Important Dates

• Start Date for Apply Online : 24/02/2021
• Last Date for Apply Online : 30/04/2021
• Admit Card Out : 20/05/2021
• Exam Date : 14/06/2021
• Result Out Date : 30/06/2021

Age Limit

• General and OBC category candidates born on or after August 01, 2001.
• The age limit is relaxed by 5 years for SC / ST / Divyangjan candidates.

Application Fee

• UR / EWS / OBC : Rs. 1200/-
• SC / ST / PH / Female : Rs. 600/-
• Payment Mode : Online

NEST 2021 Admission Eligibility

• Passed the XII standard board examination in the science stream in the years 2019 or 2020 or has appeared in 2021 from any recognised Higher Secondary Education Board in India.
• Secures at least 60% in aggregate in the XII standard board examination. For SC / ST / Divyangjan candidates the requirement is 55%.

NEST 2021 Admission Seats Details

NEST 2021 Admission Selection Process

• The examination is of 3 hours and 30 minutes duration.
• It will start at 9:00 AM for the first session and 2:30 PM for the second session.
• The question paper will consist of 4 (four) 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. It is in the interest of the candidate to attempt all sections.
• The merit list for both the institutes is prepared using the best 3 scores out of the four sections.
• In each section, for certain questions there will be negative marking for incorrect answers.
• Some questions may have one or more correct answers for which marks can only be earned by marking all correct answers and no wrong answer.

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