NEST (NISER) Previous Year Question Papers

2 papers, 159 questions in total - practise online or download the PDF.

Of the 159 questions analysed here, 8% were easy, 76% moderate and 16% tough - about 79.5 questions per paper. By subject: Biology 3% easy, 70% moderate, 28% tough; Chemistry 10% easy, 75% moderate, 15% tough; Mathematics 3% easy, 79% moderate, 18% tough; Physics 15% easy, 80% moderate, 5% tough.

The chapters asked most often were: Biology - Evolution (3), Organisms and Populations (3), and Cell Cycle and Cell Division (2); Chemistry - Coordination Compounds (4), Biomolecules (3), and Hydrocarbons (3); Mathematics - Definite Integration (5), Functions (4), and Probability (3); Physics - Electromagnetic Waves (3), Electrostatics (2), and Mechanical Properties of Fluids (2).

2 papers, 160 questions in total - practise online or download the PDF.

Of the 160 questions analysed here, 6% were easy, 78% moderate and 16% tough - about 80 questions per paper. By subject: Biology 8% easy, 83% moderate, 10% tough; Chemistry 3% easy, 88% moderate, 10% tough; Mathematics 13% easy, 68% moderate, 20% tough; Physics 3% easy, 75% moderate, 23% tough.

The chapters asked most often were: Biology - Biomolecules (B) (7), Biological Classification (6), and Biotechnology - Principles and Processes (2); Chemistry - Alcohols Phenols and Ethers (5), Coordination Compounds (3), and Thermodynamics (C) (3); Mathematics - Definite Integration (6), Quadratic Equation (5), and Area Under Curves (2); Physics - Atomic Physics (5), Ray Optics (3), and Work Power Energy (3).

2 papers, 136 questions in total - practise online or download the PDF.

Of the 136 questions analysed here, 2% were easy, 82% moderate and 16% tough - about 68 questions per paper. By subject: Biology 3% easy, 91% moderate, 6% tough; Chemistry 0% easy, 88% moderate, 12% tough; Mathematics 3% easy, 79% moderate, 18% tough; Physics 3% easy, 68% moderate, 29% tough.

The chapters asked most often were: Biology - Principles of Inheritance and Variation (7), Evolution (3), and Ecosystem (2); Chemistry - Alcohols Phenols and Ethers (2), Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure (2), and Electrochemistry (2); Mathematics - Application of Derivatives (5), Permutation Combination (3), and Quadratic Equation (3); Physics - Thermodynamics (4), Electrostatics (2), and Ray Optics (2).

2 papers, 135 questions in total - practise online or download the PDF.

Of the 135 questions analysed here, 10% were easy, 73% moderate and 17% tough - about 67.5 questions per paper. By subject: Biology 9% easy, 91% moderate, 0% tough; Chemistry 9% easy, 79% moderate, 12% tough; Mathematics 15% easy, 62% moderate, 24% tough; Physics 9% easy, 59% moderate, 32% tough.

The chapters asked most often were: Biology - Principles of Inheritance and Variation (6), Evolution (3), and Organisms and Populations (3); Chemistry - Aldehydes and Ketones (3), Amines (3), and Chemical Kinetics (2); Mathematics - Application of Derivatives (2), Continuity and Differentiability (2), and Quadratic Equation (2); Physics - Electrostatics (6), Mechanical Properties of Fluids (4), and Thermodynamics (2).

2 papers, 135 questions in total - practise online or download the PDF.

Of the 135 questions analysed here, 7% were easy, 73% moderate and 21% tough - about 67.5 questions per paper. By subject: Biology 9% easy, 85% moderate, 6% tough; Chemistry 6% easy, 79% moderate, 15% tough; Mathematics 12% easy, 61% moderate, 27% tough; Physics 0% easy, 65% moderate, 35% tough.

The chapters asked most often were: Biology - Molecular Basis of Inheritance (7), Biological Classification (3), and Biomolecules (B) (2); Chemistry - Hydrocarbons (4), Amines (2), and Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure (2); Mathematics - Basic of Mathematics (3), Permutation Combination (3), and Sets and Relations (3); Physics - Thermodynamics (5), Dual Nature of Matter (2), and Electrostatics (2).

2 papers, 119 questions in total - practise online or download the PDF.

Of the 119 questions analysed here, 1% were easy, 75% moderate and 24% tough - about 59.5 questions per paper. By subject: Biology 0% easy, 90% moderate, 10% tough; Chemistry 3% easy, 77% moderate, 20% tough; Mathematics 0% easy, 70% moderate, 30% tough; Physics 0% easy, 63% moderate, 37% tough.

The chapters asked most often were: Biology - Biomolecules (B) (5), Microbes in Human Welfare (4), and Evolution (2); Chemistry - Aldehydes and Ketones (4), Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure (4), and Coordination Compounds (2); Mathematics - Application of Derivatives (5), Sequences and Series (3), and Continuity and Differentiability (2); Physics - Electrostatics (4), Atomic Physics (2), and Laws of Motion (2).

2 papers, 119 questions in total - practise online or download the PDF.

Of the 119 questions analysed here, 4% were easy, 76% moderate and 20% tough - about 59.5 questions per paper. By subject: Biology 3% easy, 83% moderate, 13% tough; Chemistry 0% easy, 80% moderate, 20% tough; Mathematics 14% easy, 62% moderate, 24% tough; Physics 0% easy, 77% moderate, 23% tough.

The chapters asked most often were: Biology - Molecular Basis of Inheritance (4), Biomolecules (B) (3), and Principles of Inheritance and Variation (3); Chemistry - Haloalkanes and Haloarenes (5), Aldehydes and Ketones (2), and Coordination Compounds (2); Mathematics - Basic of Mathematics (2), Continuity and Differentiability (2), and Functions (2); Physics - Dual Nature of Matter (2), Electromagnetic Induction (2), and Ray Optics (2).

8 papers, 470 questions in total - practise online or download the PDF.

Of the 470 questions analysed here, 9% were easy, 77% moderate and 14% tough - about 58.8 questions per paper. By subject: Biology 15% easy, 83% moderate, 2% tough; Chemistry 14% easy, 67% moderate, 19% tough; Mathematics 6% easy, 77% moderate, 17% tough; Physics 2% easy, 80% moderate, 18% tough.

The chapters asked most often were: Biology - Molecular Basis of Inheritance (16), Principles of Inheritance and Variation (12), and Biomolecules (B) (4); Chemistry - Aldehydes and Ketones (7), Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure (6), and Hydrocarbons (5); Mathematics - Application of Derivatives (8), Functions (7), and Quadratic Equation (5); Physics - Thermodynamics (7), Wave Optics (6), and Electrostatics (5).