NSEB — last-minute checklist
Built from the National Standard Examination in Biology records on our exam tracker. Every date carries its source tier: official (the conducting body's own site), reported (a secondary source — verify it) or expected (a typical-cycle estimate, not an announcement). Your admit card and the official notice always win.
🎯 Exam day
Next exam day: 22 Nov (reported) — 70 days to go. Source ↗
Tracker row: NSEB 2026 exam (Stage 1)
- 🕘 Timings / reporting, tracker row for 22 Nov (reported): Sunday, 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM; OMR-based offline exam
🎒 What to carry
- Admit card or centre letter, if your olympiad issues one — many olympiads held at your own school do not; check your school notice
- Identity proof: a school identity card or the photo ID your admit card or school notice names — ask the school if unsure
- Phones, smartwatches and calculators are generally not allowed in the exam room — follow your admit card or school notice
- Reporting time: it is on your admit card or school notice — reach before it
- Pen or pencil: the OMR sheet's instructions say which (ballpoint pen or HB pencil) — check your admit card or school notice
- Transparent water bottle, sanitiser or a simple wrist watch: allowed at some exams and banned at others — check your admit card before you pack
🔎 varies by exam — check your admit card or notice. The night before: no new topics, and sleep.
🎫 Admit card
NSEB 2026 admit card release (expected): 31 Oct (expected)
From the tracker row: Based on previous cycle; IAPT typically releases admit cards in late October
📝 Exam pattern on our records
National Standard Examination in Biology
80 questions, 216 marks, 180 minutes
Marking: On our records +3 per question over 80 scored questions does not add up to the paper's 216 marks — different papers or sections of NSEB score differently.
Subjects on our syllabus
- Biology
Languages: English, Hindi
HBCSE/IAPT Stage-1 biology olympiad. 80 MCQs in 3 hours covering cell biology, genetics, plant & animal physiology, ecology, and evolution.
Patterns can change between cycles — this cycle's official notice is final.
🔑 After the paper
- Answer key: not announced yet
- Result: 23 Dec (expected)
- Next stage — INBO 2027 exam (Stage 2, expected): 1 Feb 2027 (expected)
🔗 Official portal and useful links
Official portal: Indian Association of Physics Teachers (IAPT) ↗
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