NEST Counselling 2020

NEST Counselling 2020 - NISER and CEBS will start their NEST 2020 counselling process in online mode. The counselling of NEST 2020 will be conducted in online mode for both the participating institutes. There will be two rounds of NEST counselling. The schedule of the second round of NEST counselling 2020 will be released based on the vacant seats in the programmes. Candidates need not fill any registration form for NEST counselling for NISER. However, for the CEBS, the candidates will have to fill and submit a google form to register for the NEST counselling 2020.

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The selected and eligible candidates will be getting mail to attend the NEST 2020 counselling. Candidates need to carry all the required official documents with them while going for NEST counselling. NEST 2020 counselling is the process where the document verification of the selected candidates is done. After a successful document verification of NEST 2020, candidates are allotted admission to the programmes and the institutes.

NEST is conducted by the National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER) and Centre for Excellence in Basic Sciences (CEBS) for the candidates who are seeking admission in their five years integrated M. Sc programmes.

NEST Counselling 2020 - Important Dates

NEST Cut off 2020

The NEST 2020 cut off is released as per the institutions. The candidates can take a look at the NEST cut off from previous years to have an idea of the cut off trend.

NEST Cut off- 2019

• NISER Bhubaneswar

• CEBS Mumbai

Documents to be submitted for NEST 2020 counselling

The candidates, who are called for the counselling of NEST, are supposed to carry certain official documents with them to get verified. It must be noted that the candidates’ admission process will not be completed if any of the documents are missing. It might also happen that the candidates lose their candidature if they are unable to provide any of these documents.

• Class 12 mark sheet or provisional mark sheet (Along with a photocopy)

• Category certificate (Along with a photocopy)

• Printout of NEST scorecard 2020

• FOUR passport size colour photographs

• Proof of Date of Birth (along with a photocopy)

Candidates also need to draw a Demand Draft of Rs. 17,950 for General and OBC category students and Rs. 10,450 for students of SC and ST category, in favour of NISER, payable at Bhubaneswar.

NEST 2020 Counselling - Withdrawal of admission

Candidates, who decide to cancel their NEST admission and wish to withdraw their admission, must do so before the end of the second counselling. To cancel the admission the candidates have to send an email with the following details-

• Name

• Date of Birth

• Roll and Application Number

• Counselling Venue

• Class 12 board exam percentage

NEST Counselling 2020 - Things to Remember

• Candidates who are called for NEST counselling are based on the merit lists that are released by the participating institutes.

• To appear for NEST 2020 counselling, the candidates need to register online for the process. After the successful registration, the candidates need to print out some of the forms - Candidate Personal Details, Candidate Medical History, Undertaking by the candidates and the parents/guardian, and Format of an affidavit (anti-ragging) by the candidate and the parent/guardian.

• It must be noted that the second round of NEST counselling is held if there is any vacancy in any of the participating institutes. If there are none, the institutes will not release the second round of the counselling session.

• The second round of NEST counselling 2020 is conducted on the official websites of the respective participating institutes.