List of Courses Offered by NISER through NEST 2025

List of Courses Offered by NISER through NEST 2025: Students seeking admission in NISER through the NEST 2025 exam, would like to know the list of courses offered by NISER . NISER offers Integrated courses in Biology, Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics. The NISER provides courses in the areas such as Biological sciences, Chemical Sciences, Computer Sciences, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Physical Sciences, Medical and Radiation Physics. To get admission in integrated courses at NISER, candidates must appear for the NEST 2025 exam. The  NEST 2025 exam will be conducted in June 2025. The NEST 2025 application form will be released in April, 2025 by the National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar and the University of Mumbai - Department of Atomic Energy Centre for Excellence in Basic Sciences (UM-DAE CEBS), Mumbai.

The National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER) is one of the leading public institutions devoted to generating science-based education, preserving scientific knowledge, and nurturing young minds with a zeal for science. The institute is exceptional in its kind and has achieved a prestigious position in Indian education. The announcement of its foundation was done by the then Prime Minister Shri. Dr. Manmohan Singh on August 28th, 2006. And it finally came into action after 9 years in July 2015.

NISER's academic programmes are linked to the Homi Bhaba National Institute, which is part of the Department of Atomic Energy. As a result, HBNI provides the degrees. Given the importance of the programmes and degrees it offers, the institute assesses students' competency before admitting them. The institute administers a national-level screening test called NEST to students enrolled in the 5-year integrated M.Sc. programme. If you want to secure a seat at NISER, read this article to learn about the courses offered by NISER through NEST 2025.

What is NEST?

NEST or the National Entrance Screening Test is a national-level entrance test conducted to enrol students for NISER’s five-year integrated M.Sc. programme in basic sciences like Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Biology. This computer-based test has been accepted by the University of Mumbai-Department of Atomic Energy Centre for Excellence in Basic Sciences too.

NISER Courses Offered Through NEST 2025

As securing a seat at NISER is very competitive now, candidates need to know about the NISER courses and NEST 2025 syllabus from the very beginning. The candidates of NISER-NEST need to be prepared in the syllabus of the following courses:

After the completion of the courses, students are honoured with the degree of Master of Science in any of the above-mentioned four subjects. All the courses are offered through structured and balanced course modules. Generally, NISER admissions are offered according to the candidates’ course preferences. But in any case, if a student wants to change his/her schools, NISER will allow that only after the end of 1st semester subject on the seat availability.

Note : The academic session of NISER usually commences in August every year.

NEST 2025 Highlights

Take a glance at the table below to know about the NEST 2025 exam highlights:

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NISER Courses through NEST 2025: Eligibility Criteria

It is crucial to meet the following eligibility criteria before applying for the integrated 5 years M.Sc. programme of NISER:

• Candidates need to pass the Class XII examination in the regular science stream
• They must be qualified in Class XII from a recognized board in India in 2022, and 2023 or appearing in 2025.
• Candidates who have appeared in the 2025 board examination are also eligible for the course provided they must at the time of NISER admission through NEST.
• They need to have at least 60% in total or equivalent scores in XII examination.
• Candidates belonging to SC/ST and Divyangjan categories will get 5% relaxation in the aggregate.
• Candidates obtaining letter grades must submit a certificate of the same board declaring an equivalent percentage.
• Candidates belonging to the General and OBC Category must be born on/after 1st August 2004.
• SC/ST and Divyangjan will get 5% relaxation in age.
• The candidates must secure a rank in the NEST merit list for final admission.

Note: Original certificates need to be submitted only during admission.

Seat Availability of NISER-NEST 2025

The following number of seats are available for the admission of students to NISER through NEST 2025:

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