Is there any answer key for NERIST entrance exam?

Yes. NERIST releases the answer key for the offline NEE test. The answer key contains the correct answer to all questions asked in the exam. It is uploaded for NEE-I, NEE-II and NEE-III on its URL.

How many seats are there in NERIST entrance exam?

As per the latest information, the seat available via NEE are 409 in total. 220 seats via NEE-I, 189 seats via NEE-II and 79 seats via NEE-III. All seats are up for grabs by the candidates who qualify NEE. The seats are allotted based on NEE marks and the reservation policies of NERIST.

What is the admission process for the NERIST Exam?

The admisison process of NERIST is based on the performance of the candidates in NERIST entrance exam (NEE). To begin with, aspirants need to register for the NEE exam if they are eligible. Then, registered candidates have to download the NEE admit cards from the official website. To download the same, aspirants will need their login details. candidates have to then appear for the offline NEE exam. The result of the entrance exam is announced on the official website and based on whic candidates are selected for the counselling process. Aspirants who clear the exam need to appear for NEE counselling, as per the schedule.

What is the NERIST NEE exam date?

The NERIST NEE 2026 exam date is announced. The university will conduct the examinations across two days: April 25 and April 26, 2026.

I am in class 10th. How can I fill out the NERIST exam?

Yes, candidates can join the North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology after qualifying the class 10th examination. Candidates can join certificate course after clearing class 10 exam. Such candidates have to appear for the NERIST entrance exam (NEE-I).

Is it necessary to appear in all the three exams of NERIST or appearing in only anyone exam will be enough?

NERIST conducts 2 entrance exams. The candidates do nt need to appear in all three. They need to appear for the NEE via which they can gain admission to the course of their choice. To take admission in certificate course, candidates have to appear in NEE-I. For admission in BTech and BSc (Hons) in Forestry courses candidates have to appear in NEE-II. And, for admission to BTech LE, candidates have to appear in NEE-III.

Can I correct details in NERIST entrance exam application form after submission?

Once the form is submitted, candidates cannot make any corrections in the NEE application form. After the final submission of the application form, no changes can be made by the applicant in her/ his online application. Request for change of any kind of data such as category, center of examination, etc. shall summarily be rejected. Application once submitted shall be final.

Is there any age limit to apply for NERIST NEE-II?

Yes, there is upper age limit. For general category (GE) candidates it is 23 years. For OBC and female candidates it is 26, and for ST/SC/PD it is 28 years of age. Students must check the official notification PDF for detailed eligibility criteria.

How can I check my NERIST NEE result?

Visit official URL On the homepage click on results link Submit the required details Your NEE result and scorecard will be displayed on the screen Carefully check and download the scorecard for the future. Also, print a hard copy and preserve.

What are the colleges that accept the NERIST score card?

Only the North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology, North East is accepting the NERIST scorecard. The purpose of the NERIST exam is to take admission to all 3- Certificate Diploma, and Degree modules of Technology, Degree in Forestry courses offered at North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology, North East. The Shillong Law College, Shillong is affiliated with the North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology, North East.

Is there a negative marking in NERIST NEE?

Yes, there is nagative marking in NERIST NEE. For all the examinations (NEE-I/ NEE-II/ NEE-III) with any paper code, the questions are of objective type with multiple-choice answers. Candidates shall have to attempt all the questions from all the sections of the relevant paper. For every wrong answer to a question, 25% (¼th) of the marks carried by that question is deducted. There is no deduction of marks for un-attempted questions.

What are the books for the NERIST exam?

List of best books for NERIST exam is mentioned below: Fundamentals of Physics NCERT Inorganic Chemistry NCERT Objective Mathematics by R. D Sharma Organic Chemistry Guides Problems Plus In IIT JEE Mathematics NERIST NEE Guide NERIST Entrance Examination Nee-I (Base Module) English Paperback, Arihant Experts) NERIST Entrance Examination NEE - I (Base Module) Solved Papers - 12 (Paperback, Rumi Goswami, Virendra Singh, Purnima Sharma)

NERIST Entrance Exam (NEE) 2026: Application Form (Correction Window Opens), Exam (April 23 & 24), Syllabus & Pattern

Q: Is NERIST only for the candidates belonging to north-eastern India?

No. NERIST NEE can be given by candidates from all states. However, there will be reservation of seats with maximum weightage given to the seats reserved for candidates from North Eastern states of India. The resrevation policy is as follows: State quota: 80% of seats are reserved for candidates of the 8 (Eight) North Eastern States (10% for each state) as state-quota. Besides this, 7% of the total seats are filled up with Permanent Residence Certificate (PRC) holders of these 8 (Eight) North Eastern States on merit basis. All India quota: 10% of the total seats are filled up with candidates under All India-quota. PD quota: 3% of the total seats are reserved for Physical Locomotor Disabled (PD) persons under PD quota.

Updated on Jan 9, 2026 15:42 IST

By Vikrant Shukla, Deputy Manager

NERIST NEE 2026: The exam body, North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology (NERIST), has opened the application correction window which will be open till April 5, 2026. This is one time opportunity for candidates who wish to make edits to their already submitted application form. The exam body released the NERIST Application form 2026 on January 9, 2026, and candidates could apply from at 10:30 a.m. onwards for various Engineering, Technology, Forestry, and Management courses till March 31, 2026.

Before this, they released the notification, as per the NEE 2026 exam dates, the examinations will be held across two days: April 25 and April 26, 2026. Applicants will be able to download their admit cards from April 14, 2026, onwards. The entrance exam will be held offline in exam centres across the North Eastern States.

To register for the exam successfully, students must pay the application fee of INR 1,500 for the General/OBC/EWS categories and INR 1,000 for the ST/SC/PD categories. The NEE exam is conducted for admission to three courses. The NEE-II exam is held for admission to BTech and BSc (Hons) in Forestry, whereas NEE-I is for admission in certificate courses, and NEE-III is for BTech LE admissions. Students can check here the details related to the NEE-II exam for B.Tech admissions. Check all information related to NERIST, like registration, eligibility, schedule, exam pattern, syllabus, admission process, etc.

Table of contents

What is NERIST NEE?
NERIST Entrance Exam 2026 Dates
NERIST NEE 2026 Highlights
NERIST NEE 2026 Admission Process
NERIST Entrance Examination 2026 Eligibility Criteria
NERIST NEE 2026 Application Form
NERIST NEE 2026 Syllabus
NERIST NEE 2026 Exam Pattern
NEE 2026 Exam Centres
NERIST Entrance Examination 2026 Admit Card
NERIST NEE 2026 Answer Key
NERIST NEE 2026 Result
NERIST NEE 2026 Reservation Policy
NERIST NEE 2026 Counselling

What is NERIST NEE?

The NERIST Entrance Examination (NEE) is an annual entrance exam. It is conducted in offline mode and is held across North Eastern States (Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Manipur, Nagaland, Mizoram, Sikkim, and Tripura). It is conducted by North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology (NERIST) for admission of shortlisted candidates into , BTech LE, BSc (Hons) in Forestry, and certificate courses.

NEE-I, NEE-II and NEE-III are held for admission to certificate courses, BTech & BSc (Hons) in Forestry, and BTech Lateral Entry respectively. The NEE-II is conducted with a single question paper of 150 marks of three hours duration. NEE-II (PCM) is held for students looking to take admission in BTech courses and NEE-II (PCB) is for students seeking admission to BSc (Hons) in Forestry. Students who qualify NEE, have to appear for the counselling rounds conducted by NERIST for admission.
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NERIST Entrance Exam 2026 Dates

Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of NERIST Entrance Exam 2026 exam

Dates	Upcoming Exam Dates
May ' 26	NEE 2026 answer key TENTATIVE
May ' 26	NEE 2026 answer key challenge window TENTATIVE
May ' 26	NEE 2026 result TENTATIVE

Dates	Past Exam Dates
Apr ' 26	NEE Application Correction Window
26 Apr ' 25	NEE–I, NEE-II (Science) & NEE-II (BBA) Exam
25 Apr ' 25	NEE–II (PCM/PCB) & NEE-III Exam
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NERIST NEE 2026 Highlights

Students can check below the important details of NEE:

Exam Particulars	Exam Details
Exam Name	NERIST Entrance Examination (NEE)
Conducting Body	North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology (NERIST)
Exam Level	State level
Exam Frequency	Annual
Mode of Exam	Offline, OMR-based test
Courses offered through Entrance Exam	Certificate course via NEE-I BTech and BSc (Hons) in Forestry via NEE-II BTech LE via NEE-III
Exam Fees	INR 1500 for Gen/OBC/EWS INR 1000 for ST/SC/PH
Exam Duration	3 hours
No. of Papers	3 (NEE-I, NEE-II, and NEE-III)
Language/Medium of Exam	English
Colleges Accepting Exam Score	North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology (NERIST)
No. of Test Cities	15, as per last year
Official Website	https://www.nerist.ac.in/
Contact Details	Helpline: +91-858 482 4065, +91-629 221 8758 Email Id: infonee2023@gmail.com
Information brochure	Admission Notice 2026 Information brochure

NERIST NEE 2026 Admission Process

The NERIST NEE admission process 2026 has the following steps -

Registration for the exam
Downloading hall ticket
Appearing for N.E.R.I.S.T. entrance exam 2026
Declaration of the result
Appearing for Counselling process
Reporting to the college after seat allotment

NERIST Entrance Examination 2026 Eligibility Criteria

Students can check eligibility to apply for NEE

Age limit: Maximum Age as of 31st July for current academic year is 23 years for students from general category (GE) (born on or after 1st August 2002), for OBC and female applicants (born on or after 1st August 1999) it is 26 years and for ST/SC/PD (born on or after 1st August 1997) it is and 28 years

Academic qualification: Academic Qualifications for different schemes/modes of NEE-II:

NEE-II (PCM): Applicants must have passed/appeared in 10+2/ Higher Secondary/Sr. Secondary with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics (PCM)
NEE-II (PCB): Applicants must have passed/appeared in 10+2/Higher Secondary/Sr. Secondary with Physics, Chemistry and Biology (PCB)

NERIST NEE 2026 Application Form

The application correction of NERIST NEE is open till April 5, 2026. The application form for NERIST NEE was released on January 9, 2026 and students could aply till March 31, 2026. Students could apply online for NEE. A printout of the submitted complete application form is to be retained, which is to be submitted at the time of counselling/admission if selected.

How to fill out the NEE Form
The entire process of filling the online application form can be completed in the following steps:
Registration: They can register for the online application process at the North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology (Application Portal–www.neeonline.ac.in).
Activation: The next step is activating the online application with the E-mail ID that receives an Activation Code. This has to be sent to the candidate's submitted Email ID/Mobile No in the registration process.
Programme selection: After the selection of the Program Type & Program Name, the candidate must check the eligibility.
Filling the online form: If the applicant meets the eligibility criteria and continues the Program, the next webpage appears. The applicant is required to click on “Application Details”. The application form will appear on the screen. The applicant is required to fill in the details in the application form.
Uploading scanned images: In the next step, the applicant is required to upload scanned image files of their Photograph and Signature one by one (as specified in points 4 & 5 above).
Filling in academic details: In the next step, the applicant is required to fill in the Academic details.
Choosing exam centre: In the next step, the applicant is required to choose an Examination Centre preference.
Reviewing: Once all the details are filled in, the candidate is required to review the details entered and confirm. No edit will be allowed once the application is confirmed.
Fee payment: Payment of fees must be made online.

Photo & Signature Upload in NEE Form

The scanned passport photo and signature should be:
within 3.5 X 4.5 cm in size
maximum 100 KB in size
".JPEG/.JPG" format

NEE 2026 Application Fee
The application fee for NEE is as follows:
INR 1500 for Gen/OBC/EWS
INR 1000 for ST/SC/PH
Students can pay the fee with a Credit Card / Debit Card / Net Banking through the payment gateway available on the portal.

NERIST NEE 2026 Syllabus

The NERIST prescribed the NEE II syllabus and mentions it in its official notification PDF. The syllabus is based on subjects - Physics, Chemistry and Maths for B.Tech aspirants and Physics, Chemistry and Biology for BSc (H) Forestry aspirants. Students preparing for the exam can refer to the below mentioned syllabus to get an idea of the subjects, topics and sub-topics on which the question paper will be based.

Physics	Chemistry	Maths	Biology
Physical World and Measurement	Some Basic concepts of chemistry	Algebra	Origin and Evolution of Life
Kinematics	Structure of Atoms and Chemical Bonding	Relations and functions	Cell Biology
Laws of Motion	States of Matter	Complex Numbers	Physiology of plants and animals
Work, Energy and Power	Solutions	Theory of quadratic equation	Ecology and Environment
Motion of system of particles and Rigid Body	Chemical Thermodynamics	Sequences and series	Morphology of plants and animals
Gravitation	Chemical Equilibrium	Permutations and combinations	Application of biology
Mechanics of Solids and Fluids	Chemical Kinetics	Mathematical Induction
Heat and Thermodynamics	Surface Chemistry	Mathematical logic
Oscillations	Redox Reactions	Boolean Algebra
Waves	Electrochemistry	Trigonometry
Current Electricity	s-Block Elements	Coordinate Geometry
Magnetic Effects of current and Magnetism	p-Block Elements	Circles
Electromagnetic Induction and alternating currents	d- & f-Block Elements	Geometry of Three Dimensions (3D)
Electromagnetic Waves	Co-ordination and Organometallic Compounds	Calculus
Optics	Organic Chemistry	Differentiation
Dual Nature of Matter and Radiation	Chemistry in Everyday Life	Application of Derivatives
Solid and Semiconductor Devices		Definite Integrals
		Differential Equations
		Elementary Dynamics
		Probability

NERIST NEE 2026 Exam Pattern

As per NERIST NEE exam pattern, the entrance exam is conducted in offline mode. Students can answer the questions using OMR sheet. The total mark will be 150. The detailed exam pattern for NEE-II is shared here for candidates' reference:

Section - Subject	Distribution of questions	Total marks
Section A - Physics	25 questions of 1-mark each	45
Section A - Physics	10 questions of 2-marks each	45
Section B - Chemistry	25 questions of 1-mark each	45
Section B - Chemistry	10 questions of 2-marks each	45
Section C - Mathematics	30 questions of 1-mark each	60
Section C - Mathematics	15 questions of 2-marks each	60

The exam pattern for NEE-II (BSc H Forestry courses) is given below:

Section - Subject	Distribution of questions	Total marks
Section A - Physics	25 questions of 1-mark each	45
Section A - Physics	10 questions of 2-marks each	45
Section B - Chemistry	25 questions of 1-mark each	45
Section B - Chemistry	10 questions of 2-marks each	45
Section C - Biology	30 questions of 1-mark each	60
Section C - Biology	15 questions of 2-marks each	60

NEE 2026 Exam Centres

The cities where the NEE exam is held at various centres are as follows:

Examination Centre Code	Name of Examination Centre
01	Agartala
02	Aizawl
03	Dibrugarh
04	Gangtok
05	Guwahati
06	Imphal
07	Itanagar
08	Pasighat
09	Kohima
10	North Lakhimpur
11	Shillong
12	Silchar
13	Tezpur
14	Bomdila
15	Ziro

NERIST Entrance Examination 2026 Admit Card

Students who registered successfully could download their NEE admit card from the official website from April 11, 2026 onwards tentatively for the test expected to be held on April 26. On the day of the examination, Students must bring their NEE admit card, black ballpoint pen, etc., to the examination hall. Calculator (non-programmable) / Log tables are allowed for NEE-II, NEE-II (Vocational) and NEE-III.

In case of non-receipt of NEE admit card 2026, candidate must bring a photocopy of their Registration Confirmation page and two colour photographs.

Below are the steps to download the admit card

Visit the official website of NEE 2026.
Click on the link for the NIRSET NEE Admit Card.
Enter the registration number and Password.
The admit card will be displayed on your computer screen, check all the details and download it.

NERIST NEE 2026 Answer Key

DeskCalendar Answer Key: May ' 26

The NEE 2026 answer keys of MCQ-based NEE shall be uploaded to the admission portal after completion of the test. The answer key shall have the correct answers to all questions asked in the NEE exam. Students can challenge through online mode for verification of NEE answer keys if they are not satisfied with the respective question(s) / answer option(s), for a limited period of time.

The non-refundable processing fee for each challenge is INR 500/- (Rupees Five Hundred only) plus admissible charges, if any which will be required to be paid online only. Note that, challenges submitted by post/email in person are not accepted, only the online mode shall be accepted.

NERIST NEE 2026 Result

DeskCalendar Result: May ' 26

The NEE 2026 results shall be declared on the NERIST website. There will be cut-off marks for the selection of Students through NERIST Entrance Examinations. The result shall be calculated using the marking scheme of the exam and displayed on the website.

NERIST NEE 2026 results are made available separately for three modules (or levels): NEE-I, NEE-II, and NEE-III. NEE 2026 result comprises the list of Students who have qualified in the written test and are further called for the counselling process.

NERIST NEE 2026 Reservation Policy

Students can check the various reservation categories applicable during NERIST counselling:

State quota: It's for students who belong to any of the Eight North-Eastern States. 80% of seats are reserved for students of the 8 (Eight) North Eastern States (10% for each state) as state quota. Besides this, 7% of the total number of seats are filled up with Permanent Residence Certificate (PRC) holders of these 8 (Eight) North Eastern States on a merit basis.

All India quota: This is for students who belong to any of the States of India. 10% of the total number of seats are filled up with students under the all India quota.

PD quota: This is for students with 40 to 75% Physical Locomotor Disability (PD) belonging to any of the States of India. 3% of the seats in total are reserved for Physical Locomotor Disabled (PD) persons under the PD quota.

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NERIST NEE 2026 Counselling

NERIST Entrance Exam (NEE) 2026 counselling is conducted by the institute after the declaration of the results. The names of the qualified Students are uploaded to the official website of the university. Such Students have to attend the NERIST NEE counselling process according to the schedule released by the authority. During the NERIST 2026 counselling, the Students have to produce all the original certificates at the time of the certificate verification process. Also, they have to submit the attested copies of their documents along with the online Anti-ragging undertakings. The admission of the candidate is subject to the availability of the seats in their choice of college and course.