NEST Cutoff 2020

NEST Cut Off 2020 - NISER Bhubaneswar along with UMDAE-CBS will release the NEST 2020 cut off in online mode. The cutoff of NEST 2020 is the qualifying marks candidates must secure to qualify for the counselling round. The merit list for the participating institutes is made based on the cut off of NEST 2020. The NEST 2020 cut off marks includes the section-wise cut off marks and overall cut off marks obtained by a candidate in the entrance examination. The cut off of NEST 2020 will be different for different participating institutes. Candidates who will not be able to score NEST 2020 cut off marks will not be eligible for the counselling process. National Entrance Screening Test (NEST) will be conducted as per the new dates, which are to be declared soon.
LATEST: Last date of filling and submitting NEST Application 2020 extended till May 31

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To know details about NEST 2020 such as seat allotment, the process of counselling and result, merit list preparation and more read the article below.

NEST 2020 Cut Off - Important Dates

Factors affecting NEST Cutoff 2020

Given below are the factors on which the cutoff of NEST 2020 will depend upon

• Number of applicants

• Total number of seats

• Minimum marks secured

• Previous year cut off trends

• The difficulty level of exam

NEST 2019 Cut off - NISER Bhubaneswar

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NEST Merit List

Candidates will be invited to the NEST counselling 2020 based on their rank in the merit list of NEST 2020. Those candidates whose ranks will fall under the released NEST 2020 merit list need to register themselves till the last date of registration. Candidates will be able to check the scheduled date, venue and timings of the counselling process along with NEST merit list 2020. The final ranking of candidates will be made based on the percentile scores calculated from the general section and best of three subjects.

NEST 2020 Merit List Calculation

The NEST 2020 cutoff will be calculated in the following

Section-wise Minimum Admissible Score (SMAS)

• The direct sum of the total score in the general section and the best three scores in the subject section will be the total score of a candidate.

• Section Wise Minimum Admissible Score or Section Wise Cut Off Marks for each section is the 20 per cent of the average of the best 100 scores in that section.

• For example, if the average of the best 100 scores in Physics section is 40 out of 50, then SMAS for Physics section would be 40*0.20 = 8 marks.

• Section-wise cut off marks of NEST 2020 will be different for different numerical value.

• Candidate must score equal or more SMAS in the General section as well as three subject sections out of five. These sections will then be counted for merit list calculation.

• NEST 2020 Section Wise Minimum Admissible Score for SC/ST candidates will be 50% of the general category, whereas SMAS for OBC candidates will be 90% of the general candidates.

NEST Cutoff 2020 - Minimum Admissible Percentile (MAP)

• Candidates must score an equal or above the Minimum Admissible Percentile (MAP) in addition to Section-wise minimum admissible score.

• Candidates who score an equal or more MAS but do not secure SMAS in the general section or in at least three sections will not be allotted merit rank.

NEST 2020 Cut Off Marks - Category Wise Minimum Admission Percentile

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