NEST

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

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 i

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

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

The authority will use the tie-breaking rule if two or more students have the same percentile score in the NEST exam. To break the tie, the following criteria will be considered.

• Marks of the Class 12th exam for tie-breaking.
• If the tie still exists, the younger candidate will be given preference over

SMAS is used frequently in preparing the result of NEST exam. 

The full-form of SMAS is the Section-wise Minimum Admissible Score. It is the cut off marks which applicants need to secure for each section of NEST paper.

Since there are different category candidates who appear in the exam hence the

The percentile score are the marks secured by the applicants in NEST exam in all the sections. 

Since as per new exam pattern NEST will consider marks of top three subjects out of four, in which he/she secures the maxium marks. 

The merit list of NISER and CEBS will be prepared based on perc

The MAP is the overall cut off percentile obtained by the candidates in the NEST exam. The highest MAP is 100th percentile. It is different for different categories. As 95 percentile for the General category, 90 percentile for OBC category and 75 percentile for SC/ ST/ Divyangjan category students.&