JEST Eligibility Criteria

Joint Entrance Screening Test (JEST) is conducted for admission to PhD and Integrated PhD Courses in Participating Institutes. In order to appear for the Joint Entrance Screening Test (JEST) 2023, Candidates should satisfy all the eligibility requirements set by the Science & Engineering Research Board (SERB).

Candidates are advised to visit the official websites/ advertisements of the participating institutes for the detailed eligibility criteria. Below are the tentative eligibility criteria for admission to M.Sc, PhD, and Integrated/ M.Sc/ M.Tech - PhD programs. 

Ph.D Programme in Physics

For admission to this course, candidates should possess M.Sc. in physics from any of the participating institutes. Some institutes even accept BE/ B.Tech/ M.Sc/ ME/ MTech in disciplines of applied physics and mathematics. 

M.Sc. in Mathematics / Applied Physics / Applied Mathematics / Optics and Photonics / Instrumentation / Electronics will also be conducted 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 and NCRA-TIFR.

M.Sc. in Physics, Chemistry, Applied Mathematics, Biophysics or Biochemistry will be considered at SNBNCBS.

B.Tech Eng. Phy. 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.

M.Sc. in Physics, Chemistry and Bio-Physics will be considered at SNBNCBS.

Theoretical Computer Science at IMSc

Candidates having M.Sc./ M.E/ M.Tech. in computer science and related disciplines are eligible to take up this programme. 

Ph.D in Neuroscience at NBRC

Candidates who hold a certificate in M.Sc (physics/ mathematics), B.E/ B.Tech/ MCA in Computer Science are eligible for this course. 

Ph.D in Computational Biology at IMSc

M.Sc/ ME/ 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 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 Enigneering / Optics and Photonics will be considered at 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.Tech will be considered for Integrated M.Sc - Ph.D 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 PhD Programme in Theoretical Computer Science at IMSc

B.Sc/ BE /B.Tech/ MCA in computer science or related disciplines and candidate 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 Thiruvananthapuram

B.Sc. (physics) or BE/ B.Tech in any discipline.

M.Sc Programme at HRI

B.Sc (Physics) or BE/ B.Tech degree in any discipline is required.

HRI is starting a new M.Sc. Programme in Physics from 2021. The Integrated Ph.D. Programme in Physics at HRI is discontinued from 2021.

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.

Age Limits: There are no age restrictions for participating in the JEST