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NEST 2019 Notification, Exam Date, Application Form, Eligibility, Exam Pattern, Syllabus, Admit Card, Result and Counselling
National Entrance Screening Test (NEST 2019) is a National level examination. This exam is conducted to offer admission in 5 years of integrated M.Sc programmes at NISER (National Institute of Science Education & Research), Bhubaneshwar & UM-DAE CEBS (University of Mumbai-Department of Atomic Energy Centre for Excellence in Basic Sciences), Mumbai. NEST 2019 exam will be conducted on 1st June 2019.
Admissions in NISER, Bhubaneswar and UM-DAE CEBS, Mumbai are done on the basis of a candidate's score in NEST exam. Applicants who have passed Class XII from Science stream are qualified to apply for NEST exam.
NEST 2019 Notification
NEST 2019 Application Form has been released from 1st January 2019. The last date to apply for the NEST exam will be the 7th of March 2019.
NEST 2019 Exam Date
Event Name
Date
Online Application Starts from
1st January 2019
Last date to apply
11th March 2019
Admit card availability
25th April 2019
Exam date
Result Declaration
17th June 2019
NEST 2019 Application Form
Applying candidates can check the NEST Registration 2019 details from below:
Application Fee:
For detailed information on NEST Application Form 2019
NEST 2019 Eligibility Criteria
Qualification Criteria:
Qualifying Exam: Candidates must have passed 10+2 standard or equivalent exam.
Subjects: Candidates should have a combination of any three subjects from the following Physics/Chemistry/Mathematics/Biology as subjects.
Minimum Marks: Candidates must score 60% marks in aggregate or equivalent in 12th standard (55% in case of SC/ST/PD categories).
Appearing Students: Candidates those appearing in final year examination can also apply.
Age Criteria:
General& OBC Candidates: They should have born on or after August 01, 1999.
SC/ST/PD candidates: There is 5 years of age relaxation for SC/ST/PD candidates.
For Complete details on NEST Eligibility Criteria 2019
NEST 2019 Exam Pattern
Exam Mode: Offline mode (OMR based).
Total Marks: The whole question paper will be consisting of 230 marks.
Type of Question: There will be objective (MCQ) questions will be asked.
Duration of Exam: The total exam duration will be 3 hours.
Negative Marking: There is no negative marking in the General section. However, negative marking is applied in the subject section.
Sections: There will 5 sections, each of 50 marks but the general section will carry 30 marks.
Subjects
Total Marks
General
30
Physics
50
Chemistry
Mathematics
Biology
Total
230
Click here: NEST Exam Pattern 2019
NEST 2019 Syllabus
There is not any fixed syllabus for the General section. Generally, the syllabus follows the pattern of NCERT and CBSE science syllabus of 11th & 12th class. Questions are designed to test the candidate’s knowledge in mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, astronomy, computer science and environment. There will be some other questions which are designed to test the mathematics up to 10th standard.
Click here to check NEST 2019 Official Syllabus.
NEST 2019 Admit Card
The NEST Hall Ticket 2019 will be made available from 24th April 2019. The Admit card can be downloaded through the website.
How to download the admit card:
The procedure to download the Admit card for NEST 2019 is as follows:
NEST 2019 Result
Candidates can download the NEST 2019 result from the website. A separate merit list will be prepared by the authority for providing admission. Candidates are suggested to keep a printout of the result and preserve it for further admission process.
NEST 2019 Counselling
NEST 2019 counselling process will be organized in various rounds through offline mode. It is mandatory to qualify the entrance exam to get admission in M.Sc programmes offered by NISER and UM-DAE CEBS. Students have to report to the counselling venue at the specified date & timing. Candidates have to bring the original documents along with them at the time of counselling.
Documents Required for Admission/Counselling: