The examination for the National Entrance Screening Test (NEST) 2019 is scheduled to be conducted on June 1, 2019 (Saturday).

The candidates interested to appear for the exam, can visit the official website and apply.

The National Entrance Screening Test (NEST) is an entrance exam that is held for admission to five-year integration M.Sc programme at the National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER) Bhubaneswar in biology, chemistry, mathematics and physics and the department of atomic energy centre for excellence in basic science, University of Mumbai.
 
NEST 2019 will be a computer-based test (CBT) which will consist of multiple choice questions.


NEST 2019: How to apply
Step 1: Visit the official website i.e. nestexam.in
Step 2: On the homepage, click ‘apply online’
Step 3: Click on ‘get registered’, those who have registered may directly log-in
Step 4: Fill basic information and submit
Step 5: Log-in using the registration number
Step 6: Fill form, upload images
Step 7: Make payment

NEST 2019: Eligibility Criteria

The candidates who wish to apply for the exam must have at least 60 percent marks in class 12 or equivalent.

Admission will be based on merits.
 
NEST 2019: Exam Pattern  
 
The exam will consist of five sections, the sections will be MC- based. The mode of the language of the question paper will be English only.
 
Section 1: This section will be the General Section which will carry 30 marks. Merit list will be created on the basis of this section.

Section 2 to 5: All the sections will consist of subject-specific questions from Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics. Each section will carry 50 marks. The best three subject scores will be considered.

Note* There will not be any negative marking for the wrong answer.
 
Application Fees

The candidates who wish to apply for the exam will have to deposit a total of Rs 1000 as application fees.

This fee is applicable to the candidates who belong to the unreserved and OBC category.
 
For the candidates who belong to the Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribes, PWD category, and the female candidates will have to deposit a total of Rs 500 as an application fee.