NERIST NEE 2025 Application Form (Jan 10): Link at nerist.ac.in, Fees, How to Apply

Below are the steps to fill out and submit the application form for NEE I, II, and III 2025.

Step 1: Create a login for the NEE 2025 application

• Visit the official portal for application and click on 'Online Application for NEE 2025'. Click the “Sign In” button if you have already registered otherwise click on “Register New Account.” Enter your email id, name, mobile number, and password to create a login for online registration.
• The candidate’s mobile number will be used to send an OTP (one-time password) to verify the account. All the details need to be filled in correctly as there is no scope for changing username, mobile number, and email. Once all the details are filled in and a password is generated, click on “Register.”
• Once the account is verified, candidates need to keep a passport-size photograph and signature ready to be uploaded into the system. Please note that the image size should not be more than 60kb for photographs and 40kb for signatures. Also, the image should be in JPG/JPEG format.
• The user will now be redirected to the Home page, where he/she needs to choose his/her qualification and select the NEE exam they want to apply i.e. NEE I, NEE II, and NEE III. Click on the apply button to move to the next window.

Step 2: Fill in the NEE 2025 online application form

• Candidates can now view the list of applications they have applied for and start filling up the form for the chosen exam type. They shall start with selecting a region-based quota that includes all eight states of North East India.
• Now, select the reservation quota against each of the selected quotas. If there are no seats for a selected reservation code, then candidates need to click on the “Reservation List Button” to view the available valid reservation code.
• Select your preferred examination centre wisely as the same cannot be changed once the form is submitted. After all the fields are filled, click “Save” and continue.
• Now, candidates need to fill in personal details in the fields available and again click on the “Save & Continue” button.
• Start uploading the photograph and signature and click on the “Save & Continue” button to proceed to the next step.
• Before submitting the application form for the final time, candidates can review the information panels carefully and make necessary changes if required. Click on the “Final Submit” button to submit the form.

Step 3: Payment of NEE 2025 application fee

• Candidates can make an online payment via Visa and Master cards. They must first select the payment option (Debit/Credit card/net banking) and move ahead to the payment gateway. After selecting the card and filling in all the required information, candidates need to click on the “Pay Now Button.”
• If the payment is successful, candidates will receive an SMS on their registered mobile and will be redirected to the registration completion page. Once the application process is completed, candidates can download their E-Application form and save a copy of this by taking a printout.
• Please note, that the online payment is applicable for candidates who already have an online account from a recognized bank and a username and password for the online transaction.

Step 5: Take a print of the application form

• After successful payment, you can take the printout of the form and save it for future correspondence.

Download the application form filling guide from last year.

Candidates can check below the eligibility to apply for NEE:

Age limit: The maximum age limit as of 31st July of the current academic year is 23 years for the students of the general category (GE) (born on or after 1st August 2002), 26 years for OBC and female applicants (born on or after 1st August 1999) and 28 years for ST/SC/PD (born on or after 1st August 1997).

Academic qualification: Academic Qualifications for different schemes/modes of NEE-II:

• NEE-II (PCM): Applicants must have passed/appeared in 10+2/ Higher Secondary/Sr. Secondary with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics (PCM).
• NEE-II (PCB): Applicants must have passed/appeared in 10+2/Higher Secondary/Sr. Secondary with Physics, Chemistry and Biology (PCB).

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Applicants are required to keep the following things ready before filling out the NEE 2025 application form:

• An E-mail ID for registration and for receiving all future correspondence until the admission process is over and subsequently if admitted.
• One Mobile Number to receive SMS-based notifications/communications related to the online application form, admit card, result, etc. till the admission process is over and subsequently if admitted.
• Facility with internet connectivity.
• A recently scanned passport-sized colour photograph of the candidate (for scanning and uploading).
• Candidate's scanned signature using Blue/ Black pen on a white sheet (for scanning and uploading).
• Access to an online payment facility/service such as:
  1. Net Banking
  2. Credit card
  3. ATM-cum-Debit card

The application fee for NEE is as follows:

• INR 1500 for Gen/OBC/EWS
• INR 1000 for ST/SC/PH

Candidates can pay the fee using a Credit Card / Debit Card / Net Banking through the payment gateway available on the portal.

Candidates need to upload scanned images of their passport-sized photo and signature. The specification for scanning the image and signature is as follows:

Uploading the scanned passport-sized photo

The scanned passport-sized photo should be:

• within 3.5 X 4.5 cm in size
• maximum 100 KB in size
•  ".JPEG/.JPG" format

If candidates are facing any problems uploading their photo or are rejected by the system then resize the photo as per the sample images shown here. To re-size the scanned photo please follow the following steps:

• Right-click on the scanned photo file → Open with → Microsoft Office Picture Manager.
• Then look at the top menus and click Picture → Resize.
• Now look at the right panel, select the radio button custom width x height, and write width = 138 px, height = 177 px. Then click OK to complete.
• If you are not able to do this properly, then use the 'Crop' feature for the 'Picture' menu.
• Then save the file.

Uploading the scanned signature

The scanned signature should be:

• using Blue/ Black pen
• on white sheet
• in ".JPEG/.JPG" format only
• not more than 100 KB in size

The facility for making corrections in the NEE application form 2025 will be provided once the application process is over. Candidates can modify their details filled in the application form during the correction window. The schedule for NERIST NEE application correction will be announced in the institute website.