NEST Exam Dates 2025: Registration (Feb 17 to May 9), Exam (June 22)

Pallavi Pradeep Purbey
Pallavi Pradeep Purbey

Updated on - Jan 14, 2025

NEST exam dates 2025 have been released on the official website and the exam will be conducted on Jun 22, 2025. The NEST application form will be released on Feb 17, 2025. Moreover, the ;ast to fill out the application form is May 9, 2025 which will be available on the official website by NISER, Bhubaneshwar, and UM-DAE CEBS, Mumbai. 

National Entrance Screening Test (NEST) is a national-level entrance exam conducted annually for admission into the five-year Integrated MSc programmes at the National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar, and the University of Mumbai's Department of Atomic Energy Centre for Excellence in Basic Sciences (UM-DAE CEBS)

NEST Exam Dates 2025

NEST exam dates 2025 has been announced by the authority and will be conducted on June 22, 2025. National Entrance Screening Test (NEST) 2025 is a national-level entrance exam conducted for students seeking admission to 5 years integrated M.Sc program in basic Science.

Candidates must check NEST eligibility criteria 2025 before applying for the exam. Check the table below for the important dates for NEST 2025.

NEST Exam Dates 2025
NEST 2025 Important Events Exam Dates
Availability of NEST Application Form Feb 17, 2025
Last Date to Submit Application Form May 9, 2025
NEST 2025 Application Form Correction May 10 - 14, 2025
Availability of Admit Card Jun 2, 2025
NEST Exam Date Jun 22, 2025
NEST Provisional Answer Key Release Date July 2025
Last Date to Submit Objections July 2025
Final Answer Key July 2025
Declaration of Results July 2025

Candidates are advised to keep track of all the events associated with NEST 2025 exam dates. This can be achieved by regularly checking this page for new updates and information.

NEST Application Form Date 2025

NEST 2025 application form will be released by the authority on the official website and was available only in online mode. The last date to apply for NEST application form will be on May 9,2025.

However, candidates must check the table for the same shared below.

Events Dates
NEST Application Form Release Date 2025 Feb 17, 2025
NEST Application Form Last Date to Apply 2025 May 9 2025

NEST Admit Card Date 2025

The conducting officials has announced the release date of the NEST hall ticket 2025. NEST admit card 2025 will be available from Jun 2, 2025 on the official website. Applicants must enter the login credentials required to download their admit card.

The admit card will be available for download till June 2025. Candidates must check the table shared below.

Events Dates
NEST Hall Ticket 2025 Release Date June 2, 2025
NEST Exam Date 2025 June 22, 2025

NEST Answer Key 2025 Date

The answer key release date for NEST 2025 will be released soon by the conducting authority on the official website. Applicants must enter the login credentials required to download their NEST 2025 answer key.

Candidates can follow the below given table for the NEST answer key 2025 dates:

Events Dates
NEST Answer Key Release Date July 2025
NEST Result Release Date July 2025

NEST 2025 Result Date

NEST 2025 result will be released in July 2025, by NISER. Applicants will have to enter the login credentials, such as, application number, registration number, password, or date of birth to download their result PDF. The table below shows the details for the same.

Events Dates
NEST Exam Date 2025 Fourth week of June 2025
NEST Result Release Date July 2025

NEST 2025 Counselling Schedule

The official schedule for the NEST counselling 2025 has been released by the authority. The NEST counselling process for NISER Bhubaneswar will commence in July 2025 (tentative) as well as for CEBS and CEBS will also be conducted in July 2025.

NEST Counselling Dates at CEBS

The dates for the NEST 2025 counselling at CEBS are provided below for the candidates.

NEST Counselling Dates at CEBS
Events Dates
Registration Opens
July 2025
Registration Closes
July 2025
First Merit List to appear on the CEBS website
Aug 2025
Admission Portal opens for payment (first round)
Aug 2025
Admission Portal closes for payment (first round)
Aug 2025
Second Merit List to appear on the CEBS website
Aug 2025
Admission Portal opens for payment (second round)
Aug 2025
Admission Portal closes for payment (second round)
Aug 2025
Seat Matrix at the end of 2nd round to appear on CEBS website
Aug 2025 
Report to the CEBS campus for final admission (physical verification of documents)
Aug 2025
Offline Admissions (If needed)
Aug 2025
Classes begin
Aug 2025

NEST Counselling Dates at NISER Bhubaneswar

The dates for the NEST counselling at NISER Bhubaneswar are provided below for the candidates.

NEST Counselling Dates at NISER Bhubaneswar
Events Dates
NEST Result July 2025
NEST Scorecard July  2025
NISER Bhubaneswar Merit List July  2025
Expression of Interest (EOI) Email July 2025
EOI Form Submission Last Date July 2025
Invitation List Email for Round 1 Admission July 2025
Round 1 Admission Reporting Last Date Aug 2025
Course Registration Aug 2025
Commencement of Classes Aug 2025

 

FAQs on NEST Exam Dates

Q: What is the NEST exam date 2025?

A: The exam for NEST 2025 was scheduled for Jun 30, 2025, at 120 centres all over India from, 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM (first session) and 2:30 PM – 6:00 PM (second session).

Q: When will the application form for NEST 2025 be released?

A: The NEST 2025 application form was released on Apr 3, 2025 and closed on May 31, 2025.

Q: When can I download NEST 2025 admit card?

A: Applicants could download their hall ticket for NEST 2025 from Jun 20, 2025 from the official website.

Q: When will the NEST result 2025 be declared?

A: NEST result 2025 was released on Jul 12, 2024, on the official website in PDF format.

Q: When will the NEST counselling 2025?

A: The NEST counselling process for NISER Bhubaneswar started on Jul 16, 2025, whereas for CEBS it started on Jul 23, 2025.

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