# National Standard Examination in Junior Science (NSEJS) — Shishya exam context

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## Exam pattern
- Category: OLYMPIAD · national
- Questions: 80 · Total marks: 216 · Marks per question: 3
- Duration: 120 minutes
- Negative marking: −1 per wrong answer
- Languages offered: EN, HI

## Eligibility & vacancies
- Age: 13–15 years (before category relaxation: OBC +3, SC/ST +5)
- Education: Students studying in Class 8, 9, or 10 (must not have completed Class 10 board exams)
- Approximate annual vacancies: 80,000
- Note: Indian citizens only; specific birth year range (2011-2012 for 2026-27); cannot appear in other NSE exams same year
- Official portal: https://iapt.org.in (Indian Association of Physics Teachers (IAPT))

## Key dates
- 2026-08-01 — Centre registration start
- 2026-08-01 — Centre registration opens for NSEJS 2026-27
- 2026-08-20 — Centre registration end
- 2026-08-20 — Centre registration closes
- 2026-08-21 — Student enrolment start
- 2026-08-21 — Student enrollment window opens
- 2026-08-21 — Student registration opens
- 2026-08-21 — NSEJS 2026-27 registration opens (expected)

## Syllabus outline
### Physics (weight 1)
Electricity · Sources of Energy · Force and Laws of Motion · Gravitation · Heat and Temperature · Light — Reflection and Refraction · Human Eye and Defects · Lenses · Mirrors · Magnetic Effects of Current · Measurement and Units · Motion · Sound · Work, Energy and Power

### Chemistry (weight 1)
Acids, Bases and Salts · Structure of the Atom · Atoms and Molecules · Carbon and its Compounds · Chemical Reactions and Equations · Is Matter Around Us Pure? · Matter — Nature and States · Metals and Non-metals · Periodic Classification of Elements

### Biology (weight 1)
Cell — The Fundamental Unit of Life · Control and Coordination · Diversity in Living Organisms · Our Environment and Natural Resources · Improvement in Food Resources · Why Do We Fall Ill? · Heredity and Evolution · Life Processes · How Do Organisms Reproduce? · Tissues

### Mathematics (weight 1)
Circles · Geometric Constructions · Coordinate Geometry · Linear Equations · Mensuration · Number Systems · Polynomials · Probability · Arithmetic Progressions · Quadratic Equations · Statistics · Triangles · Introduction to Trigonometry

## Expected cutoffs (category-wise)
| Category | Expected cutoff (indicative) |
|----------|------------------------------|
| General | 75-85 marks (35-39%) |
| EWS | 70-80 marks (32-37%) |
| OBC | 68-78 marks (31-36%) |
| SC | 58-68 marks (27-31%) |
| ST | 55-65 marks (25-30%) |
| PwD | 50-60 marks (23-28%) |

**Guidance:**

- **Category differential**: General cutoffs typically run 7-10 marks above OBC and 17-20 marks above SC/ST categories. EWS cutoffs track 3-5 marks below General.

- **Year-on-year shifts**: Cutoffs fluctuate ±5-8 marks based on paper difficulty, candidate pool strength, and quota allocation. Easier papers push cutoffs toward 40%, harder ones may drop to 32-33% for General.

- **Qualification context**: These cutoffs represent INJSO qualification thresholds (state-level continuation). The 35-55% band aligns with minimum qualification; higher scorers (70%+) advance to elite national training pathways.

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