NTSE Eligibility Creteria
All students studying in Class X in any Government or Private school are eligible to appear in Stage-I National Talent Search Examination from their respective state. State/UT can put any additional eligibility criteria to appear in Stage-I which is conducted at state/UT level. For stage-II, there is a quota for each State and Union Territory. Students with Indian Nationality studying abroad need to secure 60% marks in previous examination to apply for National Talent Search Examination. Students, if selected in the First stage, need to appear for Stage-II conducted by NCERT.