Hello Ananya,

NEST full form is National Entrance Screening Test. It is annual exam conducted for admissions into National Institutes likes CEBS, NISER, etc. Through NEST entrance exam NISER gives admission into M.Sc programs.

The students must get minimum 60 percentage in 10+2 or equivalent exam from a recognised Board if they belong to General Category.

If candidates belong to SC/ST/Pwd Categories then they must get minimum 55 percentage in 10+2 or equivalent exam from a recognised Board.

If you fulfil the eligibility then you can apply for NEST exam. You can go through below link to check the eligibility criteria for NEST entrance exam.

https://university.careers360.com/articles/nest-eligibility-criteria

For more information about NEST exam go through below link.

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

Hope this helps.

All The Best!!

Hi,

NEST(National Entrance Screening Test) is conducted by NISER and UM-DAE CESB. The entrance exam is taken by the candidates seeking admission into the five year integrated M.SC program in the subjects such as Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Basic Sciences and Mathematics at NISER Bhubaneshwar or UM-DAE CESB, Mumbai.

The exam pattern includes the questions from Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics of class 11 and class 12 level. Candidates need to do at least three sections in the entrance exam.

So, basically, you need to study Physics, Chemistry(Physical, Inorganic, Organic), Biology/Mathematics of both class 11 and class 12 to appear for the entrance exam. Candidates who have passed or appearing in class 12 with science stream are eligible for the exam. Candidates belonging to general category/OBC must have 60% marks in aggregate while reserved categories need 55% aggregate marks.

For more detailed exam pattern, syllabus, samples papers, E-books, refer to this following website: https://university.careers360.com/exams/nest

Hello Aspirant,

National Entrance Screening Test or NEST is conducted by National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar along with the University of Mumbai- Department of Atomic Energy Centre for Excellence in Basic Sciences (UM-DAE CEBS) Mumbai. NEST is conducted by the aforesaid authorities to determine the eligibility of the candidates for admission to 5 year integrated M.Sc program in various subjects like Basic Sciences, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics at NISER Bhubaneswar or UM-DAE CEBS Mumbai.

You can check that whether you are eligible for NEST or not from the points given below :-

** Candidate must have either passed class 12th with Science stream or appearing for the same are eligible to apply for NEST.

** If the candidate has passed class 12th then the he/she must have achieved 66% marks in class 12th if belongs to General category and 55% if belongs to any of the reserved categories.

** General and OBC category candidates must have been born on or after August 1, 2001, while candidates of SC/ST/PwD categories get relaxation of 5 years so they should have been born on or after August 1, 1996 to be eligible for NEST.

For complete eligibility criteria kindly check out the link given below :-

https://university.careers360.com/articles/nest-eligibility-criteria

NEST exam is completely based on the syllabus of NCERT class 11th and 12th science stream. So it is recommended that you should have thorough knowledge of syllabus prescribed by NCERT/CBSE for science stream of class 11th and 12th. Also practice different mock tests for it because it will improve your time-management skill and boosts self-confidence in you.

For complete detail about NEST kindly check out the link given below :-

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

I hope this information helps you.

Good Luck!!

Hi Aspirant,

It is a bit difficult to predict anything regarding cutoff for NISER and admission to it unless and until the marks for NEST 2021 are declared because there are a lot of factors on which the cutoff of each year depends number of applicants, total number of seats, etc. However looking at the previous year trends, the minimum admissible percentile or we can say the overall cutoff of 95% is advisable for general category students.

You can also refer the link below for some more information on NEST 2021,

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

Hope this helps.

Good luck!!

• Concepts of Physics (Vol 1 and 2) by HC Verma
• Practice Problems in Physics for Engineering Examinations by S. Mishra
• IIT Mathematics by R D Sharma
• Textbook of Biology by NCERT
• Textbook of Chemistry for Class XI and XII by NCERT
• NEST 2021 Complete Practice Kit EduGorilla Rohit Manglik
• Higher Algebra By HALL AND KNIGHT
• Science for Everyone: Aptitude Test Problems in Physics by S S Krotov

Hi

I am assuming that you belong to general/obc category.

You are not eligible for  nest examination with your date of birth in 2000.

This is because,
As per eligibility criteria of nest examination , there is age limit according to which those who are from general/OBC category must be born either on or after 1st August , 2001.

But yes,

In case if you belong to Sc or St or pwd  category then with your date of birth in 2000  you will be eligible for NEST examination because for SC/ ST/ PwD category there's a relaxation of 5 years on age limit.

You can get detailed information about nest 2021 eligibility criteria by visiting our page, the link for the same page is provided below  :-

https://university.careers360.com/articles/nest-eligibility-criteria

Thank you

Dear aspirant,

I would be giving you the information about the exam pattern after which you will be crystal clear of your mind.

The duration will be of 3.5 hrs. There are multiple choice questions. There will be four sections. Section 1 has 50 marks and section 2-4 has 50 marks each. So the total is 200.  There will be negative marking too. For every wrong answer 1/4 marks will be deducted.

For more information you can check out the link given below-

https://university.careers360.com/articles/nest-exam-pattern

Hello aspirant,

Hope you are doing well

Here are some tips for preparation of Nest exam.

• Review the Syllabus
• Review the Exam Pattern
• Understand the Concept
• Make Smart Strategy
• Prepare Notes
• Have Good Study Material
• Practice Mock Tests

Also make a time table and follow the daily routine to study well and concentrate on study in the particular time don't engage with other things if you are doing studies focus on that only.

For more information about the preparation tips please visit this link.

https://university.careers360.com/articles/nest-exam-pattern

Hope this helps you

Feel free to ask any questions

All the best for your future

Hello aspirant,

Yes due to covid-19 the nest exam was conducted from home in 2020 so this year also it may be from home as the condition is not good enough and the cases are increasing day by day and also lockdown is there, so by seeing this situation most probably the exam will be from home or will be postponed.

For more information about Nest exam from home mode please visit this link.

https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/lpunest-2020-guidelines-for-online-proctored-test

Hope this helps you

Feel free to ask any questions

All the best for your future

Dear Aspirant,

Some of the exams field wise that PCMB students' can  for are-

Engineering: your state entrance exam, astrophysics Olympiad, physics  Olympiad, chemistry Olympiad, maths Olympiad (RMO),

Medical : AIIMS,

Here are some links which might help you for preparation of these exams:

JEE Mains: https://learn.careers360.com/engineering/jee-main-preparation-material/

https://learn.careers360.com/jee-main-rank-booster/

BITSAT :

https://learn.careers360.com/engineering/bitsat-preparation-material/

NEET :

https://learn.careers360.com/neet-coaching/

https://learn.careers360.com/test-series-neet-may/

Find more at :

https://learn.careers360.com/

You can check more about each and every exam on careers360 website , also you could check information about colleges specifically.

https://engineering.careers360.com/colleges/ranking

https://medicine.careers360.com/colleges/ranking/top-medical-colleges-in-India-accepting-neet-score

All the best!