To apply for NEST you should fulfill following criteria -

• You should have completed 12th from a government recognized university and should have minimum 60% marks in the exam (this mark is 55% for SC/ST/PD candidates).
• You should have cleared the qualifying exam either in the year 2015 or 2016.
• You should be born on or after August 01, 1997 in order to apply for NEST exam 2017.
• There will be an age relaxation of 5 years for SC/ST/PD category candidates.
• If you are appearing in qualifying exam in the year 2017 are also eligible to apply.