NEST 2024 cut-off announced; check section-wise passing marks
Alivia Mukherjee | July 16, 2024 | 03:51 PM IST | 1 min read
NEST 2024: Scorecard link is active at nestexam.in, counselling dates to be announced soon.
Candidates can download NEST Question/Sample Papers from here.
Download NowNEW DELHI: The National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar has announced the National Entrance Screening Test (NEST) 2024 cut-off. Candidates who have appeared for the exam will be able to access the NEST 2024 cut -off by visiting the official website, nestexam.in. The NEST 2024 counselling dates are yet to be announced.
The NEST 2024 examination was conducted on June 30 in online mode. The NEST 2024 result was declared on July 12. The NEST 2024 answer key was out on July 5. Candidates could submit objections by emailing the relevant NEST authorities before 11 am on July 7.
NEST 2024: 2 questions dropped
Based on the objections submitted regarding the NEST 2024 provisional answer key, exam officials have removed two questions from the NEST 2024 question paper. One question from Biology (Question ID 733898484, shift 1) was ambiguous with multiple correct answers, and another question from Physics (Question ID 733898466, shift 2) had no correct answer among the options. Furthermore, the subject-total marks obtained by students in Biology (shift 1) and Physics (shift 2) have been scaled so that the total marks are adjusted to 180.
NEST Cut-Off: Determining factors
The following factors determined the NEST 2024 cut-off.
- Number of applicants
- Difficulty level of the exam
- Previous year cut-offs
- Number of available seats
- Performance
- Reservation policies
NEST 2024 Cut-off: Section-wise Minimum Admissible Score (SMAS)
Candidates can have a look at the NEST 2024 cut-off (SAMS) below.
|
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 |
5.534 |
6.1010 |
4.9806 |
5.4909 |
2.767 |
3.0505 |
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