JEST 2023

Here we will discuss in complete details about JEST 2023 exam. JEST 2023 Exam conducted on Sunday, 26 March 2023.

JEST 2023 Important Dates

Eligibility for JEST 2023 Physics

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

Ph.D. 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.

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

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.

Joint SPPU-IUCAA MSc Physics (Astrophysics) programme

• B. Sc. (Physics and Mathematics) or B.E. / B. Tech. in any branch of engineering, with a minimum of 55% marks. 

Please see advertisements/websites of the particular institutes for available programmes and their eligibility criteria.

JEST 2023 Application Process

• Applications for JEST 2023 can be submitted online
• Before filling application form read the instructions carefully. 

JEST 2023 Application Steps

STEP 1: Identity Registration
STEP 2: Email Verification
STEP 3: Complete Your Registration
STEP 4: Photo Upload and Verification
STEP 5: Payment of the Application Fee

Application Fees for JEST 2023

Mode of JEST Examination

JEST exam will be conducted online.

Pattern of JEST Physics

JEST Paper contains three parts with a total of 100 marks.

• Part A contains 25 questions, and each carries 1 mark for the correct answer, and -1/3 mark for incorrect answer. Multiple choice questions have only one correct answer out of given options.
• Part B contains 15 questions, and carries 3 marks each for correct answer, and -1 mark for incorrect answer.
• Part C contains 10 questions and each carries 3 marks. Answers of these questions are in integers and have to be filled on the OMR by filling in bubbles in the OMR sheet. There are NO NEGATIVE MARKS for these questions.

Participating Institutes

Visit the individual institute websites to view the programmes and subject areas being offered by them. Here is the list of Participating Institutes.