NEST Exam Pattern 2025: Dress Code, Marking Scheme, Subjects & No. of Questions

National Entrance Screening Test 2026 ( NEST )

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Sreetama Datta Roy
Updated on Nov 6, 2025 13:30 IST

By Sreetama Datta Roy, Manager Content

NEST 2025 Exam Pattern 2025 is published by the exam conducting authority on the official website along with the release of the notification. The exam pattern helps candidates know the information related to the question paper of the NEST Exam they are preparing for. 

There are a total of four sections on the NEST Exam, and the pattern mostly remains the same. The NEST Admit card was out on the official website on June 4, 2025, in online mode by the exam officials. Students are permitted to wear something comfortable, as there is no one specific dress code. 

The NEST exam is conducted for those who wish to get admission to NEST NISER or UM-DAE CEBS. The exam is conducted by the National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar, with the Department of Atomic Energy Centre for Excellence in Basic Sciences, University of Mumbai (UM-DAE CEBS).

 

Table of contents
  • NEST 2025 Exam Pattern Highlights
  • NEST 2025 Sectional Weightage
  • NEST 2025 Exam Pattern FAQs
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NEST 2025 Exam Pattern Highlights

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NEST 2025 Sectional Weightage

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NEST 2025 Exam Pattern FAQs

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