Organisation : SEMCI India
Scholarship Name : 20th NEST Nationwide Education & Scholarship Test 2018 (Junior Category)
Applicable For : Class IX, X, XI & XII (Science Stream only)
Application Last Date : 30th June, 2018 (Date is Extended)
Exam Date : 29th July, 2018
Website : https://www.nest.net.in/
NEST Junior Scholarship Test
Registrations are open for NEST-Junior categories of NEST Scholarships
Update : SEMCI India 22nd NEST Nationwide Education & Scholarship Test Junior 2019 : www.scholarships.net.in/34289.html
Who can Apply?
Only those students, who are currently studying in Class IX, X, XI & XII (Science) and 1st & 2nd Year of Diploma Engineering are eligible to apply for NEST-Junior Scholarship Test – 2018.
Note : Registrations are open till 30th June, 2018 for NEST-JUNIOR SCHOLARSHIPS for students who have passed their class 9-to-12, 1st&2nd Yr of DipEngg in 2018.
NEST-JR I : Students whose appearing/ Passing out class 9th/ 10th in 2018
NEST-JR II : Students whose appearing/ Passing out class 11th/ 12th in 2018
Medium Of Test : English
How to Apply?
Online Application
Step 1 : Go to the official website of NEST through the URL https://www.nest.net.in/
Step 2 : Click on the Application Form link and Select ‘Apply Online’ in the drop down list
Step 3 : Read the instructions carefully and Click Proceed for Registration button available in the bottom of the page
Step 4 : Fill the following details to complete your Registration
1. Select Your Category – NEST-JUNIOR-I or NEST-JUNIOR-II
2. Select the Test Center 1 [Madurai]
3. Select Test Center 2 [Chennai]
4. Select Your Gender – Male/Female
5. Enter Your Full Name [Mohan] (as it appears in your School/College certificate)
6. Enter Your Father’s Name[Muthu Krishnan]
7. Select Your Date Of Birth [17/07/2003]
8. Enter Your Communication Address [123, Santhanam Road, TVS Nagar, Madurai, Tamil Nadu 625003]
9. Select Your State [Tamil Nadu]
10. Select Your City [Madurai]
11. Enter Your Pincode [625003]
12. Enter Your Mobile Number [9999999999](All alerts will be sent on this mobile number)
13. Enter Your Alternate Mobile Number [9123456780]
14. Enter Your Email Address [mohan@gmail.com] (All info will be sent on this Email Id)
15. Enter Your Alternate Email Address[mohan123@gmail.com]
16. Enter Your Educational Qualification
17. Upload Your Photo(JPG, JPEG, GIF, TIF) (Photograph should be passport size and its memory size should not be more than 100 KB.)
18. Select Did anyone introduce you to NEST SCHOLARSHIP TEST-2018? – Yes/No
19. Accept the Terms & Conditions and Enter the Captcha
20. Finally Click Proceed for Payment button.
Offline Application
Please follow the below given steps if you are sending application/s by post/courier
Step 1 : Go to the link below to Download the Application Form
Download Application Form : http://www.nest.net.in/application_form.htm
Step 2 : Fill up the application form correctly and paste your latest photograph in the space provided on it.
Step 3 : Send your filled up application form attached with a DD in favour of SEMCI INDIA payable at MUMBAI at the following address
SEMCI INDIA,
B-1, Piccadilly Flats,
57-J, Clare Road, Byculla,
Mumbai – 400 008.
Note :
i. There is no need for any attestation, verification or recommendation.
ii. Do not attach any other documents.
iii. Applicants can also form a group of two or more students and draw a single DD of the cumulative amount.
iv. College to charge Rs. 25/- per candidate as processing fee for collection and dispatch of application.
v. Admit Cards will be sent by e-mail just a week before the test, i.e. on 22nd July, 2018.
Scholarships Amount
** Rs. 25,000/- each to the top 10 scorers (with Rs. 40,000/- to Rank #1) in NEST-JUNIOR-I category.
** Rs. 30,000/- each to the top 10 scorers (with Rs. 50,000/- to Rank #1) in NEST-JUNIOR-II category.
** Certificates of Appreciation are awarded to all high scoring candidates in the test with All India Ranking (AIR).
Registration Fee
I. NEST-JUNIOR-I : Rs. 500/- (Rupees Five Hundred only)
II. NEST-JUNIOR-II : Rs. 600/- (Rupees Six Hundred only)
Note :
The last date without late fee is 30th April, 2018. Thereafter, there is late fee of Rs. 100/- in May, 2018 and Rs. 200/- in June, 2018.
Download Admit Card
You will also be able to download your Admit Card from the official website. Click the Download Admit Card link in the home page.
Enter your Registration Number and Password to download your Admit Card
Exam Pattern
The test comprises of Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) with 1 mark per question.
NEST-JUNIOR-I : (FOR CLASS IX & X)
| Section | Subject | No. Of. Questions | Marks |
| I | Physics | 25 | 25 |
| II | Chemistry | 25 | 25 |
| III | Maths | 25 | 25 |
| IV | Biology | 25 | 25 |
| V | English Language | 25 | 25 |
| VI | Logic & GK | 25 | 25 |
| Total | All Sections in 02 Hours | 150 | 150 |
NEST-JUNIOR-II : (FOR CLASS XI & XII AND 1ST & 2ND YEAR OF DIP. ENGG.)
| Section | Subject | No. Of. Questions | Marks |
| I | Physics and Chemistry | 50 | 50 |
| II | Maths or Biology | 50 | 50 |
| III | English Language | 50 | 50 |
| IV | Logic and GK | 50 | 50 |
| All Sections in 02 Hours | 200 | 200 |
Test Centres
Agra, Ahmedabad, Allahabad, Amritsar, Aurangabad, Bangalore, Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Coimbatore, Cuttack, Dehradun, Delhi & Ncr, Dhanbad, Durgapur, Ernakulam (Cochin), Gangtok, Goa, Gorakhpur, Guwahati, Gwalior, Hubli, Hyderabad, Indore, Itanagar, Jabalpur, Jaipur, Jammu, Jamshedpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Kolhapur, Kolkata, Kozhikode, Latur, Lucknow, Ludhiana, Madurai, Mangalore, Meerut, Mumbai & Suburbs, Mysore, Nagpur, Nashik, Nellore, Patna, Pondicherry, Pune, Rajahmundry, Rajkot, Ranchi, Rohtak, Rourkela, Shimla, Srinagar, Trichy, Trivandrum, Vadodara, Varanasi, Vijaywada, Vishakhapatnam.
Syllabus :
** NEST-JUNIOR-I is generally based on class 8th & 9th books prescribed by the NCERT of India. It may also include questions based on class 6th, 7th and lower level.
** NEST-JUNIOR-II are based on SSC & HSC books as prescribed by the CBSE, ICSE and other State boards in India
Results
The result will be declared and displayed on our website at 5.00pm. 5th September, 2018. Only winners of scholarship will be informed by email / SMS in the same week.