NEST 2025 Highlights :

Particulars	Details
Exam Name	National Entrance Screening Test
Conducting Body	NISER Bhubaneswar and UM-DAE CEBS Mumbai
Exam Level	Undergraduate Exam at the National Level
Exam Frequency	Once a Year
Mode of Exam	Online or Computer-Based Test (CBT)
Courses Offered Through Entrance Exam	Integrated MSc
Exam Fees	INR 1,200 (Male candidates of General and OBC categories) INR 600 (Female candidates of all categories and male candidates of SC, ST and PwD categories)
Exam Duration	3 hours and 30 minutes
Total Marks	200
Total Number of Questions	68
Marking Scheme	+2.5 for each correct answer (MCQs) +4 for each correct answer (MSQs) -1 for each incorrect answer (MCQs) 0 for incorrect answer in MSQs and unattempted questions
Language/Medium of Questions	English
Colleges Accepting NEST Score	3 colleges
Total Number of Seats	257
Number of Exam Cities	120
Official Website	https://www.nestexam.in/#
Contact Details	Helpline Number - 022- 61087510  Email - nest2022cebs@gmail.com

NEST 2025 Important Exam Dates :

Dates	Upcoming Exam Dates
17 Feb ' 25 - 09 May ' 25	NEST 2025 Application Begin ONGOING
10 May ' 25 - 14 May ' 25	NEST 2025 Application Form Correction Window
16 May ' 25	NEST 2025 Mock Test Open
02 Jun ' 25	NEST 2025 Admit Card
22 Jun ' 25	NEST 2025 Exam Date
Jul ' 25	NEST 2025 Provisional Answer Key TENTATIVE
Jul ' 25	NEST 2024 Answer Key Objection Window TENTATIVE
Jul ' 25	NEST 2024 Exam Result TENTATIVE
Jul ' 25	NEST NISER 2024 1st Round Admission TENTATIVE
Aug ' 25	NEST CEBS 2024 2nd Merit List TENTATIVE
Aug ' 25	NEST NISER 2024 2nd Round Admission Online TENTATIVE
Aug ' 25	NEST CEBS 2024 Admission Portal Payment TENTATIVE
Aug ' 25	NEST CEBS 2024 Seat Matrix of the 2nd Round TENTATIVE
Aug ' 25	NEST CEBS 2024 Campus Reporting TENTATIVE
Aug ' 25	NEST NISER 2024 Seat Allotment TENTATIVE
Aug ' 25	NEST NISER commencement of classes TENTATIVE