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NEST Scholarship
2020: Every year the SEMCI INDIA conducts the Nationwide Education and
Scholarship Test (NEST) in the month of January at their test centers in all
major cities in India. The aim of carrying out a series of such periodic tests
is to stimulate the interest of students in the pursuit of accurate knowledge
and to prepare them for competitive skills such as CAT, GATE, GRE, TOEFL and
various other tests for admission to higher education in good institutes as
well as for employment in reputable companies. Only bonafide students enrolled
in colleges will be eligible for this scholarship for examinations in 2020. Class
12 Science students may also qualify for the NEST I test.
23rd NEST
Scholarship 2020
The NEST
(National Entrance Screening Test) is a compulsory 5-year Integrated M.Sc.
admission test. Basic Science System–Genetics, Chemistry, Mathematics, and
Physics–at the National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER),
Bhubaneswar and Mumbai University–Department of the Center for Atomic Energy
Excellence in Basic Sciences (UM-DAE CBS), Mumbai. Both NISER and CBS are
autonomous institutions established in 2007 by the Indian government’s
Department of Atomic Energy (DAE).
Both institutes have started with a mandate to provide
high-quality training in basic sciences to the staff of outstanding scientists
in a lively research environment and to build up a national pool of scientists
ready to face up to scientific problems at the frontiers of basic and applied
sciences.
The training at these institutes implements a semester-based
course framework and a continuous assessment within a versatile and creative
educational curriculum that introduces students to early-term study. The
deployment of graduate students from NISER and CBS is a testimony to the
effectiveness of this program.
NEST Scholarship Overview
|
Exam
Name
|
National
Entrance Screening Test
|
|
Exam
Frequency
|
Once
a year
|
|
Exam
Mode
|
Online
|
|
Exam
Duration
|
3
hours 30 minutes
|
|
Test
Takers
|
Approx.
60,000
|
|
Official
Website
|
www.NESTexam.in
|
NEST Scholarship Dates
|
Event
|
Dates
|
|
Registration
form starts date
|
Started
|
|
Last
date to pay the application fee
|
30
September 2019
|
|
Admit
card release date
|
18
January 2020
|
|
Exam
date
|
25
January 2020
|
|
Result
Declaration
|
05
April 2020
|
NEST Scholarship Eligibility Criteria
The eligibility criteria for the NEST exam should have been
finalized as follows:
Applicants should be a Class XII science pass out from a
recognized board in India with a minimum of 60 % aggregate marks. (55 percent
of members in the SC/PwD category) Class XII should have passed either in 2017
or 2018.
Candidates who took part in their Class XII examinations in
2019 are also eligible to apply.
Applicants are required to learn a mixture of three subjects
– Biology, Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics in Classes XI and XII.
NEST 1: The 1st and 2nd-year students of Engineering,
MBBS/BAMS/BHMS/BUMS/BDS, BCA and B.Sc all, 12th Science, Diploma Engineering
(only final year students)
NEST 2: The 3rd and 4th-year students of Engineering,
MBBS/BHMS/BAMS/BUMS/BDS, BCA, and B.Sc. This includes only computers and IT.
Age Criteria
Applicants of the General and OBC categories should be born
on or after August 1, 1999, in order to meet the NEST eligibility criteria. The
age limit of five years is granted to candidates in the SC/ST/PwD class.
Applicants of the OBC category, the OBC (NCL) certificate
should be issued on or after 1 June 2018.
NEST Scholarship Application Form
Applicants can check the details of the NEST Registration
2019 below:
First, candidates must register with a valid
user email ID on the website.
Applicants will have to fill out their basic details in the
next phase.
After that, an application number will be created for further
authentication.
The scanned images of the signature and the photograph
(maximum 100 KB) will be uploaded to the candidate in JPEG format.
Applicants are informed before the final submission of the
application form to verify all the details that have been filled out.
Pay the fee through the online process.
Please do not forget to take a printout of the application
form for further use.
NEST Scholarship Exam Pattern and Exam Syllabus
The choice of applicants for the NEST I/II Senior Scholarship
Program will be made on the basis of their results in the National Education
and Scholarship Examination – 2020, and it is recommended that applicants
scroll down this page to read more about the examination:
|
Subject
|
No.
of Questions
|
Marks
|
|
NEST
1- Physics and Chemistry (Class 11th & 12th level) or
NEST 2- Technical Aptitude Test – Choose any one group from A, B, C, D |
50
|
50
|
|
Mathematics
or Biology (Class 11 & 12 levels)
|
50
|
50
|
|
Verbal
Aptitude (English Language)
|
50
|
50
|
|
Logical
Thinking (Reasoning)
|
25
|
25
|
|
General
Knowledge
|
25
|
25
|
|
Total
|
200
|
200
|
NEST-II students will choose from one group below:
A = Comp/IT//Elect/Instar;
B = Mech/Prod/Auto.
C = Civil/Cons/Arch;
D = MBBS/BAMS/BHMS/BUMS/BDS
The NEST Scholarship Exam is specifically organized to assess
the options, abilities, skills, and interests that are a vital part of the
student’s education. NEST grants scholarships to brilliant students from the
fields of science, engineering, and medicine, based on merit and performance.
Having a scholarship is something that you can be confident of.
NEST has been initiated to develop the learning capability of
the candidate. They’re going to win the prize in cash and a lot of praise. The
topic, classification, and structure of the exam show similarities to other
assessments including MCQs, filling in blanks, and Yes/No questions such as
CET, CAT, GATE, GRE, TOEFL, and many more.
NEST Grading of Marks
|
Grade
A+
|
From
90% to 100%
|
From
180 to 200 marks
|
|
Grade
A
|
80%
and below 90%
|
From
160 to 179 marks
|
|
Grade
B+
|
70%
and below 80%
|
From
140 to 159 marks
|
|
Grade
B
|
60%
and below 70%
|
From
120 to 139 marks
|
|
Grade
C+
|
50%
and below 60%
|
From
100 to 119 marks
|
|
Grade
C
|
40%
and below 50%
|
From
80 to 99 marks
|
NEST Scholarship Amount
Upon qualifying the applicants will earn the following NEST
Scholarship Amount by the organization:
NEST 1: 10 or more Rs. 30,000 scholarships each with Rs.
75,000 to the first rank owner in the class.
NEST 2: 10 or more scholarships of Rs. 40,000 each with Rs.
1,000,000 to the first rank owner in the class.
NEST Scholarship Registration Fee
NEST 1: Rs. 600/- if the fees are paid till 30 September
2019. If the fees are paid in October & November than late fees of Rs.
100/- and for December Rs. 200/- is charged.
NEST 2: Rs. 700/- if the fees are paid till 30 September
2019. If the fees are paid in October & November than late fees of Rs.
100/- and for December Rs. 200/- is charged.
