NEST Exam 2023 - Nationwide Education and Scholarship Test : Application Form, Exam Date, Eligibility, Syllabus and Exam Pattern

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NEST 2023 - Nationwide Education and Scholarship Test acronym as the NEST (NEST-I and NEST-II respectively) are conducted by SEMCI Indian on the last Sunday of January every year to award scholarships of Rs. 25,000/- to Rs. 75,000/- each from bona fide registered in colleges of India. Certificates of Appreciation are also awarded to all high-scoring candidates in the test with All India Ranking (AIR).

Amount & No. of Scholarship

For NEST-I: 10 or more scholarships of Rs. 25000/- each with Rs. 75000/- to Rank No.1 in this Category.

For NEST-II: 10 or more scholarships of Rs. 35000/- each with Rs. 10000/- to Rank No.1 in this Category.

 

NEST Exam 2023 Important Dates

Date of Notification and Start of Online Registration

  • Yet to be notified.

Last Date of Submission of Application Form

  • Yet to be notified.

Date of NEST 2021

  • Yet to be notified.

Date of Declaration of Result

  • Yet to be notified.

Nationwide Education and Scholarship Test 2020 was held on-

  • 29th May 2022

 

NEST Exam 2023 Eligibility

Educational Qualification

Candidates should be a bona fide registered students of a government-recognized school/college in India as given below:

For NEST-I:  The 1st and 2nd year Degree students of Engineering / MBBS / BAMS/ BHMS / BUMS / BDS / 12th (Science), BCA and BSC (all)/Diploma Engg (only Final Year).

For NEST-II:  The 3rd and 4th year Degree students of Engineering / MBBS / BAMS / BHMS / BUMS / BDS / BCA and BSc (only Computer and IT).

 

NEST Exam 2023 Syllabus

NEST Exam consists of questions from the subjects given below:

  • Physics and Chemistry (NEST I) or Technical Aptitude (NEST II)
  • Maths or Biology
  • Verbal Aptitude (English Language)
  • Logical Thinking (Reasoning)
  • General Knowledge

The questions will be of the level of +2 basically from the contents of CBSE, ICSE, and other State Boards.

 

NEST Exam 2023 Pattern

NEST will be a multiple choice objective type paper consisting of 200 marks to be completed in 2 Hr. time.

Subjects

Chemistry Biology Mathematics Physics General Section Total
No of Questions 50 50

50

50 30 230

Note: NEST II candidate will choose any one group from the following:

  • A=Comp/IT/Elex/Telecome/Elec/Insr
  • B=Mech./Prod/Auto
  • C=Civil/Const/Arch
  • D= MBBS/BAMS/BDS/BUMS/BHMS

 

How to apply for NEST Exam 2023?

Aspiring candidates can also apply and pay ONLINE through the official website i.e. https://www.nestexam.in/ and follow the instructions given there.

 

NEST Exam 2023 Fee

The exam fee for various categories is as follows.

General and OBC Male

Female Applicants, SC/ST, and PwD Category

Rs. 1200/-

Rs. 600/-

 

NEST Exam 2023 Dates

The exam will be held in the month of September.

 

NEST Exam 2023 Test Centres

NEST will be held at the following given centers:

  • Agra, Ahmedabad, Aurangabad
  • Bangalore, Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar
  • Chandigarh, Chennai, Coimbatore
  • Delhi & NCR, Durgapur
  • Ernakulam (Cochin)
  • Goa, Guwahati, Gwalior
  • Hubli, Hyderabad
  • Indore
  • Jabalpur, Jaipur
  • Kolkata
  • Lucknow, Ludhiana
  • Mumbai & Suburbs
  • Nagpur, Nashik 
  • Patna, Pune
  • Ranchi
  • Trichy
  • Vadodara
  • Vishakhapatnam

 

NEST 2023 Contact Details

The Director, NEST
SEMCI INDIA
B-1, Piccadilly Flats
57-J, Clare Road
Byculla, Mumbai-400008
Tel: 022-6529 2506/6529 2507
Mob: 08976 08 4445
Email: [email protected]
Web: https://www.nestexam.in/