Hello Suba,

Number of Questions: Total of 230 questions will be asked in the examination

Marking Scheme: For every correct answer, 1 mark will be awarded to the candidates.

The question paper will be of a total of 230 marks whereas a candidate can score a maximum of 180 marks (excluding one paper from PCMB).

There will be no negative marking in the general ability section. However, the other three sections will contain negative marking.

Good luck!

I have same condition.plz tell someone us

Hello Anil,

The minimum admissible marks for each subject and it's working is as follows.For each section, 20% of the average of the best 100 scores in that section will be considered as Section wise minimum admissible Score (SMAS).It means if the average of the best 100 scores in Chemistry section will be 40 out of 50, then SMAS for this section will be 40 x 0.20 = 8 marks.Hence to qualify for the merit list,you will have to get more than SMAS and even the total score should be more than the cutoff.Hope this has helped you.Thank You.

Hello Mallick,

In NEST, the qualifying marks is 50 percentile for obc. i.e) 90 marks. The total marks for NEST is 180. For getting admission in any one of the college you must reach the 50 percentile. For further details visit the link given below,

https://university.careers360.com/articles/nest-cutoff/amp

Good luck!

Hello Yashi,

I would like to tell you that there are 3 colleges that accept NEST score and they are mentioned below: 

• NISER, BHUBANESWAR
• UM-DAE - CEBS, MUMBAI
• ISERC, KOLKATA

Hope this helps and all the very best!

Hello,

NEST (National Entrance Screening Test) is exam for 5 year integrated MSc program. NEST is a computer based test (online). The exam will be held in two sessions and duration of each will be 3 hours and 30 minutes. The question paper will have MCQ type and will be divided into 5 sections like General section, Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics. The first section i.e general section is mandatory for all, while the candidates can attempt at least three of the sections from remaining four (Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics).

Number of questions in General see are 10 and 15 questions each in remaining four sections.

In subject sections there are negative marks for incorrect answers, some questions may have multiple right answers for which marks will be given only when you select all the correct answers.

NEST exam is for students seeking admissions in NISER Bhuvaneshwar and UM-DA CEBS Mumbai.

The eligibility to appear for NEST is the candidate must obtain minimum of 60% aggregate in class XII or equivalent examination from any recognized Board in India.

If you want more information regarding this you can refer to our careers 360 link provided below.

https://university.careers360.com/exams/nest

All the best..

THANK YOU..

Hi Shiva , no need to worry. NEST exam is conducted in 4 session. First session is compulsory. It is a general session. Remaining are physics chemistry Mathematics and biology. From this Four you can select any 3 that you want. So even if you dont know anything about biology them also you can get good marks in exam. So best of luck.

I think it will help.

Thanks.

Hello shiva

The last year's cut off of niser bhuvneshwar is around 800 for general category, 400 for OBC and 240 for SC category aspirants. The cut offs are different for different institutes providing the course.

You can have a look at the link below for more information

https://university.careers360.com/articles/nest-cutoff

Thanks for contacting us.