NEST Result 2024 (OUT): Download Scorecard, Merit List, Rank Card & Percentile Score

The results for NEST 2024 will be published on the official website only and candidates check their qualifying status as under: 

• Visit the official website of the exam - Link will be provided soon

For a better understanding of the process, reference NEST result is given below:

NISER Bhubaneswar Rank Card - www.nestexam.in 

 

Likewise, for NEST 2024

• Candidates will have to click on the NISER and CEBS Score links respectively.
• Enter NEST 2024 Roll Number and Application Number.

• Click on 'Show Scorecard' tab.
• Check and download the NEST 2024 scorecard in PDF format and save the file.

While the merit lists mention overall scores and ranks obtained by the candidates in NEST 2024, the individual scorecards will mention the following details: 

• Candidate details including, name and roll number
• Scores obtained by candidates in the General section
• Scores obtained by the candidates in each section attempted by them
• Total scores obtained by the candidates out of 180 (General section 30 marks+ 50 marks each of the best three subjects)
• Percentile scores of the candidates 
• Merit rank obtained by the candidates 

From 2023 onwards the SMAS score of the best three subject scores from four subjects will be considered for the merit list preparation for NEST 2024 (for both NISER and CEBS). It was different in NEST 2022, where the SMAS of all four subjects were considered for preparing the NISER merit list.

This section lists the rules for preparing the merit list for the National Entrance Screening Test (NEST) 2024. The following are the key points that are being followed while preparing THE NEST 2024 Merit List.

• Scoring system 
• 'Section–wise' Minimum Admissible Score (SMAS) or section-wise cut–off marks
• Overall cut-off or Minimum Admissible Percentile (MAP)
• Merit list rank preparation

NEST Merit List Preparation

The final ranking of the candidates will be based on percentile scores calculated from the best three section scores. The merit list will be published based on the following
criteria:
1. A candidate is required to score more than SMAS in at least three subject sections. Then we say that the candidate is SMAS-qualified.
2. The total score of a SMAS-qualified candidate is the sum of the scores of her/his three best scores from the SMAS securing sections.
3. A candidate is required to score equal to or above a total Minimum Admissible Percentile (MAP) to get a merit rank.
4. If the percentiles of two or more candidates become equal (i.e., in the case of a tie), then the best scores in the sections of the two students would be compared. The student with the higher score would get a better rank.
5. If the tie persists, the students would be given the same provisional rank at the time of declaration of the result, and the tie would be broken by comparing class 12th marks during admission/counseling.
6. If the tie still persists, then the younger student will get a higher rank

The following are the major key factors that are responsible for the NEST 2024 Scoring system:

1. The NEST 2024 examination has four subject sections of 50 marks each.
2. The NEST 2024 entrance examination will be conducted in two sessions, and different sets of question papers will be used for each session. The percentile score will be calculated based on the relative performance of all the qualified candidates in the respective session. The highest score in each session will be the 100th percentile.
3. During the preparation of the merit list, the three best scores from the four sections will be considered. In other words, the worst score among the four sections would bediscarded for the merit list calculation.
4. As merit list calculation will be performed on marks obtained in the best three sections, the 'total' marks for NEST 2024 becomes 150.

The NEST cutoff marks will be prepared out of 150 marks to qualify the applicants. 

Candidates can read the following points to understand about SMAS for NEST 2024 exam:

1. For each section, "20% of the average of the best 100 scores in that section" will be considered as the Section–wise Minimum Admissible Score (SMAS). For example, if the average of the best 100 scores in the Physics section is 41 out of 50, then SMAS for the Chemistry section would be 41*0.20 = 8.2 marks. Similarly, for other sections.
2. SMAS for different sections can obviously be of different numerical values.
3. SMAS for the two sessions, for any particular section, can obviously be of different numerical values.
4. SMAS for OBC students would be 90% of the respective SMAS for general categorystudents. For example, if the SMAS is 8.6 for general category students in the Chemistry section, then SMAS for OBC students would be 7.38 (90% of 8.2).
5. SMAS for SC/ST/Divyangjan students would be 50% of the respective SMAS for general category students. For example, if the SMAS is 8.2 for general category students in the Chemistry section, then SMAS for SC/ST/Divyangjan students would be 4.1 (50% of 8.2).
6. A candidate is required to score equal to or above the NEST SMAS in at least three subject sections to qualify for percentile calculation.

The overall cutoff marks of NEST can be referred as Minimum Admissible Percentile (MAP) scores. 

1. In addition to SMAS, a candidate is required to score equal to or above a total Minimum Admissible Percentile (MAP) to get a merit rank.
(A) MAP for NEST 2024 will be 95 percentile for general category candidates.
(B) MAP for NEST 2024 will be90 percentile for OBC candidates.
(C)  MAP for NEST 2024 will be 75 percentile for SC/ST/Divyangjan candidates.
2. A candidate who scoe less than the MAP would neither be allotted any merit rank nor be deemed to eligible for admission, even if he/she secures SMAS in all sections.

NEST 2024 MAP Percentile

Below is the NEST 2024 Minimum Admissible Percentile (MAP) for merit-list:

The following process is expected to be followed by the exam officials to calculate the NEST 2024 percentile scores:

• There were two sessions of the NEST exam on the same day, i.e. morning session from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm and the evening session from 2 pm to 5:30 pm. 
• The percentile score will be calculated on the basis of the relative performance of all the qualified candidates in each session of NEST 2024 exam. 
• The highest score for each session will be 100th percentile

The final merit list of NISER and CEBS will be based on Section-wise Minimum Admissible Score (SMAS), which is the section-wise cut off marks and Minimum Admissible Percentile (MAP) as under: 

Frequently Asked Questions on NEST Results