NEST Exam Date 2026
Candidates must be aware of the dates related to the NEST exam. To know the NEST important dates 2026 or admission related events, check out the table given below:
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NEST Exam 2026 Dates
Important events | Dates |
NEST registration starts on | February 2026 |
Last date to register for NEST 2026 | May 2026 |
NEST application correction date | May 2026 |
NEST mock test | May 2026 |
NEST 2026 admit card | June 2026 |
NEST exam date | June 2026 |
NEST answer key release date | June 2026 |
Answer key challenge window | June 2026 |
NEST result date | July 2026 |
NEST score card download date | July 2026 |
NEST counselling date 2026 | July 2026 |
NEST Application Form Dates 2026
NISER Bubaneashwar will release the NEST application form in February 2026. Before filling the NEST application form 2026, candidates have to register themselves for the entrance examination. After registration, applicants will have to fill the NEST application form with their personal, contact and academic details along with the necessary documents. Then, they are also required to pay the NEST 2026 application fee via credit card, debit card, or net banking.
NEST Admit Card Dates 2026
To appear for NEST 2026, candidates must download the NEST hall ticket 2026. NISER Bhubaneswar will release the NISER admit card in June 2026. It is important for applicants to bring their NEST admit card 2026 on the examination day at their NEST exam centres. Applicants who have successfully filled and submitted the NEST application form will be able to download their NEST 2026 admit card from the official website at nestexam.in. The admit card carries various crucial details about the candidates and NEST 2026 entrance exam such as name, enrollment number, category, exam centre, general guidelines and instruction, timings of the exam.
NEST Entrance Exam Date 2026
Students can find NEST entrance dates 2026, as well as exam time on their admit card. The NEST 2026 entrance exam will be conducted in June. NEST entrance exam date 2026 will be published by the NISER and CEBS. The NEST entrance exam 2026 will be conducted in online mode. Qualifying applicants are offered admission to five-year integrated M.Sc programmes offered by the participating institutes.
NEST Answer Key 2026
The answer key of NEST 2026 will be released in June. Candidates can check the solutions of the questions and the question papers of different sets and check their possible marks through the NEST exam answer key. The authorities will also release the NEST final answer key 2026 if the students raise objections against the provisional answer key and the challenges are found to be valid.
NEST Result Date 2026
The NISER, Bhubaneswar and UMDAE CEBS will declare the NEST 2026 result in July. Applicants can check the NEST result by using their username and password. The NEST result 2026 provides information about the name of the candidate, marks, category, qualifying percentile, merit or rank, and number of applicants.
NEST Merit List 2026 Date
The conducting body prepares the merit list of NEST, based on the NEST exam scores. NEST 2026 merit list ranks students as per their performance in the entrance exam. NEST 2026 merit lists for Bhubaneswar and CEBS will be available separately on their official websites. To verify documents online, candidates whose names appear on the NEST merit list 2026 are required to complete the NEST document verification process.
NEST Seat Allotment 2026 Date
The conducting bodies will release the NEST seat allotments for NISER Bhubaneswar and UMDAE CEBS. NISER Bhubaneswar offers around 200 seats and UMDAE CEBS has around 59 seats for admission to integrated MSc programme. The students who are allotted seats have to complete the document verification process and secure their seats.
NEST Cut Off 2026
The conducting bodies will release the NEST 2026 cut off list in July. Candidates can check the NEST exam cut off by using their login credentials such as application number, and password. Students should meet the minimum cut off marks to qualify for the admission process. Selected students should appear for the counselling process to finalise their admission process.
NEST Counselling Date 2026
Candidates who have qualified in NEST 2026, are required to take part in the NEST counselling process, in order to complete the admission process. There will be two rounds of NEST counselling for the qualified candidates. If seats remain vacant, conducting bodies will release another merit list. NISER and UMDAE-CEBS individually conduct their counselling process.
