NEST 2014 : Notification out now

National Entrance Screening Test (NEST) is a compulsory test for students seeking admission to National Institute of Science Education and Research(NISER), Bhubaneswar and University of Mumbai - Department of Atomic Energy Centre for Excellence in Basic Sciences (UM-DAE CBS), Mumbai. BothNISER and UM-DAE CBS were set up by Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India in 2007. Their mandate is to train scientific manpower for carrying out cutting edge scientific research and for providing input to scientific programmes of Department of Atomic Energy and other applied science institutions in the country. The test is conducted in 45 centers across India. This brochure gives the detailed procedure for applying for the test, syllabus of the test and various dead lines.

Integrated Science Education and Research Center (ISERC), Visva Bharati, is also participating in NEST 2014 and will admit students for its Integrated MSc course from the Merit List of NEST 2014. The eligibility criteria are the same as that for NISER/ CBS and the students admitted to ISERC are also eligible for INSPIRE scholarship.

Important Dates

• Registration opens : January 07, 2014
• Last date for receiving request of offline application form (postal) : February 20, 2014
• Last date for receipt of completed offline application form : March 08, 2014 (5:30 pm)
• Online applications close : March 08, 2014 (midnight)
• Dispatch of offline admit cards starts : April 08, 2014
• Download of online admit cards starts : April 08, 2014
• Date of examination : May 31, 2014 (Saturday), 10:00 am - 1:0check 0 pm
• Announcement of results on NEST website : June 20, 2014

For more details check http://nestexam.in/