Both the institutes are residential campuses, with suitable
accommodation and boarding facilities. The academic programmes of both
institutes have a balanced semester-based course structure with continuous
assessment within a flexible, seamless curriculum that emphasizes the
interdisciplinary nature of science in the 21st century and vigorously
seeks to inculcate the notions of exploration, innovation and research
so as to develop a pool of talented and motivated scientific personnel
for the national programmes pursued by the Department of Atomic Energy.
Candidates may apply for either NISER, or CBS, or for both. Selected candidates
will receive a monthly scholarship of Rs.5000/- and an annual contingency
grant.
Eligibility for admission:
(i) Qualification: Students securing at least 60% marks in aggregate
(or equivalent grade) in Class XII (or equivalent) examination from any
recognized Board in India are eligible to apply. For Scheduled Cast (SC),
Scheduled Tribes (ST) candidates and for Persons with Disability (PD),
the minimum requirement is 55%. Students who have passed the Class XII
qualifying examination in 2010 or 2011 or are appearing in 2012 are eligible
to apply. (Where only Letter grade is given by the Board, a certificate
from the Board specifying equivalent percentage marks will be required.
In the absence of such a certificate the decision of the respective Admissions
Committee will be final).
(ii) Age Limit: General category candidates and Candidates
belonging to Other Backward Castes (OBC) born on or after 01 Oct. 1987
are eligible to apply. For SC/ST/PD candidates the age limit is relaxable
by 5 years. In any case, the eligibility criterion mentioned in point
1 above must be satisfied.
Question Paper Pattern : The question paper will have
five sections. The first section, which is compulsory for all candidates
will include general questions. The next four sections will include questions
on (1) biology, (2) chemistry, (3) mathematics and (4) physics. Candidates
may opt to answer any three of the four sections. All sections carry equal
marks. The questions will be aimed testing the comprehension and analytic
ability of the candidates. The questions will be objective type with four
answers given for each question. There may be one or more correct answers
for each question. Wrong answers will be awarded negative marks
Exam Centers: Visit the institute website for nest centers
2012
Application form and information brochure is available
on NEST website (http://nestexam.in). Candidates may fill the application
form on-line or get the form by post by writing to
The
Chief Coordinator, NEST 2012
Centre for Excellence in Basic Sciences
Health Centre, University of Mumbai,
Vidhyanagari Campus, Mumbai - 400098
Completed application form along with application fee should reach The
Chief Coordinator, NEST 2012 at the above address before the prescribed
date.
Application Fee: Application fee for appearing in NEST
is Rs. 600/- for general category and OBC male candidates. For SC/ST/PD
candidates and female candidates the amount is Rs. 300/-. The application fee may be paid by demand draft or by electronic mail transfer to NEST account..
(a) Demand draft may be drawn from any bank provided that it is drawn in the name of
NEST and payable at Mumbai.
(b) It can be transferred electronically through National Electronic Fund
Transfer (NEFT) with the following details.
Bank and branch name : Bank of Baroda, Kalina Branch
Account name and number : NEST06720100017374
IFSC code : BARB0KALINA
Detailed instructions for payment of fees are available at http://www.nestexam.in
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