National Standard Examination in Chemistry
NSEC is the first stage and is open to students in class XII or lower. Students can enroll in their own school or any nearby school that serves as a registered center in the city. Alternatively, individual students can enroll online. Overall, more than 2 lakh students appear each year at over 1500 centers across India. From this stage, 300–350 students are selected to proceed to the second stage.
Events | Dates |
Start Date of Centre Registration | August 1, 2024 |
Last Date of Centre Registration | August 20, 2024 |
Start Date of Student Registration | August 21, 2024 |
Last Date of Student Registration | September 14, 2024 |
NSEC 2024-25 Exam Date | November 24,2024 ( 11:30am to 1:30pm ) |
Exam | NSEC |
Total number of Questions | 60 |
Maximum Marks | 216 |
Duration | 120 Minutes |
Paper pattern | The question paper consists of 2 sections: Section A1 and Section A2 Section A1: Single correct type, comprises of 48 questions Section A2: Multiple correct type, comprises of 12 questions |
Marking Scheme | Section A1: +3 for every correct answer, -1 for every wrong answer. Section A2: +6 marks if all correct alternatives are marked. There is no negative marking in section A2 |
Medium | English and Hindi |