NEST Cut-off 2025: Check Category-wise Cut-off Marks

NISER, Bhubaneswar, and UM–DAE CEBS will release the NEST 2025 cut-off after the announcement of the results in July 2025. NEST cut-off is the minimum qualifying marks candidates must secure to qualify for the next round. Candidates can check the cut-off online on the respective institutes’ web portals.

The NEST 2025 cut-off marks include the sectional and overall cut-off marks obtained by a candidate in the entrance examination. Candidates who do not meet the cut-off will not be allowed to participate in the counselling session. Read the complete article to know more about the cut-off for NEST 2025.

Latest Updates:
– NEST 2025 Registration started in the last week of March 2025; the last date to fill out the application form will be June, 2025 tentatively.
– NEST 2025 Exam Dates are on the official website. The exam will be held in June 2025 (tentative).
– Candidates can download NEST 2025 Admit Card in June 2025 till the exam date.
– NEST 2025 Results will be announced in July 2025 tentatively.

NEST Cut-off 2025: Important Dates

The authorities release the cut-off after the release of the result. Here is a table of dates for candidates’ reference:

Factors Affecting the NEST Cut-off 2025

There are several factors that directly or indirectly affect the cut-off of NEST. Here are some directly affecting factors for reference.

1. Total number of candidates who applied
2. Total number of candidates who appeared for the exam
3. Total number of seats offered
4. Difficulty level of the question paper
5. Marks secured by each candidate
6. Previous year cut-off trends

NEST Cut-off 2025: Previous Years’ Cut-off Scores

Candidates who have qualified for the exam and meet the NEST 2025 cut-off will be released by the institutes and will be allowed to participate in the counselling session. As the NEST 2025 Cut-off hasn’t been released yet, we will discuss the cut-off scores of previous years in this section.

NEST 2022 cut-off for NISER Bhubaneswar and CEBS Mumbai

The tables below provide the section-wise NEST 2022 cut-off for NISER Bhubaneswar and CEBS Mumbai for each section according to sections and categories. 

Cut-off for NISER Bhubaneswar: Session I

Cut-off for NISER Bhubaneswar: Session II

Cut-off for CEBS Mumbai: Session I

Cut-off for CEBS Mumbai: Session II

NEST 2022 Overall Cut-off/ MAP 

To rank on the merit list, candidates must also score at or above MAP and SMAS. To prepare the NISER and CEBS merit lists, the MAP will be as follows: 

NEST Cut-off 2019: NISER Bhubaneswar

NEST Cut-off 2019: CEBS Mumbai

What Happens After NEST Cut-off?

After the release of cut-off, candidates who meet the cut-off participate in the counselling session. The authorities conduct the counselling session via online mode. The candidates must register on the respective websites to participate in the counselling session. They can check the scheduled date, venue and timings of the counselling through the official website. Aspirants are also asked to upload a few documents for document verification. Here is a list of documents required for the counselling. 

Documents Required for NEST Counselling 2025

1. Class 12^th mark sheet and certificate
2. Class 10^th mark sheet and certificate
3. Category certificate
4. Four passport-sized photograph
5. Date of birth proof
6. NEST scorecard

NEST 2025 Merit List

Candidates who pass the counselling session will be part of the merit list released by the respective institutes. The NEST merit list is released on the official website of the two colleges. Candidates will check the merit list and take the printout to grab a seat in the seat allotment process at the end of admission. The merit list is prepared based on the scores obtained by the candidates in the NEST 2025. Here are the two methods by which the cut-off is prepared. 

NEST Cut-off 2025: SMAS (Section-wise Minimum Admissible Score)

1. The direct total of the general section and the best three scores in each section will be considered as the total score.
2. SMAS is 20% of the average of the best 100 scores in each section.
3. For example, if the average of the best 100 scores in the Chemistry section is  40 out of 50, then SMAS for the Physics section would be 40*0.20 = 8 marks.
4. The section-wise marks will be different for different numerical values.
5. Candidate must score equal to the SMAS or more than SMAS in the general section and in each subject section.

NEST Cut-off 2025: MAP (Minimum Admissible Percentile)

1. Candidates must score equal to or above the MAP score and SMAS.
2. Candidates who will score more or equal in MAP but not in SMAS will not be included in the merit list.

NEST 2020 Cut-off: Category-wise MAP 

NEST 2018 Cut-off Rank: University of Mumbai CEBS

Practice NEST Mock Tests from Embibe 

Here are the steps you must follow to access the mock test series from Embibe:

• 1st Step: Visit Embibe’s official website, i.e., Embibe.
• 2nd Step: If you are new here, sign up with your phone number/ mail ID. Or, you can log in if you have already created an account earlier.
• 3rd Step: Select your Goal as ‘Science’ under the Undergraduate exam.
• 4th Step: Click Next and select ‘NEST‘.
• 5th Step: Click Next and select your language as English.
• 6th Step: Once done, click on the below-mentioned mock test links in a new tab to take the TEST. 

FAQs on NEST Cut-off 2025

Here are some frequently asked questions on the NEST cut-off, and candidates can check the same to clear their doubts:

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We hope this information on the NEST Cut-off has helped you.

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