Hi,

To prepare for NTSE cutoff marks, you should thorough your NCERT books. Practise as many sample papers as you can you get the hang of questions being asked in the exam. For more details, follow the link below:

https://school.careers360.com/articles/ntse-sample-papers

NTSE stage 1 exam 2017 results have been announced by Orissa an Karnataka. The exam took place in december 2017and the exam for NTSE stage 2 exam 2018 will take place in may 2018. The results for other states will be announced in january 2018 itself. You can't appear for the exam now. You can appear for it in december 2018 and prepare for it. As for the cutoff, for orissa it 40% marks for general category and 35% marks for SC/ST/PH category.