Am I eligible for the NEST exam in 2024? I am 23 years old.
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Yes, you are eligible for the NSET exam in 2024. There is no upper age limit for appearing in the NEST exam. NEST eligibility for appearing in the Integrated M.Sc.program at NISER/CEBS is based on your date of birth and educational qualification.
Educational Qualification: You must have passed the 12th Standard examination or equivalent from a recognised board in India in 2022, 2023, or will be appearing for it in 2024.
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Yes you are eligible provided you have passed your Class 12th either on 2023 or 2022.
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Applicants who want to appear in the NEST 2024 exam. The General and OBC category candidates born on or after August 01, 2004, are eligible for admission to the Integrated MSc programmes of NISER/CEBS. The age limit is relaxed by 5 years for SC / ST / Divyangjan candidates.
Students are advised to check their category before applying for the NEST exam. Candidates need to fill NEST application form to appear for the exam.
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Applicants who want to appear in the NEST 2024 exam. The General and OBC category candidates born on or after August 01, 2004, are eligible for admission to the Integrated MSc programmes of NISER/CEBS. The age limit is relaxed by 5 years for SC / ST / Divyangjan candidates.
Students are advised to check their category before applying for the NEST exam. Candidates need to fill NEST application form to appear for the exam.
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If a students fails to submi the expression of interest, it will be considered as they are no longer interested to get admision to NEST NISER institute and there seat will be given to another deseving students. Therefore, it is manadatory for students to submit the Expresison of Interest (EoI) before deadline.
The NEST 2025 Counselling for round 1 started on July 11, 2025, for those students who qualified the NEST Entrance exam. The last date for all the selected students to submit their expression of interest (EoI) was July 16, 2025.
Allotment of seats in LPU NEST-wise counseling will depend on the merit rank of candidates, their eligibility, and the online filling of course and specialisation preferences. The procedure consists of download rank card, filling of preferences for seats, and finally, seat allotment. Seat allotment is done as per the availability and preferences. Candidates will have to confirm the allotted seat after payment of a nominal fee and submission of required documents. The earlier a student is in applying, the better his chances of ending with a favourable seat and scholarship.
Counseling for LPU NEST is mainly related to allotment of seats on the basis of the merit of a candidate in the entrance exam, and preferences of the candidate for courses and programs. After the announcement of results, candidates were able to fill in their choice of courses online. The allotment of seats was done in phases depending on the availability and merit. The candidates must confirm their allotted seat by paying an initial fee, submission of documents required for verification, and completing formalities regarding admission. If there are any vacant seats in any reserved category, they will be offered to general category candi
All the selected candidates must know that it is important for them to download the revised NEST 2025 scorecard issued on July 17, 2025. Only the revised NEST Scorecard will be considered valid for all future admission processes and the previous versions will not be valid during verification.
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