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NTSE Registration 2025: Stage 1 and 2 exams

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NTSE Registration 2025: The National Council of Educational Research & Training (NCERT) has postponed the NTSE 2025-26 Stage 1 and 2 exams because of certain administrative reasons. The new exam dates will be announced shortly. The state-level exam conducting authorities or the SCERTs have released the NTSE Registration forms 2025-26 in online and offline mode. NTSE application forms for the states of Chhattisgarh, Meghalaya, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Nagaland and Himachal Pradesh are out. For certain states, the entire NTSE 2025 Registration is conducted online. So students need to fill the form in online mode. However, some states still follow the offline NTSE registration process. Students will need to fill and submit the NTSE application form 2025 before the last date. The last date to submit the NTSE 2025 registration form may vary from state to state. The NTSE exam is conducted in two stages: stage I and stage-II.

The application process is open for NTSE 2025 stage 1 only. Those who qualify NTSE Stage 1 2025 exam will be qualified to attend the NTSE Stage 2 exam, which will be conducted on June 12, 2025. This article provides you with all the necessary information regarding the NTSE Registration 2025-26 such as eligibility criteria, application dates, steps to apply and more.

Click against the “Apply Here” link towards the State for which you are going to apply to fill out the NTSE 2025 Application Form.

NTSE Application FormNTSE Registration
Last Date (Tentative)
NTSE Registration FeesApplication Mode
NTSE Himachal Pradesh FormNovember 2024Rs 50 for general, Rs 40 for reserved categoryOnline
NTSE JK application formNovember 2024Rs. 190Offline
NTSE Telangana FormNovember 2024Rs 100Online (Through Schools)
NTSE Tamil Nadu formOctober 2024Rs 50/-Online (Through Schools)
NTSE Bihar formNovember 2024Rs 150 for general/EWS/OBC and Rs 75 for SC/ST categoryOnline
NTSE Delhi formOctober 2024No feeOnline (Through Schools)
NTSE Karnataka formNovember 2024Govt Aided school – Rs 75 (SC/ST – Rs 20)Unaided school – Rs. 200 (SC/ST – Rs 50)Offline
NTSE West Bengal formNovember 2024No feeOnline
NTSE Sikkim FormOctober 2024No feeOffline
NTSE Rajasthan FormOctober 2024Rs. 300 for general, Rs 200 for SC/ST/PwDOnline
NTSE Assam FormOctober 2024Rs. 250 for general, Rs 200 for reserved categoryOnline
NTSE MP FormOctober 2024No feeOnline
NTSE Haryana FormOctober 2024Rs 200 for general, Rs 140 for SC/ST/PwDOnline
NTSE Kerala FormOctober 2024Rs 250 for General, Rs 100 for SC/ST/BPLOnline
NTSE Odisha FormOctober 2024No feeOnline
NTSE Jharkhand FormOctober 2024Rs 250 (Rs 125 for SC/ST)Online
NTSE UK FormOctober 2024Rs 200 (Rs 100 for SC/ST/PH)Offline (Through Schools)
NTSE Goa FormOctober 2024No feeOffline (Through Schools)
NTSE AP FormOctober 2024Rs 200Online
NTSE Punjab Form
October 2024No feeOnline (Through Schools)
NTSE Meghalaya FormOctober 2024No feeOffline
NTSE Maharashtra Form
October 2024Rs 150Online (Through Schools)
NTSE Gujarat FormOctober 2024Rs 70 for General, Rs 50 for OBC/SC/STOnline
NTSE Chhattisgarh FormOctober 2024No feeOnline (Through Schools)

NTSE Exam Registration 2024: Highlights

  1. Students need to download the NTSE form 2024 from the official website of NTSE.
  2. They have to submit asked documents as well while submitting the NTSE 2025 application form.
  3. The NTSE stage 1 exams are expected to be conducted in December 2025. Whereas the stage 2 exams are expected to be held in June 2025.
  4. Students need to fill the Stage 1 form 2025 before the NTSE application form’s last date. Stage 1 passed students no need to fill a separate NTSE registration form 2025 for stage 2.

NTSE Registration Date 2025

Before getting into the details on how to fill NTSE Application Form 2025, let’s have an overview of important dates:

EventsTentative Dates
NTSE Application Form Start DateOctober 2024
NTSE Application Form End Date / NTSE Registration Last DateDepends Upon the State
NTSE Exam Date For Mizoram, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Andaman and the Nicobar Islands December 2024
NTSE Exam Date For Other StatesDecember 2024
NTSE Application Form for Stage 2Not Required
NTSE Stage 2 Exam DateJune 2024

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NTSE Registration 2025: Eligibility Criteria

Applicants who want to sit for the NTSE 2025-26 would have to abide by the following eligibility criteria laid down by the authorities. If an applicant does not satisfy the eligibility criteria, they will not be considered for admission. Go ahead with the NTSE registration only if you find yourself eligible for the exam

For School Students

School students opting for NTSE registration should be appearing for the 10th class exam from a recognized school or have applied for the 10th class through open learning. The age of the students should be less than 18 years and they should have cleared all exams from class 1 to class 10.

Documents Required for NTSE 2025 Registration

Before you sit to fill the NTSE form 2025, it is essential for you to keep the below-mentioned documents ready with you to avoid any unnecessary waste of time:

  1. Proof of Date of Birth
  2. Contact Number
  3. Email ID
  4. Photograph
  5. Educational Certificate
  6. Residential Proof
  7. Caste Certificate
  8. Income Certificate

How to Fill NTSE Application Form 2025?

The below-steps are to be followed while filling the NTSE registration form 2025:

  • – 1st Step: From the following table and click on on the NTSE State you belong to.
  • – 2nd Step: Click on the link that reads “Apply for NTSE 2025-26.”
  • 3rd Step: If it is an online application form, enter all the necessary details such as  “Name”, “Date of birth”, “Contact Number”, “Email ID”, etc.
  • 4th Step: Click on the “Submit” button.
  • 5th Step: Upload all the necessary documents and Process the Application fee. Download the NTSE Application acknowledgement Form for further reference.
  • If the application form in offline mode, then move to the 6th Step directly.

NTSE Application Form Offline Mode

  • – 6th Step: Download the NTSE Application Form to your device.
  • – 7th Step: Now, fill in your “Personal”, “Educational”, and “Residential” details in your own handwriting.
  • – 8th Step: Affix your “Photograph” and put your “Signature” in the space provided.
  • – 9th Step: You are required to get the NTSE 2025 application form attested from your principal.
  • – 10th Step: Candidates need to pay the application fee in person i.e offline to the respective school authority. There is no registration fee for the NTSE level 2 exam. Registration fee varies from state to state.
State-wise NTSE application linkOffline/OnlineApplication fee
NTSE Assam application formOnlineRs.250/ for General
Rs. 200/- for SC/ST
NTSE Bihar application formOnlineRs. 150 for Gen/ OBC/PWD
Rs. 75 for SC/ST
NTSE Chandigarh application formOnlineNo fee
NTSE Dam DiuOfflineRs. 75 for Gen/OBC
Rs. 55 for SC/ST
NTSE Delhi application formOnlineNo fee
NTSE Himachal Pradesh application formOnlineRs. 50 for General
Rs. 40 for reserved
NTSE Jammu & Kashmir application formOfflineRs. 190
NTSE Karnataka application formOfflineGovt Aided school – Rs 75 (SC/ST – Rs 20)
Unaided school – Rs. 200 (SC/ST – Rs 50)
NTSE Manipur application formOfflineNo Fee
NTSE Manipur application formOfflineNo Fee
NTSE Puducherry application formOffline
NTSE Rajasthan application formOnlineRs. 300/ for General
Rs. 200/ for SC/ST
NTSE Sikkim application formOnlineNo fee
NTSE Tamil Nadu application formOnlineRs. 50
NTSE Tripura application formOfflineNo Fees
NTSE Uttar Pradesh application formOfflineRs. 50/ for General
Rs. 30/ for SC/ST/PH)
NTSE West Bengal application formOnlineNo fee

Also, Check

NTSE Notification
NTSE Syllabus & NTSE Pattern
NTSE Books
NTSE Question Papers
NTSE Scholarships

Photograph Specification For NTSE Registration

Applicants affixing their photograph should make sure that the colored photograph should not be older than 6 months from the date of form filling. The photograph must have a dark background. They should not wear goggles but only simple spectacles in the photo. Female applicants should not wear makeup in the photograph clicked and hair must be properly tied. The photograph for the NTSE registration form should be in the school uniform.

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NTSE Registration Form Address

Candidates can post their NTSE registration form to the following address of the Liaison Officer according to their state:

State/UTState/UT Liaison Officer and AddressContact/Email Address
TelanganaSh. D. Chalapathi RaoDeputy CommissionerDirector of Govt Examinations, Chapel Road, Hyderabad, Telangana- 500001[email protected]
Tamil NaduMs. D. Vasundra DeviDirectorDirectorate of Govt. Examinations, College RoadNungambakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu – 600006044-28272088, [email protected]
PondicherryDr. J. Krishna RajuJoint DirectorDirectorate of School Education, Perunthalaivar Kamaraj Centenary Educational Complex, Anna Nagar, Puducherry – 605005[email protected]
LakshadweepMrs. Subaidabi, C.P.PrincipalGovt. Senior Secondary School, Kavaratti, Lakshadweep – 682555[email protected]
KeralaDr. Meena. SAssistant Professor, SCERT Vidhya Bhavan, Poojappura (P.O.)Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala – 695012[email protected]
KarnatakaDr. M.V. KrishnamurthySenior Assistant DirectorDSERT, No.4, 100 Feet Ring Road, Banashankari,3rd Stage, Bangalore, Karnataka – 560085[email protected]
MaharashtraSh. Sukhdeo Hari DereCommissionerMaharashtra State Council of Examinations17 – Dr. Ambedkar Road,Pune, Maharashtra – 411001020-26123066020-26123067mscepune2gmail.com
Andhra PradeshSh. Chikile Nageswara RaoDeputy CommissionerOffice of the Director of Govt. Examinations,Chapel Road, ABIDS Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh – 500001[email protected]
GujaratSh. Dharmendra R SaradavaSecretaryGujarat State Examination Board, Opp. Government Library,Sector-21, Gandhinagar, Gujarat – 382021.[email protected]
Madhya PradeshMs. Survi ParasharAssistant Manager, Rajya Shiksha Kendra Pustak Bhawan “B” Wing,Arera Hills, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh – 462011[email protected]
GoaSh. Jaywant Waman NaikVocational Education OfficerDirectorate of EducationState Council of Educational Research andTraining, Alto-PorvorimBardez, Goa – 403521[email protected]
Daman & DiuSh. Rajesh J HalpatiHead MasterGovernment High School, Vaniyawad, Nani Daman Opposite Custom House, Daman & Diu – 396210[email protected]
Dadra and Nagar HaveliSh. Salim DingankerState Liaison Officer, NTS/NMMS Directorate of Education1st Floor, Building No.5 PWD Campus,Above Animal Husbandry, Silvassa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli – 396230[email protected]
ChhattisgarhProf. S.L. OgareProfessorSCERT, DIET Campus, Shankar Nagar, Raipur, Chhattisgarh – 4920010771-2442241slogare572gmail.com
UttarakhandDr. Sunita BhattAssistant DirectorState Council of Educational Research and Training, Rajeev Gandhi Navodaya Vidyalaya, I.T Campus, Nanurkhera, Dehradun, Uttarakhand – 248001[email protected]
Uttar PradeshSh. Anandkar PandeyDirector, Bureau of PsychologySCERT, 2 Lowther Road, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh – 211001[email protected]
RajasthanMr. Rajendra Kumar SaxenaAssistant Director – ExamsBoard of Secondary EducationAjmer, Rajasthan – 305001[email protected]
PunjabMrs. Rumkeet KaurLecturer in MathState Institute of Science Education, PSEB Complex, Block-E 6th FloorPhase – 8, Ajitgarh, SAS Nagar, Mohali, Punjab – 140308[email protected]
Himachal PradeshMrs. Rita SharmaAssociate ProfessorSCERT, Rabon, Solan, Himachal Pradesh – 173211[email protected]
HaryanaSh. Sunil VashishtaLecturer Commerce, SCERT, Sohna Road,Opp. Panchayat Bhawan, Gurugram, Haryana – 122001[email protected]
Jammu and KashmirDr. Farooq Ahmad PeerDirector Academics, Liaison Officer (NTS), J & K State Board of School Education, New CampusLal Mandi, Bemina, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir – 190018[email protected]
New DelhiMs. Madhu SinghDeputy Director, Directorate of Education Science & TV BranchBehind Lady Shri Ram College, Lajpat Nagar – IV, New Delhi-110024.[email protected]
ChandigarhMrs. Mamta SharmaAssistant ProfessorSCERT, Sector – 32C, Chandigarh (U.T.) – 160031.[email protected]
West BengalDr. Syed Nurus SalamDeputy Director of School Education (Basic) Directorate of School EducationBikas Bhawan, 7th FloorEast Block, Salt Lake CityKolkata, West Bengal – 700091[email protected]
OdishaMrs. Aparna MishraAssistant DirectorDirectorate of TE & SCERT Unit IV, Bhubaneswar, Odisha – 751001[email protected]
JharkhandDr. Arbind Pd. SinghChairmanJharkhand Academic Council, Gyandeep Campus, Bargawan Namkum, Ranchi, Jharkhand – 834010[email protected]
BiharDr. Sanjiwan SinhaDirector,SCERT Mahendru Post OfficePatna, Bihar – 800006[email protected]
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsPrincipalState Institute of Education, Shiksha Sadan, Link Road, Port Blair, A & N Islands – 744101[email protected]
TripuraSmt. Kuheli DebbarmaDeputy DirectorSCERT, Abhoy Nagar, Agartala, Tripura – 799005[email protected]
SikkimMr. Bilal PrabhakarDeputy Director (Scholarship) Human Resource Development Department of EducationGovt. of Sikkim, Tashiling SecretariatGangtok, Sikkim – 737101[email protected]
NagalandMr. N. WoshamoResearch Associate, SCERT, Kohima, Nagaland – 798621[email protected]
MizoramMrs. ZothanmawiiDeputy Director, School Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT), Chaltlang, Aizawl, Mizoram – 796012[email protected]
MeghalayaSmt. Margarette C. BlahSelection Grade LecturerDirectorate of Educational Research And Training (DERT), Laitmukhrah Nongrimmaw,Shillong, Meghalaya – 793011[email protected]
ManipurSh. R.K. Tenedy SinghVigyan Mandir OfficerDirectorate of Education (Schools), Lamphelpat, Imphal, Manipur – 795004[email protected]
AssamMr. Khabir Uddin AhmedDy. DirectorOffice of the Director of Secondary Education, Kahilipara, Guwahati, Assam – 781019[email protected]
Arunachal PradeshMr. Talom TabiDeputy DirectorDirectorate of Secondary EducationGovt. of Arunachal Pradesh, Naharlagun, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh – 791111[email protected]

FAQs Regarding NTSE Registration 2025

The frequently asked questions regarding the NTSE 2025 Application Form are given below:

Q. What is the last date to fill the NTSE online registration form?
A. The last date to fill the NTSE application form will depend on their respective states.
Q. How to apply for Stage 2 exam?
A. Candidates need not apply for the Stage 2 examination, since there is no registration process for the stage 2 examination.
Q. Can OBC students fill NTSE form 2025?
A. Yes, any category students can fill out the NTSE Application Form.

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