Exam

Applications can be submitted only through the NEST 2026 website only. There is no other mode of application submission. Login credentials for logging into the application submission and fee payment portals will be provided upon online registration.

Applicants are encouraged to practise by using a mock test link that will be made available on the NEST 2025 website several days before the exam date. Practice sessions on the computer-based test will be available for all applicants on the application portal after online registration and complete submission of the online application. The application portal will be accessible with the correct login credentials only. 

The mode of the NEST exam is computer-based. On the day of the exam, invigilators will sign in the candidates to the assigned computers. They will have to read the instructions before starting the test. The questions will appear on screen. Select the correct option and click on Save. They can also mark questions for review. Here, they can return to the question to recheck it. The test will be deactivated on the screen once the exam timing is over. The total duration of the exam is three hours. There is no sectional timing. No break will be allowed in between. Students can leave the centre only after the exam is over. 

CAT is one of the accepting exams for IIFM Bhopal MBA admission. Candidates with a CAT score can apply for MBA provided they also fulfil other selection requirements. The minimum overall percentile required in CAT is 80. The section-wise percentile required for CAT is 50 as per the previous year data. Besides CAT, aspirants can also apply with MAT, CMAT, MAT, XAT or GMAT scores.

The merit list for both institutes will be prepared using the best three scores out of the four sections, and the section with the worst score will not be considered. That is, scores out of 180 marks will be considered for preparing the merit list. For NEST question papers of the last few years, refer to the NEST 2024 official website. The language of the question paper will be Hindi and English. In the case of any confusion/discrepancy due to language, the question paper in English will be considered to be the standard one. 

MRNAT 2025 application form process for Phase 1 has ended. Candidates  were able to access the MRNAT application form online. While registering for the MRNAT 2025 admission process, the candidates had to fill out the required personal, academic and contact details. The application fee also had to be paid online i.e., through net banking/credit card/debit card.

Yes. MRNAT counselling will be conducted offline. Candidates will be sent the details of their counselling date and venue through email. All qualified candidates will have to report to the allotted venue for counselling. The candidates need to be physically present at the counselling venue for allotment. All documents have to be verified during counselling.

The question paper consists of 4 (four) sections of objective (MCQ) type questions. Each section is of 60 marks and will contain subject-specific questions from Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics. Each section has 20 questions, with exactly one correct answer. Each question carries 3 marks; choosing an incorrect answer will lead to a deduction of 1 mark, and no marks are deducted for not answering a question. It is in the interest of the candidate to attempt all sections.