NEST 2010 Online Application Forms, NEST 2010 Notification, NISER

NEST 2010 online application has began from January 5, 2010 and will close on March 16, 2010.The online application for National Entrance Screening Test (NEST 2010) 2010 detailed advertisement regarding NEST 2010, NISER which includes eligibility criteria, admission procedure, application procedure, examination fees, etc., will be published soon on January 9, 2010 and the Date of exam 6 June 2010.

Eligibility:

Students who have passed the Class XII (or equivalent) qualifying examination in 2008 or 2009 or are appearing in 2010 from any recognized Board of education in India and have secured an aggregate of at least 60% marks (or equivalent grade) are eligible to apply. For Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST) candidates and for Persons with Disability (PD), the minimum marks requirement is 55%. (Where only “Letter” grade is given by a Board, a certificate from the Board specifying equivalent percentage marks will be required. In the absence of such a certificate the decision of the Admissions Committee of the concerned institutions will be final.)

Application Fee:

Application fee for appearing in NEST is Rs. 500/- for male general category and male OBC candidates. For male SC/ST/PD candidates and all female candidates the amount is Rs. 250/-. The application fee should be sent to Chief Coordinator at the address mentioned below in the form of a demand draft / postal order in favour of ‘NEST-2010′ payable at Mumbai.

Important Dates:

Last date for request of application form: Feb. 16, 2010.
Last date for receipt of completed application form: Mar. 16, 2010.
Last date for on-line applications: Mar. 16, 2010.
Admit cards available for download: April 1-15, 2010.
Dispatch of admit cards from: April 16, 2010.
Date of Examination: June 6, 2010 (Sunday) 2 PM to 5 PM.
Announcement of results on (http://www.nestexam.in): June 30, 2010.

Application Form: Candidates may follow any of the following two channels to apply.
(a) They may follow the instructions on the website (http://www.nestexam.in) and fill up the application form on-line, take a print-out, paste a photograph at the appropriate place, and send the same along with the application fee (in the form of a demand draft / postal order) to the address below.
(b) They may send a letter to the address below requesting application form and brochure which will be posted to them. On the receipt of the application form and the brochure the candidate may fill up the form, paste a photograph at the appropriate place, and send the completed application form along with the application fee (in the form of a demand draft / postal order) to:

Contact Details:
The Chief Coordinator, NEST-2010
UM-DAE CBS, Health Centre Building,
University of Mumbai (Vidyanagari Campus),
Santa Cruz (E), Mumbai, 400 098.

Last date for receipt of request for application form is February 16, 2010.

Completed application forms along with application fee must reach the above mentioned address by March 16, 2010.

The completed applications must be sent by Registered Post / Speed Post only. Do not send it through ordinary post or private courier services. Please keep the postal receipt for future reference.