NEST Application Form 2025: Registration, Fees & Steps to Apply Online

Students need to visit the official site to first register themselves to appear for the NEST 2025 Exam. Candidates must check out the following step-by-step guide to know the process of filing the NEST 2025 application form. 

Here is a thorough video demonstrates how to apply for the NEST 2025 application form

Candidates will have to visit the official website of the NEST exam admissions 2025. The entire application process for NEST 2025 would be conducted online only. Here, candidates need to click on the 'Online Application' button and create their login credentials. Candidates can directly visit the link to apply for the NEST exam - https://cdn3.digialm.com/EForms/configuredHtml/1834/88518/Registration.html

Some important points that aspirants need to keep in mind when filling NEST 2025 application form are mentioned below:

1. Do not use the tab key to move between fields for entry of data. Use a mouse instead.

2. Fields marked with the sign * are mandatory.

3. After details have been filled then click on the 'Register' button to proceed.

4. After successfully completing the registration process, aspirants will receive their User ID and Password on their registered mobile number and email ID.

Note: Candidates are recommended to use the following secure browser for a better view:

1. Internet Explorer (version 10 to 11).
2. Google Chrome(version 73 to 96).

Step 2: Register for NEST 2025

Candidates are supposed to first register for the NEST exam on the official website of the exam. The NEST 2025 registration is provided by the below-mentioned details:

• Full name

• Gender

• Date of birth

• Mobile number

• Class 10 Roll Number/Registration Number

Once all the details are filled in, applicants have to click on the ‘Register’ button. Upon doing this, an email and SMS would be sent to the candidate's registered email ID and mobile number, respectively. The SMS would contain details such as the login ID and password for the NEST application form.

Step 3: Fill Details in NEST Online Form

After candidates successfully register for the NEST exam, they need to click on the verification link sent to their registered email ID. Once candidates do this they will be further redirected to the official website of the exam wherein they have to log in using the credentials mentioned in the email sent to them by exam authorities. Thereafter, candidates would need to enter the below-mentioned details in their NEST 2025 application form:

• Nationality

• Category

• Address (permanent and present)

• Parents' name

• NEST exam centre (up to five cities on a preference basis)

• Educational qualification

• Percentage/Aggregate marks obtained in qualifying exam

Step 4: Upload important documents

Candidates then need to upload the required documents with their NEST 2025 online form. Documents that will be uploaded with the application form includes:

• Class 10 mark sheet/ report card/ certificate

• Class 12 mark sheet/ report card/ certificate

• A digital copy of the photograph

• Scanned signature

The following table brings the details of the documents to be uploaded.

Step 5: Pay the NEST 2025 Application Fee

 After the documents were being uploaded, candidates were now supposed to pay the application fee for the NEST online on the official website of the exam. Candidates could pay the NEST 2025 exam fee via Netbanking/ Credit Card/ Debit Card.

Step 6: Take the print of the NEST 2025 Registration Form

Once the process will be completed and the fee will be successfully paid, candidates need to verify all the information and submit their application form. A summary page would then be generated where an option would come to take out a print of the NEST 2025 online form. Candidates would be recommended to save a copy of the application form for future reference.

The eligibility criteria are the most important thing to go through to validate whether a candidate is eligible to appear for an exam or not. Once, candidates are sure that they can appear for the exam, they are eligible to fill in the NEST application form. Go through the following table to check out the details related to the eligibility criteria. 

The NEST Exam Eligibility is mentioned below:

Candidates who satisfy all the following criteria are eligible to appear for the exam.

(a) Candidates who secure a position in the NEST merit list. Please refer to the official brochure for the rules of merit list preparation.
(b) Candidates who cleared the class 12 board exam in the science stream in the years 2023 or 2024 or have appeared in 2025 from any recognised Higher Secondary Education Board in India.
(c) Secure the passing percentage marks as per their category. 
(d) Born on or after August 01, 2004. The age limit is relaxed by five years for SC/ST/Divyangjan students.

Candidates must be aware of the registration date for the NEST Exam along with the application correction window opening and closing date to make any corrections, once the official notification is out on the official site. The online correction window will start after the successful submission of the application form. 

Students have the liberty to correct or update the information on the NEST 2025 Application form. Candidates can reify or update their details in the NEST 2025 application form as mentioned below: 

Step 1: Visit the official website of NEST 2025

Step 2: Here, candidates need to log in using the application ID and password to update details.

Step 3: In the application account, candidates will have to update the details that they want to edit.

Step 4: Click on the 'Submit' button and save the updated locations successfully.

By following the above-mentioned steps students can edit/modify the details and accordingly submit after form filling. 

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