NEST 2024 Cut Off, Qualifying Marks/ Rank – Check Details Here
NEST 2024 Cut Off will be released in third week of July 2024. The National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar and the University of Mumbai – Department of Atomic Energy Center for Excellence in Basic Sciences (UM-DAE CEBS) in Mumbai jointly conducts the NEST exam. National Entrance Screening Test (NEST) is a national level entrance examination conducted every year by the authority. The exam will be conducted to determine admission into the five-year Integrated M.Sc. program in Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics.
In this article, we have provided the details regarding the NEST 2024 Cut Off including previous years cut off, how to check cut off, etc.
NEST 2024 Cut Off
NEST 2024 Cut Off will be released in third week of July 2024 through online mode. The cut off is the qualifying marks that applicants must score to be eligible for the counselling rounds.
It includes the section-wise cut off marks and overall marks obtained by the applicant in the NEST entrance examination. On the basis of the cut off, the merit list for the participating institutes will be prepared.
NEST 2024 Cut Off Dates
Candidates will be able to check the tentative dates regarding the NEST 2024:
| Events | Dates 2024 (Tentative) |
| Exam Date | 4th week of June 2024 |
| Release of Answer Key | 4th week of June 2024 |
| Result Declaration | 2nd week of July 2024 |
| Release of Cut Off | 3rd week of July 2024 |
NEST Previous Years Cut Off
Candidates can check the given section to know the previous year NEST cut off in tabular format:
Section-wise Minimum Admissible Score (SMAS):
| Subject | General/ General- EWS | OBC-NCL | SC/ST/Divyangjan/ JK | |||
| Shift- I | Shift- II | Shift- I | Shift- II | Shift- I | Shift- II | |
| Biology | 5.698 | 5.541 | 5.218 | 4.987 | 2.849 | 2.771 |
| Chemistry | 5.215 | 6.106 | 4.694 | 5.495 | 2.604 | 3.058 |
| Mathematics | 4.979 | 6.082 | 4.481 | 5.474 | 2.49 | 3.041 |
| Physics | 4.817 | 5.125 | 4.335 | 4.613 | 2.409 | 2.563 |
NEST 2022 Cut Off for NISER Bhubaneswar- Session-1
| Category | Biology | Chemistry | Mathematics | Physics |
| General | 4.2170 | 3.4805 | 3.6305 | 2.9345 |
| OBC | 3.7953 | 3.1325 | 3.2675 | 2.6411 |
| SC/ ST/ PD/ JK | 2.1085 | 1.7403 | 1.8153 | 1.4673 |
NEST 2022 Cut Off for CEBS Mumbai- Session- 1
| Category | Biology | Chemistry | Mathematics | Physics |
| General | 8.43 | 6.96 | 7.26 | 5.87 |
| OBC | 7.59 | 6.26 | 6.53 | 5.28 |
| SC/ ST/ PD/ JK | 4.22 | 3.48 | 3.63 | 2.93 |
NEST 2019 Cut Off- NISER Bhubaneswar
| Category | Cut Off |
| General | 800 |
| SC | 150 |
| ST | 30 |
| OBC | 280 |
| PWD | 6 |
| JK | 3 |
NEST Cut Off 2019 – CEBS Mumbai
| Category | Cut Off |
| General | 350 |
| SC | 60 |
| ST | 50 |
| OBC | 15 |
| PWD | 10 |
| JK | 6 |
NEST 2018 Cut Off – NISER Bhubaneswar
| Category | Cut Off Rank |
| General | 427 |
| OBC | 322 |
| SC | 154 |
| ST | 62 |
How to Calculate Scores Using NEST 2024 Cut Off
The authority will publish the NEST 2024 cut off marks on their website. We have explained how applicants can determine the cut off marks and what factors will affect the NEST 2024 Cut Off.
The following factors influence the cut off:
- The total number of applicants who took the exam.
- The total number of applicants that pass the examination
- The exam’s level of difficulty
- Total number of available seats
- Last year’s cutoff
- NEST 2024 Percentile/Score
- Exam Structure
- Reservation Policies
How to Check NEST 2024 Cut Off
Applicants must check the following steps to check the NEST 2024 Cut Off:
- Navigate to the website (Link will be provided above).
- Now, press the link given above.
- The link for the cut off will lead to the homepage of website.
- Now, click the “View NEST 2024 Cut Off” button.
- Cut off will be displayed on the computer screen.
- Examine the cut off & save it for further use.
NEST 2024 Result
The NEST 2024 Result will be provided to candidates in the second week of July 2024. It will be released through online mode. Applicants will be able to download their results by entering the asked login credentials i.e User ID and Password.
The score card includes the details of scaled score, total scores for each session and percentile ranking. The scores of the applicants will be sent to the institute chosen by them in the registration form once the final percentile scores will be announced.
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NEST 2024 Counselling
Admission will be provided to the candidates in 5 years integrated M.Sc. Programmes through NEST 2024 counselling procedure. The NEST 2024 Counselling will be conducted in three rounds through offline mode. No joint counselling will be conducted for NEST & it will be held separately at UM-DAE-CBS & NISER.
The shortlisted candidates will be allotted seats in the M.Sc. course at NISER and UM-DAE-CBS. Applicants will be required to bring the documents for verification at the allotted centre in which they want to take admission in.
Documents Required for NEST 2024 Counselling:
- 10th and 12th Marksheet/ certificate
- Caste certificate
- Valid ID Proof
- NEST 2024 Result
- NEST 2024 Admit Card
- Provisional Call Letter
- Passport Size Photograph, etc.
In case of any other queries related to NEST Cut Off 2024, candidates can ask us in the comments section below.
