NTSE — not currently held

A national talent search scholarship examination that has not been conducted since 2021.

National Council of Educational Research and Training

What it gets you

Nothing at present. The examination has not been conducted for several years.

What families get wrong about it

NTSE has been under review since 2021 with no examination held. Coaching for it is still being sold. Treat any NTSE preparation offer with suspicion until NCERT announces a cycle.

Next cycle

No date announced yet

Not conducted since 2021 and described in reporting as under prolonged review. No revival has been announced. Admitics publishes no date because there is none.

Who can sit it

Open to students from any Class 12 stream.

Record status: partially_verified. Last checked: 2026-09-13. Deadlines and amounts appear only once confirmed. Source: https://ncert.nic.in/