NSEJS 2026: exam date & admit card.
NSEJS 2026 is scheduled for Sunday, 22 November, from 2:30 to 4:30 PM IST. Registration has closed. Find official student-login and admit-card guidance, then prepare with the syllabus, previous papers and free practice.
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NSEJS 2026 MOCK TEST SERIES · BY MATHIIT
Experience NSEJS before the real NSEJS.
Timed tests. Detailed solutions. Chapter analysis and your automatic improvement plan.
Four useful starting points.
Each page is written as a self-contained reference guide.
Dates to save.
- Enrolment closed
The extended student-enrolment deadline has passed. Keep your confirmation and payment record.
- Correction window ended
IAPT listed this as the last date for student-login corrections. Ask the official helpdesk about unresolved issues.
- RELEASE DATE AWAITEDAdmit card / hall ticket
No specific release date appears in the public notices checked on 19 October. Follow the official login and your centre.
- NSEJS examination
Sunday, 2:30–4:30 PM IST. Follow the reporting time and allotted venue on your admit card.
- Expected first-stage result
The booklet gives this expected date. It is not a confirmed result-release announcement.
Review the NSEJS 2026 eligibility rules.
The 2026 student brochure makes the student responsible for satisfying all eligibility rules. A later finding of ineligibility can lead to disqualification without a fee refund.
Open the plain-language eligibility checker →- Class: studying in Class 8, 9 or 10 on 30 November 2026.
- Date of birth: 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2013, both dates inclusive.
- Passport eligibility: eligible to hold an Indian passport.
- Residence and schooling: residing and studying in India, in an Indian school system, since 30 November 2024 or earlier.
- Class 10 board: not completed, or scheduled to complete, the Class 10 board examination before 30 November 2026.
- Same-cycle restriction: not appearing in NSEA, NSEB, NSEC or NSEP 2026.
60 questions, two marking rules.
The current 2026 booklet lists 216 total marks and a two-hour duration.
One correct option. +3 for a correct answer and -1 for an incorrect answer.
One or more correct options. +6 only when every correct option and no incorrect option is marked. No negative marking.
Broadly equivalent to CBSE Science up to and including Class X, with Physics, Chemistry and Biology.
A threshold is not a guaranteed cutoff.
The published process combines national scores with state and UT representation rules. Families should use the final published shortlist, not predicted cutoffs.
Minimum Admissible Score
50% of the average of the top ten NSEJS scores, rounded down. A student must meet this threshold to be considered under the selection clauses.
Merit Index
80% of the average of the top ten NSEJS scores, rounded down. Students at or above MI automatically qualify, subject to eligibility.
Published target
The 2026 brochure states a target of 300 students for INJSO. Ties and the applicable representation clauses can affect the final count.
NSEJS is the first of five stages.
Since 2022-23, the examination authority has handled the Junior Science stages from NSEJS through the international-team process.
The 2026 booklet describes the first week of February 2027 as a probable INO window. Treat it as tentative until the INJSO schedule is announced.
Page notes & review history
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Exam information reviewed 19 October 2026
NSEJS.com is not the official IAPT examination website. The latest official notice always takes priority.
Checked 19 October 2026: the published enrolment deadline was 16 September 2026; the correction window listed by IAPT ended on 1 October. NSEJS is scheduled for 22 November 2026, 2:30–4:30 PM IST. The public notices checked do not give a specific admit-card release date.
Use the official login and school or centre for individual status. The latest official notice and examination instructions take priority.