Joint Entrance Screening Test (JEST) 2025

On 6th April, 2025

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Category : Science/ IT Admissions 2025

Published : On January 30, 2025 By Webindia123 Editor

Important Dates

Start Date for online Form submission
Last Date for online Form submission
Joint Entrance Screening Test- JEST 2025	6th April 2025
Announcement of Results
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JEST-2025 is scheduled to be held on Sunday, 06 April 2025 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

JEST is a premier national level examination conducted annually in PHYSICS and THEORETICAL COMPUTER SCIENCE at various exam centers. The test scores are used by the participating institutes of JEST as per their respective eligibility criteria to shortlist candidates for MSc, PhD and Integrated PhD programmes in Physics; PhD and Integrated PhD programmes in Theoretical Computer Science; and PhD programme in Neuroscience and Computational Biology. The examination will be at the level of MSc, or an advanced BSc in Physics or Computer Science.

The Science & Engineering Research Board (SERB) (statutory body established through an Act of Parliament) recognizes JEST as a National Eligibility Test (NET) in their office Memo vide OM No.SB/S9/Z-01/2015. Fellows working in SERB programmes and qualified in NET are eligible to get appropriate fellowship.

Institutions participating in JEST are :

Eligibility

Ph.D. Programme

Physics

M.Sc. in Physics (all participating Institutes).
Additionally, some institutes accept B.E. / B.Tech. / M.Sc. / M.E. / M.Tech. in disciplines of Applied Physics and Mathematics, as listed below.
M.Sc. in Mathematics / Applied Physics / Applied Mathematics / Optics and Photonics / Instrumentation / Electronics will also be considered at IIA.
B.E. or B.Tech. will be considered at IISc, IMSc, ICTS-TIFR, IUCAA, JNCASR, NCRA-TIFR, TIFR-TCIS, RRI, IISER Mohali, IISER Pune, IISER Thiruvananthapuram.
M.Sc. in Physics / Electronics / Astronomy / Applied Mathematics will be cnsidered at IUCAA and NCRA-TIFR.
MSc in Physics, Engineering Physics or Applied Physics will also be considered at IPR.
M.Sc. in Physics, Chemistry, Applied Mathematics, Biophysics or Biochemistry will be considered at SNBNCBS.
B.Tech Eng. Phys.will be considered at TIFR and NCRA-TIFR..
M.E./ M.Tech in Applied Physics will be considered at NISER.
M.Sc. in Physics/Astronomy/Optics/Photonics/Biophysics/Mathematics or ME/M.Tech in Engineering also will be considered at RRI.
MSc. in Physics, Chemistry and Bio Physics will be considered at SNBNCBS.

Theoretical Computer Science at IMSc

M.Sc./ M.E. / M.Tech. in Computer Science and related disciplines, and should be interested in the mathematical aspects of computer science.

Ph D in Neuroscience at NBRC

M.Sc (Physics/ Mathematics), B.E/ B.Tech/ M.C.A in Computer Science

Ph D in Computational Biology at IMSc

M.Sc./ M.E. / M.Tech. / MCA in any engineering or science discipline, with good mathematical skills and strong interest in biological problems.

Integrated M.Sc. / M.Tech - Ph.D Programme (Physics)

BSc in Physics (Major/Hons), or in Physics and Mathematics (Physics cannot be an allied/subsidiary/minor subject) will be considered at SNBNCBS.
B. Sc. (Physics) will be considered at IMSc.
B.Sc. (Physics / Mathematics) / B.E. / B.Tech. in Electrical / Instrumentation / Engineering Physics / Electronics and Communications / Computer Science and Engineering / Optics and Photonics will be considered in IIA.
B.Sc (Physics) or B.E./B. Tech in Engineering Physics , with a minimum of first class marks, will be considered at NISER.
B.Sc. (Physics) will be considered at IISER-Pune, ICTS-TIFR, NCRA-TIFR, and TIFR-TCIS.
B. Sc. (Physics / Mathematics) / B.E. / B.Tec. will be considered for Integrated M.Sc - PhD at Bose Institute.
B. Sc. (Physics / Mathematics/Computer Science/Electronics) / B.E. / B.Tech. will be considered for Integrated M.Sc - PhD at Bose Institute.

Integrated Ph.D Programme in Theoretical Computer Science at IMSc

B.Sc./B.E./B.Tech./M.C.A. in Computer Science or related disciplines and should be interested in the mathematical aspects of computer science.

Integrated M.Tech - Ph.D. Programme at IIA

M.Sc. (Physics / Applied Physics) / Post-B.Sc. (Hons) in Optics and Optoelectronics / Radio Physics and Electronics.

Integrated Ph.D. Programme at IISER Kolkata and IISER. Thiruvananthapuram.

B. Sc. (Physics) or B.E. / B. Tech. in any discipline.

M. Sc. Programme at HRI.

B. Sc. (Physics) or B.E./B.Tech. degree in any discipline
HRI is starting a new M.Sc. programme in Physics from 2017. The Integrated Ph.D. programme in Physics at HRI is discontinued from 2017.

Visit websites of participating institutes for further details.

Exam centers :

Ahmedabad,Aligarh,Allahabad,Amritsar,Bangalore,Bardhaman,Bhopal,Bhubaneswar,Chandigarh,Chennai,Delhi,Goa,Guwhati,Hyderabad,Indore,Jaipur
Kanpur,Kharagpur,Kochi,Kolkata,Kozhikode,Madurai,Mangalore,Mumbai,Nagpur,Nainital,Patna,Pune,Raipur,Rajkot,Ranchi,Roorkee,Sambalpur,Silchar,Siliguri,Srinagar,Trivandrum,Udaipur,Vijayawada,Vishakhapatnam

How to Apply :

Candidates for Physics / Theoretical Computer Science can apply for JEST-2025 ON-LINE through https://www.jest.org.in/ . Although ON-LINE applications are preferred, for those who have difficulty in accessing internet, hard copy of the application form can be requested by writing to The JEST Coordinator, Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012. Email applications and photocopies of printed applications will not be accepted.

Candidates seeking admission to any of the institutes for a Ph. D. Programme in Physics / Theoretical Computer Science may appear for JEST (written test in Physics or Theoretical Computer Science as applicable) at the test center chosen by the candidate.

Application Fee

The non-refundable application fee for JEST 2025 examination is:

Fully waived for female applicants belonging to the SC/ST category
Rs. 475/- for all female applicants not belonging to the SC/ST category
Rs. 475/- for SC/ST (male), EWS (*), differently abled (*) applicants
Rs. 950/- for all other applicants
(*) As defined by the relevant laws currently in force.More details can be available from the official website

Contact Details

Address	:	JEST 2025, Department of Physical Sciences, Bose Institute, Unified Academic Campus, EN 80, Sector V, Bidhan Nagar, Kolkata - 700091 WB India
Phone	:	0471-2568477 / 478
Fax	:
Mobile	:	-
E-mail	:	Contact I
Website	:	https://www.jest.org.in/

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