Online applications are invited from eligible candidates to register for Joint Entrance Screening Test 2012, also known as JEST. The test is being conducted for admission into PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) programme / integrated PhD programme in Physics (including various interdisciplinary research areas) / Theoretical Computer Sciences, to be offered in the following institutions.
List of Participating Institutes
- ARIES Nanital
- BARC Mumbai
- CBS Mumbai
- HNBI Mumbai
- HRI Allahabad
- IGCAR Kalapakkam
- IIA Bangalore
- IISc Bangalore
- IISER Mohali
- IISER Pune
- IMSC Chennai
- IOP Bhubaneswar
- IPR Gandhinagar
- IUCAA Pune
- JNCAR Bangalore
- NCRA Pune
- NISER Bhubaneswar
- PRL Ahmedabad
- RRCAT Indore
- RRI Bangalore
- SNIP Kolkata
- SNBNCBS Kolkata
- UGC-DAE-CSR Indore
- VECC Kolkata
Date of Exam
February 19, 2012 (from 10.00 am to 1.00 pm)
Test Centers
Ahmedabad, Aligarh, Allahabad, Bangalore, Bardhaman, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi, Goa, Guwhati, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Kochi, Kolkata, Madurai, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nainital, Patna, Pune, Raipur, Roorkee, Sambalpur, Silchar, Siliguri, Trivandrum, Udaipur, Vishakhapatnam
Note: There will be multiple centers in Kolkata and Delhi.
Fee
See the prospectus
How to Apply
Interested candidates can apply Online for JEST 2012 (strictly recommended) by logging into the website: http://www.jest.org.in/. While applying online, candidates must follow the instructions mentioned on the website. After submission of the online application form, a unique submission number will be issued. This number must be quoted by the applicant for further communication with the JEST authorities. The application fee is Rs 100 (Rs 50 for SC/ST candidates), which can be deposited directly to the following account of any Branch of State Bank of India or Associated Banks of SBI, either before or after the submission of online application form.
Account Details:
A/c No.: 32025865006
Name: Convenor JEST 2012 IISc Bengaluru
After submitting the fee, candidates will receive a challan/receipt/counterfoil from the bank. One must write his/her name and unique submission number on the reverse side of the challan/receipt/counterfoil and send it to JEST 2012, Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, latest by December 20, 2012. In addition, the receipt/challan/counterfoil can also be scanned and e-mailed to jest12@physics.iisc.ernet.in along with the name and the unique submission number. For more details about the admission procedure, eligibility criteria and other queries, candidates can visit the aforementioned website of JEST.
Date of Issue of Application Form
Date of issue of online application form - November 14, 2011
Last Date of Submitting Application Form
Online application - December 15, 2011
Last date of receipt of Proof of payment (challan/receipt/counterfoil) - December 20, 2011
