NEST 2022 Exam – Dates, Eligibility, Fees, Syllabus

National Entrance Screening Test 2022

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About
Schedule
Eligibility
Syllabus
Mock Test
Past Question Papers
Fees
Registration
Application Procedure
Test Centres
Admit Card
Answer Keys
Merit List
Score/Result
Admission/Counselling
Important Dates

Overview

The National Entrance Screening Test (NEST) is a Computer-Based Test for admission to the 5-year Integrated MSc programme in basic sciences – Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics – at NISER, Bhubaneswar and UM-DAE CEBS, Mumbai.

Exam Name	National Entrance Screening Test
Also Known As	NEST
Exam Category	Undergraduate
Exam Level	National
Exam Mode	Online (Computer based test)
Conducted by	NISER, UM-DAE CEBS

NEW: NEST 2022 will not have a separate “General” section. There will be only 4 sections of 50 marks each.

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UPDATE (Feb 21, 2022): NEST 2022 Applications are open now, check NEST 2022 Application Procedure.

UPDATE (Feb 9, 2022): NEST 2022 exam date has been announced, read NEST 2022 Exam Date.

NEST 2022: Check Eligibility | Check Syllabus

Candidates are suggested to go through the rules for inclusion in Merit List here.

About

Pattern

It is a Computer Based Test (CBT) of 3 hours 30 minutes duration.
There will be 4 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. Candidates are permitted to attempt as many sections as they wish.
Only the best 3 section scores will be counted for evaluation and merit list preparation. Check rules for inclusion in Merit List here.
In each section, there will be negative marking for incorrect answers for certain questions.
The medium of the question paper will be English only.
NEW: NEST 2022 question paper will not have a separate “General” section.

Schedule

Date

June 18, 2022

Slots

Session 1: 09:00 am to 12:30 pm
Session 2: 02:30 pm to 06:00 pm

Note

The exam will be conducted in two sessions on the same day. The candidates will be allotted the examination session at random and no requests for a choice of a session would be entertained.

The allotted examination session will be mentioned in the candidate’s Admit Card.

Eligibility

For NEST exam

There is no restriction on appearing for NEST.

For admission in NISER/CEBS

Basic: Candidate should be from regular science stream and preferably should have any combination of three subjects among Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics in classes XI and XII.
Exam: Candidate must secure a rank in the NEST merit list.
Age: Candidate should be born on or after August 01, 2002 (relaxed by 5 years for SC/ST/PD candidates).
Qualifying Examination: Candidate should have passed Class XII qualifying examination either in 2020 or 2021. Candidates appearing in 2022 are also eligible.
Marks in Qualifying Examination: Candidate must obtain a minimum of 60% marks in aggregate in Class XII (or equivalent) examination from any recognized Board in India (for SC/ST/PD, the minimum requirement is 55%).

Syllabus

Mock Test

Practice sessions for the computer-based test will be available for all applicants on the application portal after online registration and complete submission of online application.
The mock test is for practice purpose only.

Past Question Papers

See previous year Question Papers and Answers here.

Fees

NEST 2022 Application Fee is ₹1200 (₹600 for SC/ST/PD categories and female candidates).

Registration

The registrations for NEST examination will begin on February 21, 2022.
The last date to apply is ~~May 18, 2022~~ May 21, 2022.
NEW: Check detailed steps for filling Application Form here.

Application Procedure

NEW: Check detailed steps for filling Application Form here.

Candidates must fill-up the online application form through NEST website.
Register and log in to fill the personal details and educational qualifications.
Upload passport-sized image and signature.
Pay the application fee through Online Payment.
Save application summary page for future reference.

Note: Candidates need not to send any document to the NEST office in the entire application process.

Test Centres

Test Cities

Test Centres

State	City	Code
AN	Port Blair	1
AP	Guntur	2
AP	Kurnool	3
AP	Rajahmundry	4
AP	Tirupathi	5
AP	Vijayawada	6
AP	Visakhapatnam	7
AP	Vizianagaram	8
AR	Naharlagun-Itanagar	9
AS	Dibrugarh	10
AS	Guwahati	11
AS	Tezpur	12
BR	Bhagalpur	13
BR	Patna	14
CH	Chandigarh	15
CG	Bhilai Nagar	16
CG	Raipur	17
DL	New Delhi	18
GA	Panaji	19
GJ	Ahmedabad	20
GJ	Bhuj	21
GJ	Rajkot	22
GJ	Surat	23
HP	Hamirpur	24
HP	Shimla	25
JK	Jammu	26
JK	Srinagar	27
Ladakh	Leh	28
JH	Bokaro Steel City	29
JH	Dhanbad	30
JH	Jamshedpur	31
JH	Ranchi	32
KA	Bengaluru	33
KA	Hubballi (Hubli)	34
KA	Mangaluru (Mangalore)	35
KA	Mysuru (Mysore)	36
KL	Alappuzha	37
KL	Ernakulam	38
KL	Idukki	39
KL	Kannur	40
KL	Kasaragod	41
KL	Kollam	42
KL	Kottayam	43
KL	Kozhikode	44
KL	Malappuram	45
KL	Palakkad	46
KL	Pathanamthitta	47
KL	Thiruvananthapuram	48
KL	Thrissur	49
KL	Wayanad	50
MP	Bhopal	51
MP	Gwalior	52
MP	Indore	53
MP	Jabalpur	54
MH	Jalgaon	55
MH	Kolhapur	56
MH	Mumbai	57
MH	Nagpur	58
MH	Nanded	59
MH	Pune	60
MH	Ratnagiri	61
SK	Gangtok	62
ML	Shillong	63
MN	Imphal	64
MZ	Aizawl	65
NL	Dimapur	66
NL	Kohima	67
OD	Angul	68
OD	Balangir	69
OD	Balasore	70
OD	Bargarh	71
OD	Baripada	72
OD	Berhampur-Ganjam	73
OD	Bhawanipatna	74
OD	Bhubaneswar	75
OD	Cuttack	76
OD	Dhenkanal	77
OD	Jharsuguda	78
OD	Rayagada	79
OD	Rourkela	80
OD	Sambalpur	81
PB	Bhatinda	82
PB	Jalandhar	83
PB	Mohali	84
PY	Puducherry	85
RJ	Bikaner	86
RJ	Jaipur	87
RJ	Jodhpur	88
RJ	Udaipur	89
TN	Chennai	90
TN	Coimbatore	91
TN	Madurai	92
TN	Salem	93
TN	Tiruchirappalli	94
TN	Tirunelveli	95
TS	Hyderabad	96
TS	Karimnagar	97
TS	Warangal	98
TR	Agartala	99
UP	Prayagraj (Allahabad)	100
UP	Agra	101
UP	Aligarh	102
UP	Gorakhpur	103
UP	Kanpur	104
UP	Lucknow	105
UP	Noida	106
UP	Varanasi	107
UK	Dehradun	108
UK	Haldwani	109
UK	Roorkee	110
WB	Asansol	111
WB	Burdwan	112
WB	Durgapur	113
WB	Hooghly	114
WB	Kolkata	115
WB	Siliguri	116

Note

Candidates must choose 5 centres in order of their preference while filling-up the application form.
Every effort will be made to allot the candidate’s first preference.
The address of the test venue allotted to the applicant will be mentioned on the NEST admit card.

Admit Card

Admit Card can be downloaded from NEST website after June 6, 2022.
Candidates are required to produce the Admit Card along with an Identity Card at the test centre.
Address of the NEST test centre allotted to an applicant will be printed in the admit card.
Admit Card should be kept safely as the successful candidates have to produce it in original during admission.

Answer Keys

The answer keys of Computer-based examination will be made available on the NEST website.
If a candidate is unsatisfied with an answer, he/she can challenge the answer keys.

Merit List

Overview

A merit list will be prepared based on the total of three best scores from the four sections.
Also, note that Merit lists for NISER and CEBS will be prepared separately.
For normalization of the two sessions of the exam, percentile scores will be considered. It will be calculated on the basis of the relative performance of all the candidates in the respective session. The highest score in each session will be 100 percentile.

Section-wise Cutoff

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).
A candidate must clear the cutoff (SMAS) in all the four subject sections for inclusion in the NISER merit list.
A candidate must clear the cutoff (SMAS) in any three subject sections for inclusion in the CEBS merit list.
SMAS for OBC students would be 90% of the respective SMAS of General category students.
SMAS for SC/ST/PwD students would be 50% of the respective SMAS of General category students.

Overall Cutoff

In addition to Subject-wise cutoff, a candidate is required to score equal to or above a total Minimum Admissible Percentile (MAP) in order to be included in the merit list of NISER and CEBS.
Overall Cutoff (MAP) for NEST 2022 is 95 percentile for General category, 90 percentile for OBC category and 75 percentile for SC/ST/PwD category.

Note

Even though a candidate must score equal to or more than the respective SMAS in all four subject sections for inclusion in NISER merit list, only the three best scores from subject sections will be considered for the merit rank.

Result

The result for NEST 2022 will be announced as per schedule.
Candidates will be allotted a General Rank and a Category Rank based on their performance in NEST exam.
Also, note that Merit lists for NISER and CEBS will be prepared separately.
Check the rules for inclusion in Merit List here.

Counselling

Admissions to 5-year Integrated MSc programme in basic sciences – Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics – at NISER, Bhubaneswar and UM-DAE CEBS, Mumbai will be done on the basis of NEST Merit rank.

Important Information

Candidates must provide a correct e-mail address in the online application as the NEST office communicates with candidates through this e-mail id.
Candidates must reach the test venue at least 90 minutes before the examination commences.
Use of log tables and calculators in the examination hall is not allowed.
Candidates must bring their Admit Card and a photo Identity Card to the examination hall.

Important Dates

Start of Online application	February 21, 2022
Closing of Online application	~~May 18, 2022~~ May 21, 2022
Download of Admit Card begins	June 6, 2022
NEST examination	June 18, 2022
Announcement of results	July 5, 2022

Contact Information

Candidates can contact NEST authorities through written communication, phone or email.

CEBS Contact Information
Address	Chief Coordinator, NEST 2022, UM-DAE CEBS, Nalanda Building, University of Mumbai, Vidyanagari Campus, Kalina, Santacruz (E) Mumbai – 400098, Maharashtra (India)
Phone	022-61728110, 022-61728210
Email	[email protected], [email protected]