NEST Answer Key 2025: Get Direct Link & Know How to Raise Objection Here!

The NEST answer key will be released by NISER Bhubaneswar and UM DAE CEBS. The NEST exam Answer Key is released soon after the written exam has taken place. The answer key provides insight into the approximate marks acquired by the candidate in his/her exam and judges how the candidate has performed in NEST exam. The candidates must be careful enough to compare the answers from the answer key since there are multiple unofficial answer keys available on the web that shouldn't be referred to. The candidates must only trust the answer key available on the official website only.

• To compute the approximate score, the candidates must also have the NEST exam marking scheme along with the NEST exam answer key. Check NEST Exam Pattern here.
• The candidates can raise objections against the NEST exam Answer Key if they have a valid proof of the same. 
• The score calculated on the basis of the NEST exam Answer Key is only approximate and should not be considered final.

Read the complete article to know more about the NEST exam Answer Key and how to raise an objection against it. 

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NEST Answer Key 2025 Dates

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How to Download the NEST exam Answer Key 2025?

The candidates can download the NEST exam Answer Key from the official website of the EST exam. The answer key helps in finding the approximate score obtained by the candidate in the written exam before the result is out. The NEST exam Answer Key can be downloaded by following the steps given below:

Step 1. Visit the link shared by the admission committee on your email ids.

Step 2. Enter your login credentials and then click on the 'Login' option present below.

Step 3. The answer key will be displayed on the screen.

Step 4. Click on the download button to save the NEST exam answer key for future reference.

Know about NEST Cut Off details here.

How to Calculate Score Using the NEST Answer Key?

The NEST exam Answer Key helps to form an approximation of the marks obtained in the NEST exam. Apart from the answer key, the candidates must have the NEST exam marking scheme to calculate his/her score. With the help of these two, approximate scores can be calculated. Follow the following steps to find your approximate score in the NEST exam:

Step 1. Open the official NEST exam answer key as well as the marking scheme.

Step 2. Match the answers given in the NEST exam answer key with the ones you have marked in the exam.

Step 3. In case the answer is correct, award 2.5 marks in the MCQ section and 4 for the MSQ section.

Step 4. If the answer is incorrect, deduct 1 mark in the MCQ section. There is no negative marking in MSQ section.

Step 5. There is no mark deduction for unattempted questions in both the sections.

What does it mean to challenge the NEST Answer Key?

Challenging the NEST exam Answer Key means that you have an objection against any one or multiple answers as given in the official answer key. The authorities consider your objections, and if the answer actually turns out to be incorrect, the answer in the official answer key is changed. However, the candidates must have valid proof while raising an objection against any of the answers given in the official answer key.

Steps to Challenge the official NEST Exam 2025 Answer Key

The candidates must go through a set of particular steps to challenge the official NEST exam answer key. The candidates must contact the authorities for any kind of objection along with valid proof. The candidates who want to challenge the answer key may do so by following the steps given ahead:

The candidate must send the correct answer along with your NEST exam roll number and question id on the following:

Step 1: Mail your discrepancy to the following mail ids as per the subject whose answer you feel is incorrect. For biology: nest25.biology@niser.ac.in , for Chemistry: nest25.chemistry@niser.ac.in , for mathematics: nest25.mathematics@niser.ac.in , for physics: nest25.physics@niser.ac.in . 

Step 2: Mention the correct answer, your roll number and the question id on the same email id 

Step 3: If the challenge proves to be true, the change will be highlighted on the new answer key. 

NEST Previous Year Answer Keys with Question Papers

Candidates interested in sitting for the NEST exam must go through the previous year papers to have an idea about the type of questions that are asked in the exam. The candidates must have sufficient practice from the same to have an upper hold on the same. The previous years papers are available on multiple websites including the official website. 

We hope this article provides you with all the information you need for the NEST exam. We at Testbook provide you with all the information about any kind of government exam. We offer test series, resources, video lessons, and live interactive classes for our candidates, thus helping them in their exam preparation. Join the Testbook App now to have a successful future ahead.