National Entrance Screening Test also is known as NEST exam is an entrance exam conducted by NIESR, Bhubaneshwar and Mumbai University(UM-DAE CEBS), Mumbai jointly. It is an online exam with a duration of 180 minutes.on the basis of this test marks admission in both the universities are given. candidates must have passed their class 12 with science stream with minimum 60% marks.

The syllabus of NEST exam is divided into five sections:

Section 1(General section)- no specific syllabus is allotted to this section questions are randomly asked on the history or the general awareness of the subjects such  as history, general awareness, geography, science, English and maths till 10 class

Section 2(Physics)

General: Dimensional analysis, measurement of length, time, mass, temperature, potential difference,Units and dimensions, significant figures, least count Methods of measurement (Direct, Indirect, Null), current and resistance.

Mechanics: Kinetic and potential energy, Impulse, Systems of particles, Kinematics in one and two dimensions (Cartesian coordinates only).Projectiles. Uniform circular motion. Relative velocity. Newton’s laws of motion. Inertial and uniformly accelerated (linear only) frames of reference

Fluids: Rigid body, Stoke’s and Poiseuille’s law, Reynolds number, Buoyancy, Surface energy and surface tension. Pressure in a fluid, Dynamics of rigid bodies with fixed axis of rotation, Pascal’s law, capillary rise. Viscosity –Terminal velocity, Bernoulli’s theorem, Qualitative understanding of turbulence, Streamline flow, equation of continuity.
Rotational Dynamics: Moment of inertia, moment of inertia of uniform bodies with simple geometrical shapes. Angular momentum, Torque, Equilibrium of rigid bodies, parallel and perpendicular axes theorems, Young’s modulus.
Sound: Longitudinal and transverse waves, Resonance (qualitative understanding), superposition of waves. Progressive and stationary waves, Plane wave motion, Beats, Vibration of strings and air columns, Speed of sound in gases, Doppler Effect.
Thermal physics: Blackbody radiation - absorptive and emissive powers, liquids and gases. Calorimetric Problems, Stefan’s law, latent heat. Heat conduction in one dimension, Newton’s law of cooling.

Section 3(maths):

Algebra: Algebra of complex numbers, addition, multiplication, conjugation, polar representation, properties of modulus and principal argument, triangle inequality, cube roots of unity, geometric interpretations.
Quadratic equations with real coefficients, Logarithms and their properties, computation of probability of events using permutations and combinations, formation of quadratic equations with given roots, relations between roots and coefficients solutions of simultaneous linear equations in two or three variables , symmetric functions of roots.
Arithmetic, Permutations and combinations, geometric and harmonic progressions, arithmetic, geometric and harmonic means, sums of finite arithmetic and geometric progressions, infinite geometric series.
Probability: Addition and multiplication rules of probability, conditional probability, Bayes Theorem, symmetric and skew-symmetric matrices and their properties, independence of events.
Binomial theorem for positive integral index, properties of binomial coefficients.
Matrices as a rectangular array of real numbers, equality of matrices, addition, multiplication by a scalar and product of matrices, transpose of a matrix, determinant of a square matrix of order up to three.

section 4( Chemistry)

inorganic chemistry

organic chemistry

Hybridisation of carbon, hyper conjugation, Sigma and pi-bonds,  Representation of organic compounds, Shapes of simple organic molecules, electromeric effect, resonance effect, Inductive effect, Determination of empirical and molecular formulae.

Reactive intermediates: structure and stability of - carbocation, carbanion and free radical, Formation, Homolytic and heterolytic bond cleavages.
Isomerism: Geometrical isomerism, Racemic mixture, Chirality Structural and stereoisomerism, Conformations of ethane and butane (Newman projections), Optical isomerism of compounds.
Nomenclature: IUPAC of only hydrocarbons, mono- functional and bi-functional compounds, including benzene derivatives, IUPAC nomenclature of simple organic compounds.
Alkanes: Wurtz reaction, Preparation, Combustion and halogenation of alkanes, properties and reactions, Idea of homologous series, Mechanism of photo-halogenation.
Alkenes and Alkynes: Acid catalysed hydration of alkenes and alkynes (excluding the stereochemistry), Ozonolysis, Markownikoff rule, Reduction of alkenes and alkynes, Addition reactions of alkynes, Isomerization.
Aromatic compounds: Friedel-Crafts alkylation and acylation (No mechanism) Huckel theory of aromaticity, Aromaticity, Structure of benzene, Isomerism in substituted benzenes.
Haloalkanes (Alkyl halides): Alcohols, Halogen exchange reaction, olefins, Nucleophilic substitution reactions of alkyl halides with different nucleophilic species, Grignard reagent and its reaction.

Section 5(Biology)

Biotechnology, Humans and Environment,Genetics Evolution,Biology of Animal Systems,Reproduction, Ecology, Biology of Plant Systems,Anatomy,Human Health and Diseases Ecosystems Physiology

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NEST 2019 Exam Pattern will be prescribed by the exam conducting authority. The exam pattern includes details of exam mode, type of questions, number of questions, marking scheme, etc. NEST is conducted for admission to the candidates into 5-year integrated M.Sc course. It is a national level entrance test. The entrance test will be organized by NISER and UM-DAE-CEBS jointly.

NEST 2019 Exam Pattern

Candidates appearing in the NEST 2019 entrance test must prepare themselves according to the below exam pattern. The examination will be conducted in the 1st June 2019.

Biology:

Ecosystems, Evolution, Biotechnology, Anatomy, Genetics, Humans and Environment, Biology of Plant Systems, Reproduction, Physiology, Human Health and Diseases, Ecology, Biology of Animal Systems

Mathematics:

Algebra, Quadratic equations, Probability, Arithmetic, Harmonic and Geometric Progression, Arithmetic, Harmonic and Geometric Means, Permutations and combinations, Logarithms, simultaneous linear equations, Binomial theorem, Matrices

General Ability:

The authority has not prescribed any syllabus for General Ability section. However, this section will contain questions from Science, History, Geography, English, Mathematics, G.K and Current affairs. Questions from mathematical ability of class 10thcan be asked in the paper. Passage type questions of science may also be asked.

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Hello sir,

The syllabus for NEST  2019 primarily  follows the NCERT/ CBSE science syllabus  of class  XI–XII.  The syllabus can also be downloaded from NEST  2019 website,  www.nestexam.in,  under  the  ‘Syllabus’  tab.  There is no specific  syllabus for the general section.  This  section  tests candidate's familiarity  with,  but not detailed  understanding  of,  major  historical  milestones  in  subjects like  Biology,  Chemistry,  Mathematics,  Physics,  Computer Science and  Environmental Science. Questions  will  be  designed  to  test  analytic  abilities  and  comprehension  of  scientific passages.  Some of the questions  in  this  section may  require knowledge of class X mathematics. Hope it helps!

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