Nagaland Combined Education and Technical Services Examination 2026 (CETSE)

Basic eligibility paths

• ✓All CETSE 2026 vacancies are reserved for indigenous inhabitants of the State of Nagaland.
• ✓One Time Registration on the NSSB portal is mandatory before the examination-specific online form can be submitted.
• ✓Date of birth is proved only by the HSLC/Matriculation admit card or pass certificate, and Indigenous Inhabitant, Scheduled Tribe and Backward Tribe certificates must be signed by a district authority not below the rank of Additional Deputy Commissioner, in the revised government format.
• ✓Government and public-undertaking employees must upload a No Objection Certificate signed by the Head of Department in the Board's own format.

Relaxations & certificates

• SC/ST, OBC-NCL, PwBD and ex-servicemen relaxations follow the applicable notification.
• Always check the certificate format and cut-off date in the official notice.

Selection stages

1. 1Tier I Paper I - 100 questions for 100 marks in 2 hours, compulsory for every post
2. 2Tier I Paper II - 200 questions for 200 marks in 3 hours, omitted only for Sericulture Field Assistant, with a qualifying cut-off of 30% of the total marks under Section 24 of the NSSB Regulations 2020 (Amendment)
3. 3Interview, before which candidates are given an opportunity to record their preference of post and department
4. 4Document verification, at which original certificates must be produced

Syllabus snapshot

• The advertisement directs candidates to download the syllabus from the NSSB website; no paper-wise syllabus content is restated here.