What is minimum admissible percentile in NEST exam for General category candidates?
A candidate is required to score equal to or above a total Minimum Admissible Percentile (MAP) to get a merit rank. The minimum admissible percentile score varies for different category candidates. For general category applicants need to score 95 percentile marks in NEST exam.
The category wise MAP
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100 out of 240 marks is an average score. It can be good depending on your category. However, it is borderline or insufficient mark for the general unreserved category.
NEST admit card 2027 is expected to be released in the third week of May 2027. Registered candidates can download the admit card online on the website nestexam.in. To download the admit card, candidates need to access the login portal using their credentials and download the admit card.
NEST 2026 result was declared on June 24, 2026. The result applies only to the current academic year 2026-27.
No, the NEST exam is conducted once a year. The test will be conducted in the first week of June 2027. NEST exam schedule 2027 will be announced soon.
The rank needed to get a seat at this institution would depend on the category you belong to and the round you are applying in.
According to the NISER Bhubaneshwar NEST cutoff 2025 for the General AI category, the maximum cutoff accepted was 1972. Students can see the table below to k
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