JEST is a common qualifying test for admissions
to the Ph.D / Integrated Ph.D Programme in Physics or
Theoretical Computer Science in the below listed research institutions in
India and Theoretical Computer Science in some of them. Qualifying in JEST does
not entitle an applicant to get a Research Fellowship. Using the JEST results,
each institute will call a limited number of candidates for its further
selection procedure depending on its requirements. All selected candidates will
receive Research Fellowships from the respective institutes
List of the research institutions in India
which are accepting the Joint Entrance Screening Test (JEST)
1. ARIES: Aryabhatta Research Institute of
Observational Sciences, Nainital
2. HBNI: Homi Bhabha National Institute,
Mumbai
3. HRI: Harish-Chandra
Research Institute, Allahabad
4. IGCAR: Indira Gandhi
Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam
5. IIA: Indian Institute of Astrophysics,
Bangalore
6. IISc: Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
7. IISER MOHALI: Indian Institute of Science Education
and Research, Mohali
8. IISER PUNE: Indian Institute of Science Education
and Research, Pune
9. IISER THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Indian Institute of Science Education
and Research, Thiruvananthapuram
10. IMSc: The Institute of Mathematical
Sciences, Chennai
11. IOP: Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar
12. IPR: Institute for Plasma Research,
Gandhinagar
13. IUCAA: Inter-University Centre for Astronomy
and Astrophysics, Pune
14. JNCASR: Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced
Scientific Research, Bangalore
15. NCRA-TIFR: National Centre for Radio
Astrophysics, TIFR, Pune
16. NISER: National Institute of Science
Education and Research, Bhubaneswar
17. PRL: Physical Research Laboratory,
Ahmedabad
18. RRCAT: Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced
Technology, Indore
19. RRI: Raman Research Institute, Bangalore
20. SINP: Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics,
Kolkata
21. SNBNCBS: Satyendra Nath Bose National Centre
for Basic Sciences, Kolkata
22. UGC-DAE CSR: UGC-DAE Consortium for Scientific
Research, Indore.
23. VECC: Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre,
Kolkata.
IMPORTANT DATES
Tentative date of examination is
17th February 2013.
Online applications will be
available during November - December 2012.
Results will be announced in the
month of March 2013.
Interviews will start from the
last week of April 2013.