NSEJS 2025-26: Registration, Exam Date (Out), Application Fee, Pattern

NSEJS 2025-26: Olympiad Exam have recently become essential in all schools to encourage students to compete in several competitive exams. From an early age, students are exposed to National level and International level competitions. Many such tests are given by the Indian Talent Olympiad and can be conducted at the national or global level.

For Academic Year 2025-26, the NSEJS 2025-26 to be commenced on 23rd November 2025 (Sunday) between 2.30 pm to 4.30 pm and NSEJS Registration will start on 21st August 2025.

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NSEJS 2025-26

As per the previous year trend, NSEJS 2025-26 will be organized on 23rd of November 2025. Here is a detailed overview to help you understand everything about the NSEJS 2025 including the eligibility criteria, registration details, application fee, syllabus, exam pattern, answer key and solution.

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NSEJS 2025-26 Important Dates

As the complete schedule for the National Standard Examination In Junior Scientific (NSEJS) 2025 has been released at the official website of IAPT.

According to IAPT (Indian Association of Physics Teachers) the NSEJS Registration process will start on 21st August 2025 and NSEJS 2025-26 Online Registration Window will remain open till last date i.e. 14th September 2025. To have quick glimpse of the NSEA 2025-26 Important Dates refer to the below table

NSEJS 2025-26 Exam Date Out

The NSEJS Examination is usually held in the month of November every year. This year NSEJS Examination will be held on 23rd November 2025 at many centers all around the country. Students who qualify this NSEJS Examination are eligible for other successive stages in the International Junior Science Olympiad Programme.  For every wrong answer, there is a penalty of one mark which will be deducted from the marks of the.

The Indian Association of Physics Teachers has declared the NSEJS 2025-26 Exam Date on the official portal iapt.org.en. Your centre will be considered as a test centre for NSEJS 2025, based on the completion of centre verification as well as decision of the committee. A few days before the NSEJS 2025 exam date the NSEJS Admit Card 2025 will be uploaded for the eligible students.

NSEJS Eligibility Criteria 

• Must be eligible for an Indian passport.
• High school students who are studying in class 10 or below and are not expected to clear their 10th board exams by 30th November 2025 are eligible to appear for this exam. They can appear as part of their school or on their own.
• Students must check and verify their eligibility and if found guilty of any unethical conduct that shows that they are not of the required age or qualification, they will be immediately disqualified from the exam.
• In such cases, even if you pass the first level of the exam, you will be disqualified. Date of birth between 1st January 2011 and 31st December 2012, both dates inclusive.
• The most important thing to remember here is that the National Standard Junior Science Exam is only for residents of India.
• In the same year as NSEJS, students cannot appear for any other exams like NSEA (National Standard Examination in Astronomy), NSEB (National Standard Examination in Biology), NSEC (National Standard Examination in Chemistry) or NSEP (National Standard Examination in Physics).

NSEJS 2025-26 Registration Link 

Note : For further details related to NSEJS 2025, please refer to https://www.mtai.org.in/

NSEJS 2025-26 Application Fee

Steps for NSEJS 2025 Registration

• Visit the Official Website: Go to the official IAPT website iapt.org.in.
• Find Registration Link: Search for the NSEJS 2025 registration link.
• Fill the Application Form: Complete the application form with accurate details.
• Upload Documents: Upload the necessary documents as specified.
• Pay the Fee: Pay the registration fee through the available payment methods.
• Submit the Form: Review and submit the NSEJS 2025-26 registration form.
• Print the application form: Print the confirmation page for future reference.

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Stages After NSEJS

Stage 1: Every year, over 80,000 people from all over the country take the exam to be shortlisted for the merit list, from which around 300 students are selected based on their performance. If the final position is tied, all students with the same score qualify for the second level test or stage of the exam.

Stage 2: This part of the exam is more difficult and those who qualify will advance to the second stage by achieving 50% of the maximum score or MAS (minimum admissible score). The top 35 candidates from the Indian National Junior Science Olympiad (INJSO) are invited to participate in a two week program. A team of six is ​​then selected to represent India in the International Junior Science Olympiad (IJSO).

Stage 3: Orientation cum Selection Camp (OCSC) is organized by HBCSE. To train and select students for IJSO through theoretical and experimental test. Top 6 students are selected for IJSO.

Stage 4: Pre-departure Training Camp (PDT) is organized by HBCSE for intensive training before IJSO.

Stage 5: Participation in International Junior Science Olympiad (IJSO) is the final stage 

NSEJS Exam Pattern 2025-26

• Number of Questions: The exam consists of 60 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs).
• Total Marks: The total marks for the exam are 216.
• Type of Questions- There will only be multiple-choice or objective questions.
• Duration- The exam will last 2 hours.
• Medium- The question paper will only be offered in English, Hindi medium only (Option during registration).

NSEJS Syllabus 2025-26

NSEJS 2025-26 Result

NSEJS Previous Year Question Paper