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Ritu Rathee
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The NEST application form for 2024 has already been released on March 20, 2024
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Muskan Gupta
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No, attempting only Physics, Chemistry, and Math sections in the NEST exam is sufficient to qualify and be considered for merit ranking. NEST allows candidates to attempt questions from any three out of the four sections offered: Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Mathematics.Sections: The exam consists of four sections: Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Mathematics.Attempting Sections: You can choose to attempt any three sections based on your strengths and interests. There's no mandatory requirement to attempt Biology.Scoring: Each section is scored out of 100 marks. Your total score is calculated based on the best three
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Piyush Dixit
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The NEST merit list will be prepared by taking into account the best scores from three subjects. The total marks for which NEST 2024 exam will be conducted is 200. Since each section carries 50 maximum marks, hence the final merit list be prepared out of 150 marks. The NEST cutoff marks will be prepared from this 150 marks only.
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Piyush Dixit
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A candidate is required to score equal to or above a total Minimum Admissible Percentile (MAP) to get a merit rank. The minimum admissible percentile score varies for different category candidates. For general category applicants need to score 95 percentile marks in NEST exam. The category wise MAP is mentioned below:CategoryMAP Marks (in Percentile)General95OBC90SC/ST and Divyangjan75Students who score less than the MAP would neither be allotted any merit rank nor be eligible for admission even though he/she secure SMAS in all sections.
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Piyush Dixit
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If two applicants will score the same percentile marks in the NEST 2024 exam then autority will consider marks of class 12th exam for tie breaking. In case of tie between the marks of class 12th exam then candidate who will be younger given preference over other who will be older. Though in most other exams, the older candidates get preference but in case of NEST exam, it is different.
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Piyush Dixit
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SMAS is used frequently in preparing the result of NEST exam. The full-form of SMAS is the Section-wise Minimum Admissible Score. It is the cut off marks which applicants need to secure for each section of NEST paper.Since there are different category candidates who appear in the exam hence they have seperate SMAS.
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Piyush Dixit
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The percentile score are the marks secured by the applicants in NEST exam in all the sections. Since as per new exam pattern NEST will consider marks of top three subjects out of four, in which he/she secures the maxium marks. The merit list of NISER and CEBS will be prepared based on percentile scores, that is calculated based on the relative performance of all the qualified candidates in each session.
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Piyush Dixit
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The MAP is the overall cut off percentile obtained by the candidates in NEST 2024 exam. The highest MAP is 100th percentile. It is different for different category. As 95 percentile for the General category, 90 percentile for OBC category and 75 percentile for SC/ ST/ Divyangjan category students. Applicants need to secure the cutoff marks from the category they belong to, otherwise they won't be able to pass the exam.
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Piyush Dixit
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Applicants who will appear in NEST exam will only be able to check their score card by entering the login credetials.The NEST 2024 scorecard will contain the information like candidates's name, category, marks secured section wise subject and total marks, percentile score, and last merit rank. In case of any discrepancy in the details of the candidate or marks secured by them in different subject, applicants are advised to contact to the exam conducting authorities.
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Piyush Dixit
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Applicants who will appear in NEST exam will only be able to check the result of NEST 2024. The result will be out on the official website in online mode only. To check the result and score card, students need to enter user ID & password. This user id and password will be generated after filling the application form. After downloading the result pdf, save it for future reference.
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