NTSE 2024 Application Form, Registration (Soon): Check State-Wise Application Link & Last Date to Apply

Updated on Sep 3, 2024 12:47 IST

NTSE Application Form 2025: SCERTs of all states and Union Territories are expected to begin with the NTSE registration 2025 soon in both online and offline mode. However, there is no official communication related to the same. States like Punjab, West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Kerala, Gujarat, Telangana, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Meghalaya, Uttarakhand, Nagaland, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir etc will release the NTSE 2025 application form on their official website. Other states and UTs will conduct the NTSE registration 2025 in offline mode. Some states keep the entire NTSE registration online, i.e. students need to fill and submit the form in online mode while others follow the offline NTSE registration process. Students will need to submit the filled NTSE application form 2025 before the last date.

NTSE 2025 will tentatively be scheduled on November 4, 2025 for Mizoram, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Andaman and Nicobar Islands, on November 5 for other States and UTs. The last date for form submission varies from state to state. To know more about NTSE 2025 application form, find state-wise links to download them and for other important information, read the complete page below.

The application for NTSE 2025 is done for stage 1 only. Those who qualify NTSE stage 1 2025 exam will qualify for the NTSE stage 2 which will be conducted in June 2025.

The National Council of Educational Research & Training (NCERT) put on hold the conduct of the NTSE 2021-22 Stage 1 and 2 exam due to administrative reasons.

Table of Contents

NTSE Application Form 2025 – Points to remember
NTSE 2024 Exam Dates & Schedule
Steps to fill NTSE Application Form 2025
Important documents to be attached with NTSE 2025 Application Form
NTSE 2025 Reservation Criteria
State-wise NTSE Application Form 2025
NTSE Liasion Officer
FAQs related to NTSE Application Form 2025

NTSE Application Form 2025 – Points to remember

The application form of NTSE 2025 is made available by States/UTs in the online mode. It can also be collected from the state liaison officer.
NTSE 2025 is a one-step application process. Candidates need not apply for the stage 2 exam.
The NTSE 2025 application fee (if applicable in the state) needs to be deposited along with the form.

Read more: NTSE Exam Dates 2025

NTSE 2024 Exam Dates & Schedule

Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of NTSE 2024 exam

Dates	Past Exam Dates
Nov '24	Conduct of NTSE Stage 1 Exam 2024 for Mizoram, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Nov '24	Conduct of NTSE Stage 1 Exam 2024 for all other States and UTs

Steps to fill NTSE Application Form 2025

Candidates can obtain, fill and submit the NTSE application form online or offline by following the steps listed below:

Obtain Application Form – Download the NTSE registration form 2025 from the official website or collect it from the liaison officer of the state.
Filling up the application form – Candidates need to fill up the application form in their own handwriting as per the instructions and affix their recent photograph along with their signature at the space provided. Candidates will be required to enter the following details in the NTSE 2025 application form:

Candidate’s name
Mother's name
Father's name
Caste category
Postal address etc.

Payment of application fee – Candidates will be required to remit the NTSE application fee (if specified by the state/UT).
Application form submission – The NTSE application form 2025 needs to be submitted in offline/online mode as specified. Candidates must ensure that the application form of NTSE is filled and attached with the required documents as per the instructions.

Important documents to be attached with NTSE 2025 Application Form

Along with the application form, candidates are required to attach the documents listed below. All the documents should be duly attested by the Principal of the School.

Caste certificate
Recent passport size colored photograph

Instructions to fill NTSE 2025 Application form

All the details entered by the applicant in the NTSE application form 2025 must be correct
Fill in the details in the upper case only
Do not scribble or make any corrections in the form. Write the details in clear handwriting
It is advised that candidates submit the application forms 4-5 days prior to the last date

NTSE 2025 Exam Centres

Candidates have to fill their exam centre preferences in the application form. The exam authority will allot the nearest examination centre to the candidate. The complete address of the examination venue will be mentioned on the NTSE admit card 2025 which will be released 15-20 days before the conduct of exam.

NTSE 2025 Reservation Criteria

NCERT will award the NTSE scholarships 2025 based on certain reservation criteria which is provided below. Candidates are required to mention their category and attach a copy of the certificate (in case of reserved category only) in the NTSE application form 2025. The result and merit lists will also be prepared on the following reservation criteria:

Category	Reservation Criteria
Scheduled Caste	15%
Scheduled Tribes	7.5%
Physically Handicapped	4%
Other Backward Class	27%
EWS	10%

Candidates can download the application form of NTSE 2025 of the given states by clicking on the link beside it after they are released. For the NTSE application form of states not listed below, students are advised to check with their school officials for offline form.

State-wise NTSE Application Form 2025

All states and UTs will start to release the NTSE 2025 application form soon. The links to download the application form for NTSE 2025 will be updated below in the table. The states/UTs that release the application form offline are not listed below. Students are advised to contact their schools for the same.

State	NTSE official link	Last date to apply	Official notification/ application	State-quota
Tamilnadu	Click Here	To be notified		466
Jammu & Kashmir	Click Here	To be notified	Click to download notification Click to download Application Form	50
Bihar	Click Here	To be notified	Click to apply Click to download instructions manual	691
Delhi	Click Here	To be notified		153
Karnataka	Click Here	To be notified	Click to download NTSE User Manual	371
West Bengal	Click Here	To be notified	Click to download instructions Click to download user manual	569
Puducherry	Click Here	To be notified	Offline	20
Himachal Pradesh	Click Here	To be notified	Click to download notification	186
Sikkim	Click here	To be notified		50
Rajasthan	Click Here	To be notified		485
Assam	Click Here	To be notified		202
Madhya Pradesh	Click Here	To be notified	Click to download	530
Haryana	Click Here	To be notified	Click to download prospectus	186
Telangana	Click Here	To be notified	Click to apply	466
Kerala	Click Here	To be notified	Click to download information brochure Click to download notification Click to apply	220
Odisha	Click Here	To be notified	Click to download application form	259
Jharkhand	Click Here	To be notified	Click to download notification Click to download instructions to apply online	142
Uttarakhand	Click Here	To be notified	Click to download Application Form & Notification	79
Goa	Click Here	To be notified	Click to download official notice	50
Andhra Pradesh	Click Here	To be notified	Click to apply	263
Maharashtra	Click Here	To be notified	Click to download application form	774
Punjab	Click Here	To be notified	Offline	183
Meghalaya	Click Here	To be notified	Offline	50
Chhattisgarh	Click Here	To be notified	Offline	195
Gujarat	Click Here	To be notified	Click to download notification	360
Uttar Pradesh	Click Here	To be notified		1408
Manipur	Click Here	To be notified		50
Arunachal Pradesh	Click Here	To be notified		50
Daman & Diu	Click Here	To be notified		20
Tripura	Click Here	To be notified		50
Chandigarh	Click here	To be notified	Click to download application form	20
Dadra & Nagar Haveli	Click Here	To be notified		20

NTSE Liasion Officer

Candidates can find below the links to download State-wise NTSE Application Form 2025 online or get it offline from their State Liaison Officer. The list of NTSE State Liaison Officer is provided below:

State/UT	Official website	Details of state liaison officer
Arunachal Pradesh	http://www.arpedu.in/	Smt. Oyi BorangTatak Deputy Director(NTSE) Directorate of Secondary Education Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh, Naharlagun,Itanagar-791111, Arunachal Pradesh. Contact Details 0360-2290307 E-Mail Address oyitatak@gmail.com
Assam	https://www.madhyamik.assam.gov.in/	Ms. Rumi ChoudhuryDeputy Director of Secondary Education Assam Directorate of Secondary Education Assam. Kahilipara Road Kahilipara, Guwahati Pin - 781019 Contact Details 0361-2381657 E-Mail Address tapankalita21@gmail.com
Manipur	https://manipur.gov.in/	Smt. Ch. Shachi Additional Director (S/V) Directorate of Education (Schools), Lamphelpat, Imphal (Manipur)-795004 Contact Details 0385-2411095 E-Mail Address sachiching@hotmail.com
Meghalaya	http://www.megeducation.gov.in/	Smt. Margarette C. Blah Selection Grade Lecturer Directorate of Educational Research And Training ((DERT), Laitmukhrah Nongrimmaw, Shillong793011 (Meghalaya) Ph: 0364-2537025 08787796500 Email: dert.megh@gmail.com
Mizoram	https://scert.mizoram.gov.in/post/ntse	Ms. Zohmingliani Deputy Director S.C.E.R.T., Chaltlang, Aizawl, Mizoram-796012 Contact Details 0389-2347790 E-Mail Address scertmizoram@gmail.com
Nagaland	https://sarkarigo.com/	N. Woshamo Research Associate SCERT, Nagaland, Kohima Contact Details 0370-2270160 E-Mail Address woshamoy@gmail.com
Sikkim	http://sikkimhrdd.org/	Mr. Bilal Prabhakar Deputy Director (Scholarship) Human Resource Development, Department of Education, Govt. of Sikkim, Tashiling Secretariat Gangtok-737101 (Sikkim) Ph: 03592-201029 03592-220903 Email: bilalprabhakar2014@gmail.com
Tripura	https://scertonline.tripura.gov.in/	Mrs.Ambalika Datta Deputy Director State Council of Educational Research and Training, AbhoyNagar,Agartala, Tripura(West)-799005 Contact Details 0381-2354209 E-Mail Address ambika.datta@gmail.com
Andaman & Nicobar Islands	http://www.and.nic.in/	Shri Joshi Philip Incharge (NTSE) State Institute of Education ShikshaSadan, Link Road, port Blair South Andaman-744101 Contact Details 03192-232730 E-Mail Address philipjosh29@gmail.com
Bihar	https://www.biharscert.in/	Sri Giriwar Dayal Singh (I.A.S) S.C.E.R.T. Mahendru Post Office, Patna-800006 (Bihar) Contact Details 0612-2370783 E-Mail Address exam.scertpatna@yahoo.com
Jharkhand	https://jac.jharkhand.gov.in/jac/	Mrs.Kalpana JointSecretary Jharkhand Academic Council Ranchi, GyandeepCampus,Bargawan Namku m, Ranchi- 834010 Contact Details 0651-2261183 E-Mail Address secretary.jac2003@gmail.com
Odisha	http://scertodisha.nic.in/	Dr. Minakshi Panda Nodal Officer, NTS/NMMS TE & S.C.E.R.T. Unit IV, Bhubaneswar-751001, Odisha E-Mail Address minakshi.odisha9@gmail.com
West Bengal	http://www.wbsed.gov.in/	Smt. Chinmoyee Pattanayak Deputy Director of School Education (Basic) Directorate of School Education BikasBhawan, 7th Floor, East Block, Salt Lake City, Kolkata700091 (West Bengal) Contact Details 033-23348005 E-Mail Address ddaiswb@gmail.com/ddsebasic2016@gmail.com
Chandigarh	http://www.siechd.nic.in/	Ms. Manu Sharma (Lecturer) SCERT (UT) Sector 32 C, Chandigarh Contact Details 0172-2676011 E-Mail Address manusharma68@rediffmail.com
New Delhi	http://www.edudel.nic.in/	Satish Chandra Vashishth Science & TV Branch, Old Gargi College Building, Lajpat Nagar-IV, New Delhi-110024 Contact Details 011-26280413 E-Mail Address vashisthsc@gmail.com
Jammu & Kashmir	https://www.jkbose.ac.in/	Dr. Aliya Qayoom Assistant Director (Srinagar) J K Bose Jammu & Kashmir-190018. Mr. Suresh Kumar Gouria Academic Officer (Jammu) Contact Details 0191-2494522 E-Mail Address directorjkbose@gmail.com
Haryana	http://scertharyana.gov.in/talent-search-exam/	Sh. Sunil Vashishta Lecturer Commerce, S.C.E.R.T., Sohna Road, Opp. Panchayat Bhawan, Gurugram-122001 (Haryana) Ph: 0124-2321909 Email: examwing3@gmail.com
Himachal Pradesh	http://himachalservices.nic.in/scert/en-IN/index.html	Mrs. Rajni Sankhyan Associate Professor S.C.E.R.T., RABON Solan-173211, (Himachal Pradesh) Ph: 0179-227135 Email: scert-hp@nic.in
Punjab	http://www.ssapunjab.org/	Mrs. Rumkeet Kaur Lecturer in Math State Institute of Science Education, PSEB Complex, Block-E, 6th Floor, Phase-8, Ajitgarh, SAS Nagar (Mohali), Punjab Ph: 0172-2212221 Email: directorscert@yahoo.in
Rajasthan	http://rajeduboard.rajasthan.gov.in/	Mr. Rajendra Kumar Saxena Assistant Director Exam, Board of Secondary Education, Ajmer, Rajasthan-305001 Ph: 0145-2632877 Email: secy-boser-rj@nic.in
Uttar Pradesh	http://www.examregulatoryauthorityup.in/HOME.aspx	Mrs.Usha Chandra Director, Bureau of Psychology SCERT, 2 Lowther Road Allahabad-211001 (UP) Ph: 7376270563 Email: bureauofpsy@gmail.com
Uttarakhand	http://www.scert.uk.gov.in/	Dr. Harish Chandra Badoni Lecturer State Council of Educational Research and Training, Rajeev Gandhi Navodaya Vidyalaya, I.T Campus, Nanurkhera, Dehradun, Uttarakhand Ph: 0135-2789655, 2789710 Email: scertuk@gmail.com
Chhattisgarh	http://www.scert.cg.gov.in/	Dr. Prasun Sarkar Professor, State Council of Educational Research & Training (SCERT), DIET Campus, Shankar Nagar, Raipur, Chattishgarh-492001. Ph: 0771-2442241, 2443596 Email: ddsesm@gmail.com
Daman & Diu	https://daman.nic.in/	Sh. Salim A. Dinganker State Liaison Officer NTS/NMMS Department of Education, Building No. 5, Second Floor, PWD Office Campus, Silvassa-396230 Contact Details 9724507337 E-Mail Address nmms.dnh@gmail.com
Dadra and Nagar Haveli	http://dnh.nic.in/departmentsnew.aspx	Sh. Salim Dinganker, State Liaison Officer, NTS/NMMS Directorate of Education 1st Floor, Building No.5 PWD Campus, Above Animal Husbandry, Silvassa-396230 UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli Ph: 09724507337 Email: salimdinganker.2012@gmail.com
Goa	http://www.education.goa.gov.in/	Sh. Jaywant Waman Naik, Vocational Education Officer, Directorate of Education, State Council of Educational Research and Training Alto-Porvorim, Bardez-403521 (Goa) Ph: 0832-2417276 0832-2413649 Email: scertgoa@rediffmail.com, naikjayawant@yahoo.co.in
Gujarat	http://www.sebexam.org/	Sh. Pandya Devdatt Balvantray Assistant Secretary Gujarat State Examination Board, Opp. Government Library, Sector-21, Gandhinagar-382021 Contact Details 079-23248462 E-Mail Address gseb21@gmail.com
Madhya Pradesh	http://www.ssa.mp.gov.in/	Tanuja Shrivastav Controller (NTSE) RajyaShiksha Kendra, PustakBhawan “B” Wing, Arera Hills, Bhopal-462011 (M.P.) Contact Details 0755-2559952 E-Mail Address ntse2011@gmail.com, dtanujarsk@gmail.com
Maharashtra	http://www.mscepune.in/	Mr.Dattatraya Jagtap Chairman & Nodal Officer (NTSE) Maharashtra State Council of Examinations 17-Dr. Ambedkar Road,Pune-411001 (Maharashtra) Contact Details 020- 26123067 E-Mail Address mscepune@gmail.com
Andhra Pradesh	http://main.bseap.org/	Smt. Vara Lakshmi Deputy Commissioner & Liaison Officer Office of The Director of Govt. Examinations, D.No.20- 124, Beside SPNRCH High SchoolOpp. Andhra Hospitals, Gollapudi,Vijayawada Andhra Pradesh- 521225 E-Mail Address dir_govexam@yahoo.com
Karnataka	http://kseeb.kar.nic.in/#	Sumangala V Director Karnataka Board of Secondary Education 6th Cross Rd, Malleshwaram, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560003 Contact Details 080-23341615 E-Mail Address kqaacbengaluru@gmail.com
Kerala	http://www.scert.kerala.gov.in/	Director SCERT SCERT, Poojappura, Thiruvananthapuram Kerala-695012 Contact Details 0471-2346113, 0471-2516354 E-Mail Address meena.pkpk@gmail.com
Lakshadweep	http://dietlakshadweep.nic.in/importantlinks.htm	Mr. Showkath Ali A Assistant - Education Officer Department of EducationKavaratti, UT of Lakshadweep-682555 Contact Details 04896-263825 E-Mail Address alishowk@gmail.com
Puducherry	https://schooledn.py.gov.in/	Mr. Kuppusamy Liaison Officer Directorate of School Education, PerunthalaivarKamarajarcent.Edu. Complex, Anna NagarPuducherry-605005 Contact Details 0413-2207260 E-Mail Address jd-edn.pon@nic.in
Tamil Nadu	http://www.dge.tn.gov.in/ta/index.html	Mr. V.M. Prabhakaran Deputy Director Directorate of Govt. Examinations, College Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai-600006 Contact Details 044-28203089 E-Mail Address dd.tndge@gov.in
Telangana	https://www.bse.telangana.gov.in/	Smt. Vijayabharathi Deputy Commisioner for Government Examinations Office of Director of Government Examinations Chapel Road, Nampally, Hyderabad, Telangana-500001 Contact Details 09177002454 E-Mail Address dirgovexams.tg@gmail.com