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National Entrance Screening Test (NEST) is a compulsory test for students seeking admission to 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. Both NISER and UM-DAE CEBS were set up by Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India in 2007. Their mandate is to train scientific manpower for carrying out cutting edge scientific research and for providing input to scientific programmes of Department of Atomic Energy and other applied science institutions in the country. NEST 2019 will be conducted in around 91 cities [see list] across India. The brochure gives the detailed procedure for applying for the test, syllabus of the test and various dead lines.

The eligibility criteria

The eligibility criteria states the minimum requirements to be fulfilled by candidates to apply for NEST 2019. NEST 2019 is conducted for the 5 year Integrated M.Sc Programmes offered by NISER and CEBS. The eligibility criteria to be fulfilled is mentioned below

Candidates must have qualified Class 12 examination in 2017 or 2018. Candidates who are appearing for Class 12 examination in 2018 are also eligible to apply for the test.

Candidates must have secured minimum 60 percent aggregate in their qualifying examination

Candidates belonging to the reserved category (SC/ST) must secure minimum 55 percent marks aggregate in their qualifying examination. 

Age Limit: Candidates who wish to apply must be born on or after August 1999. There will be a relaxation of 5 years in age limit for SC/ST PwD candidates. 

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