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National Entrance Screening Test (NEST)

Exam Key Summary

Exam Name

National Entrance Screening Test

Exam Category (U.G / P.G)

U.G. (Undergraduate)

Name of Institutions / Colleges / Universities Accepting Exam Score

1). The National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar

2). The Center for Excellence in Basic Sciences (UM-DAE CEBS), Mumbai.

Level of Examination

National Level Entrance Exam

Type of Institution or Exam Conducting Body (Government / Private)

Government

Medium of Exam (Language of Paper) 

English

Mode of Examination (Online / Offline)

Online

Sections in Paper (Subject-Wise)

5 Sections (General, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology)

Courses

5 Year Integrated M.Sc Courses

Timing of Examination

1st (09:30 AM To 12:30 PM)

2nd (02:00 PM To 05:30 PM)

Duration of the Paper

3 Hours 30 Minutes

Number of Question

Total Question : 70

Maximum Marks

Total Marks : 230

Marks Per Question

3 Mark is Awarded for Each Correct Answer

Negative Marking

No Negative Marking

Number of Test City Centres

91

Frequency of Exam Conducted in a Year

Once a Year

Official Website

https://www.iiseradmission.in

Application Form Charges / Registration Charges

General, OBC, BC (Males) : Rs 1200

General, OBC, BC (Females) : Rs 600

SC, ST : Rs 600

 

Important Date Sheet

Initiation of Registration Date

08 January 2020

Last Date for Application Fee Payment and Uploading of Documents

14 June 2020

Release Date of Admit Card

To Be Notified

Date of Exam

10 August 2020

Date of Result Declaration

To Be Notified

Date of Counselling

To Be Notified

 

Reservation Criteria

Category

Relaxation

SC (Scheduled Caste)

15%

ST (Scheduled Tribe)

7.5%

OBC (Other Backward Class)

27%

PwD (Persons with Disability)

5%

EWS (Economically Weaker Section)

 

Supernumerary Quota (J&K)

2 Seats in both the institutions (NISER and CEBS) are reserved for candidates from the state of Jammu and Kashmir

 

Eligibility Criteria

Minimum Qualification Marks

(Marks Obtained in 10th and 12th Board Exams)

For Engineering, Agriculture or Pharmacy Students must complete their 12th with PCM or PCB and obtain at least 60% marks in exam. For SC, ST, or PWD students must obtain at least 55% marks in exam.

Upper Age Limit of the Candidate

No Age Limit

Lower Age Limit of the Candidate

Born Before 1998

 

Syllabus

Subject A

Physics

Subject B

Mathematics

Subject C

Chemistry

Subject D

Biology

 

Selection Process

    Counselling Process :-

  • Fill the NEST counselling application form.
  • Submit the application form at the NEST help centre.
  • Choice Filling and Choice Locking
  • NEST Seat Allotment
  • Reporting to the Allotted Institute