The National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar will today, July 12 release the result of the National Entrance Screening Test (NEST) 2024 at 4 pm. Students who took the exam can download their results at the official website – nestexam.in.
According to the official notice the NEST 2024 exam was held on June 30 in two shifts, the first shift from 9 am to 12:30 pm and the second shift from 2: 30 pm to 6 pm both in the online computer-based test mode (CBT). Furthermore, students had the option to leave the exam hall two hours after the commencement of the exam i.e. at 11 am for the first shift and 4:30 for the second shift.
Additionally, the exam was conducted in over 129 major towns and cities of India with the candidates having the option to take the exam in two mediums – English and Hindi.
Step 1: Visit the official website, nestexam.in.
Step 2: On the homepage, one can find the link which will direct towards the scorecard.
Step 3: Select the link and mention the required credentials like admit card number or registration number.
Step 4: Select the submit button and the scorecard will appear on the screen
As per the official brochure, this year there were 60 questions from each of four sections – physics, mathematics, chemistry, and biology. However, the total marks obtained were based on the best three sections performed by the candidates i.e. the total marks for the exam were 180 marks.
As per last year’s question paper, candidates were rewarded 2.5 marks for each correct answer one mark was deducted for an incorrect answer and no marks were deducted for unattempted questions.
Candidates are required to obtain more than section-wise minimum admissible score (SMAS) in at least three sections to be declared qualified along with minimum admissible percentile (MAP) to obtain their rank.
The final result is declared after taking into consideration objections raised by the candidates after the release of the provisional answer key, for which candidates were provided time from July 5 and July 7.