NEST Expected Cut Off 2025: The National Entrance Screening Test is a national level exam and is the gateway for the aspirants seeking admission to prestigious research institutions. It is conducted by the NISER Bhubaneswar in combination with the UMDAE-CBS. Though the official NEST cut off will be released after the declaration of the result, we can analyse the previous trends to figure out the NEST 2025 expected cut off.
To qualify NEST 2025 one must clear both SMAS and MAP. The Minimum Admissible Percentile for NEST 2025 is expected to be 95 percentile. You can check the expected cut off for all the subjects and categories in this article.
Applicants will be able to prepare for the exam if the expected cut off for 2025 is known to them. Here, we compile the NEST expected cut off 2025 for different categories.
Subject | General/ General-EWS | OBC-NCL | SC/ ST/ Divyangjan/ JK | |||||
Biology | 8.0 - 9.25 | 7.5- 8.5 | 4.0 - 4.5 | |||||
Chemistry | 8.0 - 8.50 | 7.0 - 7.5 | 4.0 - 4.25 | |||||
Mathematics | 6.0 - 7.0 | 5.5- 6.25 | 3.0 - 3.5 | |||||
Physics | 5.5- 6.5 | 4.0 - 5.5 | 2.75- 3.25 | |||||
Category | Expected MAP |
General/ General-EWS | 90-95 percentile |
OBC-NCL | 85-90 percentile |
SC/ ST/ Divyangjan/ JK | 70-75 percentile |
Note: It must be noted that this cut off is based on the previous years analysis and this is not the final cut off. The final NEST 2025 cut off will be released by the NISER Bubaneswar once the exam gets over.
Candidates who have taken the NEST 2025 exam must check the expected cut off as it helps them to compare their marks. It is also advisable to check the factors on which the cut-off depends. These factors help to know the trends of the cut offs.
Total number of seats available.
Number of applicants who have taken the exam.
Difficulty level of the exam.
Previous year cut-off trends.
Marks secured by an individual.
Applicants who have taken the National Entrance Screening Test can review the NEST previous year cutoffs. It will help the candidate to determine the minimum score required to be considered for NEST cut off.
Subject | General/ General-EWS | OBC-NCL | SC/ ST/ Divyangjan/ JK | |||
Shift-I | Shift-II | Shift-I | Shift-II | Shift-I | Shift-II | |
Biology | 9.2947 | 8.054 | 8.3652 | 7.2486 | 4.6473 | 4.027 |
Chemistry | 8.198 | 8.504 | 7.3782 | 7.6536 | 4.099 | 4.252 |
Mathematics | 6.358 | 6.824 | 5.7222 | 6.1416 | 3.179 | 3.412 |
Physics | 5.124 | 6.1010 | 4.9806 | 5.4909 | 2.767 | 3.0505 |
Subject | General/ General-EWS | OBC-NCL | SC/ ST/ Divyangjan/ JK | |||
Shift-I | Shift-II | Shift-I | Shift-II | Shift-I | Shift-II | |
Biology | 5.698 | 5.541 | 5.128 | 4.987 | 2.849 | 2.771 |
Chemistry | 5.215 | 6.106 | 4.694 | 5.495 | 2.608 | 3.053 |
Mathematics | 4.979 | 6 | 4.481 | 5.474 | 2.49 | 3.041 |
Physics | 5 | 5 | 4.335 | 4.613 | 2.409 | 2.563 |
Candidates who are going to attempt the NEST 2025, must know about the two important factors of cut off. The NEST cut off is decided on two parameters- one is SMAS (Section–wise Minimum Admissible Score) and other is MAP (Minimum Admissible Percentile). Let's discuss it one by one.
SMAS (Section–wise Minimum Admissible Score)- NEST SAMS is section-wise cut–off marks. For each section, “20% of the average of the best 100 scores in that section” will be considered as Section–wise Minimum Admissible Score (SMAS).
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MAP (Minimum Admissible Percentile)- It is the overall marks or cut off. A candidate is required to score equal to or above the MAP to get a merit rank.
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