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Eligibility criteria for stage – 1

The students of class 10th studying in any recognized school will be eligible to take the examination at the state level from the state in which the school is located.

They must have scored at least 55% marks in the annual qualifying examination of class 9th before appearing in the selection test for the award of the scholarship (Relaxable by 5% for SC/ST).

The student should be below 18 years of age (as on 1st July of the particular year).

The student should not be employed and should be appearing in class 10th for the first time.

The state may impose any other eligibility condition for the students at their discretion.

Eligibility criteria for the stage – 2 for students studying in India

Only candidates selected by the state/ UT on the basis of their examination are eligible for the NTSE stage 2 examination.

They must obtain at least 40% marks (for students belonging to General/ OBC category) in each paper. (Note: For students belonging to SC/ST/PH category, the minimum percentage of marks should be 32%).

Eligibility criteria for the stage – 2 for Indian students studying abroad

Indian students studying in 10th standard abroad are also eligible to compete at the national level of the examination. The following conditions should be met by them in order to take the examination:

The candidate should be in the 10th standard

The candidate should be an Indian citizen and shall provide proof of citizenship.

The candidate should have scored at least 60% marks in the last annual examinations.

Note: The candidate has to come to India and take the examination at the allotted centre at his/her own cost.

The students can reach out to NCERT through the helpline numbers- 011-26560464/ 26592181

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