NISER, Bhubaneswar, and UM–DAE CEBS, Mumbai have released the National Entrance Screening Test (NEST) 2024 subject-wise cutoff marks, providing valuable insights for aspiring students. Additionally, the scorecards have been made available for the candidates to download and check their eligibility for admission to the five-year integrated MSc programme.
The NEST authorities have released subject-wise cutoff marks based on the performance of candidates in different sections. These cutoffs will determine eligibility for further stages of the admission process.
In a significant development, two questions were dropped from the evaluation process. A biology question from shift 1 was found to have multiple correct answers, while a physics question from shift 2 lacked a correct option. To ensure fair evaluation, the total marks obtained by students in biology (shift 1) and physics (shift 2) have been scaled to maintain a maximum of 180 marks.
Subject-wise Cutoff (Shift 1)
- General/EWS - 9.294 (Biology), 8.198 (Chemistry), 6.358 (Mathematics), 5.534 (Physics)
- OBC-NCL - 8.365 (Biology), 7.3782 (Chemistry), 5.7222 (Mathematics), 4.9806 (Physics)
- SC/ST/PwD/JK - 4.647 (Biology), 4.099 (Chemistry), 3.179 (Mathematics), 2.767 (Physics)
Subject-wise Cutoff (Shift 2)
- General/EWS - 8.054 (Biology), 8.504 (Chemistry), 6.824 (Mathematics), 6.101 (Physics)
- OBC-NCL - 7.2486 (Biology), 7.6536 (Chemistry), 6.1416 (Mathematics), 5.4909 (Physics)
- SC/ST/PwD/JK - 4.027 (Biology), 4.252 (Chemistry), 3.412 (Mathematics), 3.0505 (Physics)
Candidates who have secured marks equal to or above the cutoff in their respective categories will be considered eligible for the counselling process.