1. Female applicants (irrespective of category) : ₹ 700
2. Applicants of SC/ST/Divyangjan category : ₹700
3. Applicants of Unreserved-EWS (UR-EWS) : ₹ 700
4. Male/Other applicants of UR/OBC category :₹1,400

• Students applying for the NEST 2026 have to fill up the application form on the official site.
• The student can submit the application only once. Multiple forms will be rejected.
• The submission is ONLINE only.
  

Requirements to be readied before you start filling up the Application Form of NEST 2026:

• PC or a Laptop with Internet connectivity
• Qualification details
• Scanned copy of passport photograph and signature in JPG or JPEG format (size should not more than 80 KB).
• Functional e-mail Id as all communication are made through email; Parents email id is recommended.
• Mobile number as all information is sent through SMS too. Parents phone number can be used.
• For online payments, usually a valid debit or credit card as well as Net Banking facility, UPI or PAYTM Service is a must.
• Printer is required for keeping hard copies; if there is no printer, one can save the printouts, transfer them on to a pen drive and get it printed from a cyber-cafe.
• It is recommended to download the information Bulletin Brochure and read it carefully so that you understand various requirements to fill up the form.

The Usual Steps in filling up the Online Application Form of the NEST 2026:

Step-1: Students have to register for Online Application Form. A login and password are created.

Step-2: Student has to complete the Application Form and its various sections.

Step-3: Required documents in the form of Scanned Images of Candidate’s Photograph, Candidate’s Signature and Left Thumb Impression.

Step-4: Payments have to be made by Debit / Credit Card / Net Banking / UPI / PAYTM

Important Instructions about NEST 2026 Application Process:

• All steps have to be completed before you can submit the form.
• Incomplete forms will be rejected.

Please keep visiting the NEST 2026 official website for latest updates.

Before entering the Exam Centre

• Try to reach the exam centre one hour prior to the time advised in the admit card.
• Before leaving for the site, please have a hearty breakfast or light lunch depending on the session. Drink plenty of fluids; as in summers dehydration can set in affecting your performance in the exam.
• Have a cookie or a chocolate just before entering the centre; this prevents hypoglycaemia and thus helps you stay alert longer improving your results.
• If it is a busy centre, then don’t wait till last for the entry and security check.
• Centre will not allow you to enter after the stipulated time of closing the doors.
• Admission to the Exam Centre is with the Admit Card; no candidates shall be admitted to the test without the production of the Admit Card at the Test Centre.
• Usually no bags are allowed.
• No eatables are allowed.
• No communication equipment such as mobile phones / pager / wireless set, scanner, camera or any such electronic / digital gadget etc are allowed in the exam centre; carrying one will lead to disqualification..

After entering the Centre

• Once candidates enter the centre, they should locate their designated hall and seat.
• If mentioned, candidates will be hand frisked as well as photographed or video graphed before entering the centre
• After all the formalities, candidates should enter the allotted hall and take the designated seat.
• No candidate shall be allowed to leave the examination hall before the expiry of half of the time allotted for the respective paper.
• Questions have to be answered on the answer sheet only.
• Copying, use of unfair means of any kind, talking, asking questions from other candidates or borrowing of material inside the Test Centre is strictly prohibited.
• Smoking is not allowed.
• Misbehaviour of any kind can lead to the expulsion of the candidate.
• Caught copying helping in copying will mean cancellation of the answer sheet / cancellation of the candidature.
• Marking the answer sheet or question paper in any way will also lead to the cancellation of the exam for that candidate.