The NEST 2026 result will be announced on June 24, 2026, on the official NEST website, nestexam.in. The scores of the three best-performing subjects out of the four subjects — Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Mathematics — will be considered for preparing the merit list. However, the NEST 2026 scorecard will include the cumulative marks of all four subjects.
Candidates who appeared for the exam and meet the NEST 2026 cut-off will be able to download their scorecard PDF by logging into their registered accounts using their login credentials, i.e., username and password.
Test takers who qualify for the cut-off will be able to download the NEST 2026 scorecard from June 25, 2026 onwards. The result will be available in the form of a scorecard containing marks scored by candidates in the top sections of the exam. Check out all the details about the NEST 2026 result on this page, including how to check the result, the evaluation process, and the selection process for NISER Bhubaneswar and UM-DAE CEBS through NEST.
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NEST 2026 Result: Key Highlights
The result of NEST 2026 will be declared on the official NEST exam website – nestexam.in. The direct link to download the NEST 2026 scorecard will be provided on this website. Check out the important details related to the result below:
NEST 2026 Result Features | Details |
Direct Links to Download Scorecard | nestexam.in |
NEST 2026 Conducting Authority | NISER Bhubaneswar UM-DAE CEBS |
NEST 2026 Result Status | Yet to Release |
NEST 2026 Result Release Date | June 24, 2026 |
NEST 2026 Scorecard Release Date | June 25, 2026 |
Mode of Declaration | Online |
When will the NEST 2026 result be declared?
The NEST 2026 result is expected to be announced in the first week of July 2026. The exact date for the release of the result can only be confirmed after an official notification/announcement by the exam authority.
Candidates can check their results online by visiting the official NEST website – nestexam.in – and then entering their application number and password on the official portal.
Where can I check the NEST result?
Candidates can check their NEST result on the official website — nestexam.in. To check the result, they must visit the official website, click on the result/scorecard link and log in by using their NEST application number and password.
What credentials are required to check the NEST result?
To access the NEST result, candidates need their NEST application number and password. This password will be the same as the password that you generated during the NEST registration process.
How to Download the NEST 2026 Result?
The result for the National Entrance Screening Test 2026 will be released as a scorecard, which will include the marks obtained by candidates in their top three scoring sections among Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Mathematics.
To download the NEST 2026, candidates can use the following steps:
Go to the official NEST exam website – nestexam.in.
Click on the “Login” option and enter Application No./Login ID and password.
Enter the given Captcha Code.
Click on the “Login” option below.
Your scorecard will appear on the screen.
Download and save it as a PDF.
NEST 2026 Sorecard: Mentioned Details
The following details will be mentioned on the NEST 2026 scorecard:
Candidate’s name
Roll number
Application number
Category
Candidate’s photograph
Date of birth
Date of examination
Marks/score obtained
Percentile score
Qualifying percentile
Overall rank/merit rank
Category rank
Qualifying status
Number of candidates appeared
Number of candidates qualified
Candidates are advised to carefully verify all the details mentioned on the scorecard after downloading it from the official website, NEST Official Website. In case of any discrepancy, they should immediately contact the exam authorities.
NEST 2026 Cutoff (Expected)
Candidates who score equal or above the NEST 2026 cutoff will be eligible for admission to NISER and CEBS. Based on the previous years; cutoff trends and responses collected from test-takers of the exam from 2024 and 2025, SciAstra has provided below the expected cutoffs for the exam. Candidates need to note that these are the expected cutoffs. Actual cutoffs are yet to be released.
NEST 2026 Cutoff (Expected) | ||||
Category | 2024 Actual Cutoff | 2025 Actual Cutoff | 2026 Expected Cutoff | Expected Change |
General | 80+ | 93+ | 95+ | +2 to +5 |
OBC-NCL | 77+ | 82+ | 88+ | +2 to +8 |
EWS | 67+ | 83+ | 86+ | +3 to +6 |
SC | 60+ | 74+ | 68+ | +5 to +10 |
ST | 45+ | 68+ | 65+ | +5 to +8 |
J&K | 60+ | 65+ | 70+ | +5 to +10 |
NEST 2026 Seat Intake for NISER and CEBS
Candidates who appeared for NEST 2026 will be eligible for admission to the 5-year Integrated MSc programmes offered by NISER Bhubaneswar and CEBS Mumbai if they score equal to or higher than the NEST 2026 cutoff for their respective category.
Check out the number of seats available for these programmes at the two institutes in 2026.
NEST 2026 Seat Matrix | ||
Category | NISER Seats | UM-DAE CEBS |
Unreserved (UR) | 101 | 23 |
UR - EWS | 0 | 6 |
OBC - NCL | 54 | 15 |
SC | 30 | 9 |
ST | 15 | 4 |
Divyagjan | 5% seats in each category (UR)-05; (OBC-NCL)-03; (SC)-02; (ST)-01 | 5% seats in each category |
Total Seats | 200 | 57 |
J & K, Ladakh | 2 | 2 |
Total intake (including J & K, Ladakh) | 202 | 59 |
What are the SMAS and MAP related to the NEST result?
Section-wise Minimum Admissible Score (SMAS): Candidates must score minimum marks in each section of NEST 2026 as decided by the exam authorities. These section-wise minimum marks are called the Section-wise Minimum Admissible Score (SMAS).
To be considered for the merit list, candidates must achieve the SMAS in every section.
The SMAS for a section is calculated by finding the average marks of the top 100 candidates (with the highest scores in the section) and then taking 20% of that average.
Minimum Admissible Percentile (MAP): In addition to SMAS, candidates are required to score equal to or above the Minimum Admissible Percentile (MAP). This refers to the specific category-wise percentile that candidates must achieve in order to hold a place in the NEST merit list. MAP is also known as the NEST overall cut-off.
What details are mentioned in the NEST result?
The NEST result/scorecard includes the following details:
Candidate’s name
Roll number
Section-wise scores
Total marks
Merit rank
Qualifying status
