NEST 2024 or National Entrance Screening Test is conducted by NISER, Bhubaneswar & UM-DAE CEBS (Mumbai) jointly at the national level once a year. The entrance exam for this year is scheduled on 30th June 2024 in two shifts. This entrance exam offer admission into a 5-year Integrated M.Sc course in basic sciences – Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics at National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar and the University of Mumbai – Department of Atomic Energy Center for Excellence in Basic Sciences (UM–DAE CEBS), Mumbai. Interested candidates can go through the following article for detailed information regarding NEST exam 2024.

NEST 2024 Status

• The NEST 2024 exam will be conducted on 30th June 2024 in two shifts.
• The answer key for NEST 2023 has been released on July 10, 2023.
• The challenge period for the answer key ended on July 16, 2023.
• The NEST 2024 result is expected to be announced in the first week of August 2024.
• The counselling process for admission to NISER and UM-DAE CEBS will be conducted in August-September 2024.
• The exam was conducted in four sections: Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics.
• There were a total of 120 questions in the exam, each carrying 1 mark.
• The duration of the exam was 3 hours.
• The minimum qualifying marks for the NEST 2024 exam are 60% for general category candidates and 50% for reserved category candidates.
• The number of seats available for NISER and UM-DAE CEBS is 257 and 120, respectively.

NEST 2024 Important Dates

The important dates of the NEST 2024 exam is given below.

NEST 2024 Application Form

The detailed information regarding NEST Application form is given below.

• The application form has been released on 3 April 2024
• The last date of filling the form is 31 May 2024.
• Correction and Update Window dates to be released soon.
• mock Test dates to be updated later.
• Candidates can download the admit card from 15 June 2024.
• NEST 2024 will be held on 30 June 2024 in two shifts with two different set of question papers.
• Result Announcement Date is 10 July 2024.
• Candidate can fill the form online mode on the official website.
• The applicant has to fill the complete form because an incomplete fill form will be rejected by the conducting body.
• Multiple forms of a single candidate will be rejected by the officials.

NEST 2024 Application Fee

The category wise NEST application fee is given below.

Mode of Payment: Candidate has to pay their fee through online mode by credit card, debit card or net banking.

How to fill the NEST 2024 Application Form?

The procedure for filling the application form is given below.

• Step 1 – Visit the official website. i.e. www.nestexam.in Click on ‘Registration’.
• Step 2 – Click on ‘Login’.
• Step 3 – Applicants have to fill the academic and personal details.
• Step 4 – Applicants have to enter the exam city preference while filling the NEST application form.
• Step 5 – Also, upload the copy of the passport size photo and scanned image of the signature in .jpeg or .jpg format (size limit: 100 kb).
• Step 6 – Take the copy after the submission of the application fee.

NOTE: No request for refund will be entertained by the conducting body.

NEST 2024 Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must satisfy the eligibility criteria given below to be eligible to sit in the NEST 2024 examination.

• Qualifying Exam: Applicants must have passed the 12th or equivalent exam from any recognized Board in the years 2023 or 2024 or be appearing in 2024.
• Subjects: Applicant should be from regular science stream with the only combination of minimum 3 subjects among Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics in classes 11th and 12th.
• Minimum Marks: Applicants must secure minimum 60% marks in aggregate in class 12th exam. For applicants from SCPWD/PWD categories, the minimum required marks is relaxed to 55% in aggregate.
• Age Limit:
  • General and OBC category applicants should born on or after 01 August 2004.
  • The age limit is relaxed by 5 yrs. for SC/ST/PWD applicants.

NEST 2024 Exam Pattern

The detailed information regarding NEST Exam Pattern is given below.

• Only top three sections will be considered for Merit list preparation.
• The Merit List will be prepared on the basis of marks obtained out of 180 marks.

NEST 2024 Admit Card

The detailed information regarding the NEST 2024 Admit card is given below.

• The NEST admit will be available from 15 June 2024.
• It can be downloaded from the official portal.
• Applicants must bring the admit card along with school photo ID card or ID issued by Government to the examination hall.
• It is advised to take a copy of admit card because aspirants need to show the admit card during admission.

NEST 2024 Syllabus

The vital information regarding NEST Syllabus is given below.

#1. Biology

• Cell Biology
• Ecology
• Genetics and Evolution
• Humans and Environment
• Biotechnology
• Biology of Animal Systems – Digestive system, Circulatory system, Excretory system, Nervous system, Reproductive system, Developmental Biology, Immunology
• Biology of Plant Systems
• Systematics

#3. Mathematics

• Algebra
• Logarithms and their Properties
• Analytical Geometry
• Trigonometry
• Differential Calculus
• Integral Calculus
• Vectors

#4. Physics

• General topics like Units and Dimensions, Dimensional Analysis, Least Count, Significant Figures etc
• Mechanics
• System of Particles
• Gravitation
• Sound and Mechanical Waves
• Thermal Physics
• Electricity and Magnetism
• Optics
• Modern Physics

#2. Chemistry

Physical Chemistry

• Measurements in Chemistry
• Mole Concept
• Gaseous and Liquid States
• Atomic Structure and Chemical Bonding
• Thermodynamic – Thermodynamic States
• Chemical Equilibrium
• Electrochemistry
• Solid State
• Solutions
• Solid Chemistry: Adsorption and Collidal State
• Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties
• s-block elements (Group 1 and 2)
• p-block elements (Group 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18)
• d-block elements (Mainly 3D elements)
• f-block elements (Mainly Lanthanides)
• Coordination Compounds
• Metals and Metallurgy

Organic Chemistry

• Basic Elements
• Reactive Intermediates
• Nomenclature
• Alkenes and Alkynes
• Aromatic Compounds
• Haloalkanes
• Haloarenes
• Alcohols
• Phenols
• Ethers
• Aldehydes and Ketones
• Carboxylic Acids
• Amines
• Carbohydrate
• Amino Acids and Proteins
• Polymers

NEST 2024 Answer Key

The NEST Answer key is sent to the registered email address of candidates. Also, the information regarding the keys is available on the official website of NEST.

• Candidates can use the answer key to calculate their probable score.
• Candidates can count the total number of correct and wrong answers using the answer key and can accordingly have an estimate of their score.
• Additionally, if the candidates find any error in the answer key, they can challenge it.
• To do so, challenges have to be sent to the email id specified by the official authority.
• While submitting the challenge, the candidates must mention their roll number and the question id of the questions.
• Then, after reviewing the errors, a final answer key is released.

NEST 2024 Result

The detailed information regarding the NEST Result is given below.

• NEST result will be declared through online mode after the completion of the written exam.
• The result will be announced on 10 July 2024.
• A merit list of the applicants has been made after the declaration of result and released on NEST 2024 official website.

NEST 2024 Scoring System

The exam pattern and merit list preparation are listed here.

• In NEST 2024 examination, there would four subject sections of 60 marks each.
• And Aspirants can attempt ‘as many’ from the subject sections.
• Also, while preparing the merit list for admission, the score for the general section would be considered along with three best scores from the remaining subject sections. In other words, the worst score among section 1 through 3 would be discarded during merit list calculation.
• As merit list calculation will be performed on marks obtained in the general section and
  in (best) three subject sections, the ‘total’ marks for NEST 2024 becomes 180 (60*3 = 180).

NEST Exam 2024 Ranking

NEST 2024 Test Centers

There are approx 91 Test Centers for NEST 2024 examination. Given below is the list of exam centres with Code:

• Guntur [AP] 01
• Mangaluru (Mangalore) [KA] 25
• Angul [OD] 49
• Tirunelveli [TN] 73
• Kurnool [AP] 02
• Mysuru [KA] 26
• Balasore [OD] 50
• Hyderabad [TS] 74
• Rajahmundry [AP] 03
• Alappuzha [KL] 27
• Bargarh [OD] 51
• Karimnagar [TS] 75
• Tirupathi [AP] 04
• Ernakulam [KL] 28
• Baripada [OD] 52
• Warangal [TS] 76
• Vijayawada [AP] 05
• Idukki [KL] 29
• Berhampur-Ganjam [OD] 53
• Agartala [TR] 77
• Visakhapatnam [AP] 06
• Kannur [KL] 30
• Bhubaneswar [OD] 54
• Allahabad [UP] 78
• Vizianagaram [AP] 07
• Kasaragod [KL] 31
• Cuttack [OD] 55
• Kanpur [UP] 79
• Guwahati [AS] 08
• Kollam [KL] 32
• Dhenkanal [OD] 56
• Lucknow [UP] 80
• Patna [BR] 09
• Kottayam [KL] 33
• Jharsuguda [OD] 57
• Noida [UP] 81
• Chandigarh [CH] 10
• Kozhikode [KL] 34
• Khurda [OD] 58
• Varanasi [UP] 82
• Bhilai Nagar [CG] 11
• Malappuram [KL] 35
• Rayagada [OD] 59
• Dehradun [UK] 83
• Raipur [CG] 12
• Palakkad [KL] 36
• Rourkela [OD] 60
• Haldwani [UK] 84
• New Delhi [DL] 13
• Pathanamthitta [KL] 37
• Sambalpur [OD] 61
• Roorkee [UK] 85
• Ahmedabad [GJ] 14
• Thiruvananthapuram [KL] 38
• Bhatinda [PB] 62
• Asansol [WB] 86
• Hamirpur [HP] 15
• Thrissur [KL] 39
• Jalandhar [PB] 63
• Burdwan [WB] 87
• Shimla [HP] 16
• Bhopal [MP] 40
• Mohali [PB] 64
• Durgapur [WB] 88
• Jammu [JK] 17
• Gwalior [MP] 41
• Jaipur [RJ] 65
• Hooghly [WB] 89
• Srinagar [JK] 18
• Indore [MP] 42
• Jodhpur [RJ] 66
• Kolkata [WB] 90
• Bokaro [JH] 19
• Jabalpur [MP] 43
• Udaipur [RJ] 67
• Siliguri [WB] 91
• Dhanbad [JH] 20
• Mumbai [MH] 44
• Chennai [TN] 68
• Jamshedpur [JH] 21
• Nagpur [MH] 45
• Coimbatore [TN] 69 
• Ranchi [JH] 22
• Pune [MH] 46
• Madurai [TN] 70 
• Bengaluru [KA] 23
• Imphal [MN] 47
• Salem [TN] 71 
• Hubballi [KA] 24
• Shillong [ML] 48
• Tiruchirappalli [TN] 72
  

NEST 2024 Important Links

• Download NEST 2024 Information Brochure and Syllabus Pdf

NEST 2024 Highlights

Aspirants can check hereunder; short details of NEST 2024:

Direct Admission to Five Year Integrated M.Sc. Course at UM DAE CEBS

In addition to admission through NEST examination, UM-DAE CEBS will also admit students through the following routes:

• A. Through Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana – KVPY
• B. Through National Science Olympiads (Supernumery)