If you have just seen NG on your result, the first thing worth knowing is what the letters mean. NG stands for Non-Graded. It is what replaced the word "fail" on the certificate, and it is applied per subject — so NG in one subject says nothing about the other seven.
The second thing worth knowing is that for most students this does not cost a year. There is a grade increment examination held roughly a month after results, you sit only the subjects you got NG in, and everything you already passed stays passed. This page sets out who qualifies, what it costs and what it means for Class 11.
Who can sit the grade increment examination
The rule is a limit on how many subjects, not on which ones. A student with NG in up to two subjects may sit the grade increment examination, provided they reached at least a D in their remaining subjects.
NG in more than two subjects means the grade increment examination is not available. That is not the end of the road either — the routes are sitting the SEE again the following year as a partial candidate, a CTEVT technical programme, or open schooling.
- NG in one or two subjects
- Eligible for the grade increment examination, if the other subjects are D or above.
- NG in three or more
- Not eligible. The routes are the SEE again next year as a partial candidate, CTEVT, or open schooling.
When it is held, and what it costs
The examination follows about a month after the main results are published. For the SEE 2082 cycle it ran from 15 to 23 June 2026, in the morning session, 8am to 11am.
You apply through your school rather than directly. The fee reported for that cycle was Rs 500 per subject, deposited to the government revenue account, with the school submitting the application.
It is the same syllabus and the same standard as the main examination. It is not an easier paper, and nothing about it is a formality — in that 2082 cycle 129,114 candidates sat it and 83,523 were graded, which is a pass rate of about 65%. Two-thirds is a good chance and it is not a certainty, and the difference between those two things is how much of the intervening month you spend on it.
- When
- About a month after results. The 2082 cycle ran 15–23 June 2026, 8am to 11am.
- How to apply
- Through your school, not directly to the Board.
- Fee
- Rs 500 per subject in that cycle, paid to the government revenue account.
- What you sit
- Only the subjects you got NG in. Everything already passed stays passed.
What it means for Class 11
This is the part that causes the most fear, and it deserves a straight answer: you cannot enrol in Class 11 in a regular stream while an NG is still outstanding. The result has to be cleared first.
What you can do is clear it and enrol in a later admission round. Because the grade increment examination is held about a month after results and admissions run over a longer window, clearing two subjects and starting Class 11 in the same academic year is the ordinary outcome rather than the lucky one. You are likely to start later than classmates who cleared everything first time. You are not, in the usual case, starting a year later.
What to do this week
Confirm the count first. One or two NG subjects and you are in the ordinary case; three or more and the route is different, and knowing which of those you are in changes everything else you do.
Then talk to your school, because the application goes through them and the deadline is short — the examination is about a month away and applications close well before it. Missing the application window is the one failure mode on this page that is entirely avoidable and entirely final for that cycle.
Then work on the subject rather than the result. You have roughly a month, you are sitting one or two papers instead of eight, and you already know exactly which one beat you — which is a far better position than the one you were in before the first attempt.
Common questions
- Does NG mean I failed the SEE?
- No. NG means Non-Graded and applies to a single subject. It replaced the word "fail" on the certificate. Your other subjects keep the grades you earned.
- How many subjects can I clear in the grade increment exam?
- Up to two, provided you achieved at least a D in your remaining subjects. With NG in three or more subjects the grade increment examination is not available.
- Do I have to sit all my subjects again?
- No. You sit only the subjects you received NG in. Everything you already passed stays passed and does not need to be repeated.
- Can I join Class 11 while my NG is uncleared?
- Not in a regular stream. The NG has to be cleared first. Because the grade increment examination is held about a month after results and admissions run longer, clearing it and enrolling in the same academic year is the usual outcome.
- Is the grade increment exam easier than the main SEE?
- No. It uses the same syllabus and the same grading standard. In the 2082 cycle 129,114 candidates sat it and about 65% were graded.
- What if I have NG in more than two subjects?
- The grade increment examination is not available. The routes are sitting the SEE again the following year as a partial candidate, a CTEVT technical programme, or open schooling.
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