSE result 2021 to be released soon.

NTSE Eligibility Criteria 2021- Age Limit
NCERT has prescribed the age limit for open school students to appear in the NTSE stage 1. Open students should be below the age of 18 years (as on July 1, 2020). This age limit is applicable for both Indian students as well as for students of Indian origin studying abroad.
NTSE Eligibility Criteria 2021 for Stage I
Only Indian students, who are pursuing their studies from schools in India are eligible to fill NTSE application form 2021. Complete NTSE Eligibility Criteria 2021 is mentioned below.
Students studying in class 10th from recognised schools are eligible to appear in NTSE stage 1.
Kendriya Vidyalaya, Navodaya Vidyalaya, and Sainik School students can apply for NTSE from the state where their school is located. There will be no domicile restrictions for them.
Open and Distance Learning (ODL) students are also eligible to appear in the NTSE stage 1. They must not be employed anywhere. They must be appearing in 10th exam for the first time.
NTSE Eligibility Criteria 2021- Minimum Qualifying Marks Required in Class 9
Some states have a set qualifying percentage of marks in class 9 exam as an eligibility condition for appearing in the NTSE stage 1 exam. Refer to the table below check the minimum qualifying marks required to be obtained in Class 9 before applying for NTSE 2021
Minimum Qualifying Marks Required in Class 9
State | Minimum qualifying Marks (For General Category) | Minimum qualifying Marks (For Reserved Category) |
Maharashtra | 60% marks | 55% |
Rajasthan | 55% | 50% |
Delhi | 60% | 55% |
Uttar Pradesh | 55% | 44% |
Punjab | 70% | 55% |
Bihar | 60% | - |
West Bengal | 50% | 40% |
Madhya Pradesh | 40% | 32% |
Tamil Nadu | 60% | - |
Assam | 40% | 32% |
Jammu & Kashmir | 60% | 55% |
Jharkhand | 55% | 40% |
Goa | 70% | 55% |
Uttarakhand | 60% | 55% |
Gujarat | 55% | - |
Manipur | 60% | 55% |
Himachal Pradesh | 60% | 55% |
Kerala | 55% | - |
Haryana | 55% | - |
Puducherry | 60% | - |
Chandigarh | 61% | 56% |
Odisha | 60% | 55% |
NTSE Eligibility Criteria 2021 (Stage 2) for Indian students
Students who will successfully qualify stage 1 will be eligible to appear in the stage 2 exam.
- Firstly, students have to score minimum qualifying marks in the stage 1 exam to qualify for stage 2.
- All the states will release the NTSE cut off for their respective states along with the NTSE result 2021.
- Students should obtain section-wise and category-wise cutoff to get selected for the stage 2 exam.
- This should be noted that, If a student attains cutoff marks but fails to qualify any of the sections, then he/she will not be selected for the NTSE stage 2 exam.
NTSE Eligibility Criteria 2021 for Stage 2 (Students Studying Abroad)
NTSE stage 2 is a national level examination conducted by NCERT. Indian students studying abroad in class 10 can appear directly in the NTSE stage 2. However, they have to fulfil certain criteria listed below.
The age of a student must be below 18 years.
He/she has obtained at least 60% marks in class 9th annual examination.
Students have to appear in the exam at a centre in India at their own cost.
They have to send the attested copy of mark sheet of class 9 to the Head, Department of Educational Survey Division, NCERT, New Delhi by December 31.
If a student got selected, the scholarship shall be paid to only those who will pursue their further studies in India.
NTSE 2021 Qualifying Marks
The qualifying marks for NTSE are provided by NCERT. These are the minimum marks that students have to achieve to qualify for the next stage.
NTSE Qualifying Marks
Category | Qualifying Marks in SAT | Qualifying Marks in MAT |
Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes/ Physically Handicapped. | 32% | 32% |
General/ Economically weaker Sections/ OBC | 40% | 40% |
NTSE Eligibility Criteria 2021- Reservation of Seats
As per the provision of NCERT, some seats are reserved for SC/ST and PWD students. This reservation is also applicable to the Indian students studying abroad, only if they continue their further studies in India. Check the table below for reservation criteria.
NTSE Reservation Criteria
Category | Reservation |
Schedule Cast | 15% |
Scheduled Tribe | 7.5% |
Person with Disability | 3% |
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Frequently Asked Question (FAQs) - NTSE Eligibility Criteria 2021 - Check Age Limit, Qualifying Marks here
Question: How can I register for NTSE exam 2021?
Answer:
Application form for NTSE 2021 will be available on the official website ncert.nic.in.
Question: How much is the NTSE scholarship amount?
Answer:
Scholarship of Rs. 1250 per month is awarded for class 11 to 12. Scholarship of Rs. 2000 per month is awarded for Undergraduates and Postgraduates.
Question: How many scholarships are provided by NCERT?
Answer:
NCERT provides around 2000 scholarships every year.
Question: Is there any negative marking in NTSE stage 1?
Answer:
No, there is no negative marking for wrong attempts.
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what is the exam date for NTSE stage 1 2021?
Dear Aspirant
NTSE 2021 Stage 1 exams were held in offline mode on December 12 and 13, 2020. While some states will conduct it in January and February 2021.
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I am getting 137 marks and I am from Rajasthan. I belong to SC Category...... Will I qualify?
Hello Aspirant,
As the NEET 2021 is not announced yet and the qualifying cut-offs are released by NTA for NEET along with the final result of NEET, so it is quite difficult to predict exactly whether you will qualify in NEET 2021 or nor on such marks and category. But we can have an idea about the qualifying cut-off from the cut-offs of NEET 2020.
I am enlisting down the qualifying cut-offs for NEET 2020 as released by National Testing Agency for different categories :-
- General - 50th percentile - 720-147 marks
- General-PH - 45th percentile - 146-129 marks
- SC/ST/OBC - 40th percentile - 146-113 marks
- SC/ST/OBC-PH - 40th percentile - 128-113 marks
So on 137 marks and SC category there are decent chances for you to qualify NEET 2021 but note that merely qualifying NEET does not ensure your admission to any of the medical institutions because you have to sit in the NEET counselling for seat allotment.
For complete details about NEET 2020 cut-offs kindly check out the link given below :-
https://medicine.careers360.com/articles/neet-cut-off
To have a list of all those colleges which you can get based upon your marks, category, and state you can use NEET College Predictor because it will make you comfortable while choice filling in counselling :-
https://medicine.careers360.com/neet-college-predictor?icn=QnA&ici=qna_answer
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ntse karnataka question paper 2018
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You can download NTSE Karnataka 2018 question paper from the link below
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You will get the important details regarding the exam and also, you can download 2019 and 2020 papers from this link.
Also, you can access the answer keys from the official site of Department of State Educational Research and Training. From the NTSE/NMMS section at the Menu you can get access of these.
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hello sir my examination center of ntse exam is in Jagruti vidyalaya akola in 2020 but I dont know my role number can you please help me
Hello Aspirant,
As your center was in Akola so it seems that you belongs to Maharashtra and appeared for NTSE Maharashtra stage 1 exam. So your Roll No. for NTSE is printed on your admit card which is issued prior to the NTSE stage 1 exam for Stage 1 of NTSE, so you can check it out from there. Note that this roll number should be used for downloading your result so keep this admit card along with you.
For complete details about NTSE Maharashtra kindly check out the link given below :-
https://school.careers360.com/articles/ntse-maharashtra
I hope this information helps you.
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