National Entrance Screening Test 2015 (NEST-2015)

National Entrance Screening Test 2015 (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 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, have jointly announced the schedule of National Entrance Screening Test – 2015 (NEST-2015) for the Academic Session 2015-16.

NEST - 2015 will be conducted on May 30, 2015 (Saturday) from 09:30 am - 1:00 pm at 52 centers across the country.

Eligibility criteria for appearing NEST:

Candidates must qualify all three eligibility criteria listed below:

Candidates in General and OBC category should be born on or after July 15, 1995. The age limit is relaxed by 5 years for SC/ ST/ Physically Disabled (PD) candidates.

Class XII qualifying examination should be passed in either 2013 or 2014. Candidates appearing in 2015 are also eligible. (Where only Letter Grade is given by the Board, a certificate from the Board specifying equivalent percentage marks will be required. In the absence of such a certificate the decision of the respective Admission Committees will be final.)

At least 60% marks in aggregate (or equivalent grade) in Class XII (or equivalent) examination from any recognized Board in India. For Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST) candidates and for Persons with Disability (PD), the minimum requirement is 55%.

How to apply:

To apply for NEST 2015, candidates can fill-up application form using either online (preferable) or offline mode. For online application, candidates should visit www.nestexam.in on or after January 5, 2015. Off-line application is to be filled on a prescribed form, which is available from the NEST office on payment (through DD only: refer ‘Mode of payment’ below) of the required application fee.

Application Fee: The application fee for the male candidates of General/OBC category is Rs. 700. The application fee for SC/ST/PD categories and all female candidates is Rs. 350. For off-line applications the fee should be paid by DD only. For online applications, it can be paid by using credit card/debit card/net-banking through ‘State Bank Collect’ online payment portal or by DD. For offline applications, please add Rs. 50 as postal charges to the application fees mentioned above.

Mode of payment:

Demand Draft: DD for required amount may be prepared from any bank and should be drawn in favour of NISER-NEST and payable at Bhubaneswar. It is advisable that candidate write her/his name (all candidates) and application number (only online candidates) at the back of the DD before dispatching. The DD has to be sent preferably by speed post at the address given below and must reach NEST office. For online candidates, the DD should reach NEST office on or before March 7, 2015. For off-line applications, the DD and the request for application form should be sent in a single envelope.

State Bank Collect online payment facility (SB-Collect): State Bank Collect (SBC) is a multimodal payment portal where payments can be made using credit/debit cards and internet banking facility. This payment method is available only for online applicants. A detailed step-by-step instruction for payment through SBC is available on NEST website and also inside the online application portal for NEST 2015. Online candidates who opt for online payment need not send any document to NEST office (paperless application).

The filled-in form should reach The Chief Coordinator, NEST 2015, NISER, Institute of Physics Campus, Sachivalaya Marg, Sainik School (PO), Bhubaneswar – 751 005, Odisha by March 7, 2015.

Important Dates:

    Registration opens : January 05, 2015 (10:00 am)

    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 pm)

    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 am - 1:00 pm

    Announcement of results on NEST website : June 19, 2015

For further details, visit the link:  http://nestexam.in/docs/15/NEST-2015-Brochure-Syllabus(52).pdf