NEST Exam Dates 2026: UMDAE CEBS and NISER Bhubaneswar announced the NEST 2026 exam dates on their websites. The NEST exam will be held on June 6. The NEST application process 2026 has been started on January 5. Aspirants will be able to fill out the NEST 2026 application till April 6. Aspirants should check all the NEST exam dates 2026 before they apply for this exam. Candidates who have successfully filled out their NEST application form can download their admit card from May 15, 2026.
Latest Updates: NEST 2026 application link
Candidates can stay up-to-date with all the important NEST exam related events, such as filling out the registration form, admit card, exam, result and other important events by referring to the NEST 2026 important dates. The NISER Bhubaneswar offers admission to various integrated masters level courses based on NEST results. Candidates are advised to read this article to learn more about the NEST exam dates 2026.
Candidates must be aware of the dates related to the NEST exam. To know the NEST important dates 2026 or admission related events, check out the table given below:
Important events | Dates |
NEST registration starts on | January 5, 2026 |
Last date to register for NEST 2026 | April 6, 2026 |
NEST application correction date | April 13 to 14, 2026 |
NEST mock test | April 2026 |
NEST 2026 admit card | May 15, 2026 |
NEST exam date | June 6, 2026 |
NEST answer key release date | June 2026 |
Answer key challenge window | June 2026 |
NEST result date | July 2026 |
NEST score card download date | July 2026 |
NEST counselling date 2026 | July 2026 |
The NISER Bhubaneshwar has released the official notification which contains all the information related to the NEST 2026 exam. The notification will include the NEST exam date 2026, application form dates, admit card dates, eligibility criteria and more.
NISER Bhubaneshwar has started the NEST registration 2026 on January 5, 2026. Before filling out the NEST application form 2026, candidates have to register themselves for the entrance examination. After registration, applicants will have to fill the NEST application form with their personal, contact and academic details along with the necessary documents. Then, they are also required to pay the NEST 2026 application fee via credit card, debit card, or net banking.
To appear for NEST 2026, candidates must download the NEST hall ticket 2026. NISER Bhubaneswar will release the NISER admit card in May 15, 2026. It is important for applicants to bring their NEST admit card 2026 on the examination day at their NEST exam centres. Applicants who have successfully filled and submitted the NEST application form will be able to download their NEST 2026 admit card from the official website at nestexam.in. The admit card carries various crucial details about the candidates and NEST 2026 entrance exam such as name, enrollment number, category, exam centre, general guidelines and instruction, timings of the exam.
Students can find NEST entrance dates 2026, as well as exam time on their admit card. The NEST 2026 entrance exam will be conducted in June 6. NEST entrance exam date 2026 will be published by the NISER and CEBS. The NEST entrance exam 2026 will be conducted in online mode. Qualifying applicants are offered admission to five-year integrated M.Sc programmes offered by the participating institutes.
The answer key of NEST 2026 will be released in June. Candidates can check the solutions of the questions and the question papers of different sets and check their possible marks through the NEST exam answer key. The authorities will also release the NEST final answer key 2026 if the students raise objections against the provisional answer key and the challenges are found to be valid.
The NISER, Bhubaneswar and UMDAE CEBS will declare the NEST 2026 result in July. Applicants can check the NEST result by using their username and password. The NEST result 2026 provides information about the name of the candidate, marks, category, qualifying percentile, merit or rank, and number of applicants.
The conducting body prepares the merit list of NEST, based on the NEST exam scores. NEST 2026 merit list ranks students as per their performance in the entrance exam. NEST 2026 merit lists for Bhubaneswar and CEBS will be available separately on their official websites. To verify documents online, candidates whose names appear on the NEST merit list 2026 are required to complete the NEST document verification process.
The conducting bodies will release the NEST seat allotments for NISER Bhubaneswar and UMDAE CEBS. NISER Bhubaneswar offers around 200 seats and UMDAE CEBS has around 59 seats for admission to integrated MSc programme. The students who are allotted seats have to complete the document verification process and secure their seats.
The conducting bodies will release the NEST 2026 cut off list in July. Candidates can check the NEST exam cut off by using their login credentials such as application number, and password. Students should meet the minimum cut off marks to qualify for the admission process. Selected students should appear for the counselling process to finalise their admission process.
Candidates who have qualified in NEST 2026, are required to take part in the NEST counselling process, in order to complete the admission process. There will be two rounds of NEST counselling for the qualified candidates. If seats remain vacant, conducting bodies will release another merit list. NISER and UMDAE-CEBS individually conduct their counselling process.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The application form for NEST was released on January 5, 2026 on its official website.
The deadline to fill out and submit the application form for NEST will be April 6, 2026.
Candidates can register for the NEST 2026 exam by visiting the official website - nestexam.in.
The NEST 2026 entrance exam will be conducted on June 6.
Candidates can download admit cards for NEST 2026 in online mode by visiting the official website - nestexam.in.
On Question asked by student community
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