NEST counselling 2026: NISER and CEBS have successfully completed the five-year integrated MSc program admissions. The admission was done online. NISER and CEBS have conducted the NEST counselling separately. There is no centralized NEST counselling portal. Candidates qualified in the NEST exam had to apply directly on the NISER and CEBS websites for admission. The authority prepares a merit list based on NEST rank.
An email was sent to the merit candidates to collect their Expression of Interest (EOI) for joining five-year integrated MSc programmes. Every candidate had to fill the EoI form to be considered for admission. An admission queue is prepared by the authority, and candidates are invited for admission based on their merit position in queue. Eligible candidates had to report to the institutes with the required documents. NISER and CEBS admission schedule for integrated MSc programmes was available online on the official website. Get more detailed information on the NEST 2026 counselling here.
- NEST 2026 Counselling Process
- NEST 2027 Exam Dates & Schedule
- NEST 2026 Merit List
- Documents required for NEST 2026 Counselling Process
- Frequently Asked Questions for NEST 2025 Counselling
NEST 2026 Counselling Process
The UG First Round of Counselling is out on the official website; candidates can visit the website or directly download it from here.
All shortlisted candidates are allotted seats in their respective courses at NISER and CEBS based on their respective merit lists. The process for NEST counselling is as mentioned below:
- All qualifying candidates first need to register on the online counselling portal of the exam/institutes. Thereafter, candidates have to download as well as print forms such as the Student Personal Details Undertaking by the student and parent/guardian, Student Medical History and Format of Affidavit [anti-ragging] by Student and Parent/Guardian.
- The first round of counselling continues until all seats are filled or the modified merit list is exhausted, whichever is earlier.
- After NEST counselling round 1, each participating institute prepares a waiting list.
- Admission of candidates whose names appear on the waiting list is done through the second round of counselling.
- The second counselling is not joining counselling.
In the counselling session, the attendance of all candidates present at all the venues is taken into account. Based on the attendance of candidates and the original merit list declared earlier, a modified merit list is prepared. Seats are allotted to candidates at NISER and CBS strictly based on the modified list.
NEST 2027 Exam Dates & Schedule
Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of NEST 2027 exam
| Dates | Past Exam Dates |
|---|---|
| 01 Aug ' 26 | CEBS Counselling: Fifth Round Merit List |
| 01 Aug ' 26 - 04 Aug ' 26 | CEBS Counselling: Payment after Fifth merit list |
| 29 Jul ' 26 | CEBS Counselling: Forth Round Merit List |
NEST 2026 Merit List
NISER and CEBS release separate merit lists. The merit list is based on NEST rank. Based on the merit list, the admission queue is prepared. Candidates were invited for each round based on their merit position in the admission queue. Candidates can check the NEST merit list below.
| NISER | CEBS |
| NISER 2026 merit list |
Documents required for NEST 2026 Counselling Process
The following documents are required for NEST counselling.
- Printed NISER or CEBS application/admission form.
- Two recent passport size photographs.
- NEST 2026 scorecard.
- Aadhar Card (Original+1 photograph).
- 10th/matriculation certificate (original+1 photocopy).
- 12th marksheet.
- College/School leaving certificate.
- Valid caste certificate (OBC-NCL/SC/ST).
- Valid certificate of disability for admission against Divyangjan category.
- Valid domicile certificate for J&K category.
- Migration certificate.
- AAPAR ID (if available).
Commonly asked questions
Candidates should carry the NEST 2024 application form, admit card, scorecard as well as academic qualification and reserved category documents.
Both original and photocopy of the documents should be carried to the counselling venue. Applicants should also carry at least four passport-size photographs with the documents while appearing in the NEST exam counselling.
If any additional document will be required then it will be mentioned in the NEST 2024 counselling schedule.
Frequently Asked Questions for NEST 2025 Counselling
FAQs for NEST Exam Counselling
Commonly asked questions
Applicants who want to take admission in NISER and are from General category need to secure the passing marks in their category.
Since general category cut off marks are higher than other categories hence applicants who belong to this category need to put more effort to take admission.
This year NEST cut off marks for general category for NISER are in between 80 to 90 marks. Though final marks will be decided after the conlusion of the exam.
The examination conducting body, NISER and UM-DAE CEBS, released NEST cutoff marks for the applicants who want to take admission in participating institutes. The cutoff marks for NEST are released along with the declaration of the result. Candidates whose score in NEST exam is equal or above the cutoff marks will be considered for the counselling process.
No, the reservation is available only for OBC non-creamy layer candidates only. For the creamy layer candidates of the OBC category, the admissions will be done under the General category.
hence there is no reservation is applicable to the candidates who are from creamy layer OBC category.
If two applicants score same marks in NEST exam, then they will get same provisional ranks when the result will be declared. But the tie breaker between them will be done during counselling/admission process by comparing the marks secured by applicants in class 12th exam.
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 3 weeks ago
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.
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Answered 3 weeks ago
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.
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Is 100 marks good in NEST?