The Application forms for the National Entrance Screening Test (NEST) 2020 have been released on the official website: www.nestexam.in

Candidates who wish to apply for the integrated MSc course offered jointly by NISER – National Institute of Science and UM-DAE CEBS – Education Research Bhubaneswar and University of Mumbai – Department of Atomic Energy Centre for Excellence in Basic Sciences, should apply before April 3, 2020 (midnight).

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 CEBS), Mumbai.

Both NISER and UM-DAE CEBS 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.

NEST 2020 will be conducted in around 90 cities across India. The brochure gives the detailed procedure for applying for the test, syllabus of the test and various deadlines.