Total Seats available for Maharashtra State – 387+ Seats
Reservation SC- 15%, ST -7.5%, OBC – 27% (from this year)
As the difficulty level of paper is Medium, the probable cut-off for various Categories will be Open- 170+ Marks, OBC – 160+ Marks, SC – 130+ Marks, ST – 90+Marks
Update – Government approves OBC reservation in Std X-NTSE Stage 2 examination.
As per the latest update from HRD (Human Resource Development) ministry, the government has decided to include OBC quota in NTSE from 2019 onwards. However, this inclusion is only for stage-II of NTSE which is the National level examination. This inclusion of OBC reservation will be in addition to the already existing reservation of 15% for scheduled caste, 7.5% for scheduled tribes and 4% for physically challenged students.