NEST Seat Allotment 2026 - The University of Mumbai will release the NEST phase 1 seat allotment in July 2026 on its official website. Candidates will be able to check the NISER merit list 2026 at niser.ac.in. The seat allotment of NEST is based on the candidate's performance in the NEST exam and will be released on the official website of the institutes. The seat allotment result for NISER Bhubaneswar is generally announced following the completion of the counselling process.
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After the NEST seat allotment is released, the shortlisted candidates will have to proceed with the document verification process and admission fee payment. Candidates will be invited to the second round of NEST seat allotment 2026, based on vacancies after the first round. If all seats are filled, the institute will close admissions. Read the following article to know more information about the NEST 2026 seat allotment.
| Events | NEST Dates |
|---|---|
NEST cutoff | July 2026 |
NEST Counselling First Round | |
First Round for NISER | July 2026 |
First Round for CEBS | July 2026 |
NEST Counselling Second Round | |
NISER | September 2026 |
Semester Registration | September 2026 |
NEST Counselling Third Round | |
NISER | September 2026 |
The NEST merit list will be released in July 2026 for NISER Bhubaneswar. Both institutes will release a separate NEST merit list 2026.
Candidates who are shortlisted as per the NEST merit list 2026 have to first register themselves and then take part in the counselling process along with the relevant documents.
The first round of NEST counselling 2026 for NISER and CEBS will be held for those candidates who scored higher in the entrance test and if seats are left, the institute will conduct the second round of seat allotment for the candidates who have decent marks and could not secure a place in the first list.
Candidates who are allotted a seat can check their names after the NEST counselling for the first round is over.
The seat allotment process for NEST 2026 will be completed once the second round of counselling is over.
If all seats at different courses are filled, then the institutes will release a waiting list.
Candidates who are allotted a seat in the first round of NEST counselling 2026 have the option to withdraw their seats.
Students whose names are mentioned in the waiting list will be called for the second round of NEST counselling 2026.
If any candidate is called for the first round of NEST counselling 2026 and does not turn up, he or she will not be considered for admission and the seat will remain vacant.
The institutes will close the entire admission process by releasing the final list in which candidates who could not make it to the second round of counselling are allowed to fill seats for different programmes.
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NISER and UMDAE CEBS will release the NEST cut off 2026 in July in online mode. The cut off of NEST 2026 is the minimum mark that candidates need to secure to be eligible for admission. The NEST merit list will be prepared based on the NEST cut off 2026. It must be noted that the NEST cut off may vary for all the courses. The NEST cut off is set by taking various factors into consideration which may involve difficulty level of question paper, previous year cut-offs, number of applicants, number of vacant seats, etc.
Aspirants can check the NEST previous year cutoff to get an idea about the cutoff marks. Below candidates can check the NEST 2025 cutoff marks.
| Subject Category | Gen/EWS/JK | OBC | SC/ST/PwD |
| Biology | 8.652 | 7.7868 | 4.326 |
| Chemistry | 9.646 | 8.6814 | 4.832 |
| Mathematics | 9.83794 | 8.854146 | 4.91897 |
| Physics | 9.81 | 8.829 | 4.905 |
Category | Percentile |
General / General-EWS | >=95 |
OBC-NCL | >=90 |
SC/ST/PwD | >=75 |
Subject | General/ General-EWS | OBC-NCL | SC/ ST/ Divyangjan/ JK | |||
Shift-I | Shift-II | Shift-I | Shift-II | Shift-I | Shift-II | |
Biology | 9.2947 | 8.054 | 8.3652 | 7.2486 | 4.6473 | 4.027 |
Chemistry | 8.198 | 8.504 | 7.3782 | 7.6536 | 4.099 | 4.252 |
Mathematics | 6.358 | 6.824 | 5.7222 | 6.1416 | 3.179 | 3.412 |
Physics | 5.534 | 6.1010 | 4.9806 | 5.4909 | 2.767 | 3.0505 |
Section-wise Minimum Admissible Score (SMAS)
Subject | General/ General-EWS | OBC-NCL | SC/ ST/ Divyangjan/ JK | |||
Shift-I | Shift-II | Shift-I | Shift-II | Shift-I | Shift-II | |
Biology | 5.698 | 5.541 | 5.128 | 4.987 | 2.849 | 2.771 |
Chemistry | 5.215 | 6.106 | 4.694 | 5.495 | 2.608 | 3.053 |
Mathematics | 4.979 | 6.082 | 4.481 | 5.474 | 2.49 | 3.041 |
Physics | 4.817 | 5.125 | 4.335 | 4.613 | 2.409 | 2.563 |
Category | Percentile |
General / General-EWS | >=90 |
OBC-NCL | >=85 |
SC/ST/Divyangjan/JK | >=60 |
Category | Cutoff |
General | 800 |
SC | 150 |
ST | 30 |
OBC | 280 |
PWD | 6 |
JK | 3 |
Category | Cutoff |
General | 350 |
OBC | 60 |
SC | 50 |
ST | 15 |
PWD | 10 |
JK | 5 |
Candidates are required to go through the following table to know the seat intake of NEST of NISER total seats and UMDE - CEBS total seats mentioned below to know about how many seats are there in NISER, UMDE-CEBS and how many seats in NEST 2026.
Category | NISER | CEBS |
General | 101 | 23 |
General - EWS | 0 | 06 |
OBC - NCL | 54 | 15 |
SC | 30 | 09 |
ST | 15 | 04 |
Divyangjan | 5% seats in each category | 5% seats in each category |
Total | 200 | 57 |
Total proposed intake | 200 | 57 |
The total number of seats available at NISER and CEBS in NEST 2026 will be 200 and 57, respectively. Here is the number of seats awarded based on categories mentioned below:
Other Backward Classes belonging to the Non-Creamy Layer (OBC - NCL) - 27%
Scheduled Caste (SC) - 15%
Scheduled Tribe (ST) - 7.5%
Divyangjan - 5%
NISER Bhubaneswar and UMDE - CEBS will release the NEST seat allotment in online mode. Students will be able to check the seat allotment of NEST by visiting the official website. Selected candidates have to register for the NEST 2026 counselling process to finalise their admissions to the institutes, respectively.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The total seats in NISER will be 200.
Candidates scoring more than 145 is considered to be as a good score in NEST 2026.
The Integrated MSc programme has a total of 200 seats available at NISER and 57 seats available at CEBS.
The candidates who have qualified for the National Entrance Screening Test (NEST) and meet the eligibility criteria are eligible for NEST seat allotment.
NEST seat allotment is done based on the merit list. The NEST merit list is prepared based on the rank of the student in the National Entrance Screening Test.
NEST seat allotment is the process of assigning seats to qualified students according to their rank in the National Entrance Screening Test (NEST).
The total seats in NISER are 200.
Candidates scoring more than 145 will be considered to be as a good score in NEST exam.
On Question asked by student community
Hello,
CEBS has started the NEST 2026 registration process on January 5 at nestexam.in. Candidates can fill and submit the NEST 2026 application form till April 6. The last date to pay the NEST application fee 2026 is April 12.
For NEST Exam Eligibility 2026, Age Limit, Qualification, Marks Required,
Hi, the exact data for 2025 is not available. However, in 2024, over 45,000 students registered for the exam and more than 27,000 appeared. The NEST 2026 exam is scheduled to be held on June 6.
If any candidate has lost their NEST exam certificate, they can visit the official website, nestexam.in to request another copy of the certificate.
https://www.nestexam.in/qnsans/NEST-25.pdf
HELLO,
Yes , the NEST exam is generally considered tougher than NEET as it requires more focus towards conceptual understanding and thinking , while NEET generally tests NCERT based knowledge where as in NEST it requires you to have deeper clarity in Physics , Chemistry , Biology and Mathematics.
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