NEST 2025 Exam Analysis: Section Wise Paper Analysis, Difficulty Level, Student Reactions
National Entrance Screening Test 2024 ( NEST )
Registration - 17 Feb '25 - 9 May '25
The NEST 2025 exam will be conducted on June 22, 2025, across various exam centres in India. The overall exam difficulty level of the examination was moderately easy. Questions from the physics domain were quite difficult to solve and had high-order thinking questions. The difficulty level of Mathematics subjects was moderate to tough. Some of the topics were Probability and limits, among others.
The NEST 2025 exam analysis comprises the difficulty level of the exam, the average number of questions attempted by the students, expected cutoff marks, and memory-based questions. By checking the exam analysis of NEST 2025 students will be able to assess their scores and compare with other students also. Many coaching institutes will release the NEST 2025 answer key after the conclusion of the exam while the official answer key will be released in a few days.
Last year Physics was the toughest, followed by Mathematics. Chemistry and Biology were on the easier lines. The exam pattern and question types were similar to those of last year. The NEST 2025 answer keys will be released a week after the conclusion of the exam. The NEST result 2025 will be declared in the second week of July 2025, in online mode, tentatively. This page provides the necessary details of the analysis of NEST 2025, marks allotted to individual sections, marking scheme etc.
- NEST 2025 Exam Timings
- NEST Exam Pattern
- NEST 2025 Sectional Weightage
- NEST 2025 Exam Pattern and Marking Scheme
- NEST 2025 Section-wise Analysis
NEST 2025 Exam Timings
The exam timings are such that candidates will have to reach the exam centre on time so that there is no overcrowding at the security check-in. Candidates have to carry their NEST admit card and government-authorized ID to the exam centre. The exam timings were as follows:
| Feature | Morning Shift | Afternoon Shift |
|---|---|---|
| Reporting Time | 8:00 AM | 1:00 PM |
| Gate Closes | 8:30 AM | 1:30 PM |
| Exam Commences | 9:00 AM | 2:30 PM |
| Exam Concludes | 12:30 PM | 6:00 PM |
NEST Exam Pattern
The NEST question paper had two formats i.e. in Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) and Multiple Select Questions (MSQs). The mode of the exam was online or Computer Based Test (CBT). The exam duration was 3 Hours 30 minutes. The medium of the entrance exam was English. A total of four sections were asked which were - Biology, Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics.
NEST 2025 Sectional Weightage
The section-wise allotment of questions and marks are mentioned below as per the previous year, once the NEST 2025 section-wise allotment of questions and marks is released the information on this page will be updated.
| Subject | Marks | |
|---|---|---|
| I - Biology | 17 questions (12 MCQs + 5 MSQs) | 50 marks |
| II - Chemistry | 17 questions (12 MCQs + 5 MSQs) | 50 marks |
| III - Mathematics | 17 questions (12 MCQs + 5 MSQs) | 50 marks |
| IV - Physics | 17 questions (12 MCQs + 5 MSQs) | 50 marks |
| Total | 68 questions | 200 marks |
NEST 2025 Exam Pattern and Marking Scheme
The evaluation of the NEST exam will be done as under:
| Question Type | Marking Scheme |
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NEST 2025 Section-wise Analysis
Once the NEST 2025 exam is conducted, the information will be updated here till the time students can check the NEST exam analysis of the previous year and accordingly, they can prepare for the exam. The questions were from the given syllabus of NEST, which was along the lines of the Board exam syllabus. The topics were on the expected lines. Let us take a look at the section-wise topics.
Chemistry - The questions were on the NCERT level. However, there were a lot of questions from previous years' JEE Main question papers. The overall difficulty level of this section was easy. The questions were more on the lines of Inorganic Chemistry and Physical Chemistry.
Mathematics - The majority of the questions were of Class 11 level. The difficulty level was moderate to tough. Some of the topics were Probability and limits, among others.
Physics - The Physics section was the toughest. The topics were calorimetry, current electricity, capacitor, kinematics, unit and dimensions, etc.
Biology - The difficulty level of this section was easy. The topics were from the expected lines like Botany, Human Physiology, and Human Reproduction, among others.
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered a week ago
The National Entrance Screening Test (NEST) 2025 application form date has been announced on February 17, 2025. The NEST application process end date is May 9, 2025.
NEST 2025 registration process will be completely online. Aspirants who will be appearing for the examination are advised to check th
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Contributor-Level 9
Answered a week ago
The test centres of NEST exam are allotted based on the number of applicants opting for a particular test. It is to be noted that NEST committee reserves the right to cancel or add any of the test cities without prior notice to applicants.
The final allocation of NEST Test Centres will be mentioned o
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Contributor-Level 9
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The exact dates of NEST online correction will open between May 10, 2025, to May 14, 2025, as per the official notification. Candidates who will fill the NEST 2025 application form would get the opportunity to update or change the details which were earlier got filled incorrectly.
Candidates would
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Applicants must have the following document to upload while filling NEST application form:
- Class 10 mark sheet/ report card/ certificate
- Class 12 mark sheet/ report card/ certificate
- Digital copy of the photograph
- Scanned signature
The size of photograph and signature will be mentioned in official notifi
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Contributor-Level 9
Answered a week ago
While filling the NEST online form, candidates must ensure that they uploaded the photograph in the format prescribed by exam authorities. The digital photograph uploaded by candidates need to be in JPEG format and should not have exceeded 80 KB.
If all the image specifications are correct then also
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Here is the application fee of the NEST Exam which is conducted once a year. NEST is a national-level exam and candidates who wish to appear for the exam can check out the category-wise application fee for the exam.
| Category | NEST Application Fee (in INR) |
|---|---|
| All Females and Divyangjan (specially-abled category) | INR 700 |
| General/ OBC (Only Males) | INR 1400 |
| SC/ ST/ PwD (Only Males) | INR 700 |
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Applicants are advised to fill the exam centres while filling the application form of NEST exam. There will be around 120 NEST exam centres mentioned in the official notification. Students who want to apply and participate in the NEST exam must fill the 5 exam centres of their preferred choice from
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The application form of NEST 2025 will start on February 17, 2025 by exam conducting authorities on the official website. Applicants are advised to check the eligibility criteria before filling the form. The last date to fill in the application form and to submit the application fee is May 9, 2025.
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Contributor-Level 9
Answered 3 weeks ago
Mumbai University conducts NEST for admission to its Integrated M.Sc courses. However, it is not compulsory for selection. Aspirants with a required score in other accepted exams: JEE Main, MAH MCA CET, CUET PG etc. are also eligible to apply. Moreover, aspirants shall check out the eligibility requ
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Eligibility criteria for admission:
Candidates must qualify these eligibility criteria listed below:
The candidates who have cleared the 12th Standard examination or equivalent in 2022, 2023 or those who will be appearing for the 12th Standard examination or equivalent in 2024, irrespective of categ
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