NEST is the gateway for students who are interested in joining NISER and UM-DAE CEBS, the two renowned academic institutes of excellence under the Department of Atomic Energy's University of Mumbai. Every year, the STEM Nest is comprised of a one and half hours long computer test with multiple replies checking students over biology, chemistry, mathematics, and physics. Some of the main subjects presented are permutation and combination for sequences, functions, limits and continuity, integration and differentiation, acids and bases, and others.
Among the STAT test outcomes, you'll find each student's percentile scores in each subject and a 'normalized percentile' across all subjects. The 2023 NEST test is anticipated to be taken on June 24, 2023. Registration is already on and is expected to wind up by mid-May. The final-year students of the NEST preparation program are expected to be declared the winners of the official NEST exam result 2023 around the end of July 2023. The siting dates for NISER NEST test probably will announced in November-December, 2023. Students can count on the NEST 2024 to be held in the middle of the June – the precise date is still to be determined. The NEST outcome can be used to access these institutes: namely, the NISER in Bhubaneswar, the UM-DAE CEBS in Mumbai, the IISERs and IISc.
NEST 2024 Highlights
Highlights |
Details |
Exam Name |
National Entrance Screening Test (NEST) |
Exam Conducting Body |
Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISERs) |
Exam Date |
February 11, 2024 |
Exam Mode |
Computer-based test (CBT) |
Number of Questions |
100 multiple choice questions (MCQs) with 4 options each |
Duration |
3 hours |
Negative Marking |
No negative marking for incorrect answers |
Test Papers |
Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics, and Statistics |
Eligibility Criteria |
Candidates must have passed the 12th class examination with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics as compulsory subjects |
Application Start Date |
September 5, 2023 |
Application End Date |
October 13, 2023 |
Admit Card Release Date |
January 8, 2024 |
Exam Date |
February 11, 2024 |
Result Announcement Date |
March 22, 2024 |
NEST 2024 Important Dates
Dates |
Events |
September 5, 2023 |
Application start date |
October 13, 2023 |
Application end date |
November 8, 2023 |
Application fee payment deadline |
January 8, 2024 |
Admit card release date |
February 11, 2024 |
Exam date (2 sessions: 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM and 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM) |
March 8, 2024 |
Answer key release date |
March 22, 2024 |
Result announcement date |
April 1, 2024 |
Seat allotment notification date |
April 4, 2024 |
Payment of seat acceptance fee deadline |
May 16, 2024 |
Joining date |
NEST 2024 Exam Centers
City |
State |
Ahmedabad |
Gujarat |
Bengaluru |
Karnataka |
Bhubaneswar |
Odisha |
Chandigarh |
Punjab |
Chennai |
Tamil Nadu |
Delhi |
Delhi |
Hyderabad |
Telangana |
Indore |
Madhya Pradesh |
Jaipur |
Rajasthan |
Kolkata |
West Bengal |
Lucknow |
Uttar Pradesh |
Mumbai |
Maharashtra |
Patna |
Bihar |
Pune |
Maharashtra |
Srinagar |
Jammu and Kashmir |
Surat |
Gujarat |
Thiruvananthapuram |
Kerala |
Vishakhapatnam |
Andhra Pradesh |
NEST 2024 Exam Pattern
Exam Pattern |
Details |
Exam Mode |
Computer-based test (CBT) |
Number of Questions |
100 multiple choice questions (MCQs) with 4 options each |
Duration |
3 hours |
Negative Marking |
No negative marking for incorrect answers |
Test Papers |
Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics, and Statistics |
Syllabus |
The syllabus for NEST 2024 is based on the 12th class examination syllabus of the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) |
Difficulty Level |
The difficulty level of NEST 2024 is moderate to difficult |
NEST 2024 Cutoff
Category |
Test Paper |
Cutoff |
General |
CY |
740 |
General |
GG |
670 |
General |
MA |
750 |
General |
EN |
690 |
General |
BT |
720 |
General |
MS |
730 |
OBC |
CY |
700 |
OBC |
GG |
630 |
OBC |
MA |
720 |
OBC |
EN |
660 |
OBC |
BT |
700 |
OBC |
MS |
710 |
SC |
CY |
660 |
SC |
GG |
590 |
SC |
MA |
690 |
SC |
EN |
630 |
SC |
BT |
670 |
SC |
MS |
680 |
ST |
CY |
620 |
ST |
GG |
550 |
ST |
MA |
660 |
ST |
EN |
600 |
ST |
BT |
640 |
ST |
MS |
650 |