NEST Cut-Off 2022: NISER, Bhubaneswar, and UM–DAE CEBS released the NEST 2022 cut-off after the announcement of the result online on July 5, 2022. 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 2022 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 2022.

Latest Updates:
– NEST 2022 Cut-off marks were released online on July 5, 2022.
– NEST 2022 Counselling started through the NISER admission process.

NEST Cut-off 2022 Important Dates

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

NEST 2022	Dates
NEST cut-off declaration 2022	July 5 (Released)
Emails sent to qualifying candidates for the first admission round	July 5, 2022
Last date for submission of Expression of Interest (EOI)	July 13, 2022
Upload of admission queue	July 15, 2022
Reporting for document verification	July 21, 2022
Reporting for final admission registration	August 3, 2022
Classes begin	August 8, 2022

Factors Affecting the NEST Cut-off 2022

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 2022: Previous Years’ Cutoff Scores

Candidates who have qualified the exam and meet the NEET 2022 cut-off released by the institutes will be allowed to participate in the counselling session. 

This section brings 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

Category	Biology	Chemistry	Maths	Physics
General	4.2170	3.4805	3.6305	2.9345
OBC	3.7953	3.1325	3.2675	2.6411
SC/ST/PD/JK	2.1085	1.7403	1.8153	1.4673

Cut-off for NISER Bhubaneswar: Session II

Category	Biology	Chemistry	Maths	Physics
General	3.4599	3.3875	2.7815	2.9620
OBC	3.1140	3.0488	2.5034	2.6658
SC/ST/PD/JK	1.7300	1.6938	1.3908	1.4810

Cut-off for CEBS Mumbai: Session I

Category	Biology	Chemistry	Maths	Physics
General	8.43	6.96	7.26	5.87
OBC	7.59	6.26	6.53	5.28
SC/ST/PD/JK	4.22	3.48	3.63	2.93

Cut-off for CEBS Mumbai: Session II

Category	Biology	Chemistry	Maths	Physics
General	6.92	6.78	5.56	5.92
OBC	6.23	6.10	5.01	5.33
SC/ST/PD/JK	3.46	3.39	2.78	2.96

NEST 2022 Overall Cut-off/ MAP 

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

Category	NEST MAP Cut-off
General category	95 percentile
OBC category	90 percentile
SC/ ST/ Divyangjan	75 percentile

NEST Cut-off 2019: NISER Bhubaneswar

Category	Cut-off
JK	3
PWD	6
General	800
OBC	280
SC	150
ST	30

NEST Cut-off 2019: CEBS Mumbai

Category	Cut-off
ST	15
General	350
OBC	60
SC	50
PWD	10
JK	5

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 2022

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 2022 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 of the same to grab a seat in the seat allotment process at the end for admission. The merit list is prepared based on the scores obtained by the candidates in the NEST 2022. Here are the two methods by which the cut-off is prepared. 

NEST Cut-off 2022: 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 of the candidate.
2. SMAS is 20 per cent 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 2022: 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 then they will not be included in the merit list.

NEST 2020 Cut-off: Category-wise MAP 

Category	MAP
General	95
OBC	90
SC/ST/PWD	75

NEST 2018 Cut-off Rank: University of Mumbai CEBS

Category	Cut-off
ST	62
SC	154
OBC	322
General	427

FAQs on NEST Cut-off 2022

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Also, read:

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