The National Entrance Screening Test (NEST) 2015

National Entrance Screening Test (NEST) 2015

National Entrance Screening Test (NEST) 2015

National Entrance Screening Test (NEST) 2015
Entrance Test for 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 CBS) Mumbai

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 CBS), Mumbai. Both NISER and UM-DAE CBS 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. The test is conducted in around 52 cities across India. The brochure gives the detailed procedure for applying for the test, syllabus of the test and various dead lines.

Important Dates

Registration opens :	:	January 05, 2015 10:00 A.M.
Last date for receiving request + DD for Offline Application form (postal)	:	February 19, 2015
Last date for receipt of completed Offline Application form	:	March 07, 2015 5:30 P.M.
Online application closes	:	March 07, 2015 Midnight
Dispatch of offline admit cards starts	:	April 15, 2015
Download of online admit cards starts	:	April 15, 2015
Date of examination	:	May 30, 2015 (Saturday) 09:30 A.M. - 1:00 P.M.
Announcement of results on NEST website	:	June 19, 2015

Eligibility criteria for admission

Educational qualification :

Candidates seeking admission to NISER and UM-DAE CBS for the academic session 2015-16 should be from science stream (having any combination of Biology / Chemistry / Mathematics / Physics) at class XII and must write the NEST 2015 examination. Candidates who have passed class XII examination or equivalent from any recognised Board in India in 2013 or 2014 or are appearing in 2015 can appear in NEST 2015 examination. Admission will be offered strictly on the basis of Merit List of NEST 2015.
Candidates securing at least 60% marks in aggregate or equivalent grade in class XII examination will be eligible for admission to NISER and CBS. However, there is no restriction on appearing for NEST. For candidates belonging to scheduled castes (SC), scheduled tribes (ST) and physical disabilities (PD) categories, the minimum requirement of marks is 55% in aggregate. Where only letter grades are available, a certificate from the Board specifying equivalent percentage of marks is required. In the absence of such a certificate, the decision of the Admissions Committee of the concerned Institution will be final.

Age limit :

General and OBC category candidates born on or after July 15, 1995 are eligible for admission to the integrated M.Sc. programme of NISER/CBS. The age limit is relaxed by 5 years for SC / ST / PD candidates. However, there is no restriction on appearing for NEST 2015. Necessary certificates supporting eligibility criteria have to be furnished at the time of admission. Please also note that the offer of admission is subject to verification of all original certificates at the time of counselling.

Test Centres

52 Test Centres for NEST 2015

Centre	Code	Centre	Code	Centre	Code	Centre	Code
Agartala	01	Cuttack	14	Jodhpur	27	Ranchi	40
Ahmedabad	02	Dehradun	15	Kanpur	28	Rourkela	41
Allahabad	03	Delhi (East)	16	Kochi	29	Sambalpur	42
Balangir	04	Delhi (North)	17	Kolkata (North)	30	Shillong	43
Balasore	05	Delhi (South)	18	Kolkata (South)	31	Shimla	44
Bengaluru	06	Dharwad	19	Lucknow	32	Silchar	45
Berhampur	07	Guwahati	20	Madurai	33	Siliguri	46
Bhopal	08	Ghaziabad	21	Mangalore	34	Srinagar	47
Bhubaneswar	09	Hyderabad	22	Mumbai	35	Thiruvananthapuram	48
Burdwan	10	Indore	23	Nagpur	36	Thrissur	49
Calicut	11	Jaipur	24	Patna	37	Udaipur	50
Chandigarh	12	Jammu	25	Pune	38	Varanasi	51
Chennai	13	Jamshedpur	26	Raipur	39	Visakhapatnam	52

Salient Features

There are two ways of application to NEST 2015 : ONLINE and OFFLINE (refer to 'How to Apply' tab for details).
Irrespective of the mode of application, NEST will be a written test (OMR based). There is no provision of computerised examination.
For online application there are two modes of payment available: Online Payment (SBCollect) and Demand Draft. (DD needs to be sent to NEST office with summary page.)
For offline application only Demand Draft payment is accepted. (DD needs to be sent to NEST office first to get application kit)
Online payment is through State Bank Collect which accepts debit/credit cards and internet banking of all banks. SBCollect uses a multi-option-payment-system and obviously does not require to have an account in State Bank of India or any State Bank Group banks.

Address for correspondence
Requests for off-line application form + Demand Draft, completed off-line application form and any NEST - 2015 related queries by postal mail must be sent at

The Chief Coordinator, NEST 2015,
NISER, Institute of Physics Campus,
Sachivalaya Marg, Sainik School (PO),
Bhubaneswar – 751 005.
Odisha.

For any queries requiring quicker response, contact at NEST helpline (active from 5th Jan, 2015)
Phone : 0674-2304036 (Mon-Fri, 09:30 - 13:00 & 14:00 - 17:00)
Email : nest@nestexam.in
The official website of NEST 2015 is : www.nestexam.in

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Source : nestexam.in

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