NEST Seat Allotment 2026 - The University of Mumbai will release the NEST phase 1 seat allotment on July 17 on its official website. NISER Bhubaneswar has released NISER merit list 2026 on June 24 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 released 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 | Dates |
|---|---|
| Release of NISER Merit list | June 24 |
| Emails sent regarding Expression of Interest (EoL) | June 25 |
| Last date of submitting EoL | July 6 |
| Creation of admission queue | July 10 |
| First round admission at NISER | July 28 |
| Release of waitlisted candidates list | July 29 |
| Events | Dates |
|---|---|
| Collection of Expression of Interests (EoI) starts | July 1 |
| Collection of Expression of Interests (EoI) closes | July 8 |
| Declaration of admissions queue on CEBS website | July 10 |
| 1st round of admissions | July 17 to 20 |
| Declaration of 1st Merit list (online) | July 17 |
| Payment window for 1st Merit list closes | July 20 |
| 2nd round of admissions | July 21 to 23 |
| Declaration of 2nd Merit list (online) | July 21 |
| Payment window for 2nd Merit list closes | July 23 |
| 3rd round of admissions | July 24 to 28 |
| Declaration of 3rd Merit list (online) | July 24 |
| Payment window for 3rd Merit list closes | July 28 |
| 4th round of admissions | July 29 to 31 |
| Declaration of 4th Merit list (online) | July 29 |
| Payment window for 4th Merit list closes | July 31 |
| 5th round of admissions | August 1 to 4 |
| Declaration of 5th Merit list (online) | August 1 |
| Payment window for 5th Merit list closes | August 4 |
| Last date for reporting on campus* | August 10 |
| Declaration of available seat matrix for final round of admission | August 11 |
| Final round of admission (offline) | August 18 |
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.
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 Integrated MSc programme has a total of 200 seats available at NISER and 57 seats available at CEBS.
The total seats in NISER are 200.
Candidates scoring more than 145 will be considered to be as a good score in NEST exam.
NEST seat allotment is the process of assigning seats to qualified students according to their rank in the National Entrance Screening Test (NEST).
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.
The total seats in NISER will be 200.
Candidates scoring more than 145 is considered to be as a good score in NEST 2026.
On Question asked by student community
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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.
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