NEST 2021

# Apr 08, 2021 by Harshita Nandal

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NEST 2021 Latest Update: NEST Application Form last date extended to 15th July 2021 and NEST Exam on 14th August

NEST 2021:

National Entrance Screening Test or NEST 2021 will be conducted on 14th June, 2021. NEST is a compulsory test for students seeking admission to National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER) Bhubaneswar and University of Mumbai - Department of Atomic Energy Centre for Excellence in Basic Sciences (UM-DAE CEBS), Mumbai in their 5 year Integrated Msc. Programmes. Both NISER and UM-DAE CEBS were set up by Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India in 2007. Their mandate is to train scientific manpower for carrying out cutting edge scientific research and for providing input to scientific programmes of Department of Atomic Energy and other applied science institutions in the country. NEST 2021 will be conducted in around 90 cities across India.

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The NEST 2021 will be a Computer Based Test having four sections namely: Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics of a Total of 200 Marks and the duration of the examination is 3 hours and 30 minutes.

The Final Score is calculated by adding the Score of the 3 sections in which the candidate has scored the best scores out of the 4 sections.

NEST 2021 Key Points:

NEST Full Form

National Entrance Screening Test

Conducting Body

NISER Bhubaneswar

Exam Level

National/Institute

Mode of Application

Online

Mode of Exam

Offline (Computer Based Test)

Exam Duration

3 hours and 30 minutes

Exam Frequency

Once every year

Score Validity

Same Academic year

Number of Questions

NA

Questions Type

MCQs

Application Fee

INR 1200 for General and OBC Candidates

INR 600 for SC/ST/Divyangjan and all Female Candidates

Total Seats Offered

257 ( 200 – NISER Bhubaneswar and 57- UM- DAE- CEBS Mumbai)

Accepting Colleges

NISER Bhubaneswar and UM DAE CEBS Mumbai)

Official Website

 www.nestexam.in

Helpline

022- 61306277

 

NEST Application Form 2021:  The NEST Application Form 2021 is available from 24th February, 2021 and will end on 30th April, 2021. The Application Form is available online on the NEST 2021 official website: www.nestexam.in. The Application Form is available only in the online mode.

The Application Fee for NEST 2021 is as follows:

  • INR 1200/- for General and OBC Candidates.
  • INR 600/- for SC/ST/Divyangjan and all Female Candidates.

Steps to fill NEST Application Form 2021:

  • Step 1: Registration-  Click on the Apply Online tab on the www.nestexam.in website and Register with your User Id and Password that you receive as SMS on your registered mobile number that you enter while filling the initial form. You will also be provided with the Login credentials on your registered email.
  • Step 2: Login-Login through the user id and password share on the registered email id.
  • Step 3: Filling Application Form- Once logged in – Enter Information including Personal Details and Educational Qualifications.
  • Step 4: Photo and Signature- Upload Photo and Signature in the prescribed format.
  • Step 5: Payment- Pay Application fee as per your category through the Payment gateway.

Before filling the NEST Application Form 2021 the candidates must read the NEST Information Brochure very carefully to check important details like Eligibility, Reservation Criteria, Seat Information and more.

NEST Eligibility Criteria 2021: The NEST Eligibility Criteria 2021 is necessary for students to read before doing registration for the examination.

The Eligibility Criteria is important for any examination because even if a candidate does not fulfill a single criterion of the eligibility criteria declared for the examination then the candidate is not allowed to appear for the examination or even after appearing for the examination and clearing the same the admission through the examination stands cancelled or void.

 

The NEST Eligibility Criteria 2021 in detail are as follows: 

Age Limit

  • For General and OBC category, candidates must have been born on or after August 01, 2001.
  • For SC/ ST/ Divyangjan candidates, age relaxation is 5 years

Qualification

  • Candidate must have passed class 12th or its equivalent from any recognized Board / University.
  • Candidates who must have passed the 12th standard in 2019, 2020, or appearing in 2021 are eligible to apply.

Minimum Marks Requirement

  • Candidate must have secured at least 60% marks in aggregate (or equivalent grade) in Class XII examination from any recognized Board in India
  • For SC/ST/Divyangjan candidates, marks relaxation is 5%.

 

 

 

NEST Exam Pattern 2021: The NEST Exam Pattern 2021 is important to read for every student who wishes to appear for it.

The NEST Exam Pattern 2021 gives a clear idea to the student about the type of questions, exam duration exam language and various other important details about the examination.

The NEST Exam Pattern 2021 also helps in the planning of preparation for the examination and successfully clearing the same.

NEST Exam Pattern 2021 are as follows:

Particulars

Details

Mode of Examination

Computer Based Test

Exam Duration

3 hours 30 minutes

Sections

 

  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Mathematics
  • Biology

Type of Question

MCQ’s

Total Marks

200 marks

Negative Marking

Yes

Language of Paper

English Only

 

Important Points:

  • In each section, for certain questions there will be negative marking for incorrect answers. There is no negative marking for not answering the question
  • Some questions may have one or more correct answers for which marks can only be earned by marking all correct answers and no wrong answer. 
  • Merit list for both the institutes is prepared using the best 3 scores out of the four sections and the section with the worst score is omitted

 

 

NEST Participating Colleges 2021: The NEST Participating Colleges 2021 or NEST Participating Institutes 2021 include only two colleges i.e., NISER, Bhubaneswar & UM-DAE CEBS, Mumbai for the following courses

S.N.

College Name

Courses Offered

Total Seats Offered

  1.  

NISER, Bhubaneswar

Integrated M.Sc

200

  1.  

UM-DAE CEBS, Mumbai

Integrated M.Sc

57

 

Students must go through the Participating Colleges and their seat distribution before filling up their choices for admissions in the counselling procedure. The candidate has a clear idea about the chances of getting admissions through this entrance examination after reading about the participating colleges in detail.

The Participating Colleges in any Entrance Exam also reflect the importance of that examination in a great manner as more important the participating colleges in an examination the more important that entrance examination becomes.

So, students must go through the Participating Colleges while applying for any entrance examination and do a thorough research about the quality of those participating colleges in the entrance examination.

Reservation:

OBC – NCL

27%

SC

15%

ST

7.5%

General – EWS

10% (Only for CEBS)

 

Note: 5% of seats are reserved in every category, i.e., General, OBC–NCL, SC and ST for persons with disabilities (Divyangjan). Benefit would be given only to those who have at least 40% impairment irrespective of the type of disability i.e., locomotor, visual or dyslexic. Leprosy–cured candidates who are otherwise fit to pursue the course are also included in this sub–category

 

NEST Admit Card 2021:  The NEST Admit Card 2021 or NEST Hall Ticket 2021 will be available for download from 4th June 2021 on the official website of NEST: www.nestexam.in .

Download the NEST Admit Card 2021 by following below mentioned steps:

  • Go to the official website i.e., www.nestexam.in .
  • Click on the Download Admit Card link.
  • Enter the login details
  • Admit Card will be displayed on the screen and check all the details.
  • Download and Print the NEST Admit Card 2021.

 

The Admit Card is an important document and must be carefully kept by the candidates as it is necessary to produce at the Exam centre while appearing for the Entrance Examination and without the same the Candidate is not allowed to enter the exam hall to appear for the entrance examination.

The Admit Card usually contains the details of the Exam Centre, Roll Number, Registration Number, Personal Details of the Candidate like Name and Date of Birth and other important information including the Instructions.

Important Instruction:

  • Candidates must reach the examination venue at least 90 minutes before the start of the examination.
  • Candidates will NOT be allowed to enter the examination hall any later than half an hour (30 minutes) after the start of the examination, i.e., 9:30 AM in the first session & 3:00 PM in the second session.
  • Candidates will be allowed to leave the examination hall no sooner than two hours after the start of the examination, i.e., 11.00 AM for first session & 4.30 PM for second session (except when required by medical emergencies).
  • Candidates MUST bring their Admit Card and a valid photo Identity Card to the examination hall.
  • Use of log tables and calculators in the examination hall is not allowed. Candidates must bring their own blue/black pen.
  • Any kind of electronic gadgets, including mobile phones, digital/smart watches, storage devices etc., are not allowed inside examination hall.

 

NEST Result 2021: The NEST Result 2021 will be published online on the NEST website: www.nestexam.in .

Check the NEST Result 2021 by following the below mentioned steps:

  • Go to the official website i.e., www.nestexam.in .
  • Click on the result link
  • Enter the details.
  • Result will be displayed on the screen.
  • Download and Print the NEST Result 2021 for further references.

Merit List Preparation:

Scoring system:

  • In the NEST 2021 examination, there are four sections of 50 marks each.
  • NEST 2021 entrance examination will be conducted in two sessions and different sets of question papers will be used for each session. The percentile score will be calculated on the basis of the relative performance of all the qualified candidates in the respective session. The highest score in each session will be 100 th percentile.
  • Merit lists for NISER and CEBS will be prepared separately.
  • During preparation of the merit list, the three best scores from the four sections will be considered. In other words, the worst score among the four sections would be discarded for the merit list calculation.
  • As merit list calculation will be performed on marks obtained in the best three sections, the ‘total’ marks for NEST 2021 becomes 150.

 

 

‘Section–wise’ Minimum Admissible Score (SMAS) or section-wise cut–off marks:

  • Total score of each candidate will be the sum of his/her best three scores out of the four sections.
  • For each section, “20% of the average of the best 100 scores in that section” will be considered as Section–wise Minimum Admissible Score (SMAS). For example, if the average of the best 100 scores in Chemistry section is 40 out of 50, then SMAS for Chemistry section would be 40*0.20 = 8 marks. Similarly, for other sections.
  • SMAS for different sections can obviously be of different numerical value.
  • SMAS for the two sessions, for any particular section, can obviously be of different numerical value.
  • SMAS for OBC students would be 90% of respective SMAS for general category students. For example, if in the Chemistry section the SMAS is 8 for general category students, then SMAS for OBC students would be 7 (90% of 8, rounded off).
  • SMAS for SC/ST/Divyangjan students would be 50% of respective SMAS for general category students. For example, if in the Chemistry section the SMAS is 8 for general category students, then SMAS for SC/ST/Divyangjan students would be 4 (50% of 8).

 

Overall cut-off or Minimum Admissible Percentile (MAP):

  • In addition to SMAS, a candidate is required to score equal to or above a total Minimum Admissible Percentile (MAP), to get a merit rank.
  1. MAP for NEST 2021 is 95 percentile for general category candidates.
  2. MAP for NEST 2021 is 90 percentile for OBC candidates.
  3. MAP for NEST 2021 is 75 percentile for SC/ST/Divyangjan candidates.
  • A candidate scoring less than the MAP would not be allotted any merit rank and would not be deemed eligible for admission, even if he/she secures SMAS in all sections

 

 

Merit list rank preparation:

The final ranking of the candidates will be based on percentile scores calculated from the best three section scores. NISER and CEBS will publish separate merit lists based on the following criteria:

  • A candidate is required to score equal to or above a total Minimum Admissible Percentile (MAP), to get a merit rank.
  • The best three section scores will be considered for the calculation of total marks to determine the merit rank of the candidate.
  • For NISER merit list: A candidate must score equal to or greater than the respective SMAS in all four sections.
  • For CEBS merit list: Each of the best three section scores of the candidate must be equal to or greater than the respective SMAS scores for those sections.
  • If the percentiles of two or more candidates become equal (i.e in the case of a tie), then the best scores in the sections of the two students would be compared. The student with the higher score would get a better rank.
  • If the tie persists, the students would be given the same provisional rank at the time of declaration of the result and the tie would be broken by comparing class 12th marks during admission/counselling.
  • If the tie still persists then the younger student will get a higher rank.

 

NEST Admission Procedure 2021: Getting a merit rank by satisfying SMAS and MAP criteria does not automatically entitle a candidate to a seat or to be called for admission/counselling. The details of admission/counselling process will be uploaded on the website of the respective institutions sufficiently in advance.

Note: NEST committee reserves the right to relax any of the defined cut–offs in extenuating circumstances.

The NEST Admission Procedure 2021 will be carried out by the NISER Bhubaneswar and UM DAE CEBS Mumbai on the basis of the NEST Merit List as per the NEST 2021 Result. There will be no centralized counselling procedure for the same and the information for admissions will be updated on the official website of each of these two institutes respectively after the NEST Final Merit List is declared.

After the NEST Admission Procedure 2021 is completed for the 5 year Integrated MSc. Courses at NISER Bhubaneswar and UM DAE CEBS Mumbai the classes at the Institutes will start as per their respective schedule and the UGC guidelines.

About Author

Harshita Nandal
Harshita Nandal

Harshita Nandal has worked as a Creative head in Mitrakshar, University of Delhi. She has done her Graduation from the University of Delhi in English Honours. In her free time, she prefers to play the guitar, take short walks in between work and loves to watch Korean dramas. Currently, she is an author at Educere India to fulfil the desire of her passion for writing.