NEST Counselling
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a week agoContributor-Level 10
Seat allotment during the LPU NEST counselling effectively takes place based on your merit (exam) rank, as well as the preferences you fill to course/specialisations while you log in to the portal for admissions after your results are out. After you log in to the counselling portal after the results go out, you need to honestly fill your choices of course/specialization. LPU will then look for which rank you are in the merit list, check availabilities, and allocate seats accordingly based on your previously chosen course/specialization seats and rank. The seat allotment process of counseling purely works on merit, so the students who s
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3 weeks agoContributor-Level 10
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.
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a year agoContributor-Level 10
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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a year agoContributor-Level 10
The NEST exam counselling will be done in online mode only. The exam conducting authority will release the dates of counselling in official notification after the conclusion of the exam.
Applicants are advised to check the NEST exam counselling schedule and visit the centre along with their academic as well as category related documents.
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a year agoContributor-Level 10
There is different reservation criteria for different category candidates. The detailed description of reservation is mentioned below:
| Category | Reservation (in %) |
|---|---|
| Divyangjan | 5 (each category) |
| ST | 7.5 |
| SC | 15 |
| OBC NCL | 27 |
Applicants can check and accordingly they can appear in the exam to avail the benefits of reservation if they fall in this category.
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a year agoContributor-Level 10
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.
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2 years agoContributor-Level 10
The primary purpose of LPU NEST counselling is to allocate seats to qualified candidates. Based on the rank or score obtained in the LPU NEST examination, candidates are called for counselling in order of their merit. Counselling allows the university to verify the authenticity of the documents submitted by candidates during the application process. This verification ensures that the candidates meet the eligibility criteria and have provided accurate information.
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