National Entrance Screening Test (NEST) is conducted jointly by National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar and Department of Atomic Energy Centre for Excellence in Basic Sciences (UM-DAE CEBS), Mumbai.
Candidates who are able to qualify the exams will be offered admission in the above mentioned prestigious universities. The NEST Exam is conducted annually to offer admission for Integrated MSc programs in:
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Mathematics
- Physics
NEST 2021 EXAM DATES
| Events | Dates (Tentative) |
| NEST 2021 Registration may starts on | 2nd week of Jan 2021 |
| Deadline to submit NEST 2021 Application Form | 1st week of Feb, 2021 |
| Issue of Admit Card | Last week of March 2021 |
| Exam Date | April 2021 (Revised) |
| Answer Key | May 2021 |
| NEST 2021 Result | May 2021 |
| Nest 2021 Counseling | June 2021 |
COURSES OFFERED
| SCHOOL | PROGRAMS (5 YEAR INTEGRATED) |
| School of Biological Sciences | MSc Biological Science |
| School of Chemical Sciences | MSc Chemical Science |
| School of Physical Sciences | MSc Physical Science |
| School of Mathematical Sciences | MSc Mathematical Science |
| School of Computer Sciences | MSc Computer Science |
| School of Environmental Sciences | MSc Environmental Science |
NEST 2021 APPLICATION FORM
NEST 2021 Application Form will be available on January 2021. You can fill application form through online at the official website of NEST. Follow these simple steps to register for NEST 2021:
Step 1 : Firstly visit the official website of NEST
Step 2 : Check for the link ‘Apply Online’ on NEST 2021 website to reach the online application window.
Step 3 : Enter the required information like your name, valid email id and a password of your choice.
Step 4 : Upon entering all the necessary information, applicants will receive an email containing a link to confirm the registration.
Step 5 : After confirmation, provide the same email id & password, enter the secret code and click on ‘Login’.
NEST 2021 Application Process allows multi-session data entry.
If the candidate forgets their password then click ‘forgot password’.
For safety purpose, candidates are allowed to recover their password only twice.
ELIGIBILITY
The university has fixed some standards according to which candidates will be admitted to the universities. These requirements are simply called as eligibility criteria. Before going to apply for NEST exam, aspirants should go through eligibility criteria just to make sure yourself you will meet all the demands offered by university.
Passed in 12th board examination or any equivalent in the Science stream in the years 2019 to 2020 from any recognized Higher Secondary Education Board of India.
At least 60% aggregate for general category in the 12th standard. For SC/ST/PWD candidates, the required aggregate is 55%.
Candidates must be born on or after August 1, 2001. But, for SC/ST/PWD candidates, the age limit is relaxed for over 5 years.
NEST EXAM PATTERN
| Duration | 3 hours 30 minutes |
| Question type | MCQ |
| Total number of sections | Five |
| Sectional marks | Section I : 30 marks
Section II-V : 50 marks |
| Total marks | 180 |
| Marking scheme | No negative marking in Section I |
NEST SYLLABUS
For Detailed Syllabus : CLICK HERE
APPLICATION FEE
| CATEGORY | FEE |
| General/OBC | Rs 1200 |
| Females | Rs 600 |
| SC/ST | Rs 600 |
| PWD | Rs 600 |
NEST ADMIT CARD 2021
Applicantsmay be able to download theirNEST 2021 admit card in the 1stweek of September through online. To download your NEST 2021 admit card, you need to enter your application number and password in the login page. The NEST admit-card 2021 includes all the personal details of the candidates and the examination details. It is advisable that all candidates are supposed to be read all the important guidelines cited in their NEST 2021 admit card. Candidates are also instructed to carry any one valid ID proof and passport size photographs along with their NEST admit card 2021.
STEPS TO CHECK YOUR NEST RESULT
Step 1 : Kindly visit the official website of NEST
Step 2 : Then click on ‘Result’ option.
Step 3 : Enter your login details
Step 4 : Then click on Submit option.
Step 5 : Your NEST result will appear on the screen.
Step 6 : Download result sheet for your reference.
NEST COUNSELING 2021
Candidates who secured their names on the merit list released by the conducting bodies will be invited to appearon NEST 2021 counseling. Candidates are called for the NEST counseling on the basis of the cutoff. If the candidates are able to score the marks more than the minimum cut off scores provided by the officials then they are eligible for the counseling of NEST. The two different participating universities will hold the NEST counseling 2021 individually on their own official websites. Candidates are needed to carry all of their official documents and certificates for the document verification process that will take place during the NEST counseling 2021.
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FOR NEST COUNSELLING
- Original caste certificate
- Proof for Date of Birth
- 4 passport size recent photographs
- Government ID proof
- Class 10thoriginal mark sheet
- Class 12thsoriginal mark sheet
- Original disability certificate (If applicable)
