JEST 2024 Eligibility Criteria, Marking Scheme - Check Here
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JEST 2024 Eligibility Criteria, Paper Mode, Marking Scheme – Check Pattern Here

JEST, addressed as Joint Entrance Screening Test, functions as a preliminary screening test for admission to M.Sc, PhD, Integrated / M.Sc / M.Tech., Neuroscience, or Computational Biology, PhD programs in the participating institutes.
The Science & Engineering Research Board conducts the test.
Among these institutes, a Ph.D. is offered only at The Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai. Candidates are advised to get familiar with the JEST events by reading this article.

JEST 2024 Eligibility Criteria

  • Please see the websites/advertisements of the participating institutes for their eligibility criteria in detail.
  • Listed below are tentative eligibility criteria for admission to M.Sc, PhD, and Integrated / M.Sc / M.Tech. – Ph.D. programs in the participating institutes.

Ph.D. Program 

Latest Applications Open 2024:

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 considered at IUCAA.
  • 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.
  • M.E./ M.Tech in Applied Physics will be considered at NISER.

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.An 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 a strong interest in biological problems.

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

  • B. Sc. (Physics / Mathematics) 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.

Integrated Ph.D. Program 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. Program at IIA

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

Integrated Ph.D. Program at IISER IISER. Thiruvananthapuram.

Latest Applications For Various UG & PG Courses Open 2024

    1. Parul University | Admissions Open for All Courses 2024. Apply Now
    2. Chandigarh University | Admissions Open for All Courses 2024. Apply Now
    3. NIIT | Admissions Open for All Courses 2024. Apply Now
    4. KL University | Admissions Open for All Courses 2024. Apply Now
    5. Alliance UG | Admissions Open for All Courses 2024. Apply Now
    6. GD Goenka | Admissions Open for All Courses 2024. Apply Now

Latest Applications For Various UG & PG Courses Open 2024

    1. Parul University | Admissions Open for All Courses 2024. Apply Now
    2. Chandigarh University | Admissions Open for All Courses 2024. Apply Now
    3. NIIT | Admissions Open for All Courses 2024. Apply Now
    4. KL University | Admissions Open for All Courses 2024. Apply Now
    5. Alliance UG | Admissions Open for All Courses 2024. Apply Now
    6. GD Goenka | Admissions Open for All Courses 2024. Apply Now
  • 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. program in Physics in 2017. The Integrated Ph.D. program in Physics at HRI is discontinued in 2017.

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