NSTSE — last-minute checklist
Built from the National Level Science Talent Search Examination 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: 20 Nov (reported) — 68 days to go. Source ↗
Tracker row: NSTSE 2026-27 Offline Exam - Day 1
- 🕘 Timings / reporting, tracker row for 20 Nov (reported): Offline exam conducted through schools
🎒 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
Admit card: not announced yet on our tracker. It is published on Unified Council ↗.
📝 Exam pattern on our records
National Level Science Talent Search Examination
100 questions, 100 marks, 90 minutes
Marking: +1 per correct answer, no negative mark on our records — confirm it in the official notice
Subjects on our syllabus
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Biology
- General Questions and Reasoning
Languages: English
Unified Council's diagnostic talent test for Class 2–12. Math, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and General Reasoning — application-heavy, not memorization-based.
Patterns can change between cycles — this cycle's official notice is final.
🔑 After the paper
- Answer key: not announced yet
- Result: 25 Jan 2027 (expected)
- Next stage — NSTSE 2026-27 Online Mock Exam: 17 Jan 2027 (reported) Source ↗
🔗 Official portal and useful links
Official portal: Unified Council ↗
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