By Ishika Satwika Singh
13th June, 2023
NEST stands for National Entrance Screening Test. It is a national-level entrance exam conducted for admission to the five-year integrated M.Sc program in basic sciences at NISER, Bhubaneswar and UM-DAE CEBS, Mumbai.
– Prepare a timetable keeping the syllabus in mind. – Make short notes on every topic. – Recognize the weak areas and work hard. – Divide the time equally among all the topics
– Review the syllabus – Review the exam pattern – Understand the concepts – Practice mock tests
NEST syllabus consists of Physics, chemistry, maths and biology. It is a computer based exam which is conducted for a duration of 3 hours and 30 minutes.
– NEST has Objective-type of questions - Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs), Multiple Selection Questions (MSQs) – Total Questions 68 and the total marks for the NEST Exam is 200
To prepare for the NEST Exam. Understand the syllabus and the topics that you need to cover and then make a list of all the topics and prioritize them based on their importance and weightage in the exam.