new delhi the date of the national entrance screening test nest has been announced as per the update available on the official website the nest exam will be conducted on august 10 2020 mondaythe information in this regard available on the nests website reads the date of examination is 10th august 2020monday the nest 2020 examination will be conducted at multiple centres major towns or cities across the country on august 10 2020 in two sessions 900 am to 1230 pm first session and 200 pm 530 pm second session the candidates will be assigned to either of the sessions based on the candidates performance in nest 2020 a merit list will be prepared for niser and cebs separately and posted on nest 2020 website wwwnestexamin the result date will be announced in due course on the official website the national entrance screening test is an annual college entrance examination in india which is a compulsory test for students seeking admission to national institute of science education and research niser bhubaneswar and university of mumbai department of atomic energy centre for excellence in basic sciences umdae cebs mumbai