NEST

NISER might release the NEST 2024 counselling notification in the second week of July, 2024 tentatively after the declaration of results.

The exact dates of counselling are not out in the official notication so far. The authorities will release the schedule in online mode on the official website. Hence applicants are advised to keep checking the official website or Shiksha page to be updated about the event of counselling schedule realted dates. 

Candidates are typically expected to report at the exam center 90 minutes before the exam starts.

So, if the NEST exam starts at 9:00 AM, the reporting time would likely be around 7:30 AM. This allows enough time for checking IDs, document verification, frisking, and seat allocation.

It's important to confirm the reporting time on your admit card when you receive it for the future NEST exam. The admit card will have all the specific details about your exam venue, timings, and reporting instructions.

The NEST 2024 exam syllabus is set by a collaborative effort between two institutions:

• National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar: This premier institute for Science education plays a key role in determining the NEST syllabus.

• University of Mumbai - Department of Atomic Energy Centre for Excellence in Basic Sciences (UM-DAE CEBS), Mumbai: This department of Mumbai University also contributes to setting the NEST syllabus.

The NEST 2024 exam has already been conducted. The exam date for NEST 2024 was June 30th, 2024.

No, there is no sectional weightage in the NEST 2024 exam. All four sections (Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Mathematics) carry equal weightage of 50 marks each.

This means your performance in each section contributes equally to your total score. There's no specific section that holds more weight in the final outcome.

Here's a summary of the NEST 2024 exam structure:

• Number of sections: 4 (Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Mathematics)
• Marks per section: 50
• Total marks: 200
• Sectional weightage: None (all sections are equally weighted)

National Entrance Screening Test (NEST) is for NISER Bhubaneswar and University of Mumbai DAE CEBS for admission in integrated M.Sc programs. So NEST is not applicable for IIT Delhi. 

The NEST application form for 2024 has already been released on March 20, 2024 

The NEST merit list will be prepared by taking into account the best scores from three subjects. The total marks for which NEST 2024 exam will be conducted is 200. 

Since each section carries 50 maximum marks, hence the final merit list be prepared out of 150 marks. The NEST cutoff marks will be prepared from this 150 marks only. 

A candidate is required to score equal to or above a total Minimum Admissible Percentile (MAP) to get a merit rank. The minimum admissible percentile score varies for different category candidates. For general category applicants need to score 95 percentile marks in NEST exam. 

The category wise MAP is mentioned below:

Students who score less than the MAP would neither be allotted any merit rank nor be eligible for admission even though he/she secure SMAS in all sections.