NTSE Cutoff 2022: Check Expected & Previous Years’ Cutoffs, Passing Marks, Certificate Validity

NTSE Cutoff 2022: Once the exam has been completed and the NTSE result has been announced, the NTSE officials will release the NTSE 2021-22 cutoff. In addition to the NTSE Cutoff 2021, students must pass the SAT and MAT papers individually in order to pass the exam. To clear the cutoffs, aspirants for the forthcoming exam must study frequently and tackle past question papers.

Students who want to apply for an NTSE scholarship must achieve the appropriate minimum score. The NTSE cutoff will be available in PDF format, including the minimum marks required by applicants in each category for the MAT and SAT examinations.

• Candidates who pass the Stage 1 exam with the specified minimum score will advance to Stage 2.
• They will be awarded a scholarship based on their performance in the final round.
• The NTSE scholarship will be offered to those who pass the second stage of the NTSE exam.

NTSE Expected Cutoff 2021-22: Category-wise Cutoff

The NTSE 2021-22 will be released after the exam is completed, as previously stated. Candidates who are planning to take the exam might check the projected cutoff in the meanwhile.

Categories	Cutoffs
General	132
SC	98
ST	89
OBC	110
EWS	81

NTSE Expected Cutoff 2021-22: PwBD Candidates

Different cutoffs are released by NTSE for different types of PwBD candidates. In the table below, the estimated cutoff for each of them is listed.

Categories	PwBD1	PwBD2	PwBD3	PwBD4	PwBD5
General	75	81	88	85	71
OBC	63	81	87	103	90
SC	86	–	69	–	–
ST	–	–	–	78	–
EWS	–	–	–	66	–

NTSE Minimum Passing Marks 2022

The NTSE publishes both the minimum passing and cutoff marks. The minimal passing score is the minimum score that applicants must achieve in order to pass the exam. This does not, however, guarantee that you will be eligible for the next step of the NTSE selection process. Unlike cutoff grades, minimum passing marks are constant and do not alter year to year.

Cutoff marks, on the other hand, determine whether or not candidates are eligible to advance to the following round. They are affected by a variety of causes and alter year to year. After the results are certified, the authorities will announce the NTSE 2022 Cutoff list. On the merit list, shortlisted candidates can check their names, roll numbers, and other detailed information. Candidates must score at least the cutoff in both the MAT and the SAT separately.

The minimal passing scores for each applicant category are listed in the table below.

Category	Minimum Passing Marks
General/OBC	40%
SC/ST/EWS/PwD	35%

NTSE Cutoff: Important Points

• NTSE cutoff will be announced soon by the National Council of Education Research and Training.
• The NTSE cutoff will be published in PDF format, which may be obtained from the official website. The NTSE merit list is included in the PDF.
• Candidates can check the NTSE cutoff trends from the previous year till the cutoff list is released to obtain an idea of the cutoff trends.

Factors Affecting NTSE Cutoff Score

The NTSE cutoff scores are calculated using a variety of changed features. The following are some of the causes that can cause changes in the NTSE cutoff scores:

• Last year’s cutoff scores
• The difficulty level of the examination
• Total candidates giving the exam
• Number of NTSE Scholarships

NTSE Previous Years’ Cutoff

Going over the cutoffs, question papers, and answer keys from prior years is valuable for prospective NTSE hopefuls. This allows them to gauge the exam’s overall complexity and competition.

NTSE Final Cutoff 2020

Candidates can look up the NTSE 2020 cutoff list for several states to get an idea of what the projected cutoff list would be.

States/UTs	General	OBC	SC	ST
Andhra Pradesh	167	158	146	143
Assam	159	135	132	140
Haryana	156	148	129	–
Chhattisgarh	160	139	129	140
Odisha	155	120	120	110
Telangana	175	163	149	156
Rajasthan	180	162	142	149
Delhi	181	152	136	128
Karnataka	151	129	117	113

NTSE Cutoff 2019 – Stage 1

Below are the Stage 1 Cutoffs for the NTSE 2019 exam, broken down by states/UTs and categories.

State/UT	General	OBC	SC	ST
Delhi	181	152	136	128
Maharashtra	170.03	159.76	144.28	131.34
West Bengal	158	121	140	105
Rajasthan	174	151	140	148
Odisha	152	118	113	108
Haryana	161	49	128	–
Karnataka	143	119	101	101
Kerala	146	128	103	84
Tamil Nadu	160	146	125	126
Himachal Pradesh	127	89	101	99

NTSE Final Cutoff 2019 

NTSE publishes the Final Cutoff based on categories, as shown above. Candidates for PH or PwBD have varied cutoffs depending on their category. Here are the details for the 2019 Final Cutoff.

Category	NTSE Cutoff
General	Others	134
PH1	69
PH2	69
PH3	88
PH4	95
OBC	Others	116
PH1	90
PH2	69
PH3	91
PH4	70
Scheduled Tribes (ST)	Others	113
PH3	90
Scheduled Caste (SC)	Others	105
PH1	87
PH2	0
PH3	68

NTSE Final Cutoff 2018

In the table below, you’ll find the 2018 Final Cutoff Marks. Aspirants can look at them to see how the last several years have gone.

Category	Maximum Marks Out of 197	Cutoff 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 of 2017 and 2016

The Final Cutoffs for 2016 and 2017 can be found in the table below. Future aspirants might use this information to set their own goals.

Category	Cutoff 2017 (Out of 143)	Cutoff 2016 (Out of 145)
General	77	85.09
Scheduled Caste (SC)	46.67	56.43
Scheduled Tribe (ST)	47.67	52.12
Physically Handicapped (PwD)	49.33	53.47

NTSE Cutoff Marks Analysis

• The number of NTSE Scholarships awarded in 2019 has increased from 1000 to 2000.
• In 2017, the difficulty level was lower than in 2018.
• The NTSE 2022 exam is being held for a total of 2000 scholarships.
• Due to the high level of competition, the challenge level was higher than in 2019.

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