Joint Entrance Screening Test (JEST 2013)

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

For more details about eligibility criteria click http://www.jest.org.in/eligibility

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.

More details about these institutes are available at http://www.jest.org.in/?q=participating_institutes

For details of examination centres: http://www.jest.org.in/?q=exam_centers

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.