NEST Application Form
Application fee for appearing in NEST is Rs.600/- for general category and OBC male candidates. For SC/ST/PD candidates and female candidates the amount is Rs.300/-.
The application fee can be paid in either of the following ways.
- It can be sent by Regd./Speed post to The Chief Coordinator (Address given in section-5 below) in the form of a demand draft in favour of NEST- 2011 payable at Bhubaneswar.
- It can be transferred electronically through National Electronic Fund Transfer (NEFT) with the following details.
Name of A/c: NISER-NEST Account Number: 147601000015979 IFSC code: I0BA001476 Branch name: Indian Overseas Bank, Chadrasekharpur Branch (Please quote the transaction reference number in the form for identification.)
Candidates can also pay the application fee through electronic transaction. Such candidates are requested to go through the instructions carefully available at http://nestexam.in website, before making the transaction. Application form: Application form for NEST examination is available on NEST website (http://nestexam.in). Candidates may fill the application form on-line or download it from the website. They may also get the form by post by writing to
The Chief Coordinator, NEST-2011 National Institute of Science Education and Research, Institute of Physics Campus, Bhubaneswar - 751 005
Online Applications
This mode of filling of application form is recommended. On-line application forms may be filled in more than one sitting. Follow the instruction given at the website for completing application procedure.
Application forms and demand draft should be sent by speed post or registered post.
Check list
- Does the address for correspondence include pin code and is it legible?
- Is a passport size photograph pasted at the correct place?
- Have you signed in the place marked for the signature?
- Is correct email-ID (mandatory for online applicants) written in proper place?
- Is the name of the Bank and Draft/Trns. number written on application form?
- Is your name and application number written on the backside of the draft?
- Have the two centers of your choice been selected and marked in the form?
Ensure that your name and address is written legibly. Send the application form and demand draft together by speed post or registered post.
