NSEP Exam-Day Checklist: Admit Card, OMR & Timing

Before you leave home

• Check the date, reporting time and venue on your admit card.
• Carry a printed admit card and an identity document accepted by IAPT.
• Check the centre address and travel plan in advance.
• Take the writing materials specified in the official instructions.
• Check the current permitted-items list; do not assume calculators or electronic devices are allowed.

Before you start solving

• Read the paper’s printed instructions, including marking and permitted equipment.
• Check your roll number and question-paper code before filling the OMR.
• Understand which questions are single-correct and which allow multiple correct options.
• Follow the invigilator’s directions if a printing or booklet issue occurs.

A practical two-pass strategy

First pass: collect the questions you can solve accurately without getting stuck. Mark those worth revisiting.

Second pass: return to longer or less familiar questions. For multiple-correct questions, test every option independently.

Reserve time to check OMR alignment. This is a suggested strategy, not an official rule; test it in practice papers first.

After the examination

Keep the paper code with your score calculations. Use the official key for that code, and distinguish a tentative key from a final one. Any objection process must follow IAPT’s published dates and procedure.

A calculated score is not a confirmed qualification. Wait for the official shortlist and remember the separate INPhO registration.