The NEST registration process will begin today, March 30, 2024 at https://www.nestexam.in/.
The National Entrance Screening Test (NEST) is a compulsory computer-based test for admission to the five-year Integrated MSc programme in Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics, at 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. The NEST registration process will begin today, March 30, 2024 at https://www.nestexam.in/.
Candidates seeking admission to NISER and UM–DAE CEBS for the Integrated MSc programme 2024–29 should be from the regular science stream in classes XI and XII. It is mandatory for all aspiring candidates to write the NEST 2024 examination. Candidates must have passed the class XII examination from any recognised Board in India in the years 2022 or 2023 or should be appearing for the same in 2024.
Candidates who are appearing for the board examination in 2024 must pass it by the time of admission into the programme.
Also, candidates must secure at least 60% marks in aggregate or equivalent grade in class XII examination to be eligible for admission to NISER and UM-DAE CEBS. Candidates satisfying all the above criteria will be considered for admission strictly on the basis of the Merit List of NEST 2024.
For candidates belonging to scheduled castes (SC), scheduled tribes (ST), and Divyangjan categories, the minimum
requirement of marks is relaxed to 55% in aggregate or equivalent grade in class XII examination. Where only letter grades are available, a certificate from the concerned Board specifying an equivalent percentage of marks is required to be submitted. In the absence of such a certificate, the decision of the admissions committee of the concerned institution will be final.