Hi student,

Yes, the NEST 2020 Exam's admit card has been released on 2 September, 2020.

Go to the https://cdn3.digialm.com//EForms/configuredHtml/1834/64186/login.html and enter your username and password to get your admit card.

Refer here for more info - https://university.careers360.com/articles/nest

Feel free to ask doubts in the Comment Section.

I hope this information helps you.

Good Luck!

Hello Aspirant,

NEST 2020 Admit card has been released by The National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER) and UM-DAE CEBS in online mode on September 2nd. It can be downloaded from the official website which is given below

nestexam.in

It must be noted that the admit card of NEST can be accessed only by those candidates who would have filled the application of NEST 2020 within the given time-frame.

For more details refer to the link given below :-

https://university.careers360.com/articles/nest-admit-card/amp

I hope this information helps you.

Good Luck!!

Hello Aspirant,

The cutoffs vary with number of seats available, number people applying , difficulty level of the exam etc. The previous year cutoff for NISER for general category was 800. Hence, your chances seems to be low but you may attend the counselling and see. The counselling for NISER is about to start on 22nd October. The below links may help you get more information on this :

https://university.careers360.com/articles/nest-seat-allotment

For cutoff info:

https://university.careers360.com/articles/nest-cutoff

All the best

Hi dear,

The National Entrance Screening Test (popularly known as NEST ) is an annual college entrance examination in India, conducted for admission into the National Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhubaneswar (NISER) and the Center for Excellence in Basic Sciences (UM-DAE CEBS), Mumbai.

The question paper consists of five sections. The five sections in the NEST 2020 paper are- General Aptitude, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Biology. Each section in the question paper is 50 marks except General Aptitude which consists of 30 marks.

• Candidates have the freedom to choose any one of the four sections- Mathematics, Biology, Physics, and Chemistry
• The maximum marks a candidate can score are 180 marks.
• Only the three sections with the highest scores are considered for merit calculation.
• Section one of General Aptitude is mandatory for all the students.
• NEST syllabus contains 11 ^th and 12 ^th grade level Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Biology.
• There is no fixed syllabus for the General Aptitude section.

preparing tips:-

Read all basic books like NCERT(specially of chemistry)

The syllabus of NEST is similar to JEE ADVANCED and the lavel of questions are of nearly same lavel as well.

Read and consult one book thoroughly. Solve previous years JEE and NEST papers . Also follow some test series(eg. FIITJEE).

All the best.

Thank you

Subject wise NCERT Textbooks of class 11 and 12 are best for basic preparation. Apart from NCERTs, you can prepare and practice from Concepts of Physics by HC Verma, Aptitude Test Problems by Krotov. For chemistry, A Textbook of Organic Chemistry for IITJEE by RK gupta and IIT Chemistry by OP Aggarwal. IIT Mathematics by RD sharma and Higher Algebra by Hall and Knight- these two books are best for preparation. KN Bhatia's Elementary biology for Class 12.

Hello,

Yes,  you are  allowed to give exam after giving exams for these two Subjects  in 2021 but you need to clear the eligibilty criteria for NEST Exam which was that a candidate should secure 60% marks in aggregate or egvivalent to this . Then only you will be allowed to give exams  .And for candidate belongs to reserved(SC/ST /PwD) categories the minimum  requirement  of marks  is relaxed to 55% in aggrigate .And also there is no restrictions on giving number of attempts for NEST and Candidate must Candidates should be from regular science stream with the only combination of at least three subjects among Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics in classes 11th and 12th. and candidates (OBC or General) born on or after 1 August 1999 are eligible for apply for NEST Exam, Candidates ( SC/ ST /PwD) born on or after 1 August 1994 are eligible for apply for NEST Exam.

Thankyou.

If you want to stay away from the headache of admission process entrance test again and again than no doubt you should go for NISER.

But if you can prepare for a competition and work hard you should definitely go for msc from iit because the environment of an iit  is far better then niser and many international companies will be there to help you.

all the best

There is no particular syllabus prescribed for General Ability section. This section might consist random questions from History, Mathematics, Geograph, Science, English, General Knowledge and Current Affairs. For Mathematics, you need to concentrate on: Numbers, HCF and LCM of Numbers, Decimal Fractions, Square Roots and Cube Roots, Average, Problems on Ages, Percentage, Profit and Loss, Ratio and Proportion, Time and Work, Pipes and Cistern, Time and Distance, Problems on Trains, Boats and Streams, Alligation, Simple and Compound Interest, Logarithms, Area, Volume and Surface areas, Calendar, Clocks, Permutation and Combinations, Probability, Reasoning, Sitting Arrangements, Blood relations and Data Interpretation at Class 10 level. So you can stick with NCERT for this.

In English section, command on your English, Grammar, Vocabulary, Understanding of the given paragraph are of more importance. Reading English NewsPaper will also help you in your preparation.

Word Power Made Easy (by Norman Lewis)
This is the go-to book to improve your vocabulary. It is not a book to be read but a book to work with daily to enrich your vocabulary.

High School Grammar and Composition( by Wren and Martin)
It is a very good book for people who want to improve their grammar skills. It helps to understand and conceptualise different aspects of grammar and it is a must have book for anyone with poor grasp on verbal ability or who wants to make up with the basics of english.

For other topics, you can refer to NEST exam guide. News papers, Manorama Year book should help you for this section.

DEAR

The cutoff varies every year. If you are an unreserved candidate, a minimum rank of 500 will get you into CEBS or NISER in first round counselling. AIR 1000 for reserved categories.

There are high chances for you if you score around 50% in the NEST exam.

• For each section, 20% of the average of the best 100 scores in that section will be considered as Section wise Minimum Admissible Score (SMAS).
• It means if the average of the best 100 scores in Chemistry section will be 40 out of 50, then SMAS for this section will be 40 x 0.20 = 8 marks. This process is similar to other section also.
• Candidates should secure equal to or more than particular SMAS in the General section & also in at least three subject sections. Then, these subject sections will be counted in merit list calculation. In case, candidate’s scores SMAS in all four subjects sections, then the best three subject scores will be counted.
• In a case, candidates not score SMAS in the general section or at least three subject sections, then they will not be allotted any merit rank & will not be eligible for admission.

Hope this helps.

GOOD LUCK!!

The scholarship that you get at the time of admission continues till the completion of the course. However, in case of reappear, fail or compartment, the scholarship is not applicable till the backlog is cleared and as soon as the student gets promoted to the next session or semester, the scholarship become valid again. Hope this helps. Good Luck