Exams Exam NTSE Cutoff 2025 Released! – Previous Year NTSE Cut Off For General, OBC, SC, ST And PWD

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Last Modified 20-01-2025

NTSE Cutoff 2025 Released! – Previous Year NTSE Cut Off For General, OBC, SC, ST And PWD

NTSE Cutoff 2025: The National Council of Education Research and Training (NCERT) will release the NTSE 2025 cutoff along with the NTSE 2025 result of Stage 2 (final scholarship list). Candidates who will appear for the NTSE Stage 2, will be able to check their NTSE cutoff 2025. The NTSE cutoff scores have been released on the official website and the same is updated here as well. The NTSE cutoff is the minimum score which students need to score in order to qualify for the NTSE scholarship.

NTSE is conducted in two stages and students need to qualify in the NTSE Stage 1 to appear for NTSE Stage 2. The NTSE Stage 1 cutoff is released by the respective states whereas the NTSE Stage 2 cutoff is released by NCERT as a PDF. In this article, we have provided you with all the details on the NTSE cutoff 2025.

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NTSE 2025 Stage 2 Cutoff will be released by NCERT. Check from the table below.

Click Here to check the NTSE 2025 Stage 2 Cutoff official PDF

Besides, the NTSE 2020 notification has been released Candidates who are applying for the NTSE 2020 can start their NTSE preparation right away by taking NTSE Most Test from the link below.

NTSE Cutoff Stage 2 For 2025 (MAT And SAT)

NTSE cutoff 2025 has been released along with the NTSE stage 2 merit list. The cutoff is released inclusive of both MAT and SAT. The NTSE cutoff is released as PDF with the category-wise minimum marks needed to qualify for the NTSE scholarship.

NTSE Cutoff Stage 2

The Stage 2 NTSE 2025 Cutoff will determine the candidate’s selection in the NTSE merit list. The NTSE cutoff list consists of cutoff scores for different categories. Students will have to check the cutoff scores of their respective categories. Check the expected table below for the detailed NTSE Stage 2 Cutoff 2025.

Category	NTSE Stage 2 Cutoff
General	134
OBC	116
SC	105
ST	93

NTSE cutoff 2019 – General Category

General Category	Cutoff Marks
PH 1	69
PH 2	69
PH 3	88
PH 4	95

NTSE cutoff 2019 – OBC Category

OBC Category	Cutoff Marks
PH 1	90
PH 2	69
PH 3	91
PH 4	70

NTSE cutoff 2019 – SC Category

SC Category	Cutoff Marks
PH 1	87
PH 2	0
PH 3	68

NTSE cutoff 2019 – ST Category

SC Category	Cutoff Marks
PH 3	90

NTSE Cutoff Stage 1 (2019)

State Council Of Educational Research and Training (SCERT)/ Directorate of Government Examination (DGE) of every State or Union Territory will be responsible for releasing the NTSE Stage1 cutoff. The respective states & UTs will be conducting their own exam and release their respective cutoff and result to shortlist the candidates for NTSE Stage 2 exam. The NTSE stage 1 exam is conducted only to select students for the Stage 2 exam and it doesn’t play any role in the NTSE final selection (NTSE final merit list).

Factors Affecting NTSE Cutoff 2019

A variety of factors are considered in order to prepare the NTSE cutoff 2019. Ths list of cutoff parameters are listed below:

Number of candidates registered for the exam,
Lowest score of a candidate,
Maximum marks scored by students,
Difficulty level of the exam, etc.

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NTSE Cutoff Previous Year Cutoff

Let’s have a look at the previous year NTSE Stage 2 cutoff based on which the NTSE merit list was prepared.

NTSE Cutoff 2018

Category	MAT & SAT – Maximum Marks Out Of 197	NTSE Cut Off Marks
General	186	150
General – PH1	144	111
General – PH2	124	78
General – PH3	131	101
Scheduled Caste (SC)	149	122
SC – PH1	113	71
SC – PH2	87	87
Scheduled Tribe (ST)	145	113
ST – PH1	93	90
ST – PH2	81	81

NTSE Cutoff 2017

Category	Maximum Marks Of MAT & SAT	NTSE Cut Off Marks
Scheduled Caste (SC)	143	46.67
Scheduled Tribe (ST)	143	47.67
Physically Handicapped (PwD)	143	49.33
General	143	77

NTSE Cutoff 2016

Category	Maximum Marks Of MAT & SAT	NTSE Cut Off Marks
Scheduled Tribe (ST)	145	52.12
Physically Handicapped (PwD)	145	53.47
Scheduled Caste (SC)	145	56.43
General	145	85.09

NTSE Cutoff 2019: NTSE Reservation Scheme

Let’s have a look at the percentage reservation scheme which will be followed to prepare the NTSE merit list. The details are tabulated below:

Category	Percentage Reservation
SC	15
ST	7.5
PWD	4
OBC	27
General	46.5

NTSE Quota Allotted For States/UTs For NTSE 2019

Let’s have a look at the State and Union Territory-wise quota which changes once in three years:

Andaman & Nicobar Islands	20
Andhra Pradesh	263
Arunachal Pradesh	50
Assam	202
Bihar	691
Chandigarh	20
Chattisgarh	195
Dadra & Nagar Haveli	20
Daman & Diu	20
Delhi	153
Goa	50
Gujarat	360
Haryana	186
Himachal Pradesh	51
Jammu & Kashmir	64
Jharkhand	142
Karnataka	371
Kerala	220
Lakshdweep	20
Madhya Pradesh	530
Maharashtra	774
Manipur	50
Meghalaya	50
Mizoram	50
Nagaland	50
Odisha	259
Puducherry	20
Punjab	183
Rajasthan	485
Sikkim	50
Tamil Nadu	466
Telangana	216
Tripura	50
Uttar Pradesh	1408
Uttarakhand	79
West Bengal	569
TOTAL	8387

We have now provided you with the details on the NTSE cut-off. This will give you an idea of the upcoming NTSE 2025 cutoff. Once the official NTSE Cutoff is declared, we will be updating it here. This will help you know whether or not you qualify for the NTSE scholarship.

Students appearing for NTSE 2020 should also keep the previous year’s NTSE cutoff in mind while preparing for the exam. They can also take NTSE mock tests on Embibe which are available for and will them give a clear idea about the nature of the exam.

We hope this article on NTSE Cut Off helps you. If you have any questions feel to post it in the comment section below. We will get back to you at the earliest.