NEST Eligibility Criteria 2021 - Age Limit, Qualification, Seats, Courses

NEST Eligibility Criteria 2021 - The NISER along with UM-DAE CEBS has released the NEST 2021 eligibility criteria with official notification brochure on February 12. The candidates who wish to get admission in NISER by qualifying the entrance test must check the NEST eligibility criteria 2021 before filling up the application form. To be eligible to apply for NEST 2021, the candidates must have completed their class 12th with science stream. The NEST 2021 eligibility criteria include age limit and academic qualification necessary for admission in integrated M.Sc programmes offered by the National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER) Bhubaneswar and CEBS. If any candidate who does not meet the prerequisites NEST eligibility criteria 2021 will not be considered eligible for admission to the university. The entrance exam of NEST 2021 will be conducted in online mode. Candidates can read this article on NEST 2021 eligibility criteria for more information.

NEST Eligibility Criteria 2021

The NEST 2021 eligibility criteria is the minimum academic qualification and age limit required to apply for the admission process of the National Entrance Screening Test (NEST) 2021.

NEST Eligibility Criteria 2021 - Academic Qualification

To be eligible for NEST 2021, the candidates must have passed class 12th with at least 60% from the Science stream. They also must have passed the last qualifying examination in the years 2019 or 2020. Candidates from the General/OBC category need to have at least 60% aggregate, while candidates who belong to SC/ST/PwD category need to secure 55% in their class 12th qualifying examination.

NEST Eligibility Criteria 2021 - Age Limit

Aspiring candidates must match the age limit of NEST 2021 eligibility criteria to apply for the NEST 2021. The candidates who belong to the General/OBC category must be born on or after August 1, 2001, whereas the candidates belonging to the reserved categories such as SC/ ST/ PwD category will be given a relaxation of maximum 5 years.

NEST 2021 Reservation Criteria

Candidates belonging to the reserved category are offered reservations in the admission process by NISER and CEBS. A certain percentage of seats are reserved for candidates belonging to SC/ ST, OBC-NCL, PwD and Supernumerary Quota for candidates who are from Jammu and Kashmir.

OBC-NCL

• 27% of seats are reserved for candidates belonging to OBC-NCL candidates. The candidates who belong to OBC category are not eligible for reservation. Such candidates will be treated the same as candidates belonging to the General category. Candidates belonging to Socially and Educationally Backward Class need to meet the criteria of OBC NCL to be eligible for the reservation as specified by state government.

SC/ ST

• A 15% of total seats are reserved for candidates belonging to SC category, while 7.5% seats are only reserved for candidates belonging to ST category. The candidates will need to present the required documents such as caste certificate to the admission committee at the time of admission.

PwD

• Only 5% of total seats are reserved for candidates who belong to the PwD category. It must be noted that the disability certificate must be in accordance with the latest guidelines of the Government of India.

Supernumerary Quota for students from Jammu and Kashmir

• Both NISER Bhubaneswar and UMDAE-CBS offer two reserved supernumerary seats to candidates who belong to Jammu and Kashmir. Only those candidates who have passed class 12th through the State Board of Jammu and Kashmir and from CBSE affiliated schools which are located in Jammu and Kashmir are considered eligible for the supernumerary quota.

NEST Courses 2021

The candidates who wish to study M.Sc programmes offered by NISER Bhubaneswar and UMDAE-CBS must check the list of NEST 2021 courses. In the below table candidates can check the list of NEST programmes 2021 offered by different schools.

NEST 2021 Courses

NEST Seats 2021

Aspirants who wish to study their desired programme in NISER and CEBS must check the total seats of NEST 2021 before they fill the NEST application form. There are a total of 249 seats offered for M.Sc programmes by NISER Bhubaneswar and UMDAE CBS.

NEST 2021 Seats

NEST Application Form 2021

The NISER and CEBS have released the NEST 2021 application form on February 24, 2021. Only those candidates who fulfill the NEST 2021 eligibility criteria can fill out the application form of NEST 2021. The candidates must submit the application form before the submission deadline. The application mode is completely online. The procedure to fill NEST application form 2021 is divided into four simple steps. Candidates must note that all the required detail and information mentioned in the application form must be correct because in any case of discrepancy the application form will be rejected.