State educational councils or boards, as well as Union Territories, will release the NTSE stage 1 answer key. Tentatively after three to four weeks of NTSE exam.
Eventually, each state and UTs will release their answer key of NTSE Stage 1 separately. Whereas, the students can refer to the NTSE stage-1 answer key published by career point immediately after the exam.
Students should download these NTSE answer key to gauge their performance level before the authority releases the official answer keys of NTSE 2020.
NTSE Answer Key 2020 Dates
NTSE 2020 Stage 1 is scheduled on three different days, on 2nd, 3rd, and 17th of November 2019. On the same days, NTSE Stage 1 answer key for Mental Ability Test (MAT) and the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) will be released.
Whereas, on May 10, 2020, the NCERT (National Council of Educational Research and Training) will conduct the NTSE Stage 2 examinations. After which, NCERT will issue the NTSE answer key 2020 for stage 2 after two weeks of the exam.
Below we have mentioned the schedule of NTSE 2020 answer keys for both stage 1 and stage 2.
NTSE Answer Key Dates for Stage 2
| NTSE 2020 Stage -1 Event | NTSE 2020 Stage-1 Dates |
| NTSE exam Stage 1 | November 2, 3, and 17, 2019 |
| Unofficial NTSE Answer Key 2020 for Stage 1 | November 2, 3, and 17, 2019 |
| Official NTSE 2020 Answer key for Stage 1 | December 2019 |
| Announcement of NTSE Stage 1 Result | January/February 2020 |
NTSE Answer Key Dates for Stage 2
| NTSE 2020 Stage -2 Event | NTSE 2020 Stage-2 Dates |
| NTSE 2020 Stage 2 Exam Date | 10th of May, 2020 |
| NTSE Stage 2 Answer Key published by coaching institutes | 10th of May, 2020 |
| Official NTSE Answer Key 2020 for Stage 2 | By 3rd week of May 2020 |
| Declaration of Stage II Result | In August 2020 |
