National Entrance Screening Test 2023 - Integrated MSc at NISER, Bhubaneswar and University of Mumbai –

The National Entrance Screening Test or NEST is a compulsory online/computer based test for admission to the five year Integrated MSc programme in Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics, at National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar and University of Mumbai – Department of Atomic Energy Centre for Excellence in Basic Sciences (UM–DAE CEBS), Mumbai.

Educational qualification:

Educational Qualification: Candidates seeking admission to NISER and UM–DAE CEBS for the Integrated MSc programme 2023–28 should be from a regular science stream in classes XI and XII. Candidates must have passed the class XII examination with at least 60% marks from any recognised Board in India in the years 2021 or 2022 or should be appearing for the same in 2023. For candidates belonging to scheduled castes (SC), scheduled tribes (ST), and Divyangjan categories, the minimum

requirement of marks is relaxed to 55% in aggregate or equivalent grade in the class XII examination.

Examination centres: A proposed list of about 115 centres (cities and towns of India) for the NEST examination is given in brochure.  

Important Dates:

Online application: February 27, 2023 to May 17, 2023 (midnight)

Download of Admit Card begins: June 12, 2023

NEST 2023 examination: June 24, 2023

Hours of examination: 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM (Session I) & 2:30 PM – 6:00 PM (Session II)

Announcement of results on NEST website: July 10, 2023

Application Fee

Female applicant : ₹600.00

Applicant of SC/ST/Divyangjan category : ₹600.00

Male/Others applicant of the General/OBC category: ₹1200.00

Online Application

Helpdesk for raising queries/complaints regarding Registration, Application, Payment etc.:

Use grievance portal (click 'Helpdesk') after Registration/Login.

Helpdesk Contact: 7996065888 [Mon-Sat 09:00-18.00]

For queries regarding Information Brochure & Syllabus and general information about NEST 2023:

Email-ID: nest-exam@niser.ac.in

Helpdesk Contact: 0674-2494360 [Mon-Fri 10:00-13:00 and 15:00-17.00]

Previous NEST Question papers/Answers

•NEST 2023 Information Brochure & Syllabus
•NEST 2023 Flyer

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