NEST cutoffs are published by NISER on the official website in the form of percentile scores and NEST 2025 marks. Aspirants must score more than the minimum NEST 2025 cutoff to get admission to integrated MSc programs at NISER and UM-DAE CEBS. Students must score more than the NEST sectional cutoffs and category cutoffs for admission to the courses offered by NEST 2025 participating institutions.
- The NEST cutoff or MAP 2025 for general category candidates is 90 percentile as per the official brochure released by the NISER.
- For OBC-NCL category candidates, the NEST 2025 cutoff is also 90 percentile.
- The minimum NEST cutoff percentile or MAP for SC/ST/Divyangjan candidates is 75 percentile.
NISER has released the NEST cutoff percentile or the NEST MAP 2025. However, NEST 2025 cutoff marks are yet to be released by NISER. As per the NEST cutoff for the previous years, the expected NEST cutoff is 75-85 for general category candidates. For OBC category candidates, the NEST cutoff 2025 is expected to be 65-75 marks. However, for SC, ST, and JK candidates, the NEST cutoffs are relatively lower than those of the general and OBC category and is expected to be 45-55 for SC, 35-45 for ST, and 30-40 for J&K category candidates.
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What is the NEST Cutoff 2025
The NEST 2025 cutoff is the minimum marks required to be eligible for admission to the integrated MSc courses offered by NISER and UM-DAE CEBS. Also known as Minimum Admissible Percentile or MAP, NEST cutoffs are released by NISER on the official website every year. This year, the NEST MAP for general category candidates is 90 percentile. For OBC candidates, the NEST cutoff 2025 is also 90 percentile. However, for SC/ST/Divyangjan candidates, the NEST cutoff 2025 is 75 percentile.
NEST Cutoff Percentile 2025
NISER has released the NEST cutoff, also known as the Minimum Admissible Percentile (MAP), in the official brochure for NEST 2025.
- As per the NEST cutoff 2025 released by NISER, the NEST cutoff 2025 for general category candidates is 90 percentile.
- For candidates belonging to the OBC category, the NEST cutoff 2025 is 90 percentile.
- The NEST MAP or cutoff 2025 for SC/ST/Divyangjan candidates is 75 percentile.
| Category | NEST Cutoff/MAP 2025 |
|---|---|
| General | 90 percentile |
| OBC | 90 percentile |
| SC/ST/Divyangjan | 75 percentile |
NEST Cutoff Marks 2025
NISER has yet to release the NEST cutoff marks 2025 on the official website. However, based on the past trends for NEST cutoff 2025, the expected NEST cutoff 2025 is 75-85 for the general category, and for OBC category candidates, the NEST cutoff 2025 is 65-75 marks.
- For SC category candidates, the NEST cutoff marks 2025 are expected to be 45-55.
- The expected NEST cutoff marks for ST category candidates are 35-45.
- J&K candidates can expect NEST cutoff marks of around 30-40 for the 2025 year.
| Category | NISER Cutoff 2025 (Expected Marks) |
|---|---|
| General | 75-85 |
| OBC | 65-75 |
| SC | 45-55 |
| ST | 35-45 |
| J&K | 30-40 |
Factors Determining NEST Cutoff
NEST cutoff 2025 or NEST MAP depends on various factors as listed below.
- NEST seat matrix
- NEST reservation criteria
- NEST SMAS 2025
- Difficulty level of NEST question paper 2025
- Performance of candidates in NEST 2025
- Number of candidates appearing and qualifying for NEST 2025.
NEST Cutoff 2025- Seat Matrix
The NEST cutoff 2025 is affected by the NEST seat matrix or the availability of total seats in the institutes participating in NEST 2025. NISER has published the NEST seat matrix on the official website of NEST 2025.
- For general category candidates, the number of seats available at NISER is 101, and at UM-DAE CEBS is 23.
- For OBC candidates, the number of available seats at NISER is 54, and at UM-DAE CEBS is 15.
- The total number of seats available for NEST 2025 at NISER is 200, and at UM-DAE CEBS is 57.
| Category | NISER Seat Matrix | UM-DAE CEBS Seat Matrix |
|---|---|---|
| General | 101 | 23 |
| EWS | 0 | 6 |
| OBC-NCL | 54 | 15 |
| SC | 30 | 9 |
| ST | 15 | 4 |
| Divyangjan | 5% in each category | 5% in each category |
| Total | 200 | 57 |
NEST Cutoff 2025- Reservation Criteria
NISER and UM-DAE CEBS follow the reservation criteria as prescribed by the Government of India. Students can check the NEST reservation criteria in the table below for different categories.
| Category | NEST 2025 Reservation Criteria |
|---|---|
| OBC | 27% |
| SC | 15% |
| ST | 7.5% |
| Divyangjan | 5% in each category |
Also Read- NEST Reservation Criteria
NEST Cutoff 2025- SMAS
The total NEST score of the candidates is calculated based on the sum of the best three scores in the 4 sections of the NEST exam 2025. However, the SMAS or Section-wise Minimum Admissible Score for each section is “20% of the average of the best 100 scores in that section”.
- For OBC candidates, the NEST SMAS is 90% of the SMAS for general category candidates for respective sections.
- The NEST SMAS for SC/ST/Divyangjan candidates is 50% of the SMAS for general category candidates for respective sections.
| Category | NEST SMAS 2025 |
|---|---|
| General | 20% of the average of the top 100 scores |
| OBC | 90% of the respective SMAS for the general category |
| SC/ST/Divyangjan | 50% of the respective SMAS for the general category |
NEST Cutoff 2024
As per last year's NISER NEST cutoff, general category candidates required at least 70.47 marks or 466 or lower rank to get admission to NISER or UM-DAE CEBS. For OBC category candidates, the NEST cutoff 2024 was 58 marks.
- For SC and ST category candidates, the NEST cutoff 2024 was 38.32 and 29.47 marks, respectively.
- J&K candidates required 23.47 or more marks to secure admission to the institutions participating in NEST 2024.
| Category | NEST Cutoff 2024 (Marks) | NEST Cutoff 2024 (Rank) |
|---|---|---|
| General | 70.47 | 466 |
| OBC | 58 | 235 |
| SC | 38.32 | 92 |
| ST | 29.47 | 37 |
| J&K | 23.47 | 30 |
NEST Cutoff 2024- Shift Wise SMAS
NEST SMAS 2024 Shift 1
| Category | Biology NEST SMAS | Chemistry NEST SMAS | Mathematics NEST SMAS | Physics NEST SMAS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General | 9.29473684 | 8.198 | 6.358 | 5.534 |
| OBC-NCL | 8.36526315 | 7.3782 | 5.7222 | 4.9806 |
| SC/ST/PwD/JK | 4.64736842 | 4.099 | 3.179 | 2.767 |
NEST SMAS 2024 Shift 2
| Category | Biology NEST SMAS | Chemistry NEST SMAS | Mathematics NEST SMAS | Physics NEST SMAS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General | 8.054 | 8.504 | 6.824 | 6.10105263 |
| OBC-NCL | 7.2486 | 7.6536 | 6.1416 | 5.49094736 |
| SC/ST/PwD/JK | 4.027 | 4.252 | 3.412 | 3.05052631 |
*The article might have information for the previous academic years, which will be updated soon subject to the notification issued by the University/College.
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