Samples with quantum dots (QDs) of narrow-gap semiconductors of the A3B5 group (indium antimonide) and the A2B6 group (mercury selenide) have been studied. The absorption spectra of the investigated QDs are analyzed and the correspondence of the maxima in the spectral characteristics to the model representations of the calculated electronic energy spectrum for this materials is assessed. It is concluded that used model representations requires refinement, primarily due to the fact that studied objects are nanocrystals with complex geometry.