Joint entrance screening test

What is JEST?

Joint Entrance Screening Test (JEST) is conducted jointly by several premier institutes such as IISc, IISERs, NISER, etc. The organising authority, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), conducted JEST 2022 across 37 exam centre spread across the country. The official dates for JEST 2022 have been released online and the national-level entrance exam was scheduled to be conducted on April 11, 2022, but has been postponed until further notice. Candidates are informed that if they wanted to pursue PhD or Integrated PhD course in one of the participating institutes in the below-mentioned streams they had to qualify JEST 2022 exam.

JEST Exam Highlights

Exam Name	JEST (Joint Entrance Screening Test) 2022
Exam for Course Level	PhD level
Mode	Offline
Test Duration	180 minutes
No. of Test Cities	37 cities in India
Courses Offered	Integrated MSc / MTech- PhD/ PhD
Registration Dates	11-Jan-2022 to 14-Feb-2022
Exam Date	11-Apr-2022 Postponed
Exam Website	https://www.jest.org.in/

JEST 2022 Admission Process

Candidates need to go through the below-mentioned steps to take part in JEST admission process successfully.

Step 1: Fill JEST Application Form

Candidates had to fill JEST 2022 application form online. Once they had duly filled the application form they needed to pay the application fee which could be done online using a credit/debit card or even net banking. Application fee payment was also accepted online only. No other mode was accepted.

Step 2: Get JEST Admit Card

Aspirants needed to download JEST 2022 admit card from the official website of the exam. The official website informed: “Admit cards will not be sent by post/email. Bring a print-out of the downloaded Admit Card and one of your photo-ids to the examination centre”.

Step 3: Give Joint Entrance Screening Test

Aspirants had to appear for the JEST 2022 exam according to the date, time and venue mentioned on their admit card. JEST exam will be of three hours duration and was conducted on the exam date from 10 am to 1 pm.

Step 4: Check JEST Result

Candidates can check their JEST 2022 result by filling in details, such as their roll number and date of birth on the official website of the exam.

Step 5: Contact Colleges Accepting JEST Scores

After aspirants qualify JEST 2022 exam they need to contact colleges that accept JEST scores for admission and further fulfil the admission criteria as listed by them.

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JEST 2022 Eligibility Criteria

Listed below is general JEST 2022 eligibility criteria for MSc, PhD and Integrated/MSc/MTech - PhD programmes. To view detailed eligibility criteria for admission in programmes offered at colleges accepting JEST scores for admission, candidates are advised to visit the official website of the respective colleges/institutes.

JEST 2022 Eligibility Criteria for PhD programme in Physics

The eligibility criteria to take the JEST exam for the PhD course in Physics varies from college to college.

MSc in Physics (in all participating Institutes).
MSc in Mathematics / Applied Physics / Applied Mathematics / Optics and Photonics / Instrumentation / Electronics will also be considered at Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore.
BE or BTech will be considered at IISc, IMSc, ICTS-TIFR, IUCAA, JNCASR, NCRA-TIFR, TIFR-TCIS, RRI, IISER Mohali, IISER Pune, IISER Thiruvananthapuram.
MSc 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.
MSc in Physics, Chemistry, Applied Mathematics, Biophysics or Biochemistry will be considered at SNBNCBS.
BTech Eng Phys will be considered at TIFR.
ME/MTech in Applied Physics will be considered at NISER.

JEST 2022 Eligibility Criteria for PhD programme in Theoretical Computer Science at IMSc

MSc/ME/MTech.in Computer Science and related disciplines, and should be interested in the mathematical aspects of computer science.

JEST 2022 Eligibility Criteria for PhD in Neuroscience at NBRC

MSc (Physics/ Mathematics), BE/BTech/MCA in Computer Science

JEST 2022 Eligibility Criteria for PhD in Computational Biology at IMSc

MSc/ME/MTech?/MCA in any engineering or science discipline, with good mathematical skills and a strong interest in biological problems.

JEST 2022 Eligibility Criteria for Integrated MSc/MTech - PhD Programme (Physics)

BSc (Physics/Mathematics) will be considered at SNBNCBS.
BSc (Physics) will be considered at IMSc.
BSc (Physics/Mathematics/BE/BTech in Electrical/Instrumentation/Engineering Physics/Electronics and Communications/Computer Science and Engineering/Optics and Photonics will be considered in IIA.
BSc (Physics) or BE/BTech in Engineering Physics, with a minimum of first-class marks, will be considered at NISER.
BSc (Physics) will be considered at IISER-Pune, ICTS-TIFR, NCRA-TIFR, and TIFR-TCIS.

JEST 2022 Eligibility Criteria for Integrated PhD Programme in Theoretical Computer Science at IMSc

BSc/BE/BTech/MCA in Computer Science or related disciplines and should be interested in the mathematical aspects of computer science.

JEST 2022 Eligibility Criteria for Integrated MTech - PhD Programme at IIA

MSc (Physics/Applied Physics/Post-BSc (Hons) in Optics and Optoelectronics / Radio Physics and Electronics.

JEST 2022 Eligibility Criteria for Integrated PhD Programme at IISER Thiruvananthapuram

BSc (Physics) or BE/BTech in any discipline.

JEST 2022 Eligibility Criteria for MSc Programme at HRI

BSc (Physics) or BE/BTech degree in any discipline.
HRI is starting a new MSc programme in Physics from 2022. The Integrated PhD programme in Physics at HRI is discontinued from 2022.

Age Limit: There is no age restriction for appearing in JEST exam.

JEST 2022 Syllabus for Mathematical Methods

Vector Algebra and Vector Calculus
Tensors
Curvilinear Coordinate Systems
Linear Algebra
Linear Differential Equations
Elements of Sturm–Liouville Theory
Special Functions
Complex Analysis
Fourier Series And Fourier Transforms
Laplace Transforms
Elementary Properties of Discrete Groups
Elements of Probability Theory
Error Analysis

JEST 2021 Syllabus for Classical Mechanics

Newton’s Laws
Conservation Of Energy and Momentum
Collisions
Generalised Coordinates
Principle of Least Action
Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Formulations of Mechanics
Symmetry and Conservation Laws
Central Force Problem
Kepler Problem
Small Oscillations and Normal Modes
Special Relativity in Classical Mechanics

JEST 2022 Syllabus for Electromagnetism & Optics

Electrostatics and Magnetostatics
Boundary Value Problems
Multipole Expansion
Fields in Conducting
Dielectric
Diamagnetic and Paramagnetic Media
Faraday’s Law and Time Varying Fields
Displacement Current
Maxwell’s Equations
Energy and Momentum of Electromagnetic Fields
Propagation of Plane Electromagnetic Waves
Reflection, Refraction
Electromagnetic Waves in Dispersive And Conducting Media
Diffraction
Interference
Polarisation

JEST 2021 Syllabus for Quantum Mechanics

Uncertainty Principle
Schrodinger Equation
Central Potentials
Hydrogen Atom
Orbital and Spin Angular Momenta
Addition of Angular Momenta
Matrix Formulation of Quantum Theory
Unitary Transformations
Hermitian Operators
Variational Principle
Time Independent Perturbation Theory
Time Dependent Perturbation Theory

JEST 2022 Syllabus for Thermodynamics & Statistical Physics

Laws of Thermodynamics
Work and Heat
Thermodynamic Potentials
Elements of Kinetic Theory
Maxwell’s Relations
Statistical Ensembles
Partition Function
Classical Ideal Gas
Harmonic Oscillators
Classical and Quantum Statistics
Fermi and Bose Gases
Black Body Radiation
Statistics of Paramagnetism

JEST 2022 Syllabus for Electronics

Basics of Semiconductor
p-n Junctions
Diodes
Transistors
LCR Circuits
Rectifiers
Amplifiers
Active Filters and Oscillators
Basics of OPAMPS and their Applications
Basics of Digital Electronics

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Conducted By	:	Science & Engineering Research Board (SERB)
Official Website	:	https://www.jest.org.in/