Joint Entrance Screening Test (JEST) - 2014 for M.Sc. / M.Tech / Ph.D admission

Applicants seeking admission for a Ph.D / Integrated Ph.D Programme in Physics or Theoretical Computer Science or Neuroscience in one of the Participating Institutes may appear for the Joint Entrance Screening Test (JEST) at one of the Exam Centers.

• Participating Institutes have their own eligibility criteria. 
• Applicants who are expected to complete their final examinations by August of each year are also eligible to appear for the JEST exam of that year.
• Applicants must pay an application fee and register to appear for the exam.

Eligibility :

Ph.D. Programme

Physics :

• M.Sc. in Physics or M.Sc. / M.E. / M.Tech. in related disciplines.
• 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 also be considered at IISc, IMSc, ICTS-TIFR, IUCAA, JNCASR, NCRA-TIFR, TIFR-TCIS, RRI, IISER Mohali, IISER Pune, IISER Thiruvananthapuram and SNBNCBS.
• Talented final year B.Sc. and first year M.Sc. in Physics / Electronics / Astronomy / Applied Mathematics students may also apply to be pre-selected for research scholarship at IUCAA.
• MSc in Physics, Engineering Physics or Applied Physics will also be considered at IPR. At TIFR, only B.Tech Eng. Phys. and M.Sc. Physics are eligible.

Theoretical Computer Science/Neuroscience :

• M.Sc./ M.E. / M.Tech. / M.C.A. in Computer Science and related disciplines, and should be interested in the mathematical aspects of computer science. Visit website of IMSc for further details. M.Sc (Physics/ Mathematics), B.E/ B.Tech/ M.C.A in Computer Science for Ph.D. in Neuroscience at NBRC.

Integrated M.Sc. / M.Tech - Ph.D Programme :

• At HRI, IISER-Pune, ICTS-TIFR, SNBNCBS, NCRA-TIFR, and TIFR-TCIS candidates with a Bachelor's degree will also be considered for the integrated M.Sc., Ph.D. programme in Physics.
• At IMSc, graduates with Bachelor’s degree in science/ mathematics/ /statistics /computer science/information technology/Engineering will also be considered for admission in Physics and in Theoretical Computer Science, as part of an integrated Ph.D. programme. All candidates successful in the course work of this programme shall be awarded an M.Sc. degree.
• At SNBNCBS, graduates with B.Sc. (Physics) / B.E. / B.Tech. degree will be considered for the integrated Post-B.Sc.-Ph.D. programme in subject areas mentioned above.
• At IIA, graduates with 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.
• At NBRC, B.Sc. (Physics/ Mathematics) & B.E./ B.Techi (Computer Science) will be considered for integrated M.Sc-Ph.D in Neuroscience.

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

• Graduates with M.Sc. (Physics / Applied Physics) / Post-B.Sc. (Hons) in Optics and Optoelectronics / Radio Physics and Electronics / B.E. / B.Tech. degree in subjects mentioned above will be considered. Visit IIA website for details.

Integrated Ph.D. Programme at IISER, Thiruvananthapuram. :

• Graduates with Bachelor’s degree in Physics/Technology/Engineering will be considered for the Int. Ph.D. programme in Physics.

Exam Centers :

JEST will be held at the locations indicated below.

1. Ahmedabad
2. Aligarh
3. Allahabad
4. Bangalore
5. Bardhaman
6. Bhopal
7. Bhubaneswar
8. Chandigarh
9. Chennai
10. Delhi
11. Goa
12. Guwhati
13. Hyderabad
14. Indore
15. Jaipur
16. Kanpur
17. Kharagpur
18. Kochi
19. Kolkata
20. Madurai
21. Mumbai
22. Nagpur
23. Nainital
24. Patna
25. Pune
26. Raipur
27. Roorkee
28. Sambalpur
29. Silchar
30. Siliguri
31. Srinagar
32. Trivandrum
33. Udaipur
34. Vishakhapatnam

Important Dates :

• JEST 2014 is schedule to be held on 16th February 2014
• Online (ONLY) Application start from 11th Nov 2013
• Last date for online applications 10th Dec 2013.

Announcement :

• Download JEST 2014 Poster from HERE.
• Application fee of Rs.300/- (Rs.150/- for SC/ST applicants) is to be paid online with the application form.
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• Online Applications are open now. Please register to apply online.