COVID-19 Impact: NEST 2020 postponed, online application extended until May 31, Check here

NEST 2020 exam has been postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown. The last date of application form submission extended until May 31. Read here to know more. 

National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar, has postponed NEST 2020 scheduled to be held on June 6 until further notice. Moreover,  the last date of application for NEST 2020, which was scheduled to close on May 6, has been extended until May 31 now. NISER has not published any detailed notification regarding it, however, the entire schedule on the official website has been deferred as of now. The revised schedule of NEST 2020 will be published on or after May 17 once the situation of COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown 3.0 is analysed. 

The applications of NEST 2020 have been extended for the third time now due to the Coronavirus pandemic in India. The admit card of NEST 2020 which was earlier scheduled to be released on May 22, will now be issued only after a new exam date is finalised. The schedule for NEST 2020, currently is as under: 

Events	Date
Last date for registration and application form submission	31-May-2020
Availability of NEST 2020 admit cards	Postponed and expected to be out in the second or third week of June 2020
NEST 2020 exam date	Postponed and expected to be held in last week of June or first week of July 2020
Declaration of NEST 2020 result	To be confirmed by NISER

Candidates can fill and submit the application form of NEST 2020 including fee payment in online mode only. Check all steps to fill the NEST 2020 application form here.

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