NEST Seat Allotment 2026: Check Round-wise Seat Allotment Result

NEST Seat Allotment Dates 2026

NEST Seat Allotment Process 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.

NEST Cut Off 2026

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.

NEST 2025 Cut Off Marks - Category Wise

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.

Section-wise Minimum Admissible Score (SMAS)

Minimum Admissible Percentile (MAP) for merit-list

NEST 2024 cut off- Section-wise Minimum Admissible Score (SMAS)

NEST Cut Off Marks 2023- Category Wise

Section-wise Minimum Admissible Score (SMAS)

Minimum Admissible Percentile (MAP) for merit-list

NEST 2019 Cut Off- NISER Bhubaneswar

NEST Cutoff 2019- CEBS Mumbai

NEST Counselling Seat Intake 2026

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.

NEST Counselling Reservation Criteria 2026

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%

Seat Allotment Result of NEST 2026

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.