Is there any optional subject in the NEST exam?
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Though there are not any optional subject in the NEST exam, applicants who will appear in the exam are advised to solve questions from all four section as their marks from top 3 sections will be taken into consideration for their result declaration.
The language of NEST exam will be in English only. Applicants who want to appear in the exam must solve NEST previous year paper to increase their chances of qualifying the exam.
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No, there are no optional subjects in the NEST exam. The exam consists of four sections: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Biology. You are tested on all four of these subjects, but only the scores from your best three sections are counted towards your final result. Although there are no optional subjects, it is advisable to at least attempt questions from all four sections. This is because the cut-off for each section is based on a proportion of the top scores in that section. So, if you perform well in one section, it can help to compensate for a lower score in another section.
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The National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar, and the Department of Atomic Energy Centre for Excellence in Basic Sciences (UM-DAE CEBS), Mumbai University, jointly administer the National Entrance Screening Test (NEST). There will be both multiple-choice (MCQs) and multiple-select (MSQs) questions on the exam sheet. The exam will take three hours and thirty minutes to complete for applicants. A total of 200 marks will be awarded for the questions. The topics covered in the four sections will include physics, chemistry, mathematics, and biology. According to the exam administrators, the majority of the q
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