What is NEST?
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National Entrance Screening Test (NEST). It is a compulsory test for students seeking admission to National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER) Bhubaneswar and University of Mumbai - Department of Atomic Energy Centre for Excellence in Basic Sciences (UM-DAE CEBS), Mumbai
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NEST is a compulsory test for admission to the five year Integrated MSc programme in basic sciences.Both NISER and UM-DAE CEBS are autonomous institutions established by Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), Government of India, in 2007
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NISER is an off-campus centre of Homi habha National Institute (HBNI) and all academic programmes of NISER are affiliated to HBNI. Although CEBS is a DAE institution, it is physically located in the Kalina campus of University of Mumbai and the degrees to students are awarded by Mumbai University.
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NISER and CEBS are residential institutes equipped with state of art teaching and research laboratories, modern computational facilities, computer centres and excellent libraries
Courses Offered:
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Five years Msc Integrated Program (for both MPC & BiPC)
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MSc Biology
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MSc Physics
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MSc Chemistry
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MSc Mathematics
Eligibility Criteria:
Educational Qualification:
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Candidates seeking admission to NISER and UM-DAE CEBS for the Integrated MSc programme should be from regular science stream in classes XI and XII, must have passed class XII examination or equivalent from any recognised Board in India in the years 2023 or 2024 or be appearing for the same in 2025.
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Secures at least 60% in aggregate in the XII standard board examination. For SC/ST/PwD students the requirement is 55%.
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candidates belonging to scheduled castes (SC), scheduled tribes (ST) and Divyangjan categories, the minimum requirement of marks is relaxed to 55% in aggregate. Where only letter grades are available, a certificate from the concerned Board specifying equivalent percentage of marks is required to be submitted. In absence of such a certificate, the decision of the admissions committee of the concerned institution will be final.
Age Limit:
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There is no age limit for appearing in the NEST 2025 examination and admission to either NISER or UM-DAE CEBS.
Seat Matrix:
| 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 |
Application Procedure:
Mode of Application: Online
Application Fee:
| For OC/ EWS/ OBC: |
1,400/- |
| For SC/ ST: |
700/- |
| Note: For Female Candidate fees will be 700/- |
Exam Pattern:
Mode of Exam: Computer Based Test (CBT)
| Part-1 | Mathematics | 50 Marks | choose Any 3 PARTS or Can attempt 4 Subjects
Negetive Marking* |
| Part-2 | Physics | 50 Marks |
| Part-3 | Chemistry | 50 Marks |
| Part-4 | Biology | 50 Marks |
| 3 hrs 30 min duration |
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The question paper will consist of 4 (four) sections of objective (MCQ) type
questions. Each section is of 50 marks each and will contain subject specific questions
from Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics.
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It is in the interest of the candidate to
attempt all sections. The merit list for both the institutes is prepared using the best 3 scores
out of the four sections and the section with the worst score is omitted. Thus attempting all
sections will increase their chances of a better total score
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Each Subject contains 17 Questions for 50 Marks.
Out of which 12 questions are of single correct answer MCQs (Each Correct Answer carries +2.5 Marks and -1 for Wrong Answer),
And the remaining 5 questions are of multiple correct answer MCQs (Each Correct Answer carries +4 Marks and no negative marks for Wrong Answer).
*Merit List will be prepared using the Best 3 scores out of 4 subjects.
Test Centers:
NEST 2025 Syllabus:
Admission Procedure:
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Admissions will be done based on National Entrance Screening Test (NEST) Exam score.
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A Separate merit list will be prepared for both the institutes.
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For NISER: All the 4 sections will be consider.
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For CEBS: Best 3 scores out of the four sections and the section with the worst score is omitted.
Scholarships:
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The candidates admitted to the programme are eligible to receive annual scholarship of 60,000 through DISHA program of Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India.In addition, the scholarship recipients receive grant of 20,000 per annum for summer internship.
IMPORTANT DATES:
| Start of Online application for NEST 2025 |
February 17, 2025 |
| Closing of Online application |
May 09, 2025 |
| Correction & Update window |
10 - 14 May 2025 |
| Mock Test Opens |
16 May 2025 |
| Download of Admit Card |
02 June 2025 |
| Date of Examination |
22 June 2025 (Sunday) |
For complete information about National Entrance Screening Test (NEST) 2025 Notification and for Register online, Visit www.nestexam.in
