What is the eligibility for NEST exam?
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The NEST 2024 eligibility criteria is defined on both basis age wise as well education wise.
Admissions in NISER, Bhubaneswar and UM-DAE CEBS, Mumbai are done based on a candidate's score in the NEST exam. Candidates who have passed Class XII from the Science stream are eligible to apply for the NEST exam.
Candidates should pass Class XII in Science stream from a recognised board in India with at least 60% aggregate marks (55% for SC/ ST/ PWD category candidates). Candidates should have passed Class XII either last year or will pass this year.
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NEST - National Entrance Screening Test 2018
Conducted by National Institute of Science Education and Research.
National Entrance Screening Test NEST is conducted jointly national Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar and Mumbai University- Department of Atomic Energy Centre for Excellence in Basic Sciences (UM-DAE CEBS), Mumbai. The exam is conducted in order to provide admission to candidates in five-year integrated M.Sc. Programme in basic sciences (Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Mathematics) offered at both NISER and UM-DAE CEBS. Seats available at both institutes are as mentioned be...more
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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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