NPS Trust Exam Date 2025: Recently, the National Pension System Trust announced the recruitment for Grade A and Grade B posts. With both Phase 1 and Phase 2 exams now completed, candidates are awaiting the release of the NPS Trust Grade A Interview schedule. Read the article for complete details on exam updates, centers, and the upcoming interview process.
NPS Trust Exam Date 2025
As per the official notification, the NPS Trust Exam for both Phase 1 and Phase 2 was held on 25th February 2025. The final merit list will be prepared by giving 50% weightage to the Phase 2 marks and the remaining 50% to the Interview, which is expected to be announced soon.
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NPS Grade A/B Exam Date Overview
One must have the complete overview of the exam that they are going to appear in. We have provided the overview in the table below:
| Particulars | Details |
|---|
| NPS Grade A/B Notification Release Date | 16th January 2025 |
| NPS Grade A/B Registration Dates | 16th January to 5th February 2025 |
| NPS Grade A/B Exam Date Status | Released |
| NPS Grade A/B Exam Date | 25th February 2025 |
NPS Grade A/B Exam Pattern 2025
The phase 1 consists of one paper of 120 marks and phase 2 consists of two papers of 100 marks each. There will be negative marking of 1/4th of the marks assigned to the question.
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NPS Grade A&B Phase 1 Exam Pattern 2025
The duration of the phase 1 exam is 90 minutes. Check out the detailed NPS Exam Pattern for the General Stream below:
| Section | No. of questions | Max. Marks |
|---|
| English Language | 25 | 25 |
| Test of Reasoning & Analytical Skills | 25 | 25 |
| Commerce, Accountancy, Management, Finance, Data Analytics, Statistics, Companies Act, Indian Trusts Act, Economics and Pension Sector | 25 | 25 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 25 | 25 |
| General Awareness (including some questions related to Financial Sector) | 20 | 20 |
| Overall Total | 120 | 120 |
The duration of the phase 1 exam is 90 minutes for Risk Management & Human Resource stream as well. Check out the detailed NPS Exam Pattern for both these streams below:
| Section | No. of questions | Max. Marks |
|---|
| English Language | 25 | 25 |
| Test of Reasoning & Analytical Skills | 25 | 25 |
| Specialised subject related to the stream | 25 | 25 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 25 | 25 |
| General Awareness (including some questions related to Financial sector) | 20 | 20 |
| Overall Total | 120 | 120 |
NPS Grade A/B Phase 2 Exam Pattern 2025
The phase 2 consists of two papers of 100 marks each. There will be a negative marking of 1/4th of the marks assigned to that question. The question papers will be set bilingually in Hindi and English. The duration for Paper 1 will be 60 minutes and for Paper 2, it is 40 minutes. Download NPS Trust Syllabus PDF.
| Stream | Paper | Subject | Max. Marks |
|---|
| All Streams | Paper 1 | English & General Studies (Descriptive Test) | 100 |
| Risk Management, Human Resource | Paper 2 | MCQs on Specialized subject related to stream. | 100 |
| General Stream | Paper 2 | MCQs on subjects Commerce, Accountancy, Management, Finance, Data Analytics, Statistics, Companies Act, Indian Trusts Act, Economics and Pension Sector | 100 |
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NPS Grade A/B Exam Centers
The online exam that was scheduled on 25th February 2025 was conducted at the following centers:
| East/ North East Zone | West Zone | North Zone | South Zone | Central Zone |
|---|
| Kolkata | Mumbai | Mohali | Chennai | Bhopal |
| Patna | Navi
Mumbai | Delhi NCR | Bengaluru | Nagpur |
| Bhubaneshwar | Thane /MMR | Lucknow | Hyderabad | Raipur |
| Ranchi | Ahmedabad/
Gandhi Nagar | Jammu | Ernakulam | – |
| Guwahati | Jaipur | – | – | – |
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