Know all about National Standard Examination in Physics (NSEP)

National Standard Examination in Physics (NSEP) is conducted by Indian Association of Physics Teachers (IAPT) to select students for International level Science Olympiad.  The students who are interested to participate in International Science Olympiad have to go through different levels of examination and NSEP is the first stage for selecting eligible and qualified students. NSEP is conducted at regional level by all participating states and UTs.

In this article, students can check all about the National Standard Examination for Physics (NSEP) including eligibility criteria, application process, exam pattern, centres and selection criteria.

Key Features of NSEP:

Conducted by – Indian Association of Physics Teachers (IAPT)

Exam level – National Level

Objective – Selection in International Science Olympiad

Exam mode – Pen-Paper mode

Classes – For student below class 12

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Important Dates for NSEP:

Events	Dates
Applications for NSEP begins	In September every year
National Standard Examination for Physics (for all regions)	In November
Result for shortlisted students	By December

NSEP Eligibility:

The eligibility criteria for NSEP is as mentioned below –

• Students must be Indian National only
• Students must be between 15-20 years
• They should not have completed or studying in class 12^th before 30 November as in the year of examination
• They must not have taken or been planning to take admission in any University in the following year of the Olympiad
• Must not be appearing in NSE Junior Science in the same year of examination

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How to participate in NSEP:

• Students who wish to appear for National Standard Examination for Physics need to register through their Schools only at the IAPT registered regional centres of their state
• Students have to pay an application fee of Rs. 100 (in cash) for registration at the regional centres only

Exam Pattern of National Standard Examination for Physic:

NSEP is conducted to assess conceptual understanding of students in Physics and the test paper is designed as under –

Exam Timings – 8:30 am to 10:30 am (tentative)

Duration of Exam – Two hours

Test paper Level/ Syllabus – CBSE Class 12^th syllabus

Test medium/ language – English and language as requested by student from Hindi, Bangla and Gujarati (during registration only)

Type of questions – Objective type with multiple choices

Sections – Two parts 

Total number of questions – 70 MCQs

Total Marks – 240 marks

NSEP Weightage –   

Features	Part 1	Part 2
Questions	60 questions	10 questions
Marks	3 marks each	6 marks each
Marking Scheme	1 mark deducted for each incorrect attempt	No negative marking in case of wrong attempts
Total	180	60

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NSEP Exam Cities:

S. No.	Exam City	Total Number of Exam Centres
1.	Andhra Pradesh and Telangana	215
2.	Assam	12
3.	Arunachal Pradesh	03
4.	Bihar	10
5.	Chandigarh	12
6.	Chhattisgarh	21
7.	Delhi	54
8.	Gujarat	44
9.	Goa	05
10.	Himachal Pradesh	14
11.	Haryana	37
12.	Jharkhand	20
13.	Jammu and Kashmir	37
14.	Karnataka	63
15.	Kerala	36
16.	Maharashtra	163
17.	Madhya Pradesh	56
18.	North Eastern states	09
19.	Odisha	29
20.	Punjab	36
21.	Puducherry	03
22.	Rajasthan	42
23.	Tamilnadu	20
34.	Uttrakhand	32
35.	Uttar Pradesh	114
36.	West Bengal	50

NSEP Selection Process:

NSEP is the first stage exam for short listing students for Indian National Science Olympiad (INO).  And the selection is done on the following factors–

• Eligibility of the students
• Merit Scores of the students in the qualifying examinations
• Proportional representation clause
• Minimum representation clause
• Previous International representation clause
• Minimum total number clause (Maximum students for INO should be 300 only)

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Disclaimer: The information provided here is based on last year’s IAPT information brochure for NSEP. The information will be updated as and when the updated brochure is available in September 2018.