What is a Good Score in NEST 2024?

In NEST 2024, a score of 145 or above is considered as good. The 90 percentile for OBC, the 75 percentile for SC/ST/PwD, and the 95 percentile for the general category is the minimum admissible percentile (MAP). Each candidate's overall score is calculated by adding their top three results from each of the four sections. The Section-wise Minimum Admissible Score (SMAS) for each section will be determined by taking "20% of the average of the best 100 scores in that section."

Every year competition is increasing as the number of students is going up by thousands. If you want to outperform and get a good rank in NEST 2024 then your preparation must be going absolutely fine. To secure a good rank in NEST 2024, the candidates must obtain a good enough score in the entrance examination. A comprehensive analysis has been made about what can be a very good, good, average and below-average score in NEST 2024. This comprehensive analysis completely depends on the previous years’ cutoff marks. Hence, treat this article as a reference. 

NEST 2024 is a national-level examination that is conducted for the seekers of admission into five Years Integrated M.Sc. programmes. NEST is organized by NISER National Institute of Science Education and Research and UM-DAE CEBS (University of Mumbai- Department of Atomic Energy Centre for Excellence in Basic Sciences). NEST 2024 application process started on April 3, 2024. It is important to qualify in the entrance examination to become eligible for admission. 

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NEST 2024 Ranking System

The ranking system of NEST 2024 is based on the marks obtained by the candidates in the entrance examination. All the candidates who appear in the examination will be given ranks as per the secured marks. To get a good rank in NEST 2024 is to get admission into the integrated courses offered by NISER and UM-DAE CEBS. Every year 10,000 students are increasing for this national entrance test but the seats are limited. Candidates will be called for the counselling process based on the ranks secured by the candidates. The top rankers are called for the counselling process initially.

NEST 2024 Qualifying Marks

Candidates in order to qualify in NEST 2024 must score minimum or equal marks of Section Wise Minimum Admissible Score (SMAS) in all the sections. Along with SMAS, candidates should score an equal to or above the Minimum Admissible Percentile (MAP) to clear the NEST 2024. While preparing the merit list, from this year 2024 calculations will be performed on marks obtained in the best three subjects will be considered not four. In the year 2022, SMAS for all four subjects were considered but it has been changed.

Given below is the table that contains the minimum qualifying percentage in both section-wise and overall exam.

Category	Section Wise Minimum Admissible Score (SMAS)	Minimum Admissible Percentile of NEST (MAP)
General	90%	>= 90
Other Backward Caste	90%	>= 85
Scheduled Caste	50%	>= 60
Scheduled Tribe/ PWD	50%	>= 60

NEST 2024 Expected Cutoff

The expected cutoff marks of NEST 2024 that are provided in the table below are prepared based on the cutoff marks of previous years. Candidates must note that these marks are purely expected marks.

Category	NISER Cutoff Marks	CEBS Cutoff Marks
General	60-65 Marks	70-75 Marks
OBC	50-55 Marks	60-65 Marks
SC	40-45 Marks	50-55 Marks
ST	30-35 Marks	40-45 Marks

Factors Determining NEST 2024 Cutoff Marks

There are some factors that determine the cutoff marks of NEST 2024. Given below are the determining factors of NEST 2024.

• The total number of candidates appeared for NEST 2024
• Availability of the total number of seats
• Total number of candidates qualified in NEST 2024
• The difficulty level of the examination
• Seats reserved for various categories
• Recent Cutoff Trends 

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What is a Good Score in NEST 2024 for General Category?

According to the recent years` cutoff trends and analysis of NEST 2024, a very good score, good score, average score and below-average score of the General Category can be as follows

Very Good Score	147+
Good Score	145+
Average Score	142.5+
Below Average Score	135

What is a Good Score in NEST 2024 for OBC Category?

Given below is the table of a good score in NEST 2024 for the OBC category. Candidates are advised to treat this analysis as a basic reference.

Very Good Score	140+
Good Score	137+
Average Score	135+
Below Average Score	120

What is a Good Score in NEST 2024 for SC Category?

The table below indicates what could be a very good score, good score, an average score and a below-average score of the SC Category.

Very Good Score	125+
Good Score	120+
Average Score	112.5+
Below Average Score	110

What is a Good Score in NEST 2024 for ST and PWD Categories?

 The following table contains the marks of a very good score, good score, average score and below-average score of NEST 2024 for the ST and PWD Category.

Very Good Score	125+
Good Score	120+
Average Score	112.5+
Below Average Score	110

Percentile Vs Mark

According to the official notification of NEST 2024, all the candidates should secure a minimum Section-Wise percentile as well as Overall percentile in order to become eligible for admission into integrated courses offered by NISER and UM-DAE CEBS.

Given below is the table that shows the percentile and the marks required to qualify for the examination.

Category	SMAS Percentile	SMAS Marks	MAP Percentile	MAP Marks
General	90%	45	95%	142.5
OBC	90%	45	90	135
SC	50%	25	75%	112.5
ST	50%	25	75%	112.5
PWD	50%	25	75%	112.5

NEST 2023 Section-wise Minimum Admissible Score (SMAS)

Candidates can check the Section-wise Minimum Admissible Score (SMAS) of NEST 2023 in the following table. 

Subject	General/ General-EWS		OBC-NCL		SC/ ST/ Divyangjan/ JK
	Shift-I	Shift-II	Shift-I	Shift-II	Shift-I	Shift-II
Biology	5.698	5.541	5.128	4.987	2.849	2.771
Chemistry	5.215	6.106	4.694	5.495	2.608	3.053
Mathematics	4.979	6.082	4.481	5.474	2.49	3.041
Physics	4.817	5.125	4.335	4.613	2.409	2.563

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